Homemade Compost Bins
Homemade compost bins are infinite, you can make them out of just about anything. Simple or fancy, big or small, they’ve all been done and the design is only left to your imagination. To the compost,...
View ArticleHow To Use Coffee Grounds as Fertilizer
Used Coffee Grounds are GREAT for your plants, don’t throw it away! Add it to your compost pile filter and all, or even sprinkle the grounds directly into the garden to help plants grow like crazy....
View ArticleThree Easy DIY Soil Tests
Three Easy DIY Soil Tests Great gardening starts with good soil right? and things grow differently in each type of soil. Different types of soil include sand, clay and silt. I tried the ‘jar test’ to...
View ArticleKiller Garden Soil that Grows Plants Like Crazy
Its no secret, good soil grows good plants. You know it, I know it, but the experts in the horticultural trades are learning more… Agriculturists are discovering soil secrets to grow healthy,...
View ArticleHow to Compost Without a Bin
My Winter Composting Experiment I’ve been working on this experiment. Instead of composting in a pile or a bin, Ive been throwing my garbage straight in the gardens. Have I done the unthinkable? I’ll...
View ArticleSoil Preparation. No-Cost Method for Great Garden Soil.
The fastest soil preparation method is to build a raised bed and fill it with a nice fluffy soil mix. It’s perfect to plant in right away. But filling beds can get expensive. The special planting mix...
View ArticleRuth Stout Method of No Work Gardening
No Work gardening. Ahhh, doesn’t it sound delightful? How much freedom we’d have to laze around, enjoying the outdoors, if the garden could take care of itself. And if that’s possible, tell me how....
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