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Organic Home Gardening with Living Soil

Living soil is an organic gardening method that uses a nutrient-rich potting mix teeming with beneficial microbes to grow plants instead of mineral fertilizers. Everest Fernandez discusses how growers can transition from soilless potting mixes to organic living soil.

A Head Gardener’s Advice for Starting a Home Garden

Marc Ridpath is a head gardener at an estate and knows a thing or two about growing plants. He says you don’t need a lot of space or skill to get started.

Edimental Gardening with Red-Stalked Rhubarb

Rhubarb is a must-have in the edimental garden! This large-growing plant is impressive-looking, and its red stalks are a delicious springtime harvest.

ForageGirl

From the forest to your plate, fiddlehead ferns are emerging as a modern-day superfood. Forage Girl is North America’s largest producer. Here is their story.

Jo Poulton

Jo Poulton is among the many voices drawing attention to food security and production in the UK. Like plants, she wants farmers not only to survive but thrive.

Holly Eastlake

Holly Eastlake helps deliver babies at the NHS hospital. Outside of work, she nurtures plant babies at her allotment, a joy she says we can all experience.

How To Practice Regenerative Growing in Cities

If regenerative growing appeals to you, but you live in a city, fear not! Catherine Sherriffs says earth-friendly gardening practices have no boundaries.

Notes from a Dirty Old Gardener: Soil and the Stink of Life

When it comes to organic inputs for the garden, often the smellier, the better. Just ask Regi Oneton: he says if it doesn’t stink, you need to rethink.

Getting Witchy with It: Making Botanical Brews for Garden Fertility

Garden inputs don’t have to be expensive or complicated. Av Singh writes about plant fermentation and making organic botanical brews to boost garden fertility.

ReWild Ranch

Jill Demers believes that regenerative agriculture can heal the land and people. A personal experience helped her realize that food really can be our medicine.

Backyard and Balcony Gardening for Butterflies

A recent study on declining native butterfly populations is concerning, but we can make a difference by planting these species in our gardens, big or small!

Every Community Needs a Garden Club! Here’s How to Start One

We’ll be honest; our clubbing days are over. Or are they? Garden clubs are a great way to build community and share a love for plants. Here’s how to set one up.

Why Common Chicory Is Perfect For The Edimental Garden

Edimental gardens include plants that look and taste good. Common chicory checks both of those boxes! Here’s all you need to know about this wild herb.

Delicious and Medicinal: Growing Edible Flowers in the Garden

Flowers and vegetables are the perfect companions, so why not make your blooms edible? Anne Gibson tells us which flowers are delicious and medicinal.

Relax and Unwind with These Great Gardening Books

If you love books and gardens, your two favorite worlds collide in this post. Catherine Sherriffs says these reads will make you a better grower.

How to Grow Mushrooms on Microwave Rice

Growing mushrooms at home doesn’t have to be high-tech and complex. Alex Field tells us it can be done using microwave rice, a grocery staple!

Testing 1,2,3: How to do a Seed Germination Test

If you’ve got some old seeds lying around and want to find out if they’re still good for the upcoming growing season, do this easy seed germination test!

Everything a Grower Needs to Know About Dissolved Oxygen

What’s dissolved oxygen? Everest Fernandez explains that understanding DO is vital for optimizing plant health in your grow room.

14 Benefits of Growing an Edible Perennial Garden

Edible plants that come back every year? Yes, please! Anne Gibson shares 14 reasons why you should grow a perennial garden.

How To Build A Home Mushroom Laboratory

Build a home mushroom laboratory with this DIY guide by Alex Field, using the still-air-box method for a clean and functional workspace.

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