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How to build a Johnson-Su Bioreactor

January 7, 2021 by fifthseason 8 Comments

-Mike Weeks- It’s that time of year again when activities in the garden have come to a near standstill and the holiday hustle and bustle is over. Any gardener knows there’s always something to do with the garden whether that’s taking inventory on your seed stock, planning and designing new beds, or even sharpening your tools. But, those unusually warm winter days in between the cold ones like we recently had are perfect for tackling projects that will give you a leg up on spring gardening. … [Read more...] about How to build a Johnson-Su Bioreactor

Filed Under: Organic Gardening Tagged With: bioreactor, Compost, Organic gardening, soil conditions

Tips for Growing a More Sustainable Garden

February 19, 2020 by fifthseason 2 Comments

-Patrick Metz- People start gardening for a bunch of different reasons: the joy of creating and growing something; the deliciousness of home-grown vegetables and fruits; knowing where your food comes from and how it has been grown; concern for our environment and the impact of industrial food systems; the sheer delight of a beautiful landscape, and more.  Here at Fifth Season we advocate gardening in harmony with, not in opposition to, natural rhythms and processes. It’s not only good … [Read more...] about Tips for Growing a More Sustainable Garden

Filed Under: Organic Gardening Tagged With: Compost, gardening, organic garden

How to Tell if Your Garden Soil Is Ready for Planting

January 15, 2020 by fifthseason Leave a Comment

-Ryan Blankenship- The very first step in determining if your soil is ready for planting is to simply dig yourself a small hole where you would like your planting site to be. By digging this small hole, you will be able to determine if you have loose or clay soil. Like many people in our area, we typically have a lot of red clay where we would like to plant. I also like to send a soil sample out to our state agricultural extension program to get tested to understand the NPK … [Read more...] about How to Tell if Your Garden Soil Is Ready for Planting

Filed Under: Organic Gardening Tagged With: Alfalfa Meal, amendments, Blood Meal, Bone Meal, Compost, Fish Meal, organic garden, Organic gardening, pH, soil, soil conditions, soil health, soil pH

Compost: Yes, You Can Make it Yourself (and compost tea too!)

November 5, 2019 by fifthseason 1 Comment

-Sally Watkins- Compost is all the rage in the sustainability and permaculture communities, but what can compost do for you and your home garden, and how can you produce it on a small scale? In this blog post, we are going to discuss how to get your compost tumbler or pile to create rich, nutritious compost as efficiently as possible, and finish up with a great recipe for compost tea. If you have a yard with some space away from your house, the simplest way to compost is to create a basic … [Read more...] about Compost: Yes, You Can Make it Yourself (and compost tea too!)

Filed Under: Organic Gardening Tagged With: Compost, Compost Tea, organic garden, Organic gardening, Permaculture, sustainability, Vermicompost, Worm Castings, worm composting

It’s Soil, Not Dirt… And It’s Alive!

October 1, 2019 by fifthseason Leave a Comment

-Patrick Metz- This past weekend we had the folks from Mountain Gate Organics over at the Charlottesville store talking worms, soil, and biology.  In anticipation of the day, we had made a couple hundred gallons of compost tea and were giving it away to any interested gardeners. Even more exciting was a little display we had set up with a microscope connected to a computer screen. Underneath the microscope two drops of the tea (made from worm castings and molasses introduced into water and … [Read more...] about It’s Soil, Not Dirt… And It’s Alive!

Filed Under: Organic Gardening Tagged With: Compost, Compost Tea, soil, Soil Food Web, soil health, Soil Microbes, the soil food web, worm composting

Composting With Red Wiggler Worms

July 2, 2019 by fifthseason 3 Comments

-Luis Guerra- Every spring, many of us rush out to our local garden centers in search of rich organic compost for amending our home gardens. We typically encounter many brands of bagged compost that are derived from different organic sources. Hopefully we find a local, regional, or even national organic copost brand that we can trust, depending on where we shop. But what if you could make your own compost with just a few square feet of space in your home or garage? What if I told you that … [Read more...] about Composting With Red Wiggler Worms

Filed Under: Organic Gardening Tagged With: Compost, red wigglers, Vermicompost, worm, worm bin, worm composting

Compost Tea Made Easy

January 29, 2019 by fifthseason Leave a Comment

-Gabrial House- With spring approaching, it’s time to start thinking about your garden, and the best way to help your plants fight off heat, high humidity, and the dry soil that’s sure to come. For me, the best route to take is treating my garden to a fresh batch of compost tea.  As the name implies, compost tea is made by steeping compost in water, and using the resulting liquid gold on or around your plants. Most of us know the benefits that compost provides to our garden soil, but … [Read more...] about Compost Tea Made Easy

Filed Under: Organic Gardening Tagged With: Compost, Compost Tea, fertilizer, organic garden, Organic gardening, soil fertility, spring gardening

Mulch Much?

May 22, 2018 by fifthseason Leave a Comment

-Chris Amaya- With spring almost over, and the sun soon to be getting too hot for comfort during mid-day, its easy to accidentally forget to water the garden. Fortunately there is a natural buffer that allows plants to stay hydrated longer while simultaneously benefiting soil biology. Mulching the areas around established plants before pesky weeds can germinate will be your saving grace this season. Without mulching, these small, weedy plants can turn into big competition for your … [Read more...] about Mulch Much?

Filed Under: Organic Gardening Tagged With: Compost, mulch, organic garden, Organic gardening, spring gardening, summer

Raised-Bed Gardening

April 24, 2018 by fifthseason Leave a Comment

-Patrick Metz- I am getting ready to start a new garden plot.  For years I have employed a technique known as double-digging to get started.  The concept is simple and effective.  The goal: create a deep bed of loose, well-amended soil without harming and undoing the work of the biology already in the soil - earthworms, microbes, fungi.  This technique creates a beautifully cultivated plot and an excellent rooting zone for your future plants. So what's the catch? It is labor intensive and … [Read more...] about Raised-Bed Gardening

Filed Under: Organic Gardening Tagged With: Compost, fertilizer, organic garden, Organic gardening, Raised Beds, soil, soil conditions, spring gardening

A Guide to Simple Composting

July 19, 2017 by fifthseason Leave a Comment

-Gabrial House- Compost is one of the most nourishing and critical elements to a good organic garden. Compost not only feeds the plant in the garden it also feeds all of the wonderful creatures and bacteria that make living soil so vital and rich. Compost aids in aeration, water retention, as well as keeping the soil’s PH at a level the plants most prefer. Lots of good compost can even keep your plants disease- and pest-free! Let’s take a look at what it takes to make good compost from … [Read more...] about A Guide to Simple Composting

Filed Under: Organic Gardening Tagged With: Compost, Organic, organic garden, Organic gardening

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