When is the Best Time to Compost?
If you’re like many home gardeners, adding compost to your vegetable patch, raised beds, or rose bushes is on your spring “to-do” list. Working that rich, organic compost deep into the newly-thawed soil not only feels therapeutic after the long, cold winter, there’s great benefit to replenishing the nutrients depleted during the previous growing season. […]
Helpful Gardening Tips While We Deal With Coronavirus
If you already love to sink your hands elbow-deep into the good earth, your coping skills for dealing with the stress and unpredictability of the coronavirus quarantine are far superior to many. For those of you still up to your eyeballs in harrowing news reports and negative social media, put down the remote and back […]
What is Mushroom Compost? The Benefits of Organic Gardening
Gardening is a great hobby, but the use of chemicals is off-putting for many people who would prefer to maintain an organic garden. Fortunately, there are many quality alternatives to chemicals, meaning you can grow a beautiful garden without having to poison the soil in one way or another. In this article, we are going […]
The Difference Between Mulch and Compost
As a gardener, you probably already know that both mulch and compost are important to the success and long-term health of your plants and flowers. But do you actually know the difference between these two materials? Although the terms seem to be used interchangeably by many people, mulch and compost are actually different things, and […]