GoGardenNews - Items of gardening and ecological interest — vegetable gardening

It's not a revelation. Ruth Stout promoted this method many years ago, but Yahoo News reports, "Gardening can be pretty high maintenance, but one TikToker shared her favorite gardening hack to cut down on your to-do list. Apparently, it all comes down to mulching."

The CoolDown.com posted the following: "One Redditor recently posted looking for advice when their local homeowners association singled them out for their raised garden beds.

"Many homeowners who want to add gardens or other eco-friendly improvements to their homes face resistance from their HOA. One Redditor faced fines for having a garden bed just a few inches too wide, and another complained about the unfair, inconsistent enforcement of rules about planters."

An article posted by DenGarden - Home and Garden News, tells us, "Every home gardener can agree that our gardens are a sacred place, our area of zen, a space of relaxation. Taking our morning coffee to the garden to get our hands a little dirty, water our plants and harvest our crops. Every home gardener will tell you all about their love for the garden but we all avoid one topic… weeds.

"Gardener @simonakeroydgardener posted to TikTok a video showing us how to get rid of weeds and prep our beds for the following season with barely any work involved."

An article from Planet Natural Research Center reports, "EPA requires agricultural advisement on the popular growth amendment.

Kelp extract now  "requires careful labeling. No fruit or vegetables, say a tomato, can be pictured on the label. That would be a violation of EPA rules and would carry a stiff fine."

A short article in the National Garden Bureau blog observes, "Today you don’t need to be a horticultural expert to grow tasty tomatoes, mouth­watering watermelon, or fragrant lilacs.