How To Winterize Fabric Pots To Extend The Season
It’s important to winterize fabric pots, especially in cold climates. Here are our recommendations for the best ways to do that!
Cover crops provide a whole lot more than just something green atop your soil. Some types add nitrogen to the soil over time, while others improve the aeration or texture of your soil. Erosion is reduced and weed growth is slowed when a good cover crop is in place. Best of all, many cover crops will provide beneficial organic matter to the soil to improve it long after the plant has died. We explore these beneficial and incredible plants and how they’re used to make your soil better for future growth!
It’s important to winterize fabric pots, especially in cold climates. Here are our recommendations for the best ways to do that!
Hairy vetch is a somewhat wild looking plant with many uses in the garden. We discuss growing and maintaining hairy vetch in the garden here!
A cereal rye cover crop is a great choice for the winter months. We discuss how to implement a winter rye cover crop in your garden.
Many forms of biological nitrogen fixation occur in the soil. We’re providing a layman’s guide to this essential part of soil building!
What exactly is crop rotation, and why does it matter? We explain the science behind crop rotation and why it’s so beneficial.
Selecting cover crops for raised beds shouldn’t be a chore. We break down a variety of these and help you pick what’s best for your beds!
There are many types of clover used for a clover cover crop, but some are better than others. We walk through the basics of getting started!
The buckwheat plant makes for a great cover crop, but its seed is edible and commonly used to make flour. Our guide shares growing methods!
The red clover plant is commonly used as a green manure, but did you know its roots can go down 8 feet? We explore this useful cover crop!
An alfalfa cover crop can gradually build your soil’s nitrogen level through tilling or chop-and-drop. We cover how this process works!