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How to Improve Your Garden Soil Quality Over the Winter
After you’ve cleaned up the beds and put the hose and most of your tools away for the season, you may think that there’s nothing else you can do to set your garden up for success in the spring. But that’s not the case.
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How to Find Free (or Cheap) Soil for Your Raised Garden Beds
Many gardeners like to use raised beds to grow their bounty — they create a lovely border, limit weeds, and are easier on your back — but they can also be quite costly to fill, especially if they’re more than a foot high. You don’t need to buy several bags of soil to get good…
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6 Ways to Actually Use the Leaves on Your Lawn (Instead of Throwing Them Out)
It’s that time of year when trees undergo their annual shedding. But as delightful as the sight of fallen leaves is, raking them is a lot of work. Before you bag up all those leaves to throw them away, consider putting them to good use. There are a bunch of options, ranging from adding them…
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How to Sheet Mulch Your Lawn Without Digging Up Your Grass
Switching up your yard usually means ripping up the grass, tilling, and fertilising the soil to prep for new vegetation, but why not just cover it up? Sheet mulching uses a simple form of composting to repurpose your lawn by revitalising the soil and building nutrients for new plants. Using cardboard, green compost, and mulch,…