Soil

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!

Mistakes are often the best teacher, but learn from others’ raised bed garden mistakes instead of making your own.

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. 

The benefits of mulching your garden, what to use for mulch, and the best tips for how to use mulch in your garden.

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 …