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Looking for a practical, inexpensive, and ecologically sound way to grow your best garden ever? With compost you can improve the soil, deter disease, mulch, prevent weeds, conserve water, and fertilize plants. Compost happens when the right ratio of nitrogen- and carbon-rich organic waste is mixed with soil, water, and air. How it gets from garbage to gold might seem like magic, but the breakdown of organic waste is due to billions of soil-dwelling critters and good microbes that include bacteria, fungi, earthworms, and other beneficial creatures. Here's the proper recipe to follow. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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QUESTIONI love the lush, green-looking patios and gardens of the eastern coast. How can I duplicate that look here in Phoenix?
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Hi ya'll! I'm back from San Antonio - and grandma started off her 87th year with a bang!
It was SO DAMNED HOT in South Texas - I think I lost ten pounds just by standing there and sweating. I was prepared to go walking around the old neighborhood to take pictures of some San Antonio front yard gardens, but this is what I found:
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