Compost and soils

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30 March 2021

You may have already noticed frogspawn lacing the ponds and crocuses poking through the grass. Now is the perfect time to start

8 October 2020

Planting the same thing in the same place year after year drains nutrients from the soil. You can avoid this by changing

3 July 2020

13 June 2020

The trend is no-dig. But there might be a time and place for double-digging for some gardeners in certain situations.

9 June 2020

You can use a wide variety of legumes, grasses, and herbs as cover crops, but for sheer versatility, borage is probably among

31 May 2020

If you are new to gardening and want a quick, easy start, then raised beds might just be your best path forward.

16 May 2020

Small farmers and homesteaders all over the world have used hügelkultur to grow food and increase yields. Here’s how to build the

6 May 2020

The versatile organic material is now widely available in processed form for use in gardens. Here’s how you can use coir in

5 May 2020

Garden anemia – or iron chlorosis – is the most common micro-nutrient problem for a wide variety of plants and trees. Here’s

2 May 2020

Soil that has become compacted is not only harder to work, it can also discourage beneficial organisms from your garden. Even worse,

1 May 2020

Soil erosion can leave slopes barren, allowing nothing but the hardiest plants to grow.

30 April 2020

The world’s water resources are finite, and they are getting smaller every year. Is your garden part of the problem?