Create Wildlife Habitat. Protect the Environment
It’s happening early this year, maybe because of the drought we had in early summer, or maybe because of the more than 30″ of rain we’ve had since August 1, but there they are those paper bags full of leaves lined up like sentinels along the sidewalk. If only people knew how many butterfly chrysalides [...]
Welcome to Part 3 of my interview with Chris McLaughlin, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Composting. In Part 1, Composting and Healthy Soil, Chris discussed why composting is the ultimate green action, because we are creating more earth, saving water, reducing the waste that goes to landfills, and reducing our use of fossil fuel. Part [...]
Does composting really have to be as complicated as some make it out to be? Absolutely not, says Chris McLaughlin, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Composting. It’s not about measuring and temperature taking, math or science. It’s about taking waste products from your property and creating more earth. Listen now to Part Two [...]
Wildlife gardeners can create healthy soil, decrease the amount of waste going to landfills, lessen our dependence on fossil fuels, and create welcoming habitats for wildlife in the soil by learning how to compost. Chris McLaughlin joined me in an interview about all things compost. Chris is the author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to [...]
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 [...]
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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