Much like this, I found ways to create a healthier garden by using a no-till method. A farm page I follow on TikTok @sunshinefarmny recently posted about their no-till journey and if you are new to ...

Although the practice of making solid blocks of soil for growing seeds isn’t new (it may go back over 2000 years), soil blocking has gained popularity in the last few years. It’s not a ...

The tool pushes out the packed soil blocks into neat rows, like an old-fashioned ice cube tray. "You don't have to use as much plastic," Donna Kolojeskie says. A retiree, she's gardened her whole ...

Soil blocks can be made in several different sizes for use with a variety of seed sizes. Small seeds can be started in tiny soil blocks and then moved up into the dibbled holes of larger blocks ...

A technique lets seeds grow freely and cuts down on the pileup of leftover plastic cell packs. Ron DiGravio of Johnny’s Selected Seeds came to soil blocking when he began farming about 15 years ...

The tool pushes out the packed soil blocks into neat rows, like an old-fashioned ice cube tray. Many in the class were drawn to soil blocking because it's an environmentally friendly method to ...