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April 17, 20220

A Quick and Easy Course in Composting

Composting is one of many organic gardening tasks that have become unnecessarily complicated. Composting is the cycle of plant life that Mother N

February 28, 20220

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

February 19, 20220

Why not just use chemicals? It's a reasonable question. After all, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are chemicals, so where is the advantage i

July 27, 20210

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

July 13, 20210

Last winter on a snowy February evening, my husband and I drove home from a meeting of the Clean Air committee in a neighboring town. It prompted

May 14, 20210

As demonstrated in any playground sandbox, the simple process of scooping up earth and placing it in a pile can provide a child with immense sati

May 1, 20210

BioPlex Organics promotes a staunch commitment to the environment and encourages an intense focus on what each individual ingredient means for th

April 20, 20210

Hoe Peppers How do you prevent your garden from being a 24-hour diner for every insect that passes through the neighborhood? There are several che

April 7, 20210

Did you know that Native Americans always planted the Three Sisters –beans, corn and squash – together in the same vegetable bed? The reason is p

March 1, 20210

Organic growing has always been a time-consuming endeavor involving sourcing separate nutrients, deciding on mixing ratios for the components