Does David Brandt hold the secret for turning industrial agriculture from global-warming problem to carbon solution?

We start in Brandt's field, where we encounter waist-high, deep-green corn plants basking in the afternoon heat. A mat of old leaves and stems covers the soil-remnants of the winter cover crops that have kept the field devoid of ( Read more... )

Does anyone have experience with cover like buckwheat? I've been reading that apparently that's the gold standard. I'm curious if there's a noticeable effect on the soil come springtime. Is it worth the trouble? (Because it seems like I have to order it online or something, and being my first year, the soil's not super great to begin with ( Read more... )

I want to plant some White Dutch Clover. Some areas it will be just the clover & in other areas a mix of clover and Eco-Lawn.

I was wondering if I could seed now, should wait until the end of summer beginning of fall or just wait & do it in the spring.

I am in Zone 3 up in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Hi all! I'm not new but I haven't posted in a long time, so here's a quick hello:
• I garden in Upstate NY, Zone 5
• I love perennials
• I'm constantly rearranging my flower beds :)

Today I am working on a new project! YAY! We just poured a concrete patio and I'm planning the beds around it.

I've got some plants that had to be moved for the construction ( Read more... )

this is becoming a common ground cover over here in the Philippines. I don't know what to call it...


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Outside Pride has a list of offered groundcovers but I am wondering what personal experience any of you in my zone/climate might have. The bulk of it will be in west-facing exposure, full sun against a brown wood fence. I have had zero luck with Irish moss staying alive no matter where I put it, sun or shade, dry or wet. I've had decent luck ( Read more... )

Now that I've got all my borders done, I'd like to find a flowering groundcover to fill in the spaces and squeeze out the weeds to some degree. I'm not a big fan of the mulch or rocks showing in between plants and would like the space full. Vinca looks like a good pick, but I have a lot of plants which die back to the ground in winter (Mexican ( Read more... )

My husband and I both like fruit trees and now that my garden is established (or at least as established as it can be given the weather) I'm contemplating turning part of the front yard into an orchard. We live on a corner so we have a lot of front yard - and a lot of grass. My very nebulous idea so far is to have 3-5 trees (depending on type and ( Read more... )

Hello!  I just found this community, and I'm hoping I can get some advice.

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 Hello all, I'm hoping for a bit of advice ( Read more... )