--- title: GrowPerma Blog | Soil & Composting description: Soil & Composting | --- [Skip to content](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/soil-composting#main-content) [![GrowPerma](https://growperma.com/hubfs/icon-512.png)](https://growperma.com/) - [Blog](https://growperma.com/blog) - [About](https://growperma.com/about) [Join the Weekly Dig](https://growperma.com/newsletter) - [Blog](https://growperma.com/blog) - [About](https://growperma.com/about) [Join the Weekly Dig](https://growperma.com/newsletter) # Soil & Composting Articles tagged with "soil-composting" [All](https://growperma.com/blog/all) [Soil & Composting](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/soil-composting) [Companion Planting](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/companion-planting) [Permaculture Foundations](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/permaculture-foundations) [Food Forest](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/food-forest) [Syntropic Agriculture](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/syntropic-agriculture) [Permaculture Around the World](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/permaculture-around-the-world) ![Colored-pencil illustration of three backyard compost bins: a mesh ring, an enclosed bin, and a tumbler](https://growperma.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/images/gp-compost-bin-hero.webp?width=400&height=220&name=gp-compost-bin-hero.webp) 15 Sep [Soil & Composting](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/soil-composting) ## Best Outdoor Compost Bin: Picks by Yard Size Peter Vogel ![Water from a watering can beading and running off cracked dry garden soil instead of soaking in, beside a wilting pepper plant](https://growperma.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/images/gp-0549-hero-water-runoff-20260908-070106.webp?width=400&height=220&name=gp-0549-hero-water-runoff-20260908-070106.webp) 8 Sep [Soil & Composting](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/soil-composting) ## Hydrophobic Soil: Why Water Runs Off and How to Fix It Peter Vogel ![Late winter homestead pasture at dawn with frost-heaved ground, scattered clover seed and a broadcast spreader ready for frost seeding](https://growperma.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/images/gp-0546-hero-frost-seeding-clover-20260908-061142.webp?width=400&height=220&name=gp-0546-hero-frost-seeding-clover-20260908-061142.webp) 8 Sep [Soil & Composting](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/soil-composting) ## Frost Seeding Clover: Let Winter Plant It for You Peter Vogel ![Dark liquid humic acid concentrate poured into a watering can beside a garden bed, with granular humate and a heap of compost alongside for comparison](https://growperma.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/images/gp-0545-hero-humic-acid-application-20260907-145106.webp?width=400&height=220&name=gp-0545-hero-humic-acid-application-20260907-145106.webp) 7 Sep [Soil & Composting](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/soil-composting) ## Humic Acid for Plants: What the Evidence Shows Peter Vogel ![Gardener standing on a broadfork with tines sunk deep into a garden bed, loosened crumbly soil beside untouched compacted ground](https://growperma.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/images/gp-0542-hero-broadforking-bed-20260907-140250.webp?width=400&height=220&name=gp-0542-hero-broadforking-bed-20260907-140250.webp) 7 Sep [Soil & Composting](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/soil-composting) ## Hardpan Soil: How to Find It and Break It Up Peter Vogel ![Gardener scattering coarse blue-green greensand from a scoop over a dark autumn garden bed with an amendment sack and trowel nearby](https://growperma.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/images/gp-0541-hero-greensand-spreading-20260907-134704.webp?width=400&height=220&name=gp-0541-hero-greensand-spreading-20260907-134704.webp) 7 Sep [Soil & Composting](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/soil-composting) ## Greensand Fertilizer: What It Actually Does for Soil Peter Vogel ![Backyard vegetable bed covered in taut clear plastic for soil solarization with condensation underneath and productive beds alongside](https://growperma.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/images/gp-0538-hero-solarization-bed-20260907-125835.webp?width=400&height=220&name=gp-0538-hero-solarization-bed-20260907-125835.webp) 7 Sep [Soil & Composting](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/soil-composting) ## Soil Solarization vs Tarping: Which One Clears Your Bed Peter Vogel ![Two-prong analogue soil moisture meter with a dial pushed into a terracotta pot on a potting bench beside a trowel and watering can](https://growperma.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/images/gp-0526-hero-20260902-065433.webp?width=400&height=220&name=gp-0526-hero-20260902-065433.webp) 2 Sep [Soil & Composting](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/soil-composting) ## Soil Moisture Meters: What the Cheap Ones Actually Measure Peter Vogel ![Three piles side by side in an autumn garden: dark finished compost, mineral screened topsoil and bagged garden soil with a spade](https://growperma.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/images/gp-0523-hero-20260902-063146.webp?width=400&height=220&name=gp-0523-hero-20260902-063146.webp) 2 Sep [Soil & Composting](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/soil-composting) ## Topsoil vs Compost vs Garden Soil: Which One Your Beds Actually Need Peter Vogel ![Mason jar of settled garden soil on a windowsill showing distinct sand, silt and clay bands with pencil marks on masking tape](https://growperma.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/images/gp-0524-hero-20260902-063954.webp?width=400&height=220&name=gp-0524-hero-20260902-063954.webp) 2 Sep [Soil & Composting](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/soil-composting) ## 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