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The A-to-Z of Soil Health
Every gardener knows that when you start talking about soil, the conversation quickly fills with words that sound like they came out of a science lab: pH, humus, tilth, mycorrhizae. …
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DIY Soil Testing for Vegetable Gardens
Before you start applying fertilizers and lime treatments to your soil, take a sample and have it tested, either at home or professionally. Soil tests are like DNA kits for …
How to Get More Peas on Your Plant
Last spring, my six-year-old daughter taught me an important lesson about how to get more peas on your plant. She'd been helping me in the garden since she could walk, …
