compost – Backyard Vitality

This “CLEAN” Compost Trick Will Make Your Veggies Grow Huge

3 min read | Author - Susan Patterson

It’s spring, and for many gardeners around the country, it is time to prepare garden beds and start planting. One of the best things you can do for your plants is to supercharge your soil with rich, nutrient-dense compost. Don’t have time for composting? Don’t fret; there is one really neat compost trick that takes little time and effort but pays off big – building up the soil and making nutrients available to hungry plants and beneficial critters deep inside the soil.

Top 11 Homemade Fertilizers

5 min read | Author - Susan Patterson

How you feed your plants makes a tremendous difference to the quality and quantity of your harvest. Organic fertilizer can provide your plants with the nutrition that they need to grow and thrive, defend pests, and resist disease.

3 Reasons to Stop Using Peat and What to Use Instead

4 min read | Author - Taylor Ramsey

Peat is a fibrous material made up of partially decomposed plant materials and natural forms in the earth in locations that fulfil particular requirements. For instance, the climate has to be mild (not rising above a certain temperature), stagnant water must be present, and it will only form in anaerobic conditions, which essentially just means the the absence of oxygen. Peat is most commonly found in Russia and Canada.

5 Things To Do For A Massive Harvest of Beans

4 min read | Author - Susan Patterson

Beans are a staple crop in home gardens around the world. They are robust, easy to start, and a delicious garden vegetable that can be canned and preserved for later enjoyment. But have you ever wondered if there was anything that you could do to maximize your bean plant’s performance and increase your yield? In fact, there are some really easy, time-tested tricks that can help you have a huge harvest of your favorite beans.

Should I Pee in My Garden? Recognizing the Value in Human Urine

4 min read | Author - Susan Patterson

Believe it or not, you are flushing valuable, nutrient-rich liquid down the toilet every time you urinate. We don’t think twice about putting cow manure, chicken droppings, and various other animal excrements in our garden, so why is the thought of using your own urine in the garden so appalling? Instead of immediately dismissing the idea as some all-natural, health nut hoax, take a look at these research-backed reasons to add human urine to your garden.

7 Ways to Use Cardboard for a Bigger and Longer Harvest

6 min read | Author - Susan Patterson

Are you ready for a staggering statistic? In the United States of America, over 850 tons of paper and cardboard are thrown out each year. Sadly, this is equal to about 1 billion trees! Pretty horrifying, right? Over 80% of the packaging used in America contains some form of cardboard. An average household can toss as much as 13,000 separate pieces of cardboard each year.

7 Ways to Use Sugar in Your Garden

5 min read | Author - Susan Patterson

It’s a new year; perhaps the year you will cut all refined sugar from your diet, which is a great thing to do. Your resolution to be healthier, however, may leave you with a few extra bags of white sugar – you know the kind that you loved (past tense) to put in your favorite cookies? No worries, that same sugar that you are trying to nix out of your diet is the very thing your garden needs.

7 Ways to Feed Your Backyard Chickens for Free

5 min read | Author - Susan Patterson

You got backyard chickens to become more self-reliant – because isn’t growing your own food supposed to save you money? Unfortunately, those backyard chickens can quickly become an expensive hobby. Plus, if you’re relying on store-bought feed to keep your little egg farm running, then you’re still tied to mainstream supply chains.

8 Great Uses for Wood Chips in Your Yard and Garden

5 min read | Author - Susan Patterson

Wood chips are a versatile material that you can often get for free. They have many uses for your yard and garden, from the aesthetic to the practical. Read on for some creative ways to use wood chips to improve your property.

The Ultimate Guide to Growing Organic

7 min read | Author - Susan Patterson

Leaping from traditional gardening methods to organic ones may seem daunting at best. However, there are many little tricks that you can employ without much effort to help you get started on your organic gardening journey. Here are just a few of the most important areas to focus on as you transition to organic growing.

What You Need to Know About Buying Bulk Compost

4 min read | Author - Susan Patterson

The generous and consistent use of compost is what makes a yard and garden beautiful. It is nature’s superfood for huge blooms, beautiful shrubs, trees, fruits, vegetables, and herbs. When people ask me how I get my yard to look so beautiful and vibrant, I tell them that I have a secret weapon…compost.

This “CLEAN” Compost Trick Will Make Your Veggies Grow Huge

Top 11 Homemade Fertilizers

3 Reasons to Stop Using Peat and What to Use Instead

5 Things To Do For A Massive Harvest of Beans

Should I Pee in My Garden? Recognizing the Value in Human Urine

7 Ways to Use Cardboard for a Bigger and Longer Harvest

7 Ways to Use Sugar in Your Garden

7 Ways to Feed Your Backyard Chickens for Free

8 Great Uses for Wood Chips in Your Yard and Garden

The Ultimate Guide to Growing Organic

What You Need to Know About Buying Bulk Compost

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