Articles related to "Soil Organisms"
Wildlife and Gardens - Part 1
Spring is a time of garden crawling as winter's debris are removed and early weeds given a swift pull. Garden crawling brings the gardener's eye right down to plant and earth level so it's easy to observe the activity of normally invisible residents as they go about their business of turning plant debris into humus.
garden • spring • soil • soil organisms • toads
Spring is a time of garden crawling as winter's debris are removed and early weeds given a swift pull. Garden crawling brings the gardener's eye right down to plant and earth level so it's easy to observe the activity of normally invisible residents as they go about their business of turning plant debris into humus.
garden • spring • soil • soil organisms • toads
Wildlife and Gardens - Part 2
Gardening in Shade - Wildlife and Gardens - Part 2 - Little Critters and Butterflies
soil organisms • soil microorganisms • earthworms • insects • butterflies
Gardening in Shade - Wildlife and Gardens - Part 2 - Little Critters and Butterflies
soil organisms • soil microorganisms • earthworms • insects • butterflies
Over-Fertilizing the Ozone Layer
A new study conducted for the first time by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association found that nitrous oxide is now the top ozone-depleting gas.
fertilizer • nitrogen • greenhouse gases • climate change • ozone-layer
A new study conducted for the first time by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association found that nitrous oxide is now the top ozone-depleting gas.
fertilizer • nitrogen • greenhouse gases • climate change • ozone-layer
The Harmony That Is Your Garden
Understanding Nature's brilliant system of relationships and interdependencies in your garden can make your job easier.
harmony • relationships • beneficial insects • soil organisma • fertilizer
Understanding Nature's brilliant system of relationships and interdependencies in your garden can make your job easier.
harmony • relationships • beneficial insects • soil organisma • fertilizer
Composting Law Signed in California
Last week San Francisco's Mayor, Gavin Newsom, signed the first mandatory composting law in the U.S.A.
compost • dirt • eco • green • waste
Last week San Francisco's Mayor, Gavin Newsom, signed the first mandatory composting law in the U.S.A.
compost • dirt • eco • green • waste
Plant Health Care- Holistically Speaking
A recent trend in the practice of arboriculture is the use of a holistic approach in the treatment of trees. This new approach, called "Plant Health Care", looks at the entire plant or tree in its environment with a special emphasis on the root system and soil.
plant health care • tree fungus • landscape • arborists • organic gardening
A recent trend in the practice of arboriculture is the use of a holistic approach in the treatment of trees. This new approach, called "Plant Health Care", looks at the entire plant or tree in its environment with a special emphasis on the root system and soil.
plant health care • tree fungus • landscape • arborists • organic gardening
Soil
How important is soil to your organic garden? Very important. Find out why in this month's article.
organic soil • healthy garden soil • deborah turton
How important is soil to your organic garden? Very important. Find out why in this month's article.
organic soil • healthy garden soil • deborah turton
Soil Life
What's in your soil anyway and where did your soil come from. There are lots of creepy crawly and teeny tiny things living in your soil. Here is a quick description of what you might expect to find in your soil and how it got to be soil in the first place.
soil formation • soil life • bacteria • protozoa • fungi
What's in your soil anyway and where did your soil come from. There are lots of creepy crawly and teeny tiny things living in your soil. Here is a quick description of what you might expect to find in your soil and how it got to be soil in the first place.
soil formation • soil life • bacteria • protozoa • fungi
You're a what? An Organic Gardener? Part 1
Do people ask you questions about your gardening? Are you stymied when someone says that plants can use nitrogen from any fertilizer? How do you respond when someone says that even organic gardeners use chemicals. I'll cover these common organic questions and more in the next few months.
organic • questions • synthetic fertilizers • chemicals • deborah turton
Do people ask you questions about your gardening? Are you stymied when someone says that plants can use nitrogen from any fertilizer? How do you respond when someone says that even organic gardeners use chemicals. I'll cover these common organic questions and more in the next few months.
organic • questions • synthetic fertilizers • chemicals • deborah turton
Grow USDA Certified Organic Cotton on a Farm
Organic cotton production is possible when farmers use cover crops and other natural pest and disease controls to stop boll weevils, bollworms, and boll rot.
grow organic cotton • cotton farming • cotton pests • cotton diseases • natural cotton
Organic cotton production is possible when farmers use cover crops and other natural pest and disease controls to stop boll weevils, bollworms, and boll rot.
grow organic cotton • cotton farming • cotton pests • cotton diseases • natural cotton
La Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
La Sierra Nevada is an isolated mountain, set apart from the Andes chain that runs though Colombia and South America. It is the highest coastal mountain in the world.
la sierra nevada de santa marta • colombia • endemic species • biodiversity • unesco
La Sierra Nevada is an isolated mountain, set apart from the Andes chain that runs though Colombia and South America. It is the highest coastal mountain in the world.
la sierra nevada de santa marta • colombia • endemic species • biodiversity • unesco
Buy or Make Organic Potting Soil
Organic gardeners can't use heavy garden soil for container gardening. Use potting soils or soilless potting mixes for seed starting, propagating, and container planting.
organic potting soil • organic soil • potting soil mix • buy potting soil • potting mix
Organic gardeners can't use heavy garden soil for container gardening. Use potting soils or soilless potting mixes for seed starting, propagating, and container planting.
organic potting soil • organic soil • potting soil mix • buy potting soil • potting mix
Green Manure Crop Styles
Organic gardeners develop their gardens without the use of synthetic chemicals. Often green manures are used as an ecologically sustainable alternative.
ecological sustainability • chemicals • organic • soils • fertility
Organic gardeners develop their gardens without the use of synthetic chemicals. Often green manures are used as an ecologically sustainable alternative.
ecological sustainability • chemicals • organic • soils • fertility
Organic Garden Compost
Great changes take place within a compost pile so that it becomes greater than the sum of its parts - there are more usable nitrates than in the original material. "Good
compost • compost methods • compost making • bachteria • microorganisms
Great changes take place within a compost pile so that it becomes greater than the sum of its parts - there are more usable nitrates than in the original material. "Good
compost • compost methods • compost making • bachteria • microorganisms
Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable farming offers a vision for the 21st century based on land stewardship and economic justice, without depleting resources or polluting the environment.
sustainable agriculture • organic farming • abundant food • protecting the planet • sustainable farming
Sustainable farming offers a vision for the 21st century based on land stewardship and economic justice, without depleting resources or polluting the environment.
sustainable agriculture • organic farming • abundant food • protecting the planet • sustainable farming
The Downside of Too Much Cleanliness
The modern obsession with cleanliness tends to be taken to an extreme, to the detriment of our health, especially that of children.
The modern obsession with cleanliness tends to be taken to an extreme, to the detriment of our health, especially that of children.
Build Great Garden Soil the Easy No Dig Way
Improve soil for any new garden without digging. Use mulch, plus a bit of patience, to smother lawn and control weeds. Then plant flowers, ground covers, or shrubs.
newspapers for weed control • no-dig garden soil • no dig soil preparation • organic gardening • ground covers
Improve soil for any new garden without digging. Use mulch, plus a bit of patience, to smother lawn and control weeds. Then plant flowers, ground covers, or shrubs.
newspapers for weed control • no-dig garden soil • no dig soil preparation • organic gardening • ground covers
Compost - the Silver Bullet
Compost is the best friend of the organic gardener. It fights disease, provides nutrients, conserves those nutrients, and neutralizes acidic or alkaline soil. You can never have too much compost. Read about all these benefits of compost and then go use it in your garden.
composting • benefits • soil amendments • deborah turton
Compost is the best friend of the organic gardener. It fights disease, provides nutrients, conserves those nutrients, and neutralizes acidic or alkaline soil. You can never have too much compost. Read about all these benefits of compost and then go use it in your garden.
composting • benefits • soil amendments • deborah turton
Putting the Lawn to Bed
What should we do to prepare our lawns for the winter? That depends on what kind of lawn you have.
grass • lawn • high maintenance • low maintenance • fall fertilization
What should we do to prepare our lawns for the winter? That depends on what kind of lawn you have.
grass • lawn • high maintenance • low maintenance • fall fertilization
Slug Control for All Seasons
Slugs and snails are hardy, well-adapted organisms that can decimate a vegetable or flower garden overnight. Controlling their numbers requires year-round vigilance.
slug and snail control • natural slug and snail control • slug and snail control methods • where do slugs and snails hide • what slug snail baits work best
Slugs and snails are hardy, well-adapted organisms that can decimate a vegetable or flower garden overnight. Controlling their numbers requires year-round vigilance.
slug and snail control • natural slug and snail control • slug and snail control methods • where do slugs and snails hide • what slug snail baits work best
Water Quality
The importance of water quality to indoor plants and how to deal with problems.
northern gardening • short season gardening • cold climate gardening • gardening in minnesota • zone 4 gardening
The importance of water quality to indoor plants and how to deal with problems.
northern gardening • short season gardening • cold climate gardening • gardening in minnesota • zone 4 gardening
Create a Shady Spring Flower Garden That Shines
Shady beds and borders can be as lush and beautiful as sunny sites. Fill them with shade-loving spring flowers as well as perennials with colorful foliage.
flower garden • shade gardens • perennials for shade • flower gardening • shade gardening
Shady beds and borders can be as lush and beautiful as sunny sites. Fill them with shade-loving spring flowers as well as perennials with colorful foliage.
flower garden • shade gardens • perennials for shade • flower gardening • shade gardening
Frost Alert! Fall chore time!
Fall chores in cold climates: pruning, mulching, perennial garden maintenance. Let the kids help!
fall chores • northern gardening • gardening in the north • perennials • roses
Fall chores in cold climates: pruning, mulching, perennial garden maintenance. Let the kids help!
fall chores • northern gardening • gardening in the north • perennials • roses
Plant Health Care, Part 3- Soil Micro-biota
Soils are communities of living organisms that often form symbiotic relationships that function to enhance plant health, vigor and growth. In part 3 of PHC, check out the Micro-biota that inhabit the rhizosphere.
plant health care • root zone • root • rhizosphere • mycorrhizae
Soils are communities of living organisms that often form symbiotic relationships that function to enhance plant health, vigor and growth. In part 3 of PHC, check out the Micro-biota that inhabit the rhizosphere.
plant health care • root zone • root • rhizosphere • mycorrhizae
The Truth About Lawn Care
You don't need to be a slave to your lawn to have a nice one. Relax and do it the easy way.
lawn • turf • grass • renovate • seed
You don't need to be a slave to your lawn to have a nice one. Relax and do it the easy way.
lawn • turf • grass • renovate • seed
Natural Gardening
Autumn is a time to wind down both for the garden and the gardener. It also the time for renewal and rethinking how best to achieve a better garden, nature's way.
gardening • gardens • autumn • organic • pest control
Autumn is a time to wind down both for the garden and the gardener. It also the time for renewal and rethinking how best to achieve a better garden, nature's way.
gardening • gardens • autumn • organic • pest control
Plant Health Care, Part 2- Roots and Soils
Plant Health Care is largely dependent upon soil and rootzone conditions and management. Physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil have a very basic effect on plant vigor. Manipulating these factors can have a great impact on the need for other more environmentally intrusive treatments.
plant health care • arbor industry • healthy landscapes • plant environment • soil ecosystem
Plant Health Care is largely dependent upon soil and rootzone conditions and management. Physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil have a very basic effect on plant vigor. Manipulating these factors can have a great impact on the need for other more environmentally intrusive treatments.
plant health care • arbor industry • healthy landscapes • plant environment • soil ecosystem
Step by Step Guide to Making Garden Compost
When composted vegetable matter is decomposed by micro-organisms it produces a dark brown, sweet-smelling, peat-like material which improves the soil and plant growth.
how to make garden compost • step by step guide to making garden compost • how to turn organic waste into valuable soil impro • the benefits of garden compost • how long does it take to make garden compost
When composted vegetable matter is decomposed by micro-organisms it produces a dark brown, sweet-smelling, peat-like material which improves the soil and plant growth.
how to make garden compost • step by step guide to making garden compost • how to turn organic waste into valuable soil impro • the benefits of garden compost • how long does it take to make garden compost
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