Five Reasons Organic Farming Is Essential
The foundation of organic agriculture is not only the absence of the use of toxic chemicals in food production, it’s also the active practice of soil stewardship.
Climate Change
You can help to fight climate change in your own backyard by adopting eco-healthy practices in your garden and landscape.
How To Protect Plants From Winter Weather
Winter can be absolutely punishing on garden plants. Damage can be reduced if you do a little extra preparation in late fall.
How To Build a Keyhole Garden
With a sustainable gardening technique called keyhole gardening, used in areas as dry as sub-sahara Africa, one can grow food year round.
Help Scientists Track Climate Change By Noting Bloom Times In Your Garden
Climate change analysis requires enormous data, and you can contribute by reporting on life cycles of plants and wildlife in your backyard.
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Watering Plants During a Heat Wave May Seem Like a No-Brainer. But It’s Not.
It may seem like a no-brainer that plants should be watered regularly during a heat wave. But as heat increases, a plant’s ability to take up water diminishes.
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A Garden Plan To Survive Heat Waves
Heat waves and drought are par for the course every summer. With careful garden design, your plants can make it through drought and heat relatively unscathed.
How Heat Waves Affect Plants in Your Garden
Heat can do incredible damage to shrubs and flowers, but is especially damaging to vegetables and fruit.
How Synthetic Fertilizers Harm Soil, Air, and Water
The impact of synthetic fertilizers are well established facts, yet nitrogen and phosphorous-heavy fertilizer use still persists.
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How Home Gardeners Can Save The Monarch Butterfly
Monarch butterflies lay eggs on only one plant: Milkweed. Record heat, drought, herbicides & logging have drastically reduced their numbers.
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Climate Change: Your Flowers Are Blooming Earlier
A recent study showed that due to climate change, plants are producing flowers earlier than at any point in history. What that means for your garden.
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