Tag: pH

• Front Yard Makeover — Native Plant Edition: How to Plant Perennials so They Can Thrive

  

  In this article you’ll learn pro-tips for getting your long-lived perennial plants off to a good start. AND I’m sharing with you the my native plant list along with the most important details. Project Progress: Rules of Thumb for Planting Perennials For the longer lived, massive plants like trees, these rules are critical for establishing…

  Amy SBG

  January 20, 2023

  Design Project, Guide

  Backyard Habitat, Native Plants, pH, Rain Garden

• Leverage January for Growing Season Opportunities

  

  January is a month of renewal, dreams, and opportunity. Now that the winter solstice has past and 2023 has arrived, the growing season feels almost touchable. Scan the January Calendar for inspiration to get you ready for spring. 🌱🌷 I would love to hear your plans, dreams, and goals for 2023! Please comment below or…

  Amy SBG

  January 4, 2023

  CALENDAR, Winter

  January, pH, Prune, Soil Testing, Winter

• Simple Tasks For December to Get You Growing Next Spring

  

  December is a light duty month, (finally!) with a few opportunities to get ahead of the game for spring. It is a good time to test your soil. There is adequate time to amend for pH before the growing season, and to be able to prepare for any missing nutrients that you can add just…

  Amy SBG

  December 2, 2022

  CALENDAR, Winter

  birds, calendar post, NPK, pH, Prune, rodent control, Soil Testing

• Super Simple Soil Testing Guide

  

  A beautiful flower peeping from green leaves. A sweet carrot. A fragrant clove of garlic. This is where gardening begins for most of us. In learning about the plants we cultivate, we inevitably end up getting the real dirt. Then as our understanding grows, dirt becomes soil. Soil becomes sand, silt, and clay. Sand, silt,…

  Amy SBG

  January 12, 2021

  Guide, Soil

  Guide for Testing Soil, NPK, pH, soil care, soil health, Soil Testing, Winter, Winter To-Do