It may still be hot and humid outside but it’s time to get your fall garden going. That means you get to revisit your spring favorites –peas, brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale), root crops (radishes, beets, carrots, turnips), and a number of leafy greens (spinach, arugula, a few lettuce varieties). You might even find that [...]
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Guest post by master gardener and organic grower Michael Simmons.
You’ve improved your soil, planted correctly, and now await the fruits of your labors. Here are a few simple steps to take to make the harvest live up to your expectations.
The strongest defense your crop plants have against competition from weeds, attacks by pathogens, and predation [...]
Guest post by Dave Parsons of Real Compost.
Composting is a hot topic and should be! It can cut atmospheric CO2 and methane by reducing landfill waste, can reduce the use of fossil-fuel based fertilizers and nitrate runoff and can capture carbon from the atmosphere and put it in the soil. And this happens as we [...]
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Guest post by Art Sherwood of Nature’s Crossroads and LIFE Certified Organic Farm.
Spring is here! It is March 21, one of my favorite days of the year. My mind is drifting to preparing for the spring planting. One is getting to bed preparation and doing what we can to prepare the soil. As I start [...]
It’s the time of year for garden planning and I find myself returning to about three classic gardening books.
Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew is a great introduction to gardening that focuses on his grid system to ensure proper spacing and minimal wasted space. I confess that I’ve never actually used his spacing method but [...]
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