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How to Improve Your Soil | 3 Easy Steps

Compost is my favorite amendment for improving any soil. It makes heavy soil lighter and improves drainage. In sandy soil, it helps retain moisture....

A Grower’s Guide to Testing and Amending Indoor Soil

If‬‭ you’re‬‭ an‬‭ indoor‬‭ grower‬‭ who‬‭ uses‬‭ soil‬‭ in‬‭ your‬‭ gardens,‬‭ you‬‭ may‬‭ be‬‭ wondering,‬‭ “Should‬‭ I‬‭ be‬ testing‬‭ my‬‭ soil,‬‭ and‬‭ if‬‭ so,‬‭...

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...

Best Soil Temperature For Germination | Seed Starting

The anticipation and excitement that come from sowing seeds for a favorite flower or...

Choosing the Right Cover Crop | Protect & Improve Soil

When vegetables are not actively growing in your garden, planting a cover crop can...

Before & After: Should It Stay or Should It Go? In Praise of Inherited Plants (And Soil, And Concrete)

When Jane Orvis and Steve Hanson bought their 1950s house in Seward Park, Seattle, they kept the original pink-tiled bathroom. But what about the...

How to Test Soil pH and make amendments — Grow Guru

How to Test Soil pH and Knowing your Soil pH is some of the most valuable information you...

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...

How to Use Organic Soil Amendments

How Organic Feeding Works & Why It’s Different from Synthetic Nutrients Feeding plants...

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How to Grow and Care for Creeping Phlox

Both are such similar plants that they are often confused. If I really had to choose between the two, I’d say P. subulata might just...

Planting, Care, and Harvest Guide

Sharing is caring! Yardlong beans — also called asparagus beans — are one of the easiest and most productive vegetables for hot summer gardens. Despite...

Causes, Prevention, and What to Do with Split Tomatoes

Sharing is caring! Few things are more disappointing than walking into the garden to pick a perfect, ripe tomato only to discover a deep crack...
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