Organic Soil Management For Organic Gardeners

Bokashi is used to ferment food scraps, not just fruits and vegetables, but also meat, dairy, and anything else you have from the kitchen. Whether you’ve purchased a bin or made your own, the process is the same. Here’s a…

Let’s hop right in to making our own bokashi with a video: Link mentioned at end of video: How To Use Bokashi Bokashi Ingredients First, you need a substrate, like animal bedding, sawdust, rice or wheat bran. Then, per 1-gallon…

In part 1, I talked about how organic matter is the most important ingredient for many gardens, and how mulch and compost are two of my favorite ways of using it. But there are two other ways of using organic…

Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto was an avid gardener. He noticed that 20% of the pea pods in his garden contained a whopping 80% of the overall peas.

If you’ve always wanted a pet, but think: Dogs are too messy, Cats are too stuck up, And goldfish leave something to be desired in the personality department (no offence intended to my dog/cat/fish loving readers), I have the perfect…

Welcome to organic composting 101. This isn’t just a way of recycling organic waste – organic compost is actually one of the most valuable things we grow in the garden. What is organic compost? It just means we’re making compost…

If you’re not getting the results you’d hoped for from all areas of your organic garden, it may be time to do some soil sample testing. I’ve talked about simple home soil tests before – there really is a lot…

There are a couple of different methods of preparing soil for a garden bed, both of which have their uses. Once you’ve dug a hole, played around with your soil a bit, and learned about your soil texture, it’s now…

Today I have a very simple home soil testing process for you. You may be more interested in learning about topics such as: How to get rid of insect and disease pests, and How to grow the best-tasting tomatoes ever,…

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…

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…

So, your compost pile is ready and you want to know how to use compost in your organic garden. Here are 4 things to remember: 1. Compost Application Timing The best time of year for using compost is in the…