Soil

Sunken garden beds are an effective, water-wise, efficient, and affordable option for any space.

Planting heat-tolerant cover crops after spring crops finish is an excellent way to improve your soil while waiting for fall planting season.

Taking the time at the beginning of each season to get your soil ready for planting will improve not only your soil but your harvests too!

Don’t use harmful chemicals in your garden! Learn how to prevent garden pests and diseases organically with these tips.

Square foot garden principles make gardening easy to understand, with simple steps to help you get started and be successful. 

Having a self-sufficient garden means that if I foster it, the garden provides much of what is needed for it to continue thriving from year to year.

I test my soil at the beginning of each season and give my soil what it actually needs, rather than what I think it needs. 

In-bed vermicomposting bins built into your garden simplifies worm composting. The worms live & make worm castings right in the garden beds.

The satisfaction you feel as you turn yard and kitchen waste into organic fertilizer that nourishes the soil, as well as your vegetables, plants, and flowers, is the reward for putting in …

If you’re wondering what the best soil for raised bed vegetable gardening is, that’s an easy answer – “Mel’s Mix”. I didn’t come up with this mix; we can thank Mel Bartholomew, the …