Category Archives for Soil, Composting & Fertilizing

Soil erosion can take place quickly, such as during a heavy rainy season, or gradually over time. When we hear the term, we tend to think about cliffs or hills — sloping landscapes — but soil erosion occurs on flat land as well.

Vermicomposting, which means a process of composting with a help of worms, is becoming more and more popular nowadays because it is a rather simple method of getting rid of various wastes, kitchen scraps, and many other products.

All of us are feeling increasing pressure to do more with even less. Every state is discussing restricting phosphorus and fertilizer, and although they are not good for the environment, it also can make it hard to meet our needs in terms of plant growth. So what can be done to help ourselves as well as our plants?

From time immemorial humans have taken their sustenance from the earth. Beginning with hunter-gathering and continuing with agriculture, people depend on the earth's bounty to feed and clothe them.

It’s no secret that many people like to glow flowers around their homes and in gardens. What is a secret is how come some people flowers can look so good while others seem to look unhealthy and colorless?

Used to measure acidity or alkalinity of substances, pH is an abbreviation for the potential of hydrogen. It measures the hydrogen ions present in content with the hydroxide ions. pH meter has a full application from laboratory tests to gardening activities.

Once in a while, you looked up to your neighbors’ nice looking lawn that they spend less time and effort working on. Well, it is no longer a secret on how to have a green lawn free from pests and even the persisting weed. Addition of nutrients that are depleted in the soil by application of the best lawn fertilizer will nourish your grass to a healthy and deep green color.

For the past few years, there has been a rise in usage of worm castings to stimulate and improve farming. Stores are making huge sums of money selling these farm supplies that are known to turn your lawn or garden to a paradise.

Every gardener encounters roly polies, but few of us truly understand them. What are these strange creatures? Although they look like insects at first glance, roly polies are actually crustaceans. In fact, they are the only such animals to live their entire lives on land, but they are only able to survive in dark, moist environments.

Gardeners have to improve their soil each growing season to ensure that their harvest is bountiful. Each year, our plants deplete the soil of necessary nutrients, and we need to add some back. Many gardeners question the differences of vermiculite vs. perlite.