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Featured on The Martha Blog, Purple Cow Organics was recognized for bringing living soil biology into fall gardening. Martha’s team used our Bioactive Liquid Biology to jumpstart their garlic crop...

By August, most gardens start to show their true colors—and sometimes that color is yellowing leaves, wilted stems, or dry, tired soil. But don’t worry! Late summer is the perfect...

Learn the key differences between potting soil and garden soil and why Purple Cow Organics’ biological, compost-based mixes are the best choice for healthy, thriving plants.

Every spring, the garden center doors swing open and in-walk a herd of new gardeners, looking to start a garden for themselves. With increasing food costs, many people use gardens...

Raised bed gardens have exploded in popularity for the many benefits they can offer. Whether it’s flexibility on garden size, ergonomic growing space, or easier plant management, raised beds and...

Wait… It’s alive? For many beginner gardeners, the recognition that healthy soil is living soil, is one that doesn’t come instinctually. We’ve all seen some of the things that live...

Healthy soil is at the heart of every thriving plant, whether cultivating flowers, veggies, or specialty crops. When it comes to gardens, you get what you give! If you want...

When it comes to growing plants, nature does it best. Humans have tamed and transformed many species over the roughly 10,000 years we’ve been practicing agriculture, which is an impressive...

When you hear the word ‘compost,’ what is the first thing that comes to mind? Maybe you’re thinking about a pile of food scraps, or raking up leaves in the...

October is when most gardeners are getting ready to pack their plants away for the season. Trimming bushes, pulling weeds, finally attacking those tomato vines that could not be tamed...

September marks several distinct changes. Kids go back to school, the leaves on trees turn yellow and orange, and your garden plants enter the final stages of their life cycle....

Summer is far from over, even though Halloween decorations are already starting to creep into your local lawn and garden store. There is plenty of warm weather left to enjoy,...