Make Compost Tea
Compost tea is a perfect tool to use in your garden, with just two simple ingredients, you can add nutrients to your plants naturally. Compost tea is a fancy phrase for mixing compost and water. The solution that...
Gardening Tips | 1 min read
Compost tea is a perfect tool to use in your garden, with just two simple ingredients, you can add nutrients to your plants naturally. Compost tea is a fancy phrase for mixing compost and water. The solution that...
Gardening Tips | 5 min read
I love having a little garden in my backyard to supplement my summer vegetables that I get from the farmers markets and my CSA share. There’s nothing like picking a sun-warmed tomato for a little snack or using...
Gardening TipsWildlife & Biodiversity | 2 min read
by Jade Greene As fall arrives, now is the time to get your vegetable and native plant gardens ready for the cold months ahead. Here are some tips to prepare your garden: Tips for vegetable gardens: Remove dying...
Gardening TipsSustainabilityWildlife & Biodiversity | 2 min read
Many important pollinators are solitary native bees and like to live or rest in already existing holes (ie, they do not damage your property and drill holes). These pollinators are crucial for food crops and native...
Advocacy & PolicyGardening TipsSustainabilityWildlife & Biodiversity | 6 min read
Written by Sara Wuerstle Globally, pollinators are in decline. But why should we care about the birds and the bees and the bats? Bats? Yes, bats. We often think of honey bees when we hear the word ‘pollinator.’ But...
Gardening Tips | 3 min read
It’s that time of year again when my excitement to start my garden is met by reality. I don’t know about you but every spring, once those sunny days arrive and first flowers start to bloom, I am itching to start my...
Gardening TipsSustainabilityWildlife & Biodiversity | 3 min read
article by Kirstyn Gudknecht This fall, we’d like to take one big chore off your to-do list. That’s right, no more raking leaves! Our habit of cleaning up our lawns has proven to be detrimental to our ecosystems in...
Gardening TipsWildlife & Biodiversity | 1 min read
Hold off on that fall cleanup of your garden. The seed heads of many of those perennials and wild plants will help sustain our bird friends through the winter so they can help our farmers with the insect pests in...
Gardening Tips | 3 min read
Keep gardening safely with curbside pick-up and delivery options from your favorite garden centers! Shady Brook Farm Address: 931 Stony Hill Road, Yardley, PA 19067 Phone: 215-968-1670 Online Order form: Click...
Gardening TipsNutrition & Health | 3 min read
On average retirees between ages 65 and 74 have seven to eight hours of leisure time, according to data from the American Time Use Survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. You spend your working years...
Gardening Tips | 1 min read
It's summertime in the garden! Weeds love it now as much as your preferred vegetables do, so here is an easy tip to control weeds. Do the best you can to knock weeds back using a stirrup hoe or sharp knife at ground...
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