Freshly applied salt hay mulch on a newly planted Vego Garden
Give Away: Salt Hay Mulch
We're giving away a small box of Salt Hay. To find out why we like it, read on...
Photo by Andrew Cheeseman
Ask Gardenerd: Water Crisis – How to Conserve Water for Garden Plants
I've been hearing from clients about new water restrictions cities are implementing to deal with California's water crisis. In some cases, cities plan to cut homeowner's water supply by 50%.
Podcast: The Importance of Woodchip with Ben Raskin
Nerd alert! This week's guest is all about the "woodchip" as they say in Great Britain ("wood chips" for Americans). Ben Raskin joins us this week.
YouTube: Difference Between Compost and Mulch
This question comes in all the time: What's the Difference Between Compost and Mulch? It can be confusing because sometimes you can mulch with compost, and other times you can make compost from mulch. So let's clear up a few things.
Interplanting Corn
You've probably heard of the Three Sisters Garden, where you plant corn, beans, and squash together for a symbiotic relationship that takes up less space for all three crops. But interplanting can work with other crops too. This year, we decided to experiment with interplanting corn in with a sweet potato bed that won't give up the ghost. Each year, despite pulling what we think is all the sweet potatoes, the crop keeps coming back, rendering a 4x4 bed unavailable…
Soil Foodweb: It’s a Party In There
This week we are delighted to present another guest blogger, Sheri Powell-Wolff, A.K.A. Compost Teana. Sheri is an Advisor and Master Soil Consultant for Soil Foodweb Oregon and Earth Fortifications in Corvallis, Oregon. Her company, Compost TEAna’s Organic Landscapes provides compost tea services and soil biology testing and consultation in the Los Angeles Area. She's here to gives us the ...
Adventures with City Mulch
Awhile ago, my husband and I decided to put a hold on our backyard design project until the economy levels off. This of course took place after we had ripped out most of the existing plants and installed drainage and irrigation materials. So we had a lovely expanse of dirt we were perfectly willing to live with (which many students have seen if you've come to a class at the house and test garden).
Of course, what happens when you have a large expanse of dirt? You get weeds.
We needed mulch to cover the dirt. Lots of ...