The use of pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers, etc. is at an all-time high, most particularly among large agriculture growers. There are plenty of alternatives, like ladybugs for aphid infestations (pictured left). You can buy ladybugs; I’ve seen them ‘in-stock’ at nurseries around where I live. But you can save a lot of money by [...]
Ultra-low Maintenance Food Producing Garden
I recently got a gardening question from a reader on facebook that went something like this: “We have 3 acres and a small cabin. . . . Any ideas of perennial food plants I could set in a cold climate and let grow wild? . . . probably zone 4.” There are lots of options [...]
Interfacing: What it is and how to avoid it
Interfacing is the phenomenon in which distinct soil layers do not transfer water from one soil layer to the next until the upper or top soil layers first become saturated. For example: if you were to put down a two inch layer of top soil on your garden plot and then water it, the top [...]
