Tag: Garden Maintenance
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Cover Crops Quick Reference
Looking for the right cover crop for your garden? This free printable Quick Reference compares common cover crops, their soil benefits, when to grow them, and which ones can also feed you or your chickens. Want to learn more? Read the full Cover Crops Guide for more details. Small Steps. Meaningful Rewards.
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Soil Amendments Quick Reference
Not sure which soil amendment does what? This free printable Quick Reference gives you an easy way to compare common soil amendments, what they add, and why you might use them. Want to learn more? Read the full Beginner’s Guide to Soil Amendments for more details and information. Small Steps. Meaningful Rewards.
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How to Clean and Care for Garden Tools
Your garden tools have been through some things this summer. Mud. Rain. Fertilizer. Plant sap. Mystery goo. That one tomato plant you swear tried to eat you alive. By the end of the growing season, your shovels, trowels, shears, pruners, and other garden tools deserve a little attention before you toss them into the garage…
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What are Cover Crops? Do you need them?
Cover crops are plants grown primarily to benefit your soil rather than produce a harvest. They can protect bare ground, add organic matter, suppress weeds, and, depending on what you plant, help improve soil structure or manage nitrogen. That may even mean fewer soil supplements later! Some cover crops are edible, too. A plant that…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Garden Soil Amendments
Your plants spend the entire growing season pulling water and nutrients from the soil. Eventually, sometimes those nutrients need to be replaced. But that does NOT mean you should wander down the garden aisle, grab a bag of everything labeled “plant food,” and dump it into the garden. More is not always better when it…
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The Garden Survived Summer! Now Let’s Get Ready for Fall
Summer is winding down, the garden is looking a little tired, and you may finally be reaching the point where you’re no longer finding zucchini on the counter, in the refrigerator, and possibly haunting your dreams. It must be fall garden cleanup time! Yea. I’m not excited either. It’s ok. What fall garden cleanup actually…
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How to Prune Tomatoes Without Feeling Like a Villain
Tomato plants are a lot like excited puppies. Give them a bit of sun, some water, and a little fertilizer, and before you know it…BAM! They’re growing in every direction possible. Now you have a tomato bush, not so much a plant. While all the growth is pretty impressive, a bit of pruning will help…
