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Soil Conservation

Life in the Leaf Litter: Don't Throw a Good Thing Away

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This is the time of year when those giant paper bags full of fallen leaves start appearing on sidewalks around the country. This is also the time of year I drive around my neighborhood picking up those bags of leaves in my truck and spreading them throughout my garden beds.
The practice of removing our yard [...]

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A Resource Guide to Conservation Gardening, Part 3: Soil Conservation

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There is an old gardening adage that says “feed the soil, not the plant,” which is an important illustration of how important the health of your soil is. But understanding soil biology is sometimes pretty hard. Who can remember if pH 8 is acid or alkaline? And it’s chemistry and when was the last time [...]

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