Numerous challenges exist in organic greenhouse production, one of the largest being a lack of amendments that can effectively serve as plant nutrients or pest controls and still be considered organic ...

Q: What is a good recipe for compost tea? What is the best ways to use it? Answer: Compost tea is a liquid extract of compost that contains plant growth compounds and beneficial microorganisms. It is ...

Four thousand years ago the Egyptians were making compost tea which simply extracts nutrients from compost and puts it in a liquid form. This method is easier to apply to the soil and the plants. A ...

For about two years I produced sad little vegetables from my backyard patch. Back then, I was lavishing each plant with everything I thought they could need — water, compost, sunlight, protection from ...

Growing up in the 1950s, I helped my grandfather in his garden. He was a believer in organic gardening long before it became popular. By the age of 5, I was responsible for the daily stirring of a ...

DURHAM — Professor Joyce Jong will demonstrate how to make “compost tea” and teach about the “Soil Food Web” at 10 a.m. Saturday at Hodge’s Nursery. Jong will brew the compost tea and apply it to ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. Paul Gilligan talks about the compost tea he is making at Lanoha Nurseries, 19111 W. Center Road. Paul Gilligan holds compost he ...

If you feel strongly about eating your own home-grown, organic vegetables, and want to improve your garden soil, you need to learn how to make organic compost at home. For most gardeners, the ...

12:48, Mon, Mar 3, 2025 Updated: 12:48, Mon, Mar 3, 2025 Gardeners are being told they should put teabags in their garden in spring, but only if they rip them open first. Article continues below ...