Most of us are constantly working on increasing the soil quality of our gardens – both the soil nutrients and […]
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The backyard has taken shape! The concept for the backyard is to create an edible food forest. It’s similar in
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I have been carefully prepping our garden bed in anticipation of the growing season for months now. Back in the
I remember talking with a silver-haired lady a few years back about gardening. She said she has created eleven gardens
A garden is only going to be as good as its soil quality, which is why we gardeners are obsessed
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compost, frugal, garden, mulch, permaculture, sheet mulching, soil healthPiles of leaves under bare trees are becoming a very common sight in our cities at this time of year.
The month of August in our garden means produce bonanza. This year I vowed to preserve the bounty better than
Okay, I am tired of sheet mulching. I am going to pretend this is the final chapter of the project,
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compost, garden, modern homesteading, mulch, permaculture, sheet mulching, soil healthI knew I would be doing all of the sheet mulching alone this weekend. I also knew the weather forecast
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clay, compost, garden, mulch, permaculture, sheet mulching, soil healthOur plan is to sheet mulch our entire front and backyard. We want to eliminate all of the grass in
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