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Creating a New Garden Bed with Milpa
Grow Food, Not Lawns. To create new garden beds from grass, I use a broadfork to turn over the sod, add compost, and then sow Milpa.
Your Companion Planting Guide to Deter Pests and Thrive
Which crops you choose to plant next to each other makes a difference. The right choice can provide nitrogen, deter pests, …
Interplanting Perennials with Annuals in the Garden
It is still March. The last frost in NE Kansas is still over a month away. It is encouraging to see …
I Have Never Done a Soil Test in My Garden
Soil Health is the Foundation of Your Garden Take a shovel and turn over the dirt in the area that you …
Foraging in the Weeks of Want
Get out of the scarcity mindset! Before supermarkets, there was the gap in the Spring between when your stored food ran …
How to Start Your Garden: Dream, Plan, then Plant
What new adventures will this growing season hold? Spring is dawning. Whether you have never gardened before, or you are a …