Tag: gardening
Fertilize Lawns and Gardens Carefully To Avoid Nutrient Pollution
April 13, 2023Spring is in full swing, and many of us are getting our lawns and gardens ready for the growing season. One springtime ritual, however, regularly leads to green, polluted waterways: over-fertilization of lawns and gardens. Plant fertilizers contain nitrogen and phosphorus, nutrients that are major sources of pollution in waterways. When too much fertilizer is…
It’s time to get out in the garden!
April 23, 2015Get out your shovels and rakes — gardening season is here! Yes, we know it’s cold out. In fact, it seems like the warm weather will never stay longer than a few days — but we promise, it will. Besides, some veggies like the cooler weather, and they do best when they get an early…
Proper watering is key to healthy plants, happy environment
June 22, 2014The summer heat is about to hit. Proper watering techniques will ensure your gardens don’t take the brunt of the impact — and also conserve your liquid assets. The first step, according to Rodale’s Organic Gardening, is determining the garden’s soil type: sand, loam or clay, or some combination thereof. Loamy soils are usually the…