Food

The Dos And Don’ts Of Compost

Composting can be a great way to add inexpensive fertilizer and nutrient-rich soil to your garden, as well as an eco-friendly way to reduce the amount of waste that you produce. Composting is also very [ … ]

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How Earthworms Boost Garden Production

They make many people cringe and little boys love to taunt little girls with them, but earthworms are endlessly useful. Without them, our soil would not be as amenable to growing crops as it is. [ … ]

Survival Gardening for Pandemics

The Hard Facts About Organic Fertilizers

Gardening is a fun and practical pastime. You can work out your stress by working the soil, teach your kids valuable skills and lessons, and, best of all, grow much or even all of your [ … ]

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Composting in Winter

In the northern hemisphere, November sprawls across the border of autumn and winter like a damp gray blanket. While the eleventh month brings a few pleasant days to us in North Carolina, it also carries stretches of time burdened by chilly winds and cold rains. It’s enough to make an old fellow want to pull the comforter up to his furry chin and stay in bed to ride out the whole sloppy mess. Bats, bears, hedgehogs, squirrels, chipmunks, and a host of other critters are either… [ … ]

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Composting Made Easy

Hello Everybody!  Hope you all had a great holiday and your New Year is going well!  I don’t know about you, but time just slipped away from me.  I can’t believe it’s already the second [ … ]