How to a Start Worm Farm at Home: Learn About Vermiculture
Starting a worm farm is an ideal way to reduce the amount of household food waste and create nutritious, organic compost for your plants and garden. And it’s fun, easy,…
The Benefits of Companion Planting
When you’re looking for guidance on companion planting to improve your organic garden, it’s likely that you’ve come across a vast array of charts. Companion planting charts tell you which…
23 Beneficial Insects & Creepy Crawlies Great for Your Garden
It’s late summer here, and my yard is alive with insects. Wasps and bees dip in and out of daylily blossoms, butterflies flutter between the zinnias, and spiders have made…
Controlling Plant Pathogens With the Biofungicide Bacillus Subtilis
Bacillus subtilis is a species of bacteria that can survive in the soil for long periods. Many strains are highly effective at colonizing plant roots and controlling plant pathogens. They…
How to Use Trichoderma to Control Fungal Diseases
Trichoderma is a genus of soil-dwelling fungi found all over the world that are highly effective at colonizing many kinds of plant roots, and inhibiting fungi that cause many types…
How to Use Borage as a Cover Crop
You may be familiar with borage as a lovely garden herb that produces delicate little blue flowers, blossoms that are perfect for freezing in ice cubes for a refreshing summertime…
How to use Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) to Control Insect Pests
What is BT? Bt is the abbreviation for bacteria that were named Bacillus thuringiensis in 1911 after the discovery that they could kill Mediterranean flour moths in the German city…
Keep These 9 Things out of Your Compost Pile
Composting feels like magic. Throw your wilted lettuce, onion skins, fallen leaves, and other garden waste in a bin. Let it sit. Flip the pile with a shovel a few…
How Fast Does Compost Turn Into Soil?
Compost is the best amendment for your garden! It’s alive, rich in nutrients, and adds structure to existing garden beds. Live compost contains worms, fungi, bacteria, and bugs that eat…
Herbicide Contamination in Compost and Mulch: How to Fix It
Most organic gardeners and farmers are big proponents of compost and mulch. These natural materials add organic matter to the soil, foster a healthy environment for beneficial soil microbes, and…