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Why do most people begin growing microgreens? They crave fresh greens on their countertop. But then they become confused and ultimatelty frustrated when they approach … Read more

Growing peas as microgreens depend on accurate timing (where intuition fails). It begins innocently enough: dry seeds which look harmless enough but require careful attention … Read more

MULCH: In spring, you buy it, pay to have it delivered on truck, and then marvel as they pour that rich, dark layer over your … Read more

So you add some new bark, which has such rich color. Perfect, the bed seem finished. But then summer arrive. Sun and rain activate soil … Read more

When people lay down a thick coat of cypress mulch, they assume that’s the final step, when in fact it isn’t. It looks rich, smells … Read more

In late spring you notice that once-crisp, ink-black mulch you applied in March is starting to look old. It isn’t actualy decomposing; the black dye … Read more

In spring, pine straw looks different: suddenly it’s no longer crisply golden; instead, it’s matted and moist and, well, brown. This shift occurs fast, if … Read more

The stuff doesn’t rot (like wood), but gradualy the colors bleed out and it frays at the edges and thins in coverage. And there you … Read more

If your mulch is cedar, by mid-summers end you’ll find the stuff to be ash-gray. It is not exactly a landscaping element, but more like … Read more

By late summer the mulch in a garden bed are often in bad shape. It didn’t dissapear overnight, but it has worn thin. What was … Read more

It’s early spring, and your landscape looks like a construction zone, not a garden. Last year, you used black dyed mulch to improve the curb … Read more