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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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…
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…
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…
Complete Guide to Pepper Pruning for Massive Easy Organic Harvests
If you have been following along last year we decided to try pruning hot peppers. The end goal of this was to produce a pepper bush that would not only produce heavily but quickly. In this episode we are going to go over how to prune from start to finish and when to start this…