November signals the end of fall and the beginning of winter. Although the garden is quiet, there are some things you can do to help your garden soil’s fertility and structure. Try one of these five easy methods alongside native plant gardener Jerad Bryant.
Now that the major growing season is coming to a close, your mind may be on cleaning up the garden, processing your last harvests, and raking up all the leaves. However, fall is also an excellent time to test your soil. This will give you plenty of time to make any adjustments needed before next year, balancing the nutrients and the pH level. Plant biologist Emily Estep will give you nine reasons why.
Improving your soil is always a good use of time! It helps future plant species gain all the nutrients, moisture, and air they need to survive. It also boosts beneficial fungi, bacteria, and archaea belowground. Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant and discover nine easy ways to amend your garden’s soil.
Autumn is an ideal time to amend soils. Why? Soil amendments decay during fall and winter to form fertile, rich, crumbly soils in spring. You’ll have plantable beds ready for vegetables, wildflowers, and fruits. Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant and learn the benefits of applying improvements now rather than in the spring.
Autumn is the ideal time to add soil improvements. They’ll start to break down this season and continue working slowly during the cool months. In spring, you’ll enjoy fresh, crumbly dirt that’s prime and ready for new seedlings! Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant to see the 13 fall soil amendments you should add today.
Fall leaves are a nutrient-rich soil amendment, but do they make good compost? They do, but they’ll need extra care to morph into rich, crumbly soil. Learn how to turn fall leaves into beneficial compost with backyard composter Jerad Bryant.
Compost turns rotting waste into fertile, crumbly, humus-rich soil. It’s a wonderful method of upcycling waste, giving food scraps and garden clippings new life in the environment. Hot and cold piles are two easy composting methods, but which is right for you? Let’s break it down alongside seasoned composter Jerad Bryant.
Compost should smell rich, earthy, and wormy. It shouldn’t have rotten, acrid, or putrid aromas! We’ll first discover what makes compost smell bad, then how to fix the underlying smell-causing issues. Join seasoned gardener Jerad Bryant as we dive into compost piles!
You may have done plenty of research on what to toss in your compost pile, but have you ever thought about what to exclude? Time to break it down! Join gardener and home composter Lindsay Miller to find out what shouldn’t go in the compost pile.
Most organic matter can go into your compost pile without issue, but some items have exceptions and stipulations. Learn what can go into compost, and you’ll never throw it in the trash again. Join seasoned gardener Jerad Bryant in discovering these nine types of waste that break down into rich, crumbly soil.
September is a great time to rebuild your soil for next year's growing season by adding amendments. There are many ways to do it! Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to discuss some great ways to amend for a healthy garden.
You don’t have to be a full-fledged farmer to benefit from the use of cover cropping. You can use these plants to rejuvenate any garden bed over the off-season. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to learn some of the best options for boosting the nutrients in your soil for next season.