Perennial plants are the backbone of every permaculture garden, and the more established these perennial plants are the easier time they will have pushing through the mulch. Mulching has a lot of benefits, from protecting the soil to retaining water, …
Monarch butterflies can be a great help in your garden, no matter if you are growing your own food or growing flowers for the wow factor. Monarch butterflies are extremely good pollinators, and as long as you provide them with …
Raised garden beds can benefit greatly from cover crops, not only these cover crops will stop erosion but they will also feed the soil for the next crop. No matter how small or large your raised garden beds are you …
There can be numerous reasons why grass will not grow in some spots, even a well-maintained lawn will have a couple of bare spots. Most people will simply seed with grass seeds these bare spots and hope for the best …
Amending clay soil is not as easy as some would want to make you believe, especially if you do not want to actually till the soil. The good news is that there are several ways how you can amend clay …
Mulching has a lot of benefits both for plants and for the topsoil as well, but how beneficial the mulch actually is, depends on what kind of mulch you use. Mulches are used for several reasons although, for the most …
Wildflowers are extremely beneficial to any local ecosystem, and they are essential especially if you are doing permaculture. Permaculture and wildflower gardening goes hand in hand, while your permaculture garden will provide you with food, the wildflower garden will provide …
Oftentimes the biggest challenge with raised garden beds is filling them. You have to be extra careful what kind of compost, mulch, or soil you use as this will be the growing environment for your plants. If you are on …
Clay soil tends to be fairly problematic, especially for new gardeners, the good news is that there are a couple of steps that you can make in order to break down clay soil. Amending clay soil is a form of …
Gardening in clay soil is possible, and if choose the right kind of plants to grow then you will have a bountiful harvest. A lot of people are overly pessimistic if their area is mostly clay soil, but no matter …
