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Soil Troubleshooting Guide A to Z
No matter how much love and compost you pour into your garden, soil sometimes misbehaves. Plants look yellow, fruit drops early, or herbs refuse to sprout. The good news? Most …
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Raised Beds: Soil Layering, Refreshing, and Renewal
Raised beds have become the poster child of modern food gardening—and for good reason. They’re neat, productive, easier on the knees, and they let gardeners sidestep stubborn native soils. But …
Amending Existing Soil: Fix, Don’t Fight
If there’s one universal truth about gardening, it’s this: none of us start with perfect soil. Maybe yours is sticky clay that clumps on your shovel. Maybe it’s sandy grit …
The Best Soil for an Indoor Vegetable Garden
If you’ve seen one soil, you’ve seen them all. It’s just dirt, right? Is there any reason you can’t use your raised bed soil for your indoor garden? The answer …
Planting Kale in the Ground or in Raised Beds
Planting kale is easy. As soon as the soil is workable after your last frost, direct-sow your seeds about a quarter inch in the ground in rows 18 inches to …
