I’ve had a long-standing interest in street dogs. The places I’ve lived in the US don’t have many street dogs, so most of my experiences with them are from my travels abroad (e.g., Turkey and Thailand). On a recent trip…
In the spring, I wrote an article about my experiences building soil on a bare patch of ground in the garden. Through those experiences, I began shaping my soil-building strategy around earthworms. At the end of the article, I promised another article taking a look at the science of earthworms. Here is that article, albeit a few months later than planned...better late than never!
This week, I went on a quest to find free wood chips for my garden. Read on to find out why I love wood chips so much, how my love began, where my latest quest for free wood chips started, and how I finally struck gold!
This week, I'm going to tell you about a garden project of mine: building up soil organic matter on a patch of ground that was bare until recently. Even though this project is still ongoing, I want to share what I've learned so far.