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As a first-year college student studying horticulture (and later agronomy) I had no idea what I was in for when I signed up for that first Introduction to Soil Science course. Growing up, gardening and working on my family’s dairy…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening, Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Ashley, Soil, soil improvement, soil testing
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Healthy soil grows healthy plants. If you want a vigorous, productive garden, protect and improve your soil. Soil is made up of minerals, air, water, and organic matter. This skin of the Earth anchors and grows our food, filters our…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Annette, Soil, soil improvement, soil testing
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Food gardens are in transition in October. Cool-season crops hit their stride and cover crops replace tired warm-season crops. Rather than put the entire garden to bed we may decide to coax more food from the ground with row covers,…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening Tags: Author:Jon, Fall Gardening, October, Soil, soil improvement
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This post is modified from an article originally published in The Delmarva Farmer (2/13/2018) Most people would probably be surprised to know that bacterial cells outnumber human cells in our bodies by 10-to-1 and that just one teaspoon of healthy…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: author:SaraVia, Cover Crops, no-till, Soil, soil improvement
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I’m a vegetable gardener that makes intensive use of the space in my 4 foot wide raised beds. What do I mean by intensive use, I mean that I pay more attention to the spacing between plants (see HG16 – Planting…
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