Simple, Organic and Sustainable
How to build soil fertility for the perfect garden soil for free! It is fall here in Alberta and that means the summer crops are done and some of the garden beds are done for the year. Just because there is nothing goring in some of these beds does not mean you can’t be getting…
Today we are going to follow up on the next questions that have come out of the 2014 home garden field trials and put one of my garden claims to the test. What nutrients or elements do Rock Dust and fall leaves bring into the garden and how do they stack up against each other.…
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 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…