Simple, Organic and Sustainable
4 ways to Organically Enhance your Garden Using Leaves Compost Mulch Mold and more Fall leaves are a great source of organic material and the essential trace elements your soil and plants need to thrive. During the fall collected leaves can be used in the following 4 ways. Prior to using the leaves it will…
On todays episode we are going to update you on the use of green manure or cover crops in our garden including some of the benefits this practice has and what’s next. The Greek Historian Xenophon who lived from 450 – 355BC was the first to research and promote the use of Green Manure as…
On todays episode we are going to talk about companion plantings such as marigolds and dive deeper into the practice. What is companion planting? It is the practice of selecting plants that when planted together are beneficial to either one or both of them. Often companion planting has attributed characteristics such as decreased pest presence,…
On todays episode we are going to show you how to make a leaf based compost with all free or recycled materials. The use of compost is one of the pillars of my gardening technique. Composted material including mulch helped me achieve a long term goal of requiring no store bough fertilizers in my garden…
How to Prune and Transplant Raspberries Raspberries are by far my favorite perennial. They are great for snacks with the kids to making wine they are a great addition to any garden. Raspberries send out new canes every year and require two different varieties for cross pollination. Generally after the individual cane produce fruit they…