Composting: A Guide for the Home Garden

Originally written for and published in the Winter 2022 Master Naturalist Newsletter for Ocean County, NJ Master Naturalists. When it comes to gardening for wildlife and being good stewards of the land, we generally advise those who will listen, to “leave the leaves”. Leaves are a wonderful natural mulch, decompose into a rich food source … Read more

Seed starting indoors and cold compost

Last winter I put up the greenhouse in the backyard. Since we don’t have a lot of sunny window space in the house, I decided to start my seedlings in the greenhouse. There was plenty of space, and a whole lot of sun, so that wasn’t a problem. The trouble was, it was pretty cold … Read more

Compost Construction Project and Jersey Friendly Yards Consultation

I had a wonderful experience last month participating in a Jersey Friendly Yards workshop with http://www.jerseyyards.org/ just in time to get things started for the growing season. To be included in the workshop, you had to fill out an application to participate and 10 local gardeners were chosen to attend. [su_row][su_column size=”1/2″ center=”no” class=””] [/su_column] … Read more