Learn how to use a soil blocker and get the perfect soil block recipe to ditch plastic in your seed starting supplies. If you already have a soil blocker, skip to the soil block recipe below. As I dig ...

A good gardener can start tomato seedlings in old yogurt tubs — or anything else that will hold soil mix. But most gardeners buy plastic containers designed for starting seeds: each unit, or “six-pack ...

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 complicated ...

I’ve been a regenerative farmer for nearly two decades, currently operating Blue Ridge Farm in a remote corner of northeastern Washington State. One of my four key farm values is a commitment to ...

Stop buying seed starting pots and start using a soil blocker for your starts! In this webinar we cover how to: Create your own soil block recipe Avoid unsustainable products Sterilize soil — because ...

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 once ...

You are probably familiar with plastic trays that greenhouses use for starting plants, but soil blocks are different. They are literally a block of soil. The blocks are formed using special molds such ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...