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Cover Crops are an inexpensive way to improve soil health

Adding commerically produced compost, manures, and other garden amendments to improve your soil can be quite costly.  And for organic gardeners, caring for the soil and enriching both the nutrient content and the texture, or tilth, are essential for producing abundant crops with fewer disease and pest problems.  So how can the frugal gardener improve soil fertility [...]

Free mulch is falling from the sky

Believe me, your neighbors will thank you when you get out there and start raking their leaves. Leaves are a completely free, hugely beneficial addition to your garden. They are full of beneficial bacteria and plant nutrients that are ripe for rotting and adding to your soil. Here are a few ways to use them:

You can mulch [...]