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Articles tagged with "soil-composting"

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    Split cross-section of garden soil showing bacteria around a vegetable root on one side and white fungal mycelium around a tree root on the other
    8 Jul
    Soil & Composting

    Soil Biology: Bacteria vs Fungi Dominated Soils

    Peter Vogel
    A backyard gardener tearing flattened brown cardboard and shredded paper into a compost bin with green kitchen scraps
    1 Jul
    Soil & Composting

    Composting Paper and Cardboard: Brown Material Basics

    Peter Vogel
    A backyard gardener double digging a vegetable bed with a spade beside an open trench of rich dark soil
    1 Jul
    Soil & Composting

    Double Digging: When It Helps and When It Hurts

    Peter Vogel
    Home gardener turning a steaming Berkeley method hot compost pile with a garden fork in a backyard vegetable garden
    1 Jul
    Soil & Composting

    Berkeley Method: 18-Day Fast Composting

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil crayon illustration of a backyard garden with cracked dry heavy clay soil and wilting tomato plants
    19 Jun
    Soil & Composting

    Gypsum for Clay Soil: Does It Work?

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil crayon illustration of a backyard vegetable garden with a freshly dug trench filled with kitchen scraps for composting
    18 Jun
    Soil & Composting

    Trench Composting: Bury Your Waste, Feed Your Soil

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil crayon illustration of a backyard compost bin with crushed eggshells, vegetable peelings, and coffee grounds
    15 Jun
    Soil & Composting

    Composting Eggshells: Do They Add Calcium?

    Peter Vogel
    Dual chamber compost tumbler in a backyard garden setting with a homeowner turning the crank surrounded by vegetable beds and flowering plants
    11 Jun
    Soil & Composting

    Best Compost Tumblers (Reviewed and Tested)

    Peter Vogel
    Backyard gardener kneeling beside a freshly dug 12-inch test hole filling it with water from a watering can to perform a soil drainage perc test with a ruler for measurement
    11 Jun
    Soil & Composting

    Soil Drainage Test: How to Check Before You Plant

    Peter Vogel
    Backyard gardener mowing a flowering crimson clover and rye cover crop with a string trimmer leaving residue as green mulch
    10 Jun
    Soil & Composting

    How to Terminate Cover Crops: Chop and Drop Methods

    Peter Vogel