Step 10 – Never apply toxic materials to your soil.
We need to stop putting toxic materials into our soils. This I think everyone would agree with but which we constantly do without realizing what we are doing. The organic
THE IMPORTANCE OF PREPPING YOUR SOIL
The most important critera to growing a great plant is to provide your plants with a great soil. This holds true for grass, flowers, trees , shrubs or vegetables. The
Step 9 – Feed Plants in fall to stimulate Root Growth.
The root of a plant is the part that has no leaves or buds and usually spreads underground, anchoring the plant and absorbing water and nutrients from the soil. The
GROWING ORGANIC VEGETABLES IN YOUR BACK YARD
I would like to encourage every home owner to grow organic vegetables in their back yard. Home owners who grow their own organic vegetables grow superior food. Initial costs may
Step 8 – Always cover Bare Ground.
Bare ground is prone to erosion and emitting carbon into the air. Decomposition of organic matter in a soil releases CO2 into the air. Add cover crops and other plant
STOP CHEMICAL LAWN CARE
It is mind boggling to me that so many people in this day and age continue to own a chemically treated lawn. I live in a neighborhood where hardly anyone
THE ORGANIC LAWN
Spring is that time of the year when we need to fertilize our lawn. Many of us leave this chore up to our gardener. Most gardeners will use an inexpensive
STEP 7 – MANAGE YOUR WATER
Water is essential to all of life. Plants release water through transpiration and it is re-circulated back through rain. It is essential to the microbes in your soil and to
KRAUTTER’S KORNER NEWSLETTER – APRIL 2017
It is difficult to believe that this is our 73rd year in business. 73 years of growing plants directly from the grower to you. It has been a long windy road
