Episode 114: Garden Soil Ecosystems with Jeff Lowenfels

December 3, 2021 hilary dahl

Forking the soil to loosen for planting with minimal disruption to soil food web — To prepare soil for planting, loosen with a fork, instead of rototilling or French digging, to limit disruption of the soil food web.

The quality of produce you grow is dependent on the quality of your soil. We are big advocates of doing everything possible to make garden soil the best it can be right from the start, and then working year after year to maintain and improve its quality. In this episode we're joined by award winning author Jeff Lowenfels to discuss the soil food web and garden soil ecosystems.

Encyclopedia Botanica Podcast, Episode 18: Applying Compost to the Fall Garden

October 21, 2016 hilary dahl

Over-wintered broccoli in early March. The plant was surrounded with compost and the empty spaces in the garden were covered in compost.

This week we will be discussing how to use compost as a fall garden amendment. In particular, we're going to talk about it how you can use compost to improve and protect your soil over the wet winter months.

Winter Gardening: Spring Planning and Soil Care

December 11, 2012 hilary dahl

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Its never too early to start planning next year’s garden. Depending on how much of your own indoor seed starting you plan to do, you might need seeds and supplies on hand as early as January! December is a great time to reflect back on this past growing season and try to figure out what you can do next year to improve:

5 Ways to Prepare Your Garden For Winter

October 8, 2012 hilary dahl

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Like it or not, the end of summer is hurtling towards us at unbelievable speed, like a gigantic meteor hell-bent on disheveling Elijah Woods hair. There is little we can do, but getting the vegetable garden in order seems like a good way to make the most of the time we have left…and why not make sure things are ready for next spring just in case the Mayans miscalculated…

The Freyr garden trellis by Seattle Urban Farm Co

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