I have a City of Scottsdale Compost bin which is in the shade under my trees to keep it cool enough for the red worms I have in there eating my kitchen and yard waste. Trouble is I have created the perfect incubator for other undesirables. What is
Read more…It is okay to put your dried up corn plants and cobs in the compost and to use as mulch? I planted some non GMO corn and suspect it is diseased. I looked at the cobs they were black and powdery. Would corn add diseased to the soil?
Thanks, Grace
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From what I could find stated that these insects do not harm the garden. However, they thoroughly enjoyed eating my tomatoes and I consider that harm since I was not the one enjoying them.
The reason I am looking to identify
Read more…Does anyone grow plants just to use for mulch. I live in central Phoenix so access to bales of hay is not that easy, so I am thinking of growing my own plants to use for mulch. I want a plant that will not attract bad bugs to the gardens. Any idea
Read more…My lovely Black Beauty eggs plants (26 of them) not fully grown yet are all turning orange on the out- side and don't look nice at all. Is it the heat? Any ideas. I never dreamed I could come up with so many questions until I started arid gardening i
Read more…My lovely Black Beauty eggs plants (26 of them) not fully grown yet are all turning orange on the out- side and don't look nice at all. Is it the heat? Any ideas. I never dreamed I could come up with so many questions until I started arid gardening i
Read more…My lovely Black Beauty eggs plants (26 of them) not fully grown yet are all turning orange on the out- side and don't look nice at all. Is it the heat? Any ideas. I never dreamed I could come up with so many questions until I started arid gardening i
Read more…My lovely Black Beauty eggs plants (26 of them) not fully grown yet are all turning orange on the out- side and don't look nice at all. Is it the heat? Any ideas. I never dreamed I could come up with so many questions until I started arid gardening i
Read more…This a picture of the garden at first planting in March. It is 40' x 12' box 12" deep. I tilled the dirt on the ground 6-8" deep and tilled in mulch prior to adding the soil mix. The soil is 1/3 mulch, 1/3 native soil and 1/3 manure (supposedly).
Read more…The hot sun is brutaly attacking my tomato plants laden with tomatoes. Other plants are being effected as well.
I went to Home depot this morning and looked a heavy duty sun screen. They want $79.00 for 6 x 50' roll. My garden is onebox 12 x 40 a
Read more…Is anyone succesfully growing blueberries in Phoenix? If so can you tell me the name of the plants you are using and how you maintain them ie: in shade, in sun, soil ph, etc. I have tried and failed twice.
Read more…I found a book at Library "Teaming with Microbes- ORganic Gardener's guide to soil food web.
I LOADED with info, some often above my head but add it to the list of good reads for gardening !
Has anyone else here read it , know of it. Feels it has be
Read more…looks like a boxelder bug (according to Google), except not as flat & I have LOTS of them on my tomato plants. I'll try to catch one for a photo.
Read more…Does anyone have any ideas as to why the blossoms are not setting fruit?
I have cantaloupe plants that have grown to 6' on the ground. There have been plenty of (hundreds) of blossoms but as yet not ONE canteloupe. The same for a watermellon pla
Read more…I have read all the numerous posts and all the friendly advice from many of you. The information has been very interesting and helpfull. Many of the problems you have spoken of I am experiencing too.
You mention issues on soil mix such as native soi
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I have built a 16' x 40' raised garden 1' deep. I have filled it with a mix 1/3 manure, 1/3 native soil, and 1/3 mulch brought to me by Pioneer Landscaping. Prior to planting this spring I added some sulphur as the pH was high. I then planted.
Read more…We've recently moved into a home on an acre property. The yard is chock full of mature trees (bonus) which have not been maintained, pruned, trimmed, otherwise had dead branches removed in any way for at least a decade. We are overwhelmed with debris
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Call for Coops and an invitation for Soil Builders Group to have a presence at one of the coops! The tour is educational as well as fun, and we want to expose the group's methods on good soil building to a large audience. If you have an interesting c
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Will putting beer and wine into your compost kill all the bugs. I read that it is good because the yeast helps break all the matter down.
Can I use mesquite leaves and pollen(without the seeds) into my soil as mulch? I keep thinking they might
Read more…Does anyone put charcoal from the grill in their soil or compost? What are the reasons I should or should not do this?
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