Using a herbicide only containing natural ingredients is the best choice when it comes to weed control, regardless of whether you’re an organic gardener or not. In place of the toxic chemicals that synthetic weed killers contain, natural weed killers use organic ingredients that are safer to work with and better for the environment. Many…
Whether you’re dealing with some invasive neighbors, or you regularly host events that attract a lot of drivers to your property, your lawn will wear out quickly under regular traffic from their heavy cars. You don’t need to fret – there is a variety of ways you can create a barrier to prevent people from…
The best way to stop cars from driving or parking on your lawn is to create a physical barrier of some sort around your driveway or property line. However, if this isn’t a suitable solution, there are some measures you can take to protect your lawn from cars and other types of traffic. To protect…
Potassium is one of the most important nutrients that plants and grass need in order to thrive. Being involved in many key functions to do with plants’ respiration and phtosythensis, plants will starve if they don’t get enough of this essential nutrient. There are a few different amendments you can utilize to add potassium to…
Along with nitrogen and potassium, phosphorus is one of the most important nutrients needed by all plants to grow. It provides several essential functions in plants, being involved in their processes of respiration and photosynthesis. Without enough phosphorus, your plants will suffer from stunted growth, poor root systems, and discolored foliage. There is a range…
Many homeowners, particularly those in the North, opt to plant new grass in the fall. At this time of year, you can take advantage of the milder sun and cooler temperatures in which many grass species thrive. Alternatively, maybe you’re keen to get planting your new grass as soon into the growing season as possible…
Mushroom compost is of the many types of organic composts you can use in your garden to improve the health of your plants. Being a secondhand product from the production of mushrooms, it is a great eco-friendly option that can provide a range of benefits for your soil and plants if used correctly. What is…
Compost tea is simply the liquid format of solid compost. It provides all of the benefits of solid compost, in an easy-to-use, versatile liquid format. You can use compost tea as either a foliar spray or soil drench to improve the overall health of the turf and surrounding plants. Although you’ll find many varying methods…
Compost bins create the ideal environment for the natural processes involved in composting to take place. In addition to keeping the bin topped up with organic matter, turning the compost is all you need to do to assist the busy microbes in their decomposition process. Compost tumblers are a type of bin that make this…
Mulching is the easiest way to improve the condition of your lawn or garden beds, bringing a number of benefits to the grass or plants growing in them. By mulching the soil, you can improve its water retention, suppress weed growth, and enrich it with nutrients and organic matter. The basic steps of mulching a…
