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Building Soil

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All weekend they have been swooping in on the garden center, eager to collect white bags from the packages of brown gold outside the front doors. It’s Sea Soil, pricey but wonderful stuff that you can put around your garden vegetables. Now, I buy Sea Soil sometimes. I must confess that I do. However, I also consider soil to be a great do it yourself project. One of the joys of this spring was to step out into our vegetable garden that contains soil that is a mere four years in the making and discover that it is looking wonderful … Continue reading →

Choosing a Compost Bin

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We’ve been through the mill, my composter and I. I’ve gone through so many different sorts of composting devices in my garden that it makes my head spin and my nose wrinkle. Soon we’ll be back to the beginning, with a new full-size composter in our yard. If you’re starting the composting journey or looking to switch, what sorts of bins are available? The large outdoor bin is the easiest way to compost. If you have a small space it is not the most convenient, though. These bins require green and brown ingredients and some aeration so that they don’t … Continue reading →

Yard and Garden Prep Work

It’s March, and while it may still be a bit chilly, April will be here before we know it. Those April showers will be washing the ground and getting it ready for more than flowers. This is the perfect time to start getting your yard and garden area ready for planting, even if planting doesn’t usually begin in your area until weeks from now. Getting the ground turned over and allowing the rain to soak in and hydrate it with not only moisture, but also nutrients, will give your yard or garden an advantage over your neighbor’s property. This is … Continue reading →