Category Archives: Soil Preparation
Preparing New Beds? It’s All in the Soil…
This is the time when we are all excited to get out into our yard and make some new space to plant new gardens, create new beds or perhaps you are just looking to re-vamp some old ones, but before you do consider the soil. Soil is one of the most important elements of the …
Mulch, It’s Not Just Pretty
Mulch is a very undervalued commodity in our garden space. This is one of those area’s where I seem to get the most resistance. You will hear me say, 4″to 6″ over and over again as I speak about gardening. There is a very valuable reason for this. Most of us have yards that have …
Working the soil…It’s that time again!
Vegetable /Herb beds prepared with my favorite soil mixture. It is that time again, time to get outside to begin preparing the soil for the new season or the new year. I mentioned previously that I am not big on amending but lets face it there is only so much a plant can do without …
Organic Much? Liquid Seaweed is a Great Start!
Among the many available organic fertilizers now on the market, liquid seaweed extract is certainly one of the most beneficial. This is because it is not only a plant food, but it effectively works as a biostimulant (stimulates the biological process in plants and soil) and a soil conditioner as well. Yet, many gardeners still …
Find Me on Facebook!
Hi Friends, I would like to be sure you all check out my LL&D page on facebook. I will be posting daily reminders of what to do this time of year as well as posting pictures of some of my favorite garden tricks, plant selection and helpful organic gardening tips. This is an exciting time …