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Soil depth for vegetables chart
Soil Depth Requirements for Common Garden VegetablesShallow Rooting 12" - 18"Medium Rooting 18" - 24"Deep Rooting 24" - 36"+CornCucumberSquash, winter...
Soil depth for plants
Soil DepthPlant TypePlant HeightMinimum Soil DepthPerennials8”-16”6”-8”Perennials/ Ornamental Grasses/ Shrubs16”-24”12”-18”Perennials/ Ornamental Gras...
Cheapest way to fill planters
What can I use to fill the bottom of a large planter?How do you fill a raised garden bed for cheap?How do you fill large outdoor planters?Can you put ...
Soil for tomatoes in pots
The best soil for tomatoes in container is a loose soil like sandy loam – aerated, well-drained but moisture-retaining, packed full of organic matter,...
How To Prepare Soil For A Vegetable Garden
Adding organic matter in the form of compost and aged manure, or using mulch or growing cover crops (green manures), is the best way to prepare soil f...
How to Amend Sandy Soil
The best sandy soil amendments are ones that increase the ability of the sandy soil to retain water and increase the nutrients in the soil as well. Am...
Soil Solarization a Method of Killing Weeds and Diseases Using the Sun
Soil solarization is an environmentally friendly method of using the sun's power to control pests such as bacteria, insects, and weeds in the soil. Th...
A Beginner's Guide to Organic Gardening
A Beginner's Guide to Organic GardeningNothing has grown faster over the past several years than the organic produce section of the grocery store. ......
Tomato Diseases How To Fight Buckeye Rot
How should I treat for buckeye rot? Gardeners can treat buckeye rot with cultural controls, such as avoiding excess moisture in the soil (reducing irr...