Free, Homemade Liquid Fertilizer – Mother Earth News
Learn how to make your own homemade liquid fertilizer and how to fertilize plants to give them the quick boost of nutrients they need. Many organic gardeners keep a bottle…
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Is Cardboard Mulch Toxic? – Mother Earth News
Is cardboard mulch toxic? Recent research shows PFAS can accumulate in crop vegetables. A simple home test can reduce risks when mulching with cardboard boxes. Over the past decade, cardboard…
How to Grow Winter Hoop House Crops – Mother Earth News
Extend your gardening season by growing winter hoop house crops. Learn about what to grow in a hoop house and all the hoop house gardening basics. We are amazed at…
Three Sisters Native American Gardening – Mother Earth News
Connect to an ancient heritage by growing a three sisters Native American garden using Native American gardening techniques, corn companion plants, and the three sisters farming method. Considering how corn,…
Growing Salad Greens Indoors Year-Round – Mother Earth News
Growing lettuce indoors in winter — even year-round — is possible using Peter Burke’s unique technique for growing salad greens indoors. A very simple idea put me on the path…
Cardboard Weed Barrier for Gardening – Mother Earth News
How long does cardboard take to decompose? Find answers to using a cardboard weed barrier in your garden and to build soil with a no-till farming method. Usually, you have…
Front Yard Ideas – Mother Earth News
Learn to choose the right plants for a drought-tolerant landscape front yard design in hot, low-water conditions. Does the thought of creating a front yard garden in a dry climate…
Eggs, Meat, Chicken Manure as Fertilizer, and More – Mother Earth News
What are the benefits of raising chickens? In a word, poop! Learn how to put chicken manure as fertilizer to use in your garden. Fresh, nutritious eggs and homegrown roast…
PVC Hoop House Plans with PDF – Mother Earth News
Use our PVC hoop house plans with PDFs and step-by-step hoop house building plans to grow earlier in spring and extend gardening into winter. Gardening inside a hoop house is…
Vegetable Garden Myths Exposed – Mother Earth News
Explore tips for beginning gardening and learn about the typical vegetable garden myths many beginners mistakenly believe. There are as many garden myths as there are types of sweet corn.…