What to Do When Your Compost Smells Like Ammonia or Sulfur
If you've read much about compost, you know it shouldn't have too much of an odor. And if you've been composting for more than five minutes, you also know that …
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5 Tools & Tips for Surface Sowing Seeds
If you think about it, the idea of surface sowing seeds isn't that radical. I can guarantee there aren't many gardeners carefully measuring out the perfect depth to plant dandelion …
How to Use Animal Manure as Fertilizer for Food Gardens
Using manure as fertilizer is not new. Commercial farms have done it for ages. But given that most of us home gardeners don't have the same space or tools as …
Diamonds or Compost
My husband, Don, was Christmas shopping one rainy December day when he bumped into a friend who was on his way to the jewelry store to buy his wife a …
