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Topic Replies Topic Starter Last Post Forum Name
Could I make absolutely FREE quality potting mix from what's around? 11 Tim Kivi
Bethany Brown
soil
How much less honey does 'natural beekeeping' produce?
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55 Tim Kivi
Monica Truong
honey bees
Must you add new nutrients to no-dig gardens? 11 Tim Kivi
Jules Silverlock
soil
Anyone grown/eaten a Pakistani mulberry? 3 Tim Kivi
Amy Gardener
berries
Can I grow corn on my lawn? 7 Tim Kivi
Dan Heywood
lawn
Do cabbage moth decoys really work? 6 Tim Kivi
Anderson Omo
bugs
I’m surprised you “need” to buy special feed for backyard hens 30 Tim Kivi
Mike Haasl
chickens
How would you fill this large hole I dug out? 9 Tim Kivi
Tim Kivi
soil
When all else fails, plant weeds? 10 Tim Kivi
Jackie Bodiou
plants
Coffee grounds: confused if good or bad for soil? 18 Tim Kivi
Carol Cromie
soil
Screwed my soil by too much horse manure. What now?
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42 Tim Kivi
Cécile Stelzer Johnson
soil
How far should fig trees be from drains? 9 Tim Kivi
Skandi Rogers
fruit trees
Are ‘invasive’ herbs a good permanent mulch? 4 Tim Kivi
Scott Stiller
cover crops
Do weeds rob soil of nutrients?
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62 Tim Kivi
Ray Sauder
soil
Digging kitchen scraps straight into the soil 17 Tim Kivi
Lizzie Pton
soil
In which season should I divide palms for propagation? 3 Tim Kivi
Tim Kivi
propagation
How much easier is buying mycelium plugs to DIY from a mushroom? 9 Tim Kivi
Joshua Frank
fungi
How do you make acidic potting soil (for blueberries) 3 Tim Kivi
steve bossie
soil
Why would Back To Eden work if you don't improve the soil first? 7 Tim Kivi
Ben Zumeta
soil
Summer leaves turning yellow & falling after mulching with fresh wood chips 10 Tim Kivi
Hamilton Betchman
mulch
Anyone grown Cape Gooseberry? 9 Tim Kivi
Stacy Witscher
plants
How hard is it to become self-sufficient in tomatoes all year long? 14 Tim Kivi
Su Ba
greenhouses
Mushrooms growing in my seedling potting mix! 2 Tim Kivi
Tim Kivi
fungi
My cherimoya hasn’t grown in the 2 years since planted. Lost cause? 2 Tim Kivi
Dan Allen
fruit trees
Now making a HUGE pile of mulch of clay soil. Any advice? 11 Tim Kivi
Tim Kivi
soil
How many pomegranate trunks are ideal? 3 Tim Kivi
Stacy Witscher
fruit trees
How much spent coffee grounds do you put in your compost? 4 Tim Kivi
Charli Wilson
composting
Who collects compost materials free from shops? 6 Tim Kivi
Jay Angler
composting
Against convention: propagate in jars of water 8 Tim Kivi
Mart Hale
propagation
Each tree gets its own compost bin and a veggie plot gets several. Good idea? 2 Tim Kivi
Bryant RedHawk
composting
I’m succeeding at spreading wild fungi outside, but not edible fingi 6 Tim Kivi
Hugo Morvan
fungi
Can I grow edible mushrooms on just decomposing leaves? 3 Tim Kivi
Daniel Tura
fungi
Do you plant vegetables very densely, or sparsely? 11 Tim Kivi
Joseph hackett
biointensive
Tree stump becomes amazing wicking hugel fungi thing 1 Tim Kivi
Phil Stevens
permaculture
Are brackets the easiest way to attach trellis above a fence? 7 Tim Kivi
Tim Kivi
fencing
Weeding some stupid. I wish I had chickens! 1 Tim Kivi
Pearl Sutton
urban gardening
Grass weed everywhere in garden. What now? 5 Tim Kivi
Bryant RedHawk
soil
Japanese heartnut: any experience with this tree? 10 Tim Kivi
Ken W Wilson
fruit trees
Mushrooms growing and I want to expand! What now? 10 Tim Kivi
William Egan
fungi
Fluoresent orange fungi eating my dead tree stump. What should I do? 5 Tim Kivi
Bob Gallamore
fungi
Will growing olive trees just to kill them for soil work well? 7 Tim Kivi
James Landreth
soil
Growing in rainy-summer climates. What’s it like? 5 Tim Kivi
Tereza Okava
gardening for beginners
Intolerably hot summers but perfect winters here. 7 Tim Kivi
Nathanael Szobody
gardening for beginners
What to do about aphids attacking my weeds? 7 Tim Kivi
Tim Kivi
plants
Is this grapefruit tree planted too close to my yukka? 2 Tim Kivi
Marco Banks
fruit trees
Your thoughts on death 11 Tim Kivi
Dan Boone
meaningless drivel
At what stage should mushroom logs be soaked? 4 Tim Kivi
Bryant RedHawk
fungi
Does no-digging chaos still need crop rotation? 28 Tim Kivi
Tim Kivi
soil
How to kill a Guinnea Vine without poison? 3 Tim Kivi
Tim Kivi
plants
Will IMO help kill pest caterpillars? 1 Tim Kivi
Bryant RedHawk
predators
My 5 methods for soil improvement. Thoughts? 3 Tim Kivi
Bryant RedHawk
soil
200L (52 gallon) bags... good for long-term fruit trees? 2 Tim Kivi
Sherwood Botsford
fruit trees
Can I grow 12-15' trees in bath tubs? 16 Tim Kivi
Rebecca Norman
fruit trees
Don't dying roots harm nearby live roots? 4 Tim Kivi
Bryant RedHawk
soil
Can a grapevine make a good ground cover? 3 Tim Kivi
s. ayalp
cover crops
Bringing permaculture to a community fruit garden 2 Tim Kivi
Casie Becker
permaculture design
Is seaweed + manure too strong a liquid? 2 Tim Kivi
Bryant RedHawk
composting
Will mycorrhizal fungi cause plumbing damage? 4 Tim Kivi
Bryant RedHawk
soil
Does mulch create too much soil eventually? 9 Tim Kivi
Chris Kott
mulch