Green manures are plants grown to improve the condition of the soil and to protect crops. In organic farming and gardening it is an important
All, even the richest soils can degrade with intensive use, such as growing and harvesting vegetables, fruit and flowers. Maintaining fertility of the soil is
As the damage from the use of pesticides to both the environment and human health becomes better known, farmers and gardeners increasingly turn to organic
Weed is a word with a strongly negative meaning – traditional farmers and gardeners know how much harm weeds do to cultivated crops. But in
There are a several simple steps you can take to make your vegetable garden bee friendly: 1. Do not use insecticides, herbicides and fungicides that
Soil pH influences plants’ access to nutrients and therefore affects all aspects of their development. Wrong soil pH is one of the most common reasons