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Gardening Tips and Advice

Practical guides, seasonal how-tos, and honest answers to the questions gardeners ask.

Gardening Tips and Advice

Practical Guides, Seasonal How-Tos, and Honest Answers to the Questions Gardeners Ask.

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hands adding mulch around tree
  • Mulch & Composting

Soil, Mulch, and Compost–The Role of Each in the Organic Garden

Spread mulch. Amend the soil with this or that. Add compost. Are we ever done? How do all these components help us grow healthy, vigorous...

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Composting in the City
  • Mulch & Composting

How to Compost in the City

Composting has endless benefits for our environment and our gardens but can be difficult to do in the city where you may not have access...

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Vermiculite
  • Mulch & Composting

What is Vermiculite Gardening?

Vermiculite is a mineral (aluminum-iron, magnesium), which is mined and processed into granules that may be mixed into the soil to aid in aeration and...

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Woman Planting Flowers
  • Mulch & Composting

How and When to Mulch a Garden

Mulching has many benefits for your garden, including improving the health of the garden (no matter the contents), reducing the number of weeds growing there,...

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compost
  • Mulch & Composting

Get Started Composting

Compost is the practice of recycling organic materials and waste you have readily available around the house and turning it into nutrient-rich, organic soil....

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Bugleweed Flower
  • Mulch & Composting

DIY Making Mulch for Your Garden

Mulching your garden can have several benefits, from healthier soil to better moisture retention. There are many kinds of mulch, including organic options like straw,...

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worm composting
  • Mulch & Composting

Worm Composting 

What is Worm Composting and How Do You Get Started? Ever heard of worm composting? Or vermicomposting? It’s the same thing — using worms to...

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composting
  • Mulch & Composting

What Can You Compost?

Thinking about starting a compost pile but are unsure of how to do it? You’re not alone — many gardeners put off starting a pile...

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reasons to use worm poop in your garden
  • Mulch & Composting

7 Reasons to Use Worm Poop in Your Garden

As a gardener, I know you’ve heard of using different animal manures or droppings in your compost to amend your soil. And as a landscape...

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fall leaves garden
  • Mulch & Composting

Fall Leaves for Your Garden 

It's now that time of year where days are getting shorter and cooler, and the garden is starting to wane, showing its signs of wanting...

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straw mulch in raised beds helps control weeds
  • Mulch & Composting

The Benefits of Fall & Winter Mulching: Why Mulching is Important

Manure is great for your garden, but fresh manure needs time to age, so applying it to your garden in the fall gives it a...

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newspaper composting
  • Mulch & Composting

The Value in Newspaper Compost

With all the talk in recent years about the death of newspapers, it’s fitting that the printed page turns out to be a great tool...

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