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 ...

as well as a bit of extra labor involved to make the soil blocks themselves. I believe that these small obstacles are still vastly outweighed by the benefits that the overall system provides (not ...

Cinder block raised beds can be easy to build and durable, but they might not be the best material choice for your garden ...

However, there's a plastic-free alternative that could make for much stronger plants. Soil blockers create compacted blocks of soil perfect for hosting seeds. Without the confines of a seed tray ...

A tool to scrape excess soil from the outside edges of the blocking tool is also helpful. Making the blocks is pretty straightforward, Mr. DiGravio said, who likens it to cooking: You start by ...

Two legacy concerts are playing this year at the Wilson Center to celebrate their decades of stardom. The free educational event will be on Saturday, June 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Stanley ...

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. "You don't have to use as much plastic," Donna Kolojeskie says. A retiree, she's gardened her whole ...

Interlocking machines make blocks using natural soil and one does not need sand or ballast. However, you will need some little cement. To produce 100 blocks, you will need one bag of cement ...

Have you ever unearthed the congested tangle confined within each cell of a seedling tray at transplant time, when tiny roots had already hit their compartment’s wall and started circling ...

Using lunar regolith to make bricks could transform the possibilities for constructing lunar habitats. Related: China to test lunar-soil bricks in space to pave the way for its planned moon base ...