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Gardening With Nature: How to Grow a Cover Crop
Read MorePlants greedily soak up soil nutrients, leaving the soil weak and malnourished, that is how we tend to view it. But, look at a natural ecosystem. There are plants that mine nutrients from deep down and bring them to the surface, plants that fix nitrogen, pioneer plants that pave the way for others and a […]
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My Pet Worms: How to Make Your Own Worm Bin
Read More“It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world, as have these lowly organized creatures.” Charles…
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Compost: The Quick and Dirty Way
Read MoreCompost happens. It doesn’t require a designer bin or an esoteric method. For food to break down you do not need to employ any special algorithms or store-bought “starters.” Compost…
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What I’m Reading: Teaming With Microbes
Read MoreThere is a world beneath your feet, or, if you avoid stepping on your garden soil, beneath your hands. Bacteria hide from hungry protozoa in tiny soil pores the protozoa…
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10 Easy Edible Plants to Propagate
Read MoreThe only thing better than plants is free plants. If you have a friend who brags about their pomegranate tree’s perfect fruit or how their rosemary bush thrives with no…
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Free Plants: How to Propagate Plants From Cuttings
Read MoreImagine cutting off a finger, sticking it in some soil and growing a new you from it. Many plants can do exactly that. Seeds are the most common way to…
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growing microgreens – how to grow microgreens at home
Read MoreFor this post on growing microgreens, I want to send you to an article I wrote for The Gardening Cook. Follow the link below to learn how to go from…
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Garden Cocktails: The T-Rex (A Kale Cocktail)
Read MoreKale was not always cool. It used to be a garnish used to dress up the food in mediocre restaurants. My friend would take it home to feed to his…
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How to Successfully Start Seeds Indoors
Read MoreBuying seedlings from nurseries works for the new gardener. But, soon you will be looking for something other than yellow squash and beefsteak tomatoes. You may want to grow Mexican…
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