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If you're an organic gardener and are curious which cover crops will work best in Tucson, you're in the right place. And if you're in Zone 9a in a different location, this may give you some good ideas for your area as well. Why Use Cover Crops in Tucson? Cover crops are all about soil health and soil remediation / regeneration. If you're rusty on your cover crop knowledge, pause here and check out our Intro to Cover Cropping before continuing. Because the native soil in Tucson is of such poor quality, boasting <1% organic matter content and a pH which sometimes exceeds 9.0, improving the soil is crucial if you intend to grow anything other than native plants. Cover crops offer the ways and means to regenerate the native soil and bring it up to a quality which will allow you to grow veggies, [...] CLICK HERE TO KEEP READING FOR FREE

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In this guide to undercropping, we'll look at what an undercrop is, why you might want to implement this technique in your garden, as well as strategies, tips, and tricks to get undercropping working for you. What Is Undercropping Undercropping is the agricultural technique of growing one crop below or underneath another. It is a subset of intercropping - the technique utilizing two or more species grown together to form a polyculture. A few examples of undercrop pairings to give you a visual: Why Use an Undercrop? Undercrops are a type of polyculture, whereby two or more species are grown together. Polycultures are almost always more resilient than monocultures, because nature thrives on biodiversity. Two or mor crops means that if one crop fails, you have a backup. An undercrop means you can pair a short shade-loving species with a tall sun-loving one. It means you'll have a [...] CLICK HERE TO KEEP READING FOR FREE

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There are a few means of controlling compost bioactivity. You can utilize adjustments to moisture level, aeration, and additions all to change the bioactivity level. I've had compost piles that never went anywhere - weren't bioactive enough to decompose. On the flip side I've had piles that became so bioactive they got smelly, spawned zillions of flies, and absolute quintillions of mites. Avoid my mistakes, don't let your pile get too bioactive, nor fall to too little bioactivity. Ways to Adjust Compost Activity Level The following are the variables which you can alter to adjust the level of biological activity in your compost, and therefore the rate of decomposition. Compost Moisture Level Compost activity relies on moisture. Mites, flies, fungi, bacteria, worms etc all rely on water just like all other life on Earth. Wet places are more bioactive than dry places. There's more decomposition happening in a rainforest [...] CLICK HERE TO KEEP READING FOR FREE

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Compost is proof that even decay can be beautiful.