Start with the Soil
I’m past the nuts and bolts of what permaculture is and how it works, I’m digging into some of the more interesting details.
Soil & Composting
Build better garden soil with mason jar soil tests, composting basics, wood chip mulch, and a DIY potting mix you can stir up at home.
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A Peek Into Our Soil Food Web (VIDEO)
Comparing the life in and under the wood mulch in the garden verses the hay mulch. The results are in. Check out what I found.
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Rethinking Mulch Gardening
Does Back to Eden wood chip mulch gardening really work? Why wood chip mulch might not really be the best solution in the long run.
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How to Measure Clay Content in Your Garden
Learn how much water your soil can hold by testing garden clay content with a DIY test (soil fractional analysis) to measure clay, sand, and silt in soil.
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Furry Soil?
I recently tried a gardening product from a popular company, Miracle-Gro Organic Choice Bone Meal, and I wanted to share my experience for the benefit of my fellow gardening friends. “Miracle-Gro Organic Choice Bone Meal is an organic phosphorous supplement, ideal for promoting vigorous root and flower growth or correcting a phosphorous deficiency in your garden…
