Soil blocks are compressed blocks of soil that have ... Craig notes that a mixture of quality compost and topsoil make up the ...

The tool pushes out the packed soil blocks into neat rows, like an old-fashioned ice cube tray. "You don't have to use as much plastic," Donna Kolojeskie says. A retiree, she's gardened her whole life ...

Although the practice of making solid blocks of soil for growing seeds isn’t new (it may go back over 2000 years), soil blocking has gained popularity in the last few years. It’s not a ...

Soil blocks come in different sizes, depending on your seed starting needs, and the molds can include dibbles to make small holes for seeds or larger square holes for “potting up” smaller blocks.

The tool pushes out the packed soil blocks into neat rows, like an old-fashioned ice cube tray. Many in the class were drawn to soil blocking because it's an environmentally friendly method to ...