Along with seasonal rotations discussed in our last post, it's also crucial to think about general crop rotations. By "general crop rotation", we mean rotating your plants so that you are not planting the same thing in the same area over and over again. Crop rotation...
Now that you've honed in on your plant choices, it’s time to create your planting plan. This step is actually more like two small steps: creating a seasonal planting plan and deciding on your seedling methods. Seedling choices vary from direct seeding, making your own seedlings,...
Garden Series: Choosing Your Plants By now, you should have your growing space all sorted out. For easy reference, we recommend writing down the conditions of your growing space. This will make it easy for you to reference when picking out your plants. Example: Full sun (approx 6hrs),...
MC Garden Planning Series Welcome to our garden prep series! If you are a new or first-time gardener, spring can be a little overwhelming, with lots of decisions to make in order to get ready for planting. But no worries - we're here to help. Every week we...
About 3 billion pizzas are sold each year in the United States. That’s a whole lot of pizza boxes! Fun fact: Out of the whole US, PENNSYLVANIA has the highest ratio of pizza places per 10,000 people. WE’RE NUMBER 1! WE’RE NUMBER 1! Obviously, pizza boxes are...
5 Simple Ways to Waste Less in 2021 (And Beyond) Each new year ushers in a feeling of freshness and hope, like this might finally be the year you crush those resolutions. It’s a tremendous rush and a great time to try to make the changes...
Ahh the holiday season, full of joy, family, food and STUFF! As we became more environmentally conscious, we started to realize a lot of our traditions are wrapped in things that are not so good for the environment. Items like glitter, tinsel, plastic garland and coated wrapping...
Colder temperatures can make that walk out to your compost pile seem LOOOOOOONG, so we wanted to share two pretty awesome ways to take your composting game indoors for the winter. Allow us to introduce you to: Worm Composting & Bokashi Composting! Each method requires different equipment,...
As the colder temperatures settle in here in the Northeast, we’ve gotten a lot of questions about what exactly happens to the compost piles when the thermometer heads south. Short answer - it depends. Larger compost piles, like those at a farm or a commercial site,...
Fall is here, winter is just around the corner, and COVID-19 is lingering everywhere. Fear not, as we have an amazing antidote for whatever ails you, and we’re pretty sure the ingredients are sitting right in your pantry. Enter - FIRE CIDER. This all-natural drink can give...