Annie Otzen / Getty Images Overview Working Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 1 – 2 days Yield: 4 gallons compost tea Skill Level: Beginner Estimated Cost: $0 Compost tea is an eco-friendly organic fertilizer solution that plays an important role in sustainable agriculture. With untreated water, a few…
Delicious, fragrant bay leaves come from the bay laurel, a perennial shrub or tree with pale yellow flowers and black fruit, attractive olive-to-reddish bark, and dark leathery leaves. Bay leaves are incredibly versatile. The herb’s flavor complements rice dishes, soups and stews, Catalan and Greek recipes, and Creole…
RESEARCH | Producers like the potential but say short season, lack of moisture key concerns Planting a cover crop is a new idea this far north. It has its agronomic advantages, it keeps roots in the soil after the harvest, although it comes with its problems as well,…
When an unprecedented atmospheric river sent floodwaters rushing across Travis Forstbauer’s fields earlier this month, the Chilliwack, B.C., farmer was worried he’d lose the precious fertile soil his livelihood depends on. He was pleasantly surprised when the water receded to see that his land had suffered minimal damage.…
Kenyan born agriculturist, Tim Abaa has not only mastered the science of cultivating and harvesting nutritious food crops in Joburg’s most southern township, he has also set sights on nurturing future nutritionists, converting them from consumers to producers of organic vegetables.Abaa wants to foster a culture of food…
Gardening, as a hobby, is a slippery slope. One moment, you are nursing an easy-to-care-for succulent and the second, you are addressing an entire mini-forest by assigned names. But when you live in a metropolitan city of nearly five million people — and just as many buildings to…
Mill Pond Garden is offering freshly composted horse manure for sale to be used on late-winter fertilization of beds, shrubs and trees. Orders must be placed by Wednesday, Dec. 15. Last year, supplies sold out. To order a quantity of 18-lb. bags, go to millpondgarden.com and click on the Shop heading. Orders…
Small-space gardening has been a blessing during the pandemic. A few pots on apartment balconies, window boxes, decks, rooftops and stairwells brought beauty to our lives — and maybe even some delicious fruits, vegetables and fragrant herbs.Earlier this year, the United Kingdom’s Chelsea Flower Show, one of the…
The Chronicle Mahlabezulu Zulu FOR a long time, invasive plant species have caused a splitting headache to communities due to their negative effects on the environment. As a result, their control has drawn much attention from different stakeholders, like the Government, environmentalists, local leadership and different communities depending…
With December upon us and colder weather on the way, here’s your gardening to-do list.PlantCool-season annuals and hardy perennials — use seed or transplants for delphiniums, larkspur, poppies, arugula, cabbage, kale, Swiss chard, greens, spinach, lettuce, carrots and garlic (bulbs, corms or rounds). Trees, shrubs, vines, ground covers…
