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Mastering Moisture in Living Soil: How Tensiometers Transformed My Gardening

Have you ever come across “helpful advice” like this on a bag of potting soil or a feed chart? When I first started working...

How to Grow and Care for Lithops Living Stone Plants

In late winter or early spring a living stone will start to molt, shedding its old skin to produce a new pair of leaves,...

Desert Gardens and Living Ocotillo Fences – Fouquieria splendens

I recently discovered a unique garden feature of the desert southwest – the ocotillo fence. The Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) is native to the desert...

Finishing Strong: Nitrogen in Living Soil

You’ve probably seen it before—plants that look absolutely perfect during the grow. Fat leaves. Rich color. Everything’s firing. But then harvest rolls around, and...

Building a Dead Hedge: Healing the Land and Creating a Living Barrier

Many of you might recall the ongoing saga with our neighbors—the ones who hired (and I use that term loosely) a so-called logger to...

Canyon-side garden for outdoor living

July 26, 2025 Last month I enjoyed a morning visit in my friend Cat‘s garden in west Austin. Near the front porch, she’s cozied up...

Beat The Cost Of Living Crisis – Grow Your Own Fruit & Vegetables

As prices seem to be skyrocketing and your average food shop is costing more, there’s no better time than now to start thinking about...

How to Grow Organically with Living Soil

More growers than ever are switching to organic methods, and living soil...

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Vegetable Storage: Best Practices | Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

There’s nothing like enjoying vegetables straight from the garden. However, we often have more vegetables that we can use at once. To keep our...

Plant These Microgreens after Thanksgiving and Serve Them at Christmas

Microgreens pack intense taste and vitamins into their first tender leaves, harvested young for maximum punch in small servings. Microgreens are the early stage...

How to Plant, Grow, and Harvest Parsnips: A Complete Guide

Sharing is caring! Parsnips are cool-weather biennials grown as an annual. Parsnips taste best if brought to harvest in cool weather. The parsnip is a...
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