It’s Time to Plan this Year’s Organic Garden
Making a plan for your organic garden is essential to success. Here are a few things to consider before you put your boots on.
Fight Black Spot and Powdery Mildew with Baking Soda Spray
Black spot, powdery mildew and other fungus problems can be controlled with this simple organic spray. All of the ingredients can be found in your kitchen.
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Fall Garden Harvest: Daikon Radish, Spinach and Scallions
Today I harvested scallions, Daikon Radishes and spinach. A week and a half before Thanksgiving and we’re still eating fresh garden vegetables.
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Why Are We Gardeners Obsessed?
Why are we gardeners obsessed? Is it an intrinsic desire to control nature? Anyone who’s spent any time in a garden knows that’s impossible.
12 Poisonous Plants That Could Be Hiding in Your Yard
As gardeners, we often focus on planting beautiful flowers, shrubs, and trees, but there may be some hidden dangers lurking in your yard. Some of the most common plants can
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How To Find A Community Garden Near You
If you desire to grow fruit, vegetables, or flowers, but don’t know how to get started or don’t have space, why not join a Community Garden near you? Nearly every city
Eating Locally Grown Organic Food Has Impact Beyond Your Community
There’s more to organic gardening than just swapping one kind of input for another. It requires you to change the way you think about the soil, air, and water, how
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You’re Probably Mulching All Wrong. Here’s How To Do It Right.
Mulching is one of the most common gardening practices, yet so many landscapers and gardeners do it all wrong. You might not think there could be a “wrong way” to
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How to Choose the Right Compost Bin for Your Garden
Composting is key to organic gardening. It nourishes plants and the soil food web, acting as a fertilizer and soil amendment. Arguably, it’s the biggest contributor to the health of
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Can Planting Trees Really Save the Planet? Here’s What Science Says
Climate change is almost too big a subject for us non-scientists to wrap our heads around. Melting ice caps, rising sea levels, record flooding, record drought, record heat – and
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