by Rainbow Gardens | Feb 8, 2017 | Edibles, Organic Compost, Raised Bed Mixes, Soil & Compost
I feel it. Do you feel it? Although there may be a smattering of cold days here and there, the sun is making itself known. I’ve already seen new growth pushing up from the ground on many of my perennials. The birds have an extra little peep in their chirps, and...
by Rainbow Gardens | Jul 8, 2016 | Organic Compost, Soil & Compost
Last month, in part one of this series of blogs about worm composting, I tried to get you excited about entertaining the thought of becoming friends with worms. It was a little introduction to vermicomposting based on the seminar we had with Kyle Harrell from Texas...
by Rainbow Gardens | Jun 10, 2016 | Organic Compost, Soil & Compost, Soil Building
I went to the Worm Composting seminar featuring Kyle Harrell from Texas Red Worms a few weeks ago to take some pictures for our website. I didn’t know what to expect at a seminar about worm composting and I had no idea I would become hooked on this method in a...
by Rainbow Gardens | Apr 28, 2015 | Organic Compost, Soil & Compost, Soil Building
Who spent the previous season sneezing like crazy while raking up and bagging all of your oak leaves? Anyone, anyone? Bueller? Bueller? I know some of you did, because I saw beds of countless pickup trucks piled high with lawn bags. All that carbon available and just...
by Rainbow Gardens | Feb 4, 2015 | Organic Compost, Soil & Compost, Soil Amendments
(Here’s the Dirt on Dirt!) Remember being on a playground and seeing your last beloved gummy bear fall to the ground (the white one, the one you were saving for last)? You only hesitated for a split second before you reached down, picked it up, dusted it off,...
