gardening
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Why You Don’t Need to Sterilise Your Soil
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic triggered what’s been called a “global garden boom,” there has been a renewed interest in various methods and strategies for improving growing conditions for houseplants and outdoor gardens alike.
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5 Clever Ways to Use a Bar of Soap in Your Garden
A bar of soap is a versatile, inexpensive gardening supply. Here are five ways to put a bar of soap to work outdoors.
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How to Grow a Permaculture Food Forest in Your Yard (and Why You Should)
Modern gardening often involves weeding, turning the soil, fertilisation, and pest control. But permaculture is the practice of growing a garden with the least amount of intervention possible, relying on companion planting, native insects, and adding cover crops to control weeds. In a permaculture food forest, fruit trees are combined with other plants to produce…
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Why You Should Stop Watering Your Plants in the Middle of the Day
You’re doing it wrong. That’s what I tell most gardeners when I see them outside on a hot day, sunscreen and sunhat in hand, enthusiastically plonking petunias and tomatoes in the ground with the sun beating down overhead. It’s what I say, shaking my head in disbelief, as I pass the neighbour’s place, where the…