Category Archives: Seed Bin Article – 2011

Incorporating Organic Cover Crops into Your Garden

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Megen Hall

Cover cropping and green manuring are good gardening practices for a number of reasons: they improve soil structure and fertility, increase organic matter, loosen compacted soils, reduce weeds, control erosion, and attract pollinating insects.  Although the two terms are often … Continue reading →

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Turning Your Lawn into Your Lunch – How to Break New Ground for a Garden

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Paul Betz

Every year, more and more people are opening up new ground for gardening, either to create a plot or to expand an existing one. I am a big fan of smaller lawns and bigger gardens, as long as a little … Continue reading →

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