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The best type of mulch is the one that fits your needs and preferences. All types of mulch will provide some help with moisture retention and weed control. Organic mulch options are inexpensive, but must be renewed every year. Inorganic options can provide you with benefits for years to come...
Running water and a bathroom are less common in housetrucks although these are present in some. (The truck above has a pretty luxurious shower.) Often a tent or a hut with a shower room and private compost room are close by. Check out the interior of this housetruck by Michael Ostaski...
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Potting mix, also called potting soil, is a soilless blend of ingredients used to grow plants. Often containing a combination of peat moss, coir fiber, vermiculite, sand, perlite, pine bark, compost, and other ingredients, there are dozens of brands of commercial plant potting mix on the mar...
Dig up any new wisteria sprouts, removing all possible roots, as soon as they appear. Cut the main vine(s) at the base of the plant with shears or a handsaw. Discard all cuttings, vines, flowers and pods in the trash — do not compost as the plant can easily re-establish itself th...
Super soil (sometimes called “supersoil”) is a type of compost made from natural ingredients. It’s considered a type of “living soil” because it’s home to countless forms of microbial life. These fungi and bacteria work in synergy with the natural nutrients in the soil and the roots...
Any 44 from meals is made into compost(堆肥). It is 45 onto the farm’s land, transforming Quillisascut’s soil 46 fertile salad bars for the goats. In addition to sunlight, rain, and compost, the goat farm 47 seeding and reseeding.When I know where my food came from, who 48 it...
Tall garden phlox, some varieties of Shasta daisy, baby's breath, delphinium and bee balm are all fast spreaders, especially if the soil conditions are right. A good way to encourage perennials to spread fast is to top dress the soil with 3 inches of compost in early spring. ...
Did I miss any points? Do you have a worm farm or would you buy one? Our Tumbleweed Can-O-Worms setup *This is not a sponsored post. I didn’t receive any compensation or product for this post. Tumbleweed did however donate one to give away to my readers. That competition has since...