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Garden with Much Less Water: Save Money and Enjoy Great Vegetables!

Veggies Grown by You! It's no secret that gardens require a lot of water, especially when we don't get the rain that's needed. Whether we get drought conditions this year again or not, finding ways to use less water is a good idea. It saves you time when you can water less and it saves you money on your water bill. Plus you will get more … [Read more...]

Interbay Mulch Method of Gardening from Seattle

Interbay Mulch is a very popular method of gardening developed in Seattle and used in many communtiy gardens. It uses compost ingredients spread directly on the garden soil instead of waiting for the compost to mature in a bin or barrel. The layers are things like leaves, grass clippings, newspapers, used coffee grounds, vegetable … [Read more...]

A Master Gardener’s Zero Cost Composting Method with Almost Zero Work

My dad's passion was gardening. He was a certified Master Gardener and a winner of hundreds of first prizes for his roses. He was also a child of the Great Depression, so he knew how to save a buck. For his beloved roses he used a system that included using "manure tea" (google it) and made his own mulch with a chipper and fallen/pruned tree … [Read more...]

Gardening: Interbay Mulch vs. Lasagna Gardening

These two methods use layers of compost ingredients spread out directly on the garden. The layers are things like leaves, grass clippings, newspapers, cardboard, etc. that are layered brown/green/brown/green, etc. Eventually the layers will break down into rich compost and soil. In the meantime they keep down weeds and bad organisms while … [Read more...]

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