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Savvy Gardeners Use Mulch To Make Garden Work Easier Mulch provides many benefits to plants and soil: insulation, shade, moisture retention, weed reduction, and soil building. But when mulch is applied at the wrong time or in the wrong form, it can do more harm than good. Organic Fertilizers - Mix Your Own Special Blends A basic organic fertilizer blend doesn't fit all plants. When you blend your own fertilizers for specific purposes, (such has high nitrogen blends for leafy greens or high potassium blends for root crops), you get better results. How To Improve Garden Soil Naturally For garden soil to remain healthy and support thriving plants, the gardener needs to add plentiful doses of organic material. Here are some low-cost, low-labor ways to feed your garden's soil. Growing Organic Food - Basic Guidelines Using the basic guidelines of the federal Organic Food Production Law and acting with respect for nature puts you on the way to producing organic food... Healthier for you and for the environment.