Looking for a natural solution that kills weeds permanently? Let me show you how to with "Natural Weed Control in Your Vegetable Garden"!
Hugelkultur raised beds are like no other! They hold moisture, build fertility and maximize surface volume so you get double the yield when harvest comes.
Wondering what to plant after potatoes? Learn about crop rotation and discover ten delicious and easy vegetables to follow potatoes.
Harness the wisdom of yesteryears with these time-tested gardening tips. From repurposing household items to understanding plants better, these vintage hacks can rejuvenate your garden in ways both practical and environmentally friendly. Eggshell Seed Starters: Use halved eggshells as biodegradable seed starters. Plant them directly into the ground when your seedlings are ready. Banana
New to companion planting? Here's a quick and easy guide to this awesome gardening technique.
Planting a garden for chicken feed! Plant some vegetable plants to harvest for chicken feed. the chickens will love the treats, and you'll save money off the feed bill by gardening with your chickens!
Learn the fundamentals of regenerative gardening, and how you can apply some of its principle techniques to your home garden.
Removing tree stumps, or getting tree stumps to rot faster than they would naturally, is actually quite simple. By learning how to make a stump rot faster, you can remove tree stumps naturally without resorting
Wondering whether your garden seeds will sprout? You can eliminate some of the wait time by germinating seeds before they are planted. Learn how to germinate seeds in a paper towel with this tutorial.
A lush, productive vegetable, herb, and flower garden doesn’t have to require endless hours of time and unlimited energy. No-dig gardening methods let you keep the rototiller in the shed and focus on what you like best—planting and harvesting! With the step-by-step instructions in The Complete Guide to No-Dig Gardening, you’ll discover how to build healthy, easy-to-plant garden soil by adding layers of organic matter using one of several different no-dig techniques. Whether you garden in a small, urban backyard or on several acres in the country, this simple approach lets you grow more food and blooms than ever before, and leave the gas-guzzling tiller behind forever. Plus, when you don't disturb the soil, weed seeds stay buried deep where they can't germinate and carbon is kept sequestered in the ground. No-dig gardening techniques also lead to reduced watering needs and a healthy population of beneficial soil microbes that help feed your plants by breaking down organic matter and releasing nutrients. In addition to extolling the endless benefits of no-dig growing, author and veggie-growing expert Charlie Nardozzi hands you the tools you need to: Create a new no-dig garden from scratch Transition an existing garden to the no-dig method Build the most productive, nutrient-rich soil possible Recycle yard waste by building a Hugelkultur planting mound Discover more about some great variations of no-dig gardening, including raised beds and containers Bring your no-dig garden indoors for a continuous harvest Welcome oodles of fresh, homegrown veggies, herbs, and flowers into your life—with no back-breaking work required! Product DetailsISBN-13: 9780760367919 Media Type: Paperback Publisher: Cool Springs Press Publication Date: 12-15-2020 Pages: 128 Product Dimensions: 6.70(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.40(d)About the Author Charlie Nardozzi is a nationally recognized garden writer, speaker, and radio and television personality. He brings expert gardening information to home gardeners through radio, television, lectures, the Internet, and the printed page. Charlie delights in making gardening information simple, easy, fun, and accessible to everyone. Charlie has his own radio and television shows, is a well-known public speaker, and is the author of Cool Springs Press's Northeast Fruit & Vegetable Gardening (2012), Vegetable Gardener's Journal and Magnet Gift Set (2014), New England Getting Started Garden Guide, and Foodscaping (2015).Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction: What is No-Dig Gardening? 6 1 The Benefits of No-Dig Gardening 8 2 Soil Considerations in the No-Dig Garden 14 3 Building a No-Dig Garden from Scratch 28 4 Converting an Existing Garden to No-Dig 48 5 Planting and Growing in Your No-Dig Garden 58 6 Variations on the No-Dig Concept 72 7 Containers-The Original No-Dig Garden 88 8 Bringing It Indoors 110 Resources 122 Acknowledgments 123 About the Author 123 Index 124
It’s important to use the best soil for container gardening. Learn about which ones to avoid, and what to look for in quality potting soil for containers.
A few weeks ago we blogged an article in the LA Times about No-Dig Gardens. They require less water than traditional gardens and they’re an easy way to start a raised bed. You can even start one right over a patch of grass you want to get rid of. Another easy gardening option is bringing the garden inside with grass you can grow indoors. Our friend and coworker, Hulda Nelson, tipped us off to the article.
Are You Struggling To Find A Way To Speed Up Compost? Read This Article For 8 Tips For Ultra Fast Composting Including One Wriggly Way Not For The Faint Of Heart
Removing tree stumps, or getting tree stumps to rot faster than they would naturally, is actually quite simple. By learning how to make a stump rot faster, you can remove tree stumps naturally without resorting
This year we have jumped into a whole new way of gardening, and it has changed my entire perspective on how to grow healthy and abundant crops. Today, we’re going to talk about no-till gardening, a…
Tips for the Aging Gardener includes lots of practical suggestions for helping seniors simplify their gardening tasks so that they can continue to garden.
Weeding is an essential step in keeping any garden happy and healthy. Here are 9 weeding tools that will make your life so much easier.
Healthy soil is important for growing strong, vigorous plants that resist pests and diseases and produce abundantly. Use these tips to improve garden soil for a thriving vegetable garden.
How did primitive potters harvest clay? People have been making pottery for millennia, and convenient hobby shops have only been a thing for a few decades at best. Before that, people harvested their own clay
Kaneel is hartstikke lekker over allerlei gerechten. Denk bijvoorbeeld aan smaakmaker door de havermout, als lekker ingrediënt door taarten en cakes of als topping op een warme chai latte. Maar wist je dat je het ook voor je planten kunt gebruiken?
Even if you're not ready to plant your garden, there are many tasks you can do to prepare. Here’s our checklist.
Electroculture gardening is the use of electricity in crops to improve plant growth. Learn its history & if it's a viable gardening technique
