Fallen leaves contain nutrients that help plants grow. Adding them to the base of raised beds is an easy and free way to ...

As I am about to celebrate my 74 years of life, I realize that gardening was, and is, a vital part of my life. It is said ...

Here's why you shouldn't make this homemade natural weed killer ... such as mulching or covering the soil with cardboard, which blocks the sunlight they need to grow; a stand-up weeding tool that ...

Peace lilies are known for their striking white flowers and deep green leaves, but to keep them looking their best, it's ...

The wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles in January incinerated more than 16,000 structures and unleashed tons of toxic material into the air, water and soil. Many Pacific Palisades and Altadena ...

sung the praises of DIY soil boosters: "Homemade soil amendments are a great way to reduce material that would otherwise go into landfills, address climate change through carbon sequestration ...

There are many benefits to making your own fertiliser. Erik Steffrud, soils and compost manager at Longwood Gardens, said: "Homemade soil amendments are a great way to reduce material that would ...

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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 can be made in several different sizes for use with a variety of seed sizes. Small seeds can be started in tiny soil blocks and then moved up into the dibbled holes of larger blocks ...

“The first book I got was Eliot Coleman’s ‘The Organic Grower,’ the bible, and he talked about soil blocks,” DiGravio recalled about the 1989 book. “So we said, ‘Well, if Eliot’s ...