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Use a watering can if you are doing a soil drench, and water close to the base of each plant. If you spray on the plant ...

This week, after a long spring of unseasonal and unpredictable weather events, our garden was treated to a much-needed spa ...

When winter comes around, one of my favorite things to do is sip a warm cup of chai tea. There’s something peaceful about ...

Discover the many uses for banana peels in the garden and make your own banana peel compost, mulch, or liquid fertilizer.

Ibrahim, H. (2018) Impact of Compost Tea in Controlling Chocolate Leaf Spot Disease and Soil Microorganisms Density in Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.). Egyptian Journal of Desert Research, 68, 89-116.

Worm castings are often considered gold for the garden, packed with nutrients and beneficial microorganisms that plants love. Unlike the liquid leftover from bokashi, worm tea serves as an excellent ...

As more gardeners seek sustainable and organic methods to nourish their plants, compost tea has emerged as a favourite natural fertiliser. This nutrient-rich liquid is easy to make at home, beneficial ...

It's got an instantly recognizable shape, a radioactive amount of potassium, and a peel that's almost, if not equally, as useful and recognizable as its fruit. However, most people don't realize that ...

How Worm-Inspired Treatments Are Inching Their Way Toward the Clinic Infection by certain wrigglers may reduce inflammation and fight obesity and diabetes.