Soil

Why Garden Peat Moss Free?

Written by Ron Vanderhoff

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Peat_Harvesting_8-7-10What’s in the potting soil that you are using?

Chances are, if you are like most gardeners, you don’t really know. It’s dark brown, it’s moist and it looks like, well... potting soil. But, if you’re concerned about sustainability, global climate change and the environment, you might want to take a closer look in that bag.

The majority of potting soils, contain peat moss as their primary ingredient and that’s where the issues begin for a lot of environmentalists and a growing cadre of concerned gardeners.

 

Feeding the Microbes in Your Soil

Written by Ralph (Jack) Shoultz

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Add Organic Matter! - Not Always

Written by Ron Vanderhoff

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Today’s column may cause confusion. It will contradict many long held beliefs and an ocean of instruction and tutoring, delivered in books, magazines and most everywhere else.

Today’s column is for the advanced gardener. That said, you may want to stop here and read no further. Proceed at risk; the risk of turmoil in your garden convictions. Continued reading will leave you with questions, not answers.

 

Joys of Clay

Written by Nellie Neal

nellienealsm.jpgThe Gift of OM
Don’t get me wrong – I love most things about gardening in the southeast US. But heavy soil is a burden we must bear, in exchange for skin-plumping humidity and relatively mild winters. If you want to grow anything over the long haul in these soils, it’s wise to develop a strategy that puts them to work for you. You’ll often read that clay or gumbo soils benefit from the addition of organic matters (OM) to improve drainage. That’s true, but as you are out there preparing a new bed or rejuvenating an old one, you might like to know why you’re making all that effort.
 
 

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