by Walt Benecki | Apr 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
“I don’t know…is there anything you can do”? (The James Cameron film Aliens, 1986) The sooner we can get our thick skulls around the fact that every day actually is Earth Day, the better. This morning, walking the dog, I picked up litter along the short three block...
by Sarah Lorse | Mar 26, 2022 | blog, Organic Resource Center, Uncategorized
Spring has finally arrived! With longer days and slightly warmer temperatures, its time to dig into your garden. Here are the next three ideas to make your 2022 garden fabulous. For ideas #1-3 – See Part 1 of this Blog Series Idea #4 – Garden for Wildlife...
by Sarah Lorse | Nov 27, 2020 | blog, Design, Organic Resource Center, Uncategorized
As the last of the fall leaves flutters to the ground, our gardens often look like barren wastelands. It can feel like Winter just becomes a season to survive through until the greenery returns in spring. With a few simple plant selections though, you can take your...
by Walt Benecki | Jan 24, 2017 | Organic Resource Center, Uncategorized
Biochar is charcoal that is made from renewable carbon-based resources (i.e. biomass) like crops, wood, yard waste, and manure. This biomass is burned at high temperatures in an anerobic environment to create the charcoal. Biochar has proven to be an extremely...
by Walt Benecki | Oct 18, 2016 | Organic Resource Center, Uncategorized
Just how does this product work against Garden Symphylans? ~Customer October 18, 2016. “Animal-based amendments include chitin-containing crab shells and shrimp shells that apparently stimulate populations of soil-dwelling fungi that feed on chitin. Because...
by Walt Benecki | Feb 24, 2016 | blog, Organic Resource Center, Uncategorized
Recently received an email from a customer that was inquiring about amending the soil for her roses with oyster shell. Here is my reply (looking for other thoughts here): “Yes, Oyster Shell Flour (or crushed oyster shell) adds calcium and helps raise soil pH. ...
