Articles for tag: Organic Matter

Karla News

Gardening in South Florida: Planting in Marl Soil

Marl soil is one of the two most predominant soils in South Florida. If you have ever tried to dig a hole and run up on something that looks like cement mixed with shell, you have marl in your yard. Unfortunately, most homes built after 1989 have lots that are filled with marl, because it ...

Karla News

Finding a Dirty Deal: How to Buy Topsoil

Buying topsoil seems like one of the easiest purchases around. Its everywhere…everyone knows what it looks like…and it should be dirt cheap, right? Nope. Topsoil is amazingly expensive. Topsoil quality is surprisingly variable. Making topsoil is simple, but to do it on a commercial scale is time consuming, capital intensive and full of unforeseen problems. ...

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How to Keep Worms in Your Garden

Every gardener knows that the more earthworms there are living in their garden soil, the better the soil condition is. You can buy earthworms to add to your garden, but of course, if the conditions in the soil are not suitable to sustain the worms, they will either die or move off to a place ...

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Fertilizing Your Gourds Using Fish Emulsion with Kelp

Fertilizing your gourds is important to insuring a healthy garden and a healthy crop. There are so many fertilizers out there, what is the best and safest way to go? No matter what claims are out there, my vote is, hands down, on organic fertilizers, and primarily fish emulsion with kelp extract added. You may ...