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Month: August 2014

August 31, 2014April 22, 2016Stephen Video

Mulching Garden Beds for Winter Organic Easy and Cheap using Comfrey Used Coffee Grounds and Paper

As your crops come out its time to think of how to continue to improve your soil. If you don’t have the average 6-8 weeks for green manure or cover crops to effectively work it may be worth thinking about mulching now while there is still warm weather and biological activity. This will set you…

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August 28, 2014April 22, 2016Stephen Video

Planning and Planting Fall and Winter Crops

With winter fast approaching its time to plant our fall and winter plants. For the most part they are cold hardy leafy greens that we should be able to enjoy for months to come.

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August 24, 2014April 22, 2016Stephen Video

The Nutrient Cycle Episode 4 in the Garden Soil Series

On todays episode we are going to talk about the nutrient cycle in your garden. Last time we spoke about the Nitrogen Cycle however this is only one of the essential elements for plant growth. Plants require 18 elements to sustain growth. Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere and water or H20 provide the bulk of…

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August 21, 2014April 22, 2016Stephen Video

Does Rock Dust and Biochar Increase Tomato and Kale production?

The last 6 weeks have seen some changes in the trial beds. The kale suffered some sever damage shortly after the last update being almost completely eaten by some sort of rodent. The final numbers are as follows Rock Dust 225.0 g Control 277.5 g Biochar 222.5g The tomatoes really took off taking over much…

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August 17, 2014April 22, 2016Stephen Video

Cover Crops as Green Manure Improve your Soil

On todays episode we are going to talk about Green manure or cover crops. Even though it is nice and warm outside it is time in Zone 3 to start thinking about the fall. As such we have a great opportunity to continue to build our soil helping both the plants this year and for…

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