Which Potting Soil Should I Choose for My Containers on the Balcony?
I’ve always compared potting soil to a cake mix. Add too much salt, not enough flour, and the cake won’tContinue Reading
Category: Soil
What Is Frass?
Insects are the future! We often hear this statement, especially when it comes to food! And indeed, edible insects areContinue Reading
Houseplants and Potting Soil
Which potting soil should I use? This is a question that many gardeners ask themselves when they start to takeContinue Reading
The Not-so-sleepy Life Under The Snow
A still, quiet winter morning. Everything is asleep, on pause. I wish I could accompany this article with the smellContinue Reading
Is Planting an Egg Under a Tomato Worthwhile?
Like some plants in winter, the Laidback Gardener team will go “dormant” during the month of January, to replenish itsContinue Reading
How to Kill Your Soil in the Fall?
This is already my last article of September: how time flies! My favorite month is already over… But that alsoContinue Reading
Climate Change and Our Gardens: Organic Matter
Climate change can be a real headache for gardeners. We have to cope with unpredictable weather conditions: prolonged droughts, torrentialContinue Reading
The secret to good potting soil (or why you should NOT pay $1.99 for your bag of potting soil)
By Julie Boudreau Last fall, a little something happened to me that inspired this text. In a garden center, uponContinue Reading
Gardening in Sandy Soil: What to Plant?
By Julie Boudreau Sandy soils present many challenges for gardeners. Due to the particular composition of this type of soil,Continue Reading
Gardening in Sandy Soil: How to Enrich your Soil?
By Julie Boudreau It’s not given to everyone to garden in what I call cream: this beautiful loose soil, withoutContinue Reading