Simple, Organic and Sustainable
Over the last year I have been investigating the science behind garden practices methods and products in the Testing Garden Assumptions Series. As a part of this series I have taken a look at a number of resources often sighted as being able to be used to fertilize your garden. I focused on free and…
As many of you know my Grand parents are a huge part of the reason I love to garden. They are great mentors and have such a wealth of knowledge that I have been lucky enough to have shared with me. Some of my most cherished memories are gardening with my parents and grandparents. This…
This time of year it is a great time to start preparing your soil for the next growing season. A few weeks ago I spoke about how I prepare my garden beds using mulch to add fertility over the winter. After putting down mulch on all of my garden beds and making my hot compost…
On today’s episode I am going to take a look at one of the questions I have been asked a few times now. Can you use human urine as fertilizer? Background on the subject From the dawn of agriculture and the domestication of animals we have used other animals manures and urines in agriculture as…
Key Observations Throughout the course of our testing garden assumptions series I have been asked a number of times about the use of wood ash as a soil amendment in vegetable gardens. This interested me as often I will add the ash from my small fire pit into my compost as it is something that…