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Reset the Soil Before You Plant Fall gardening doesn’t begin when the first seed goes into the ground. It begins with the soil. By late summer, our gardens have been working hard. Tomatoes have been pulling nutrients from containers, peppers have been producing for months, summer heat has baked raised beds, and those pots sitting […]

Compost Tea: A Little Garden Brew for Living Soil Compost tea is a simple liquid made by steeping finished compost in water. Gardeners use it to carry some of the compost’s soluble nutrients and microorganisms into the soil around their plants. Think of it as a supplement—not a replacement for healthy soil, finished compost or […]