Posts Tagged ‘Soil management’

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  Garden soil amendments: 6 organic choices to improve your soil

  by Niki Jabbour

  There are very few gardens with naturally perfect soil for growing plants. But, as gardeners we have a wide assortment of garden...

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  Fertilizer numbers: What they mean and how to use them to grow better

  by Jessica Walliser

  Garden centers and nurseries are beautiful places, but they can also be very confusing, especially for new gardeners. Shelves...

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  Choosing and planting cover crops for raised beds

  by Tara Nolan

  Once I pulled my garlic from its raised bed this summer, I hadn’t made plans to plant anything else in it. A few weeks later, I...

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  The best soil for a raised garden bed

  by Tara Nolan

  One of the major benefits of gardening in a raised bed is you get to control the soil. This is especially advantageous for those...

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  Feeding your garden soil: 12 creative ways to use fall leaves

  by Jessica Walliser

  I could waste your time and wax poetic about the joys of autumn in the garden. I could talk about the lovely colors, the cooler...

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  Soil pH and why it matters

  by Jessica Walliser

  If there’s one thing you should know about your vegetable garden, it’s the soil pH. The pH scale runs from 0 to 14,...