How to Compost Leaves in Fall
Fermenting Food Scraps with Bokashi Composting
Ground Cherries: Easy to Grow, Tasty to Eat, and Perfect for Preserving
A Head Gardener’s Advice for Starting a Home Garden
Lasagna Gardening: An All-Natural And Cheap Way To Grow Plants
Celebrating World Soil Day
Bombs Away! An Easy Guide To Making Seed Bombs
January And The Great Garden Cycle Reset
Garden Gadgets Perfect For Growing in A Controlled Environment And Outdoors
The world of urban gardening is packed with the most innovative and technologically advanced equipment. A day spent strolling through any industry trade shows like Feed Yourself or Spannabis is guaranteed to fill your head with information that would take months to research if you decided to start from scratch. Specialists from all fields, from […]
Tips And Tricks To Fertilizing The Home Garden
Finding the right balance of nutrients for plants is a constant process of giving and taking. First, we improve the fertility of poor soils to support healthy plant growth and then replenish nutrient levels after harvesting and before replanting. So let’s dig into some practical tips. Hot Climates The hotter the climate, the more critical […]
Drink Up: Making Nutrient-Rich Compost Tea For The Garden
Enjoying some tea in the garden sounds like a zen way to spend a morning or afternoon; why not offer your plants the same treat? Making compost tea for your plants is an excellent way to boost the growing season! Compost tea is what it sounds like: compost in liquid form. Make this plant feed […]
Give Back To The Earth With Compost
Hands down, compost is the best way we can add nutrients back into the soil. Beyond being rewarded with thriving plants, it’s eco-friendly and properly disposes of fruit and veggie scraps otherwise headed to a landfill. In honor of International Compost Awareness Week (May 3-9), here are some tips to help you along the way. […]
How You Can Celebrate The 50th Annual Earth Day
Fifty years ago today, 20 million Americans took to the streets to demand better for our planet. It was April 22nd, 1970, and Earth Day was born. Fast forward five decades and the coronavirus pandemic means there will be no mass gatherings, but we can still celebrate all the same! This year’s theme is climate […]
Diving For Treasure: The Ugly Truth About Dumpsters
In the dark of the night, Cameron Macleish grabs his flashlight and crate, ready to carry out his work. He stops his van and approaches a large dumpster, hurdling himself over the edge and into the pile of trash inside. While many people would look on in horror, Cameron knows there’s a good possibility he’ll […]
Produce Stickers Not Welcome In The Compost Heap
Hands up if you’re guilty of occasionally forgetting to peel the stickers off of some of the leftover produce you throw into the compost bin. Think lemon rinds, banana, and avocado peels. It happens, but we all need to be making stronger efforts to make sure it doesn’t. It’s A Big Problem Food waste is […]
How To Compost In The Winter
With the cooler weather here, it’s time to put the outdoor gardens to bed for another year. But what about the compost heap? Not so fast! Composting in the winter is possible, it’s just a slower process than it is in the summer. It’s slower because the heap won’t ever be hot enough to get […]
Don’t Rake The Leaves And Nature Will Thank You
It’s the time of year when many homeowners have closed their gardens up for another year and are preparing their properties for the winter ahead. And while raking leaves might be good exercise, is it really necessary? Your heart and inner ‘type A’ personality might say ‘yes’, but some environmental groups are saying ‘no’. The […]
Vermicompost: Mushrooms In The Worm Bin
I’ve experienced a roller coaster of emotions when it comes to my worm compost bin. First, there was the fear of failure. When castings appeared, there was excitement. But complete and utter panic set in when I found mushrooms growing in the bin. That’s right. Mushrooms. Not just a few of them, either. Large clusters […]
Top 5 Reasons Why We (And Gardens) Love Vermicompost
I have to admit; I wasn’t so sure about having thousands of worms eating food scraps in my basement. But I’m glad I did it! Six months after setting up my vermicompost center, I have a ton of beautiful, rich castings ready to use on my plants. Here are the top five reasons why we […]
Drunk As A… Raccoon? Fermenting Food Leads To Buzz For Wildlife
You’ve heard the saying drunk as a skunk, but how about drunk as a raccoon? A few of these masked creatures are making headlines after having a little too much fun on the streets one night. Rowdy Raccoons If you’re a homeowner, you’ve likely had your share of run-ins with raccoons. They have the […]