Post 6 of 6- RECAP Welcome Back to the FINAL edition of Chatt Soil’s Beginner’s Guide to Aggregate! This is the end! The final post of the series! If you have been with us since the beginning- you are basically an expert on all things aggregate…OK, maybe not an EXPERT, but at least you have…
Post 5 of 6- Stone Welcome back to another edition of the Beginner’s Guide to Aggregate, Chatt Soil’s 6-part series aimed at providing you with a basic understanding of all things aggregate. This guide will help you save money by making informed decisions. Over the last few posts, we have discussed soil, gravel, and mulch;…
Post 4 of 6- Mulch Welcome back to another edition of The Beginner’s Guide to Aggregate, where the Chatt Soil team explores all things aggregate! Today we discuss the multitudes of mulch; defining what it is and how it is made, identifying the types Chatt Soil offers, and discovering how it is best used. Over…
Post 3 of 6: Gravel Basics Welcome back!! In our first post we introduced you to the awesome world of aggregate; digging in a bit further for Post #2 we talked all things SOIL / DIRT. Now it is time to roll into the world of rocks! After a quick definition and discussing the manufacturing/production…
Part 2 of 6- What is Soil? Welcome Back! In our last post, we introduced you to the abundant aggregate arena- touching on its key materials, uses, and subconscious integration with our everyday lives. Today, we will dive into the first, and arguably most prolific member of the aggregate family- SOIL. Definition To get…
Part 1 of 6- Introduction When I got started on my bulk journey last year, I had absolutely no idea what ‘Aggregate’ was. Perhaps you are in a similar position? If so, then you are in the RIGHT place! The team at Chatt Soil has taken their unique expertise and converted it into a six…
We’ve been in winter for months now, and if you’re anything like me then you’re itching for spring to arrive. In its anticipation we can either wait out the last cold and wet days or we can get a jumpstart on the planting season while bringing a smile to our faces. Below you’ll read about…
Raised bed gardening is an old method with new popularity on the rise, and for good reason. A raised bed is simply an “upside down,” garden bed, essentially any bed that’s raised above the soil level, higher than the surrounding ground. They can be made by creating a mounded pile of soil, or using materials…
Native plants are those that naturally occurred in North America, before European colonization. Native plants are more likely to establish quickly, with heartier deeper root systems, and thrive in the specific conditions that they’ve evolved in over millions of years. Non-native plants, or “exotic” plants are primarily brought to North America from Asia or Western…
The goal of every living organism, including plants, is to create offspring for the next generation. Nature invented sexual reproduction as a mechanism for life to move forward, a life-force that passes right through us and makes us a key link in the evolutionary chain. As children, we were taught about the mystical act that…