There are many organic fertilizer products available online. Many are not particularly good (potentially even harmful), so I thought I’d browse through and make a list of the best organic fertilizer options for you. Update: The Organic Fertilizers I Use…
If you’re on a quest for some organic vegetable garden design ideas, here are 3 unique tips to think about when planning a vegetable garden.
I have a few tips I’ve really been wanting to share on organic vegetable gardening for beginners. I’m going to lay out my 7 most important organic gardening tips for starting a vegetable garden.
I’ve written a lot here about the importance of using soil testing labs in order to determine which organic fertilizers to use. Otherwise, you’re stabbing in the dark. But I haven’t actually told you which testing lab I use. While…
Last week, I overfertilized my garden. I realized about 24 hours after the fact. It just hit me and my heart started going for a little jog. In my case, it was not the usual N-P-K chemical fertilizer that is…
Some gardeners tend to hide their bin, but for me it’s a source of pride. Composting at home is easy if you remember these 4 factors when building your DIY compost pile. Of course, I’m using organic composting methods here,…
I’ve written already about the best mulch types to use in your organic garden, but here I’ve put together a video that shows a rather amazing rock mulching technique I didn’t talk about before. If you have certain bigger plants…
My favorite liquid organic fertilizer is called Sea-Crop. When choosing which organic garden fertilizer to use, sometimes you’ll be choosing organic fertilizers to improve the soil, while sometimes you’ll be feeding plants directly. When feeding plants, I especially use liquid…
In permaculture, sheet mulching is often done near the house to prepare a kitchen garden. Sheet mulching is one of the best methods of building an organic garden, and today I’m going to show you how to mulch correctly to…
Here’s the beginning of my sheet mulch – newspaper and manure This week, I started laying the groundwork for an organic vegetable garden. I’ve been digging out some grass for the beds (6-8 inches below soil level in some spots…
I didn’t have a planting width photo, but I thought this tree was cool Planting trees and shrubs is easy once you know a few principles. I know you want to give them the best chance at flourishing that you…
Planting balled and burlapped trees is easy once you know how to do it. I have already talked about Planting Trees In Pots, and the technique is the same with b&b. The worst is when the burlap is wrapped around…