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Soil & Fertilizers

Things You Should Never Put In The Compost

34 Things You Should Never Put In Your Compost (And Why)

by Cameron Jenkins

Compost is perhaps the most amazing soil amendment you can add to your garden. It is a great way to take your yard and kitchen waste and turn it into …

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How to Use Diatomaceous Earth in the Garden

How to Effectively Use Diatomaceous Earth (DE) As a Natural Pest Control in Your Garden

by Cameron Jenkins

Natural and “authorized in organic farming”, diatomaceous earth (DE) combines the roles of repellent and insecticide, helps you get rid of slugs, caterpillars, aphids, ants pollen beetles, and moths in …

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Nitrogen-Fixing Plants To Improve Soil Fertility

What Are Nitrogen-Fixing Plants and How They Help Your Garden

by Cameron Jenkins

Nitrogen is an essential component of a healthy garden yet every harvest strips the soil and leaves many gardens depleted. Before you reach for a bag of chemical fertilizer, consider …

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Creating The Perfect Soil pH For Acid Loving Tomatoes

Creating The Perfect Soil pH For Acid Loving Tomatoes

by Cameron Jenkins

Do you ever wonder why sometimes your tomatoes thrive, and other times they don’t do so hot? One reason could be your soil’s pH. Tomatoes are an acid-loving plant, and …

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What Should I Put On The Bottom Of My Raised Bed?

by Cameron Jenkins

So, you have just built your raised garden bed and now you are ready to fill it and start growing. But what should you put on the bottom? Your raised …

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Garden wheelbarrow with soil on the vegetable garden

10 Simple Ways To Improve Your Garden Soil Quality For FREE

by Maja

Many experienced growers and farmers can confirm that the most important thing to grow in a garden is your soil. If you grow good soil, everything you plant in it …

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10 Common Indoor Seed Starting Mistakes & How To AVOID Them!

How to Avoid the 10 Most Common Mistakes When Starting Seeds Indoors

by Maja

Starting seeds indoors can give you a head start on the gardening season and provide an earlier spring harvest, but it is a delicate process. Plants are most vulnerable in …

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What Plants Like Coffee Grounds and How to Use Them

Plants That Like Coffee Grounds and How to Use Them

by Amber Noyes

Coffee grounds are excellent fertilizers for crops, houseplants and garden flowers. They are basically a concentrate of nutrients, and they are cheap, “green” and ready to use. They also smell …

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Perlite vs. Vermiculite: What’s the Difference?

Perlite vs. Vermiculite: What’s the Difference?

by Amber Noyes

Vermiculite and perlite are common gardening materials used to improve soil, potting mix or growing mediums as a soil amendment. The names sound similar, and many people may think they …

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How to Make Natural Homemade Fertilizer for Houseplants

Homemade Fertilizers: 10 Simple and Inexpensive Options To Fertilize Houseplants Naturally

by Amber Noyes

Making your own houseplant fertilizer might sound like an intimidating science experiment, but its actually a super easy way to save money using things you would already have around the …

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