Making Soil Acidic for Tomato Plants
I have heard that tomato plants like an acidic soil. Is this right and if so how do I obtain this? Thanks.
Lowering Soil PH With Grass Clippings
Does using green grass clippings in your soil lower the pH of the soil?
Using Loamy Soil When Planting In Sandy Soil
I live in the tropics, on the beach. The ground of course is very sandy. I am aware of certain plants/trees that love sandy soil - coconuts, tropical pine, papaya, mangoes, citronella, passion fruit. There are many tropical fruit trees (guava, banana, avocado) that need a loamy type of soil which I do not have.
I live in Wyoming and have very sandy soil. I would like to plant lilacs and need to know the best time to plant and how to care for them.
Newspaper and Mulch Instead of New Soil
I am trying to clean out and work up a few flower beds on a limited income. My question is this: I cannot buy topsoil or planting soil. Can I still hopefully have a successful bed using newspaper and mulch? How should that be done?
Using Low Soil Mix For Vegetable Container Garden
I'm 23 year old male from the UK and starting to grow a patio vegetable garden for the first time. I was reading one of your comments about using soilless mix or low soil mix, what do u mean by that? Is it similar to our peat free compost? If not, is it ok to use peat in a vegetable garden if your using containers?
How Do Egg Shells and Coffee Grounds Help Plants?
What nutrients do egg shells and coffee grounds have in them that help plants?
Are coffee grounds safe for succulents?
Are coffee grounds safe for succulents?
Do-It Yourself Liquid Fertilizers & Teas
One of the fundamental principles of organic gardening is to "feed the soil, not the plant." The idea behind this concept is that if you start with healthy soil in the first place, you won't need a lot of additional fertilizers.
Make Your Own Soil Testing Kit
How does one make his own soil testing kit?
Decontaminating Soil Before Growing Vegetables
Is there any way to decontaminate existing flower beds of dog and cat feces so that I could plant vegetables such as beans, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash?
I heard that the county extension or county agriculture sells mulch bins to the public. Does anyone know about this are can they tell me who it is that does and how do I get ahold of them?
I have very rocky soil making any digging with a shovel very difficult. Any suggestions? I've been here a year and already have two large piles of roundish river rock of various sizes. I don't know if I should try to use them to build a short stone wall for a raised bed garden because I have no experience doing anything like that.
Preheat Your Soil for a Faster Harvest (Solarizing Soil)
Many vegetables, like tomatoes, beans, squash and peppers need soil temperatures to reach nearly 70ºF before their growth can really take off. By solarizing your soil a month before you set out your warm-weather vegetables, you can fast forward your garden calendar and speed up your harvest by as much as two weeks!
I have some sort of a soil deficiency in my coastal garden that causes vegetable leaves to grow in a mottled pattern - light green and dark green. Eventually the light green portions die and turn brown. I have ammended the soil with lime, seaweed, compost and rotted manure and still the problem persists. Does anyone know how I can find out what is missing without paying for an expensive soil analysis?
Rabbit food (alfalfa pellets) makes a wonderful, inexpensive, natural fertiliser. Simply sprinkle several handfuls around established plants and scratch into the soil, then water well. In a few minutes, it will 'melt'.
Good Potting Soil for Vegetables and Flowers
Next Spring, I would like to sell a number of seedlings at a flea mart type setting. What would be a good all-around potting soil mix for vegetables and for floral type plants? I'd like to make it from scratch.
Easy, Do-It-Yourself Soil Testing
Maintaining good soil is your most important task as a gardener-even more important than maintaining your plants. If you're starting a new garden or your plants and flowers just aren't growing well despite your best efforts, then having your soil tested probably makes sense.
Before I repot plants in soil that has been sitting in a bag in the garage or outdoors, I sterilize it and kill any hidden bugs by putting it in the oven at 200 degrees for about an hour.
Many of us know that our soil isn't as good as we want it to be. Some soils are extremely sandy and do not hold water at all. Other soils are mostly clay and hold water all too well. However, it can be maddeningly difficult to decipher what exactly your soil is composed of that keeps it from being your plant's dirt paradise.
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I live in Wyoming and have very sandy soil. I would like to plant lilacs and need to know the best time to plant and how to care for them.
Do-It Yourself Liquid Fertilizers & Teas
One of the fundamental principles of organic gardening is to "feed the soil, not the plant." The idea behind this concept is that if you start with healthy soil in the first place, you won't need a lot of additional fertilizers.
Make Your Own Soil Testing Kit
How does one make his own soil testing kit?
Preheat Your Soil for a Faster Harvest (Solarizing Soil)
Many vegetables, like tomatoes, beans, squash and peppers need soil temperatures to reach nearly 70ºF before their growth can really take off. By solarizing your soil a month before you set out your warm-weather vegetables, you can fast forward your garden calendar and speed up your harvest by as much as two weeks!
