397 – Winter Composting
This week Jill talks about composting in the winter. Is it even possible or worth your time when it’s not warm outside? Are there different ways to go about it? Find out all this and more in this week’s episode.
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Composting for Beginners: a Quick and Easy Guide
Most home vegetable gardeners want to grow the most natural garden possible, and for many, this natural garden begins with composting. *disclosure: links in this post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click through and make a purchase, I will receive a commission. What’s not to love about composting? It’s basically free —…
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Simplifying Compost — FAQ for Home Gardener
One of the biggest mistakes I see home gardeners make regarding composting is this: we overcomplicate it. It’s easy to do, though, because there’s so much research out there and it can seem overwhelming. Our gardens thrive with compost, and truly, it’s one of the easiest, most inexpensive activities you can do for your garden….
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Building Healthy Soil – Interview with the Organic Gardener Podcast’s Jackie Marie Beyer
In my first year to get serious about gardening, healthy soil didn’t cross my mind. Not really, anyway. I had other things to worry about, like which plants to grow and when to plant them. Because of a conviction to grow as organic of a garden as possible, I had no plans to purchase conventional…
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How to Prepare Soil for Growing Garlic
Are you preparing your garlic beds for planting? What is the best way to ensure your garlic grows to its full potential next summer? Garlic is so easy to grow and definitely the most hands-off crop. Once you learn the basics of growing garlic and you see how easy it is, garlic will become a…
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Crop Rotation for Home Vegetable Gardeners
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase, crop rotation? Maybe it’s something you think you have a basic understanding of, but when it comes to actually putting it into practice in your garden, you come up with more questions than answers. Maybe you wonder… I have to be honest — at this point…
