You can use redworms to recycle your food waste by setting up a worm bin system at home. Your food waste will disappear and your plants will flourish! Read Using Redworms for Indoor Composting
Plants & Gardens Blog
Ecological Gardening
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Using Redworms for Indoor Composting
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Plant Crimson Clover for Better Soil
Learn more about how this lovely plant and other cover crops can improve your soil. Read Plant Crimson Clover for Better Soil
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Healthy Lawns
What's BBG's secret to resilient, sustainable, chemical-free lawns? Read Healthy Lawns
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Using Beneficial Parasites to Attack Garden Pests
Tiny nematode worms kill black vine weevils without pesticides Read Using Beneficial Parasites to Attack Garden Pests
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Using Newspaper as Mulch
Newspaper makes an excellent, weed-suppressing mulch and can also be used to keep prolific garden plants in check. Read Using Newspaper as Mulch
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Will the Cicadas Hurt Your Plants?
You’ve no doubt heard about the large brood of 17-year cicadas that will soon emerge in New York City. Read Will the Cicadas Hurt Your Plants?
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Fall Leaves: Coming Soon!
Why would mounds of leaves excite the average composter? They are an essential ingredient in a pleasant-smelling, fast-decomposing compost pile. Read Fall Leaves: Coming Soon!
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Look, Up in the Sky!
Living roofs have been sprouting up all over New York City lately—on luxury apartment buildings, public housing units, schools, office towers, and at BBG, of course! The latest handbook offers a look at some of the city's most interesting examples. Read Look, Up in the Sky!
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Preventing Pest Problems
Working some pest and disease prevention into your schedule now can increase yields and help reduce problems later. Read Preventing Pest Problems
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Native Bees
Honey bees are from Europe. The bee species native to North America are very different. They can be black, brown, or green, and the vast majority are solitary creatures that nest in cavities or soil. They are also important pollinators and could use your help! Read Native Bees