With all the smoke, ash, and debris flying through the air, the big question coming up now is "Are my vegetables safe to eat?" Today's post sets out to answer that question.
This week's video continues with how to interpret the results. It also shares detailed instructions for how to calculate your soil amendment quantities based on the results you obtained.
Our latest video walks you through the process of how to do a soil test. Soil tests can be scary or feel too time consuming, but doing one is the equivalent of driving with your eyes open.
Our latest video explains hydrophobic soil: what is it and how to fix it. Christy shares how she's learned how to deal with this soil issue.
Our question to Ask Gardenerd this week came from Vincent Basehart about doing a soil test, "Do you recommend soil testing, and if so, can you recommend a kit that is easy to use?"
With the recent release of Al Gore's The Inconvenient Sequel, and the recent news of America's exit from the Paris Climate Accord, it seems appropriate to focus on what we can do to reduce our carbon footprint once again. While companies like Tesla tackle the automobile industry and fossil fuel dependency, we gardeners and farmers can hone in on soil carbon sequestration. I had the pleasure of sitting 1 row away from Al Gore during an interview after a screening…
What the heck is "Active Batch Composting" anyway? You're about to find out, but first let's look at another term: Cold composting. Cold composting, though the name is a bit of a misnomer, is what most gardeners do. We have a compost bin or pile, and over time we add our kitchen scraps and garden waste, some leaves and shredded office paper, tissues, paper towels, etc. We water it and wait. The temperature may climb to 100-120°F but that's about…
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 ...
Spring starts next week, and if you haven't started gardening, let this be the call to action. Since we've been experiencing technical
difficulties with our search feature on Gardenerd.com, we wanted to offer these helpful posts to help guide your gardening endeavors in the meanwhile.
Seed Starting - start seeds indoors for lettuces, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, squash, melons, cucumbers and beans.
Growing up, my parents had orange trees and stone fruit trees that I swear were planted in unamended clay soil and were never - ever - fertilized.
They thrived. My three citrus trees, on the other hand, which were planted with good drainage, plenty of compost and lots of care, are sad, sad, and more sad. What gives?
Our top New Years' Resolution was to figure out what was wrong with our ...