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by Guest Author Jeff Gillman of the University of Minnesota. Noticing that his current research subjects range from root slicing to gravel beds and mycorrhizae, I asked Jeff how he [...]
By Allan Armitage I wrote these thoughts after I had been in the South for nearly 10 years, but particularly after I heard for about the 10th time from people [...]
by Debra Prinzing “When you were a kid, did you have a secret hideout? A fort, a tree house, or even a blanket draped over the card table where you [...]
Guest Review by Ed Bruske The truth is we don't have to stir our compost pile every day. Compost will happen in a crack in the sidewalk. It will happen [...]
by Claire Splan of Alameda Garden It just seems like it should be simple: you plop a seed into some soil, cover it up with more soil, water it, and [...]
Guest Post by Kathy Jentz, who produces the Washington Gardener Magazine. Ever read a garden magazine or book and think to yourself, "Who is this joker?" Well, that joker would [...]
by Susan Warren This male dominated world became a real issue for me as I tried to blend in to the Rhode Island growers’ club that I was writing about in [...]
by Guest Blogger Ilene Sternberg On my local post office wall is an ad cosponsored by Ebay and the USPS, showing a few Styrofoam peanuts scattered on a floor with [...]
As promised, we are hosting a dialogue between Alaskan garden writer Jeff Lowenfels, the co-author (with Wayne Lewis) of Teaming With Microbes; and horticultural scientist Jeff Gillman, author of The Truth About [...]
by Jeff Lowenfels, author of Teaming with Microbes Dr. Jeff Gillman, my friend and fellow Timber Press author, is correct. I do think the definition of “compost tea” is crucial [...]
by Jeff Gillman After reading Jeff's response I don't have a lot to add. I'm simply more cautious regarding human pathogens and think that, based on current research, even the [...]
Guest post by Bob Tarte We used to just keep ducks in the backyard pen, and they were easier on the landscaping. Except for sticking their heads through the fence [...]
