Perennials Forever

Soil or Dirt?

About a zillion years ago, we took the Master Gardener class. Our instructor, LC was a great teacher and a funny guy. He did have rules – several rules. One rule was that we had to use the word “soil”; not dirt, but SOIL! He was very insistent about that. Just to get him stirred ...

Soil Test Your Vegetable Garden for Efficient Planting

You should have a soil test of your vegetable garden’s soil. Maybe you bought a new home, or maybe you are changing the location of your garden to another spot in your yard. Maybe you’ve never ever had the soil tested even though you’ve been gardening in the same spot for years and years and ...