Kelp fertilizer helps grow nutrient dense food I’m going to go beyond basic soil management (such as watering and mulching) to briefly cover what comes after that on the journey to nutrient dense food. Here are 3 steps you might…
My first year as an professional organic gardener wasn’t always easy. My mind was full of all this incredible information I had learned studying organic gardening the previous year, but I didn’t yet have the experience, especially with more advanced…
There are many pesticide side effects, but an important one that a lot of people don’t know about is the effect of pesticides on non-target organisms.
Mining limestone is big business, but does it give us a sustainable fertilizer? The world’s biggest limestone quarry is right near the top of the state of Michigan on Lake Huron. It’s 7000 acres, roughly half the size of Manhattan….
This photosynthesis simple explanation is good for gardeners to understand, just so we know the very basics of how a plant eats and what we can do to help.
Biological transmutation is when organisms combine elements together to produce new elements. As to whether or not this is actually possible, that’s up for debate.
I don’t read very many organic gardening blogs. I find I pick up more useful gardening tips from reading organic farming research and organic gardening books. Most blogs just seem to be covering gardening topics that I’m not really interested…
I love rain harvesting. My rainwater barrel is super cool and a good metaphor for water conservation. But I find it interesting to actually run the math and see how little water they hold, and I wonder if they are…
There are many mulch types available for your organic garden, but which is the best mulch for you? This article explores some of the most popular types of mulch and ultimately comes to a conclusion with what you should use….
Gardeners ask how to improve clay soil more often than about improving sandy soil, but the reasons are generally the same, and the main reason has to do with water. In many gardens, clay doesn’t infiltrate and drain fast enough…
Garden tilling is often done with a gas-powered rototiller that goes down perhaps 6 or so inches, or tilling soil can be done with a tool such as a pitchfork, too. So what is tilling? However you do it, you’re…
Vegetable garden maintenance is easy when you’ve gone through the process of designing and installing a healthy organic vegetable garden.