It is the rare gardener indeed who moves into a house with great soil. In fact, many gardeners believe that it takes up to seven years to “amend’ mos
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A common error when buying a chemical fertilizer is failure to read the label, not just what are the “fertilizer” elements (NPK) given on the fro
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Adding good rich compost to your gardens is one of the smartest things you can do as a gardener. Compost is pure organic matter and when added to the
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Why not just use chemicals? It's a reasonable question. After all, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are chemicals, so where is the advantage i
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When you’re growing plants, you know that everything starts with a good foundation, the roots. Whether you’re transplanting clones or new seedlin
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Growing hydroponically can become a pricey venture, so it's smart to examine ways to reduce the total cost of a hydroponic growing operation. But
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Eventually the gardening world tries a new technology in pursuit of bigger, better, and healthier plants. A trend that started several years ago
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The early detection of deficiency symptoms is important because symptoms are often more unique and easier to distinguish when they first appear (
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Building high populations of beneficial microorganisms in the soil will dramatically increase growing success, soil, and plant health, and help i
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If you have recently purchased a compost tumbler bin you have just taken the first step toward aerobic composting. There are two main types of compos
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