OK, so we started our seeds last month (or two weeks ago, or now, if you’re me) and we’re ready to transplant them into the garden or pots. How do you know when the little plants are ready to transplant? Leaves The leaves tell us when the plants are ready. For all seed-bearing plants, the […]
Soil
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To Till or No-till?
Whether you have a flower pot on a windowsill or your whole yard turned garden wonderland, growing flowers and vegetables is easy. Plants want to grow. But when starting a garden of any size, like when you start any new project, there are choices to be made. One of these choices is how to prepare […]
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Why I Hate Landscape Fabric
The black death — aka landscape fabric — stifles your soil and looks lousy when it inevitably peeks through. Sometimes I try to be fair and balanced on an issue so I don’t sound like some kind of gardening zealot. Today isn’t one of those times. I think landscape fabric sucks. There, I said it. […]
