
Soil Preparation and Raised Beds
Dig a well before you are thirsty is an old Arabic saying. Build and prepare your beds and soil before you start your spring garden.
Dig a well before you are thirsty is an old Arabic saying. Build and prepare your beds and soil before you start your spring garden.
While each plant thrives best on its unique needs, most urban gardeners are best off using a generic soil in which vegetables and flowers will
Here in Alberta, the growing season is short. For some plants, you either have a choice of buying seedlings from a local garden market, or
So, you want to garden. Is it the allure of a-just-off-the-vine tomato or the crunch of a carrot just pulled out of its bed? Or
Nature delights the soul. One of my most memorable moments in gardening was watching 500 or more cedar waxwings landing in my yard to strip
What is a Raised Garden Bed? A raised bed contains soil that is higher than the original ground level. I prefer a raised bed enclosed
Austin Kleon in his book, Steal Like an Artist, stated: “Plagiarism is copying from one source. Research is copying from many.” In the past one
Diogenes, a famous Greek philosopher, chose a life of poverty, living on the streets of Athens. One night as he was eating his supper of
There’s an old Middle Eastern story about a little bird who, when she heard the sky was falling, lay down on the trail on her