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Soil is life. Just as much as water and sun, the quality of your soil determines that of all plants growing in it. Identify and increase soil health.

Organic gardening ABCs – got the basics? We’ve got you covered!

 What is organic gardening exactly?

Compost – uses in the garden

 Uses of compost

Sandy soil, which plants are best?

 A few plants thrive on sandy soil but most don't.

Compost, recycle organic waste the right way

 Compost

How to know your type of garden soil

 Sandy soil in a hand, the best way to identify the type of soil.

Build your own apartment composting unit, tips and tricks

 How to build an apartment composter

How to determine the type of soil in your garden

 4 types of soil + loam

Organic tips for great soil health

 Healthy soil attracts all sorts of beneficial animals like this robin.

Discover BRF or RCW, Ramial Chipped Wood, the next mulch revolution!

 Ramial chipped wood is made from branches.

Damping off – why do seedlings turn brown and die

 Seedling dying

Test your soil pH with plants

 Bioindicator plants soil pH

Direct sowing, sowing plants directly in the ground

 Direct sowing

6 tips to make soil richer – completely naturally

 enrich soil naturally

Chalky, lime soil: best plants for alkaline soil and how to amend it

 Testing for soil pH and selecting the best shrubs and plants for it

Clay soil, moist and soggy, tips and guidance to plant well nonetheless

 Trench dug in clay soil

Home-made mulch, the DIY-solution is better than stores!

 Rice hulls turned into mulch at home

Worms Welcome! Get these wrigglers to make vermicompost for the garden now!

 Presenting vermicompost

Soil mix or compost, what is the difference?

 Planting a flower with soil mix or compost makes a difference.