Local Harvest Gardening

First of all, I highly recommend that you read the book, "Dirt to Soil", by Gabe Brown. He explains in depth how he uses cows to restore land and build fertility. Cows are the answer to your questions. Use sheep if the pasture his steep and hilly because they have less impact on land. The ...

Yes, you can throw weeds (even ones with viable seeds) into your bin. The soil food web members will take care of them.

Welcome to the course. What a coincidence that I should have met your husband in Toronto last year.
All the best with your growing!

We used to do onions in clumps of 3-4. We switched to individuals to give a more uniform yield with larger onions. This is important for us going to market. But for a home gardener it's probably not so planting in clumps make a lot of sense.

We direct seed without pre-sprouting. As long as the soil it moist at seeding time things will work out. Pre-sprouting might get you peas a few days earlier.

They don't mind the cool weather but they can take ages to germinate. Seeding them when things warm up in April and May is the way to go.

It's not uncommon for areas that have recently be turned to no-till to have an imbalance in soil food web members. Things will balance out. For now, you can set traps using apple core, potatoes or other starchy sweet vegetables. Shake off the sow bugs a few times per day. This will be less of a prob...

If you've had things covered all winter with leaves I don't see the need to add on top of that this spring with mushroom or rabbit manure. I would prefer to add these ingredients to your compost where it'll break down nicely and can be used as a mulch in your garden once your transplants are establi...

It's a great addition to a compost. Use liberally but avoid clumping.

Tying up nitrogen is a common concern for 'woodchip gardeners'. But this only becomes a problem when the woodchips are tilled or dug in and incorporated into the soil. When left on the surface, they will only "rob" nitrogen that's immediately in contact with the woodchips. It's important t...

I don't believe there is anything to worry about here. The tomatoes look just fine. Environmental stresses of indoor growing with artificial lighting especially as the tomatoes become more rootbound can impact the plants ability to take up nutrients. In my experience, potting them up in a larger con...