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Photo courtesy of UGA CAESControlling the erosion of your soil can improve your vegetable garden and protect the soil. Soil erosion is related to multiple factors, including the type of soil and how ...

Buying garden soil for your vegetable garden? Watch this video first to find the best garden soil to buy! Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in se Queensland Australia ...

Vegetable gardeners are always looking for ways to boost production, and one of those ways is to fertilize the garden soil. Sometimes fertilizer is applied in amounts well above what is necessary for ...

Many people do not realize the difference between soil and dirt. Soil is alive and dirt isn’t. Plants will grow in soil, but they cannot grow in dirt (unless you add the needed nutrients). For your ...

Q: What advice can you give for starting a vegetable garden? Is it too late in the season? A: Having a successful vegetable garden in our fickle Northwest climate can definitely be a challenge. But ...

Q: I had terrible luck with multiple seeds/starts in my garden beds this year. I think it is my soil but I’m not sure what to do about it. The soil is two to three years old, a mix from a bulk company ...

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