How To Grow Vegetables and Vegetable Gardening Tips
A living mulch, or cover crop, is a low-growing plant used in the vegetable garden as a mulch. It is usually referred to as a cover crop because that is exactly what it is doing - covering the ground. The cover crop is usually grown in between rows or around plantings. Using a living mulch is a form of companion planting where plants are grown together in order to benefit each plant. … [Read more...]
If you hang around vegetable gardening circles long enough, you are bound to hear the phrase "green manure". You may start thinking folks are talking about some weird green cow poo, but it is quite the contrary. Using green manures can greatly benefit your soil composition, which in turn will benefit your vegetable production.What Is Green ManureGreen manure is simply plant vegetation that is grown in the garden, then cut down and dug in … [Read more...]
I'm intrigued by heirloom vegetables, and crazy about sharing my passions with others.
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