permaculture
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The Best Way to Compost if You Don’t Want to Compost
Composting has an ick factor. Between gardening and cooking, I produce a lot of waste that goes right into the ‘green bin’ for city composting, and I’m always super happy to shuffle it to the curb and out of my house. I’d always wanted to compost more seriously, but lacked the room, was fearful of…
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You Can Use Newspaper and Other Household Junk to Deter Weeds
As trees and plants start to bloom around us, so too do pesky weeds. Weeds are an annual frustration for many outdoor plant and gardening enthusiasts, but deterring them doesn’t need to be an expensive or laborious endeavour. In fact, you can use items you already have junking up your house. Use newspaper to keep…
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It’s Not Too Late to Start Your Summer Garden
If you think you waited way too long to get your garden going this year or if, like me, you live in a place where it rained nearly every day through spring and until the end of June, there is still hope for you yet. There are things you can plant now, and ways to…
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How to Protect Your Garden for the Winter
Some plants just aren’t cut out for cold weather, but a surprising number of perennials are perfectly capable of surviving a frigid winter — at least with the right protection. As the temperatures start to cool down, it’s important to take a few simple steps to insulate your plants and soil from the cold season…