Wouldn’t it be great to keep your compost activities going during the cold months of winter? Composting in the winter can be extremely tough. Yet the payoff of having your own fresh compost ready for spring will be worth it. … Continued
Stinky, smelly, “nothing,” hopeless…is that how you would describe your compost making? Natural gardeners know that good compost is the key to great results in the garden. Yet good compost can be difficult to find or even harder to … Continued
So you want to a start a worm farm, eh? I’ve been raising worms and composting in my basement on a small scale for over nine years. I just love it. It’s fun and a great way to produce high … Continued
Rev up the health of your garden by bringing friends together—a.k.a. companion planting. One of the oldest gardening traditions, companion planting has been used across the globe for millennia. You may have heard of the “Three Sisters” technique used by the … Continued
Maintaining a neat and tidy garden can be hard work. But should you even try? For many gardeners, there is nothing more satisfying than to see all their plants neatly in straight rows with clean, weed-free ground around them. If … Continued
When it comes to simple, sustainable alternative gardening methods, don’t google it, hugel it! The no-till German way that is. This past weekend I got inspired by Erica Strauss’ article on building hugelkultur. So I went out and converted a … Continued
