Humus articles Tag

Jungle Garden: 5 Plants to Follow This Trend

roduces red and green inflorescences in spikes during the summer. To enjoy the exuberance of this tropical plant, it requires a very moist soil rich in humus. It is essential to water it regularly and to provide a location where it can spread out, ideally sheltered from the wind. This plant is mode ...

17
Jan
2024

Composting

The benefits Compost is a 100% natural and excellent quality fertilizer. It lightens the soil and allows for savings on fertilizers, soil and water. Composting is also a significant ecological gesture as it reduces household waste by 30 to 40%. It diverts organic waste from collection and processi ...

30
Jan
2007

Growing Strawberries in 7 Questions

awberries, Ostara or Reine des vallées. How to grow strawberries? Strawberries prefer a cool and rather acidic soil. Provide them with a soil rich in humus and well-drained, possibly adding river sand and peat if the soil is too compact. Also note that they are very demanding plants, which quickly ...

15
Mar
2007

Green manure: definition, sowing and benefits.

anure? Making green manure is a natural method with multiple benefits: - By quickly fermenting, the buried plants improve soil structure and provide humus and nitrogen. - As a vegetative cover, temporary crops help limit erosion, soil compaction, and garden leaching. - This vegetative cover also ...

16
May
2008

How to make a tropical garden in France ?

soil you will use. To make a tropical garden in France, you must reproduce the conditions of a tropical forest by making sure to enrich the soil with humus. In practice, you will not only have to make contributions of potting soil but also add a mulch of dead leaves and plant debris that will fee ...

14
Sep
2022

The mimulus: flowers full of colors.

ou can also plant these cheerful trumpets in autumn. In any case, choose a sunny but not too hot location and provide them with a light soil rich in humus. Once well established, mimulus will self-seed spontaneously, although it is also possible to divide them in the spring. Before planting in the ...

29
Mar
2023