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CollectionMaintaining Healthy Garden Soil
Many people think of soil as dead, decomposed organic matter and minerals. But it’s much more than that. Soil is full of life. Trillions of organisms live in soil, using…
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How-ToLearn How to Use Manure for a Healthier Garden
I first became acquainted with the wonders of manure when my wife and I bought a small farm years ago. Not long after we moved in, we purchased a horse—and…
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ArticleTips and Tricks from a Mid-Atlantic Master Composter
Compost is a fundamental garden amendment that enriches soil and provides nutrients to plants. But where do you start on making your own? I talked to Gail Hermenau, Master Gardener…
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How-To6 Ways To Make More Compost
My grandmother, who managed a working farm in my birthplace of Malta, gave me my first lesson on soil health when I was about seven. As we harvested lettuce for…
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Kitchen GardeningCritters in Your Compost?
Contrary to popular belief, compost doesn’t “just happen.” Although, from the outside, you might see nothing more than a pile of rotting leaves and grass clippings, inside that pile a…
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How-ToGet Serious About Compost: How to Make More, Better, Faster
Compost is not fertilizer. The sooner a gardener embraces this reality, the better. But gardener’s gold does have an undeniable importance in the garden: to feed the billions of critters…
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CollectionEverything You Need to Know About Composting
Many gardeners believe that utilizing compost is an integral part of creating a healthier garden ecosystem. Why Should You Compost? Composting helps recycle organic material and food scraps that…
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DesignBefore and After Down Under
Brian Mazzer sent in these images of his garden today and what it looked like when he first bought it. I bought my house in the suburb of Holland Park…
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Kitchen GardeningCompost and Mulch
Today’s garden belongs to Julie Hammond. She writes: I am an avid gardener in Peoria, Illinois, expanding plantings with divisions and markdowns. I learned the hard way that compost and…
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ArticleBeautiful, Bountiful Kale
Kale’s popularity has taken off over the past decade, partly because it has been recognized by science as a “super food” but also because it is wonderfully delicious. It is…
