If you’ve ever wondered what is soil made of – GOOD! You absolutely need to wonder about this kind of thing if you’re going to grow optimally healthy food. Check out this video or read on below and you’ll see…
Click for video transcription Phil: Hey Guys! It’s Phil from smilinggardener.com and today we are talking about the benefits of weeds and if you haven’t picked up the 15 Vital Lessons For Becoming A Better Organic Gardener, you can do…
Yesterday morning, my sister had an interesting encounter with a sniffling boy and his grandmother. It prompted us to put together a short medicinal plants list of 5 plants you may want to consider for your own organic garden. From…
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Today, I have an excellent companion planting chart to share with you. But first, let’s briefly get into what companion planting is and why it can be useful. Companion gardening involves pairing plants that work well together. I’ll use the…
Insects like this praying mantis take care of my garden for me. One of my goals is to have a self-sustaining garden. Today is a good example of why. Heather and I are visiting her brother and his family in…
A compost tea recipe doesn’t have to be complicated in order to be effective. In fact, the simplest compost tea recipes are often the best because they’re easier to experiment with. In case you don’t know, compost tea doesn’t look…
Studying plant sickness is fascinating because we know pests only dine on sick plants. What I have for you today is some info on why those plants invite pests when they’re sick, and how to avoid that.
10-10-10 fertilizer is one of the most popular fertilizers. This week, I received a great question about the nutritional difference between 10-10-10 and compost: Most bags of compost and manure say they have about .1-.1-.1 of the big 3. I…
Today I continue with the garden fertilizer tips. Last week, I outlined a basic fertilizer schedule and received a couple of comments from people who disagreed with my suggestions, so I thought I’d address their concerns here in more detail….
If you want a fertilizer schedule to follow, I have some tips for you. Fertilizer companies often create a schedule for you that outlines exactly when to fertilize, but that’s often done to maximize their revenue, not the health of…