Soil

I’ve been researching and writing about gardening for a few years now and one of the most common questions I come across is if compost is sufficient as fertilizer. To …

My parents have many fruit trees including citrus, avocado, and fig, and they asked me what’s the best potting soil they should be using. I had an idea, but to …

Many homesteaders are choosing to use manure and other organic fertilizers over chemical ones, and it’s easy to see why. Manure is rich in quality nutrients and is a primary …

Depending on where you live, you might find that you need more garden soil. Maybe your land is rocky or is missing a lot of topsoil. Topsoil can become eroded …

While most of us with compost bins or piles generally know not to compost things such as dairy, bones, and meat, what about the less obvious ones? For example, are …

Sometimes, no matter how careful you are, some soil in your garden will get too wet and become stagnant. I’ve had this happen to many potted plants such as my …

When I first started my vermicomposting bin, I knew close to nothing. The biggest question I had were what worms should I use and where I can get them. So, …

Over the years, I’ve become a big advocate for composting. It’s easy, nutritious for plants, and helps make sure more nutrients end up in your garden (and not the landfills). …

Ever since I started my vermicompost bin, I’ve noticed that quite a few different bugs have gradually found their way into it. Because of this, I had to move my …

Recently, I had a reader let me know they had mold growing on their potted Persian lime tree’s soil. After getting mold quite a few times myself (on my microgreens, …