33 Results for No-till
No-Till And No-Dig Gardening Techniques Gaining Ground
…partly incorporated the no-till concept. Only 10% of the farmland was strictly no-till. In Canada , conventional tillage has lost its status as the primary option; between 1991 and 2006,…
Living Organic Soil: Digging Deeper Into Not Digging At All
…worms in your soil, they consume the decomposing mulch and create vermicompost on the soil surface. No-Till If growing no-till style with mulch and worms, you will also develop other…
Grow Your Best Crops With Nature's Helping Hand And Living Organic Soil
…microbes, there is a steady release of CO2 from the soil to benefit further the plant – your living and breathing ecosystem in a pot! No-Till, No-Waste You can also…
How To Build A No-Work Garden
…us on this planet, so why not let it do its thing? The two keys of a no-work garden are no-till and mulch. And these two things work together, so…
5 Cool Ways to Conserve Garden Soil
…gardeners, no matter how big or small the plot. No-Dig or Dig-Once The no-dig or no-till technique ditches shovels, weeders, and heavy machinery focusing instead on keeping precious soil life…
Get Your Victory Garden Growing With This Planner
…plants harvested and plant appropriately for colder seasons. Till Your Soil The best advice on tilling is not to do it. However, if you are starting a new garden or…
Making The Environment Happy With Low-Carbon Gardens
…regenerative gardening techniques treat the Earth with love and respect; no-till and no-dig techniques keep precious soil life intact, and xeriscaping involves the selection of drought-tolerant plants to reduce the…
Straw Bale Garden: Take 2, Scene 2
…in the garden to Smart Pots filled with real soil and cow manure. That’s the smart no-till way to grow a mean veggie plant, and gives more room for roots…
Superfoods, Sustainable Agriculture and Native Plants
…they’re grown on. Choosing the right native plants makes no-till forest farming the proper approach to food production beyond mushrooms. So much for importing exotics across oceans to get superfoods’…
Six Ways To Get The Biggest Plants Outdoors
…of “No-Till” growing. Incorporated by outdoor growers in the U.S for a long time, we are now seeing more indoor growers using this technique. It allows the plants to utilize…
Top Gardening Trends Of 2020
…year’s list of top gardening trends. Rebuilding the soil will help mitigate carbon and reduce runoff. Composting , no-till farming practices , and pasture cropping are all ways that we…
Ancient Farming Techniques The Way Of The Future
…switch to organic farming practices. Abandoning chemicals and replacing them with compost and techniques such as pasture cropping, crop rotation, and no-till farming can help bring us back to our…
How a Topdressing of Easily Accessible Mycelium Can Raise Your Growing Game
…to the soil, feeding future generations of plants. When sent into a living ecosystem, this TEAM, whether in a controlled indoor grow, urban planter, raised beds, or low or no-till…
Plant A Native Garden Your Neighbors Will Love
…native garden will not disappear completely. Until plants cover the soil surface, you will need to weed between them. Planting density, no-till practices, and increasing soil health will eventually reduce…
Conserve Water In The Garden With Xeriscaping
…eliminating them is a must. Prevent them from popping up by following no-till or no-dig methods and covering your beds with mulch. Fertilize plants only when necessary, as nitrogen encourages…
Harnessing Nature Through Regenerative Agriculture
…yields increase while the necessity for intensive management and inputs decreases. Historic regenerative practices include no-till, cover crops, and the integration of animals into cropping systems. These techniques often emulate…
Turning To Regenerative Agriculture To Improve Food, Farming, And Human Health
…is undermining our health, the social landscape, and the future of our species. Searching For Answers The answers live in agriculture. Regenerative Agriculture utilizes methods like no-till farming and using…
Celebrating World Soil Day
…cover crops to improve the soil; How to implement the no-till or no-dig method into your gardening regime; Why crop rotation is critical to a thriving garden; How to make…
Resident Evil
…higher agricultural use for no-till and Roundup Ready crop production, along with use for residential, commercial, municipal, and public land maintenance. Testing for glyphosate in wells is sporadic, but water…
Could Regenerative Agriculture Be the Answer to Climate Change?
…the food supply chain. No-till practices, plant diversity, cover crops, feeding the soil with roots and compost, and introducing livestock to farmlands are all part of regenerative agriculture. Beyond transforming…