Category: Soil

by Larry Hodgson March 26, 2017 5
Garden Myths Gardening Laidback Gardener Tip of the Day Soil

No, Today’s Vermiculite Doesn’t Contain Asbestos

A reader recently asked me whether it was true that vermiculite contains asbestos and therefore should be avoided. It justContinue Reading

by Larry Hodgson February 4, 2017 Number of comments0
Beneficial fungi Gardening Laidback Gardener Tip of the Day Soil

Good Fungi Fight Bad Fungi

The importance of beneficial mycorrhizal fungi, or mychorrhizae, to plant growth is fairly well known. (If this is a newContinue Reading

by Larry Hodgson January 23, 2017 Number of comments0
Gardening Laidback Gardener Tip of the Day Orchids Repotting Soil

Can You Grow Orchids in a Wine Cork Substrate?

  Question: Can I grow orchids in pieces of wine cork? Guylaine Martin Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada Answer: Absolutely. In fact,Continue Reading

by Larry Hodgson July 5, 2016 Number of comments0
Gardening Laidback Gardener Tip of the Day Soil

How Can Soil Be Both Moist and Well-Drained?

I sometimes find it hard to imagine myself as a new gardener. After all, I’ve been gardening all my life,Continue Reading

by Larry Hodgson April 23, 2016 Number of comments0
Composting Gardening Laidback Gardener Tip of the Day Soil

Recycle Old Houseplant Soil

As you repot your houseplants into fresh soil, remember the old soil you’re removing, now too dense and too overlyContinue Reading