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How to build safe, inexpensive raised beds in the city to avoid your neighbors fertilizers
Any recommendations on how to build safe, inexpensive raised beds in the city to avoid your neighbors fertilizers? Our neighbors treat their lawns with who knows what and we have a drain in our backyard, so we know we’re getting run off. We want to eat our food, thus we don’t want it drenched in unknown chemicals. We would…
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Dumb Garden Mistakes
I was so excited to start a new garden this year, and with all my enthusiasm I made some mistakes I thought I’d share. Sometimes good gardeners make bad decisions, right? I read that pigs would be perfect to till and fertilize my garden. This is sort of true. They certainly denuded the ground and generously fertilized one…
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Planting on a slope
I'm looking for deep rooted plants to hold the soil together rather than building retaining walls. It will be next to the road/driveway so needs to be stable enough to not collapse in a heavy rainfall. So far the main recommendation around here is Vetiver. It's not ideal for grapes or they'd be my first choice. The main…
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Landscaping an impossible slope with herbal ground covers
I was mowing my front yard and thinking again, its beautiful but hard to mow. I thought about using plants or shrubs to fix the issue or fencing it for my goats. That would make my neighbors happy - not! Then I thought, - Herbal ground covers: beauty, great for pollination and edible uses. My yard is sloped so its…