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Fertigation Vermicomposting Composting 101—Making Compost in Composting Bins and Compost Piles Soil Tests

April 29, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Mulch in your vegetable garden—beyond the basics Everyone tells you to mulch your vegetable garden—but exactly how should you choose a mulch? In our new video, Tricia shows you the basics of mulching. What’s the difference between compost… read more»
February 7, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
How to do a home soil test You know how organic gardeners are forever saying, It’s all about the soil—well, they’re right. In organic gardening we feed our plants mostly through nutrient-rich soil, instead of with… read more»
July 27, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
How to make your own high quality compost Cook up your own FAST, high-quality compost and either use it immediately in your garden, or brew it for a great compost tea. Compost is one of the cornerstones of organic gardening and we have loads of… read more»
June 19, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
TV gardener Joe Lamp’l loves compost How much does famed TV gardener Joe Lamp’l love compost? He dove into a pile of it—more than once. Tricia didn’t have a huge compost pile for Joe at the San Francisco Flower & Garden… read more»
June 19, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Guide to choosing a worm bin Ready to hire some composting experts? Redworms are quiet and tireless helpers that can live in bins (indoors or outdoors) and turn your kitchen scraps into odorless compost. Fix the redworms up with a… read more»
August 18, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Tricia adds inoculant to our PVFS Premium Soil Builder Mix. In our new video on cover crops, and in other blog posts, we keep talking about how important it is that legume cover crops are able to fix nitrogen… read more»
May 27, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Compost tea—definitions When you first heard of compost tea did you think, This time the organic gardeners have gone too far? Tricia has a story about that in our new video on compost tea for home gardeners. To be clear: compost… read more»
April 8, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
It’s a war in there. Or the cycle of life. And death. And decomposition. There’s a fascinating ecosystem that turns your mound of oak leaves and banana peels into soft, sweet-smelling humus… read more»
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