With many gardeners becoming more conscious of how they garden–the chemicals they use on their plants–there have been many organic fertilizer companies popping up left and right. Where once it was difficult for an organic gardener to find resources at their local garden center, now it is almost to the point [...]
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How important is soil to your plant? Let’s look at an analogy we can all understand: All of us eat meals, right? We all need food to survive. However, exactly WHAT we eat directly effects how healthy we are. If our meal consists of empty calories and has no vitamins, minerals [...] I’ve had a few readers ask me this question, so I thought it would benefit everyone if I wrote a blog explaining some of the top reasons chemical, man-made fertilizers are not a good choice. Each different chemical fertilizer can effect you, your plants, and your environment in different ways, but for the most part, [...] In this blog, I will highlight some of the top brands of organic lawn fertilizers. All of these are highly recommended, safe to use around children and pets, and very reasonably priced. A Few For Review: Cockadoodle DOO offers a 4-step program to healthy, green lawns. The program includes pre-treatment weed control, feeding young lawns, continuing weed [...] Okay, okay, so the facts behind fish meal are not really all that fishy, but I couldn’t resist! The truth of the matter is, fish meal is an excellent, all organic fertilizer that has been used for many, many years on nitrogen hungry plants. Fish meal is made from either the whole fish body or [...] When most people think of any kind of animal byproduct…well…most people try to avoid thinking of animal byproduct. But organic gardeners are not most people, right? We see benefits where others may just see yuckiness. If you never knew that bat guano could be used as a natural fertilizer, you’re in for a treat–and so [...] Yes, that’s right, coffee as a fertilizer. Used coffee grounds, to be exact! Every day, millions of people enjoy coffee. In fact, for every three cups of water drank, one cup of coffee is drank. The end result of all that coffee drinking is a lot of coffee grounds! And what do we do with those [...] All farming and gardening used to rely on natural fertilizer. What happened? The Way it Was Up until the beginning of the 20th century, most people grew a substantial portion of their own food-either on the farm or in a garden. Farms were more diverse. One farmer would likely raise chickens, pigs and cows, and would grow [...] |
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