Healthy plants don’t grow alone. Learn how living soil supports plant health through soil microbes, compost, mulch, and living roots—and how to build healthier, more resilient soil in your own garden.
Learning How to Build and Maintain Soil Fertility
Soil is a gardener’s most valuable asset. Providing a happy home for soil organisms in your garden can pay dividends.
Learn ideas for building and maintaining soil fertility, including fixing compacted soil, enriching with soil amendments, working with water and improving drainage, mulching, companion planting, and more.
A monoculture may look tidy, but it concentrates risk. Here’s how biodiverse gardens build healthier soil, support natural pest control, handle drought and excess water better, and create a more resilient garden ecosystem.
Compost used to be the heart of organic gardening. Now, herbicide contamination is a major concern. Learn 5 questions to ask before buying compost soil.
Compost can easily be contaminated with persistent herbicide which may harm your garden. Learn the cause and how to keep it out of your compost bin.
Raised beds on pavement is a strategy for gardeners with limited growing space. Learn how to grow food on paved surfaces such as concrete or asphalt.
Borage is a useful herb with delightful blue-purple flowers. Here are six reasons to grow this cousin to comfrey in the permaculture garden.
Got compaction? These clay-busting plants penetrate heavy soil to leave it loosened, aerated, and enriched. Jumpstart a regenerative garden ecology.
Heavy clay soil can be frustrating. Follow this 6-step plan to improve soil so you can garden with ease and grow crops that thrive.
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