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Planning for New Vegetable Gardens: Decompact Soil Slowly
August 6, 2020
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By: C. Darren Butler
Slow methods for soil decompaction rely on soil life rather than mechanical loosening or human effort.
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Planning for New Vegetable Gardens: Decompact Soil Quickly
July 14, 2020
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By: C. Darren Butler
Planting in compacted soils almost guarantees plant problems and little or no yield.
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Planning for New Vegetable Gardens: Introduction to Soil Compaction
June 28, 2020
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By: C. Darren Butler
Soil compaction is the process by which soil particles become pressed together so that soil becomes more dense,
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Planning for New Vegetable Gardens: Common Causes of Soil Toxicity
June 11, 2020
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By: C. Darren Butler
It's common for gardens to fail as a result of toxic metals or other toxicities.
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Planning for New Vegetable Gardens: Introduction to Soil Toxicity
June 7, 2020
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By: C. Darren Butler
Soil toxicity is anything in soil that is harmful or could be harmful to plants, people, pets, or wildlife.
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Growing Vegetables in SoCal’s Inland Valleys: May Tasks
Growing vegetables in one of Southern California’s warmer inland valleys? May and June can be transition months with cooler spring weather giving way to early summer heat. Here are 8 tasks for May: Monitor plants regularly, at least every other day during warm weather and every day during hot weather to catch wilting, irrigation, pest, […]
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Growing Vegetables Near SoCal’s Coast: 9 tasks for May
Vegetable gardening near Southern California’s coast? Here are 9 tasks for May: Monitor plants regularly, at least every 2 to 3 days during cool-to-warm weather, every other day during warm weather, and every day during hot weather to catch wilting, irrigation, pest, disease, weed, and other problems early. Maintain or add mulch. Harvest thinnings and […]
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Landscaping for Pet Safety: 10 Tips
GardenZeus receives commissions for purchases made through links in this post. There is no additional cost to you. We all love our pets and we all want to keep them as safe as possible while giving them freedom to roam in our yards. Here are ten tips: Mow your lawn regularly. A well-maintained lawn prevents […]
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Planning for New Vegetable Gardens: Timing
April 24, 2020
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By: C. Darren Butler
Intuitive recognition of environmental conditions and patterns, and experience with the "feel" of successful timing in a given season, climate, and area is as important or more important than fact-based knowledge or anything that can be learned from research.
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