Gardening

Easy Compost Tips You Can Really Use

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Little things often make the biggest difference, especially when it comes to protecting the environment. Composting is one small way to reduce waste in landfills and provide farmers and backyard gardeners with cheap fertilizer for years. The gardening experts at Farmers’ Almanac, the original sustainable living guide, say composting is practical and easy to do

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What Seeds are Best for Early-Season Plantings?

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Learn What Johnny’s Selected Seeds Recommends: By Guest Blogger: Joann Matuzas, from Johnny’s Selected Seeds Peas and fava beans are the first seeds planted in my garden when the soil is workable. Both seeds thrive in cold, damp weather. When I moved to Maine an old-time farmer told me you “plant your peas and pay

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The Poor Man’s Fertilizer

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When I was small, I heard that it was good when it snowed because it was called a “poor man’s fertilizer”. The person that told me was an old farmer, so I never questioned the saying. Is there truth behind the saying? Aside from water, nitrogen is the only element that snow puts back into the Earth.

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