We all know the importance of a balanced diet for people, and the same is true for the microorganisms that make composting magic happen. Rather than four major food groups, though, the “food plate” for these miniature humus-makers only includes ...
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18 Things You Should Never (Ever) Compost
Composting is a critical practice for gardeners committed to growing healthy, high quality plants in a way that, unlike standard gardening practices, nourishes the earth, year after year. But while it may be tempting to toss nearly anything into ...
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Gardening involves a lot of hard work, from turning the compost pile to deep tilling. If you love gardening but hate all of the chores, then we’ve got your answer. Lasagna gardening is exactly what the name implies: layering ...
Read More »Compost: The Cheapest Way To Feed Your Chickens When You Can’t Free-Range
If you’re like me and a lot of other homesteaders, you: Keep a small flock of backyard chickens to feed your family; Want to cut down on commercial feeds; Prefer to eat organic; Can’t free-range because of limited pasture ...
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For most people, gardening is limited to the summer months, when the weather is warm. However, commercial growers don’t always depend on the weather being cooperative. While most farmers are limited by the weather as well, there are some who ...
Read More »The No-Till, Super-Easy Gardening Method (That You’ve Got To Start NOW)
Lasagna gardening is a great, time-saving, no-ill, easy form of gardening. With a little start-up work, you can create an almost completely weed-free garden of rich soil in which your plants will thrive. A lasagna garden, as its name suggests, ...
Read More »The Easiest Way To Compost During Frigid Winter Months
Were you one of those children who loved to pick up wiggling worms after a rain? You can still play with these helpful friends as an adult gardener. Worms are actually quite the composters themselves and through the art of ...
Read More »The Cheapest Way To Feed Your Chickens
The biggest cost of producing eggs on the homestead is purchasing commercial feed rather than maximizing homegrown feeds that nature readily provides. An easy trick to providing food and exercise for your flock in the fall and early winter is ...
Read More »Essential Pre-Winter Chores Most Gardeners Simply Forget
The leaves are changing and the breeze is cooler. Many gardeners start to drift away from their gardens during fall, but this is the time where so much needs to be done. It’s not the moment to prepare the garden ...
Read More »Composting: Everything You Wanted To Know (But Didn’t Want To Ask)
Most people know what composting is but are often not sure how to create their own compost pile – or they wonder if it will really make a difference. Creating a pile, though, is fairly easy and very beneficial to ...
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