Environmental Ways to Dispose of Dog Poop
Dog shit, if not properly disposed, can be a threat to their health. When smelly dog waste left in the soil, damaging worms and other parasites can remain in the soil and then infect people who come into contact with him. Here are some environmentally friendly methods of disposing of dog waste that can follow:
How to Build a Greenhouse for Pennies – or Almost
How to beat the budget in the garden. Having no money to spend on the garden doesn’t mean you have to do without. Ways to beat the budget. Using what you have in different ways.
Preparation Before Planting
This describes how to prepare your ground before planting to ensure the best success your with newly planted trees or plants. Many people will have this misconception that early November is not a good time of year for planting however; this is the time of year you should plant many of your bare-root trees and shrubs, including roses.
Easy Ways to Make Leaf Mold
When the leaves start to fall from the trees it’s easy to see raking them up as a chore – but rather than treating them as trash, it’s time to turn them into a free resource for your garden.
Mulching Made Easy
Disposing of leaves can be costly if you have them hauled away, or not great for the environment if you are one to burn them. You’re going to think I’m crazy when I say, DON’T get rid of those piles of fallen leaves! Leaves offer a valuable and free source of nutrients for your soil. The best way to use them is to make what we call leaf mold.
Tips for Raking Leaves
Raking leaves can appear to be an arduous task, but there are several methods that can be used to ease one’s efforts. I often watch my neighbors raking their leaves; first they bring out their leaf rakes, accompanied by a healthy supply of black plastic bags, then they start scraping away until their lawn is covered in large mole hills of fall residue.
Putting Your Garden to Rest for Winter
An article on a tried and true method to use as a cover for your garden in winter, and how to make new gardens using this same easy method.
March on Into Spring in The Northwest
Tips and guides to seed starting, varieties suited to the Pacific Northwest, avoiding the tomato blight and the use of sterile mediums.
“Make Your Own Garden Compost
As we are being encouraged to go green in our gardens, here are some tips of how to produce your very own compost.
Let It Rain, Let It Rain, Let It Rain: A Look at Autumn Gardening in The Mild Maritime Climate of Southern Oregon
Tips and advice for fall gardening in mild coastal climates. Tips on blackberry control, soil amendment, bulb planting, preparing beds for the winter, and other items of getting ready for the long winter rains.
