Category Archives: Compost

Making Lemonade

Posted on March 19, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

Unless I take the time to carefully pluck them out, one by one, before taking a garden pic, you have probably noticed the indecent number of pine needles lurking in the background of EVERY PHOTO I TAKE! Once upon a … Continue reading →

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Trench Composting for Corn

Posted on November 27, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

I have never really wanted to grow corn since the small amounts I desire for home cooking are readily available at the farmer’s market in season, it takes up a lot of valuable space in an already tight garden plan … Continue reading →

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Haystack of Needles

Posted on September 27, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

It has been raining two things since Thursday night.  Raindrops and pine needles. Going into my second fall as a North Carolina gardener, I have started calling them Piedmont sand because they are a pain to clean up and get … Continue reading →

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Getting The Most From Your Harvest

Posted on May 10, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

For urban growers, getting the most production out of the smallest space possible is an absolute priority!  I can grow a lot in my 224 sq ft space, but there are ways of making what you grow give you even … Continue reading →

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Extensive Gardening

Posted on May 10, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

If you are not familiar with the terms extensive and intensive, they can be a bit misleading.  Extensive doesn’t mean large, it means requiring little or no additional inputs (fertilizer, compost, labor, etc.) and intensive doesn’t mean working hard, it … Continue reading →

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Spinning Gold

Posted on November 16, 2014 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

Fall fell on the Triangle region while I was in New Orleans and the pace of leaf drop from the trees in my back yard is picking up speed.  The water and light permeable row covers I have over my … Continue reading →

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