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Articles in the Soil Preparation category
Creating the 18"-wide Level, Ridged Raised Soil-Bed
A new Mittleider gardener expressed the following - "Here's what I learned after putting in my 1st Mittleider row. "Start leveling from the center of each row and then wo...
Last Modified: 2007-03-22 Number of views: 1925
Sandy Soil - Maintaining Ridges
Q.  Sandy soil is difficult to keep ridged.  The ridges melt away in heavy rains that we have here.  What can I do to improve the soil, so it will hold up, and ...
Last Modified: 2006-09-01 Number of views: 1849
How Do I Best Prepare a New Garden Plot To Eliminate Weeds
Q. "If one were to begin anew - from a previously untilled field covered in an assortment of vegatation: Grasses, broadleaf weads, etc; What is the best course of attack? Kil...
Last Modified: 2005-02-10 Number of views: 2963
To Add or Not to Add - Compost
Q.  I've been told to add lots of compost to my soil in the fall.  Is this important - or even a good idea? A.  My raised beds, which we like to call Grow-Bed...
Last Modified: 2004-11-10 Number of views: 3072
Using Soil - or using a Soil-less Medium - What's Best?
Q.  From some things I've read it sounds as if you advocate using a soil-less growing medium, like in hydroponics.  Is that correct?  And if so why?   A...
Last Modified: 2004-11-10 Number of views: 2550
Pine Needles in the Garden
Q.  What do pine needles do?  We have many pine trees and an over abundance of pine needles.  They make nice coverings for the ground and keep in moisture (In A...
Last Modified: 2004-10-18 Number of views: 2732
Fall or Spring or Both - or Neither?
Q.  When should I prepare the soil in my garden?  What about tilling in the Fall versus the Spring?  And I've even heard you shouldn't till at all becaus...
Last Modified: 2004-04-26 Number of views: 2543

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