Soil & Fertilizer
Find tips on how to till and enrich the soil in your garden. Watch this video to find out more.
Watch this video for some helpful tips on how to plant small seeds at the right depth and water them without disturbing the soil so they germinate and grow.
Whether to fertilize your lawn in the fall or spring depends on your climate and the type of grass in your yard. Watch this video to find out more.
A compost pile is a great way to turn garden waste into rich soil. Coffee grounds are especially good to use, since earthworms love them. Watch this video to find out more.
When putting new planting beds in your yard, it’s important that the soil you use is rich in both nutrients and organic material. Watch this video for a can’t miss soil recipe to add to the planting beds in your yard.
Find out how to make a homemade, nutrient rich, organic tea from compost and alfalfa to use for watering your plants. Watch this video to find out more.
Compost piles are usually aerated by turned with a pitchfork, but pieces of perforated PVC pipe can also be inserted into the pile to provide oxygen to the center of the pile. Watch this video to find out more.
There are lots of different soil amendments to choose from to improve the soil in your garden, and each has its own particular properties. Read on for a handy guide to some of the most common soil amendments available for your garden.
