Mr. Dirtfarmer's Blog — garden tools

Wood Ash As A Fungicide and Insecticide   Bud rot attacks your best flowering buds and one of the things that makes bud rot tricky to treat is the fact that it’s internal and systemic.   Bud rot on onions, radishes, potatoes, strawberries, or flowering plants including cannabis is one of the more notorious ruining molds, because you don’t realize it until the plant is basically dying. It’s very common, especially outdoors, when you have less control of the grow space.
If it gets into one plant, watering systems or root beds, other plants can get the same infection. It can...

Hey everyone, the 2018 growing season is here in North Florida. Had a great visit in late March with one of my farmer friends, Simon of Urban Folk Farm LLC. We were taking about how crazy the winter growing season was and how we got off easy compared to those Northern gardeners - bless ya'll. The days are quickly getting longer and temps are rising. Have a great gardening season and if you want your tomatoes to explode this summer, try a little of my ash to sweeten the soil. It'l be the best 'mater sandwich you've ever had. Get...

Hey fellow dirt farmers, Summer 2017 is upon us and I've created a useful and funny list of things I've done with a Mr. Dirtfarmer trowel. If you use it for something interesting, leave a comment! 22 uses for a Mr. Dirtfarmer trowel 1. Dig small holes 2. Move soil 3. Weeding 4. Mixing soil 5. Cutting 6. Spread soil or sand 7. Edging 8. Chopping soil clumps 9. Smooth soil or sand 10. Cutting root balls 11. Mix compost 12. Open soil bags 13. Metal detection excavator 14. Transplanting 15. Move coals in camp fire 16. Flip hamburger (Italian...