by John Johnson | Jul 24, 2023 | Backyard Poultry, Mulch
Keep Birds Healthy with Woodchips for Chicken Run Turn woodchips for a chicken run into the perfect mulch for gardens and a food forest. Wood chips are the best ground cover for chicken and duck runs due to being high in carbon and low cost. Source chips from...
by John Johnson | Jun 22, 2023 | Mulch
Using Straw as a Mulch in the Garden Using straw as a mulch in the garden is a great way to use your animal bedding. Of course, you can apply straw straight from the bale to your garden beds as well if you need a good mulch material. The straw will keep the moisture...
by John Johnson | Jun 19, 2022 | Compost, Mulch, organic gardening, Soil Amendments
The chop and drop technique in a food forest is a proven permaculture strategy for building a rich soil microbiome. Chop and drop is simply the concept of trimming plants and placing the cuttings on the ground to rot and compost in place. The most important element...
by John Johnson | Jun 5, 2022 | Backyard Poultry, Compost, Gardening, Mulch, organic gardening, Sustainability
Top 5 Reasons to Use Wood Chips in a Garden These are the top 5 reasons we use wood chips in a garden. There are many more wonderful ways to use a load of wood chips. While you can buy wood chips, free wood chips are available from arborists if you can find one in...
by John Johnson | Oct 8, 2021 | Building Garden Beds, fruit trees, Mulch
How to get a delivery of wood chips? Learning how to get a delivery of wood chips is a good skill for urban homesteaders building a food forest. There are many ways to get a load of chips delivered to your house. The easiest method if available in your area is...
by John Johnson | Jun 16, 2021 | Building Garden Beds, Compost, fruit trees, Gardening, Mulch, organic gardening
Compost for Backyard Gardeners Compost is the most important amendment to an organic garden. Urban homesteaders can make their own compost or buy it by the yard. While buying may be a necessity at the start of building new garden beds. Over time it is wise to...
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