Ever since we got our chickens and ducks, we’ve been interested in starting a black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) harvesting program. We’ve looked at DIY projects, the BioPod and done some reading on the subject. Black Soldier Fly Larvae contain an astonishing 40 percent protein. The adult flies have a…
As a serious student of soil fertility and vitality and an all-things-organic gardener, I have had an ongoing love affair with everything ‘ocean’ in the garden. The cold-pressed fish, seaweed and ocean mineral emulsions are simply top performers. Whether as foliar sprays, spot feeders or all around pick-me-ups, they provide…
One of the common differences between long time expert gardeners and those just taking up gardening is the use of mulch. The gardeners who have experience and success over the long term are invariably active ‘mulchers’ while new gardeners tend to fail to incorporate this important practice into their gardening….
Transplanting seedlings into the garden can be a long and arduous task if you have a larger garden. Whether you’re planting out peat pots or taking seedlings out of six packs or other reusable pots, it can take a lot of time. This year we had the idea of using…