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What is a quicker way to speed up composting process?
TweetMy boyfriend’s mother did an organic "no dig" garden last year and she now has leaves and fruits and vegetable peels on the garden composting creating new soil for the coming season. However, a lot of the compost is still leaves and other bric-a-brac, not decomposed yet. Any way to help and speed up the … Continue reading
What should I grow in my home vegetable garden?
TweetI’m working on learning how to be more self-sufficient, and living "off the grid." One of the things I’ve been researching is gardening. Specifically, I’m wanting to start a well balanced fruit and vegetable garden. I live in the NorthWest, and we get a lot of rain. The hottest it gets is like 100 in … Continue reading
Are hydroponic, fogponic, and aeroponic methods of gardening producing ineffective nutritional foods?
TweetAs opposed to outside traditional gardening with "real" sunlight and soil. Is the food unnurturing? So, no deficiencies in the food whatsoever? Are there tests?
In gardening, what is the meaning of "deadheading" a flower?
TweetI was reading an article about container gardening and it reads: "Feed monthly with a balanced fertilizer, and deadhead spent flowers regularly to keep them blooming." Are we just talking about getting rid of the old flowers? Or is there any particular way you have to cut the flowers in order to encourage more blooms? … Continue reading