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Is Milk a Good Fertilizer
There has been a lot of chatter on the net recently about the magical benefits of milk as fertilizer in the garden. Most of the Magic is Imagined. Milk as fertilizer, source: placbo Is Milk a Good...
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Mycorrhizal Fungi (mycorrhiza) Myth
There is no doubt that mycorrhizae fungi play an important role in plant growth. They help aggregate the soil which in turn provides plant roots with better access to water and oxygen. Their symbiotic...
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Best Seed Starting Mix, Including DIY
You work very hard to grow the very best seedlings you can. So start them off right and give them best seedling mix you can. I have grown over 2,000 varieties of plants from seed and wrote the book...
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Soil Calculator | How Much Soil Do You Need?
Automatically calculate the amount of soil you need in both imperial and metric units. This soil calculator shows the amount for both bulk and bag purchase and can be used for any type of material...
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How to Fill Raised Garden Beds Properly
You built some great raised garden beds and now you need to fill them but soil is heavy to move and expensive. You look around for a better alternative and find a hundred suggestions online. Which is...
View ArticleMolasses for Plants
This is a hot gardening topic these days and many of organic gardeners are promoting the idea that you should add molasses to your compost pile, to compost rea or even spray plants with it. In tea and...
View ArticleDr. Elaine Ingham and The Soil Food Web School
Dr. Elaine Ingham and the Soil Food Web School promote a number of controversial topics in soil management and in this post I would like to have a closer look at a number of these. Key Takeaways The...
View ArticleThe Latest Science on Soil Health
Most gardeners now understand that a healthy soil is critical to good plant growth and a successful garden. Many of you are also beginning to understand that it is the soil microbes that make healthy...
View ArticleBiochar – Does it Really Work in the Garden?
Biochar is a special kind of charcoal that seems to have many benefits as a soil amendment. It holds water, acts like a fertilizer and grows bigger plants. While doing all this it is also eco-friendly...
View ArticleDoes Peat Moss Acidify Soil?
Some very desirable plants like rhododendrons, azaleas and blueberries demand acidic soil and many gardeners have alkaline soil which is not suitable to grow these plants. The most common solution I’ve...
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