In a small way, I’ve resumed my informal experiments with volcanic-rock dust or powder as a soil amendment for plant starting. I reported on some results with the powder in the spring (see my post of April 26). In that case, I was starting several kinds of plants using a bagged potting soil we bought. [...]
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Here’s a handy little garden tool that can be made in a home shop. I designed it as an alternative to the common three-fingered small garden claw. Experienced gardeners know a number of tools and pieces of equipment can be valuable for dealing with garden weeds – examples being the rototiller and hoe for the [...]
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We’re growing a variety of corn – Hooker’s Sweet Corn – that is able to form ears even in a year like this one, with its cool nights, lots of overcast and rain late into the gardening season, high humidity, and a minimum of truly hot days. The ears of corn are forming now on [...]
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