What is a green manure? What are the advantages of using a green manure? How to make a green manure fertiliser? I answer ...

Growing your own vegetables is rewarding and a great way to provide your family with fresh produce. Thanks to our mild Florida winters, backyard gardens can be productive all year long. Sustaining all ...

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COURTESY KIMO FRANKLIN A "green" manure plot with Sunn hemp, buckwheat, oats, peas, rye grass and clover plants that are about 6 weeks old. They will be ready to chop down in approximately two weeks.

Whether you’re a small-time gardener or a big scale farmer growing cover crops like corn and soybeans can benefit you and your soil. Cover crops are referred to as “green manure” because they provide ...

If you are not planning a winter garden this year, or have some barren vegetable beds, you can utilize this season to amend and build your soil by turning in extra amounts of organic matter and ...

The tradition of farming the land in northern New Mexico's Espanola Valley had been passed down from Don Bustos' Spanish ancestors who tilled the same soil centuries before. But when Bustos realized ...

Outdoor cannabis gardens lie at the mercy of the elements, and risk contaminating their surrounding environment with fertilizers and herbicides. Before you use chemicals on the farm, make sure to take ...