But our biggest tip of all? Add worm castings to whatever mix you use. You simply won’t believe the results!
https://oldworldgardenfarms.com/2019/02/24/starting-seeds-indoors/ cliCK link for full article.
this chart will tell you when to water your garden. you may be surprised at the answers. i know i was.
i use this stuff for everything! from keeping ants out of my house, to de-fleaing the pets, to taking for a detox for myself… this stuff is “magic”. i never put any poisons on anything in my gardens but DE makes it possible to still grow organically while killing those little suckers! i buy the FOOD GRADE ONLY in 50 lb. bags. i even bought a bag for my mom and she thinks it’s wonderful, as well. check out the article…it’s informative and helpful.
How fun is it to share cuttings with a friend? Take note of these wonderful instructions and let’s all grow new plants!
Starting new plants from hardwood cuttings is a slow but reliable way to grow more, free plants for your garden. This method is done in the late fall or early spring, and works with many deciduous shrubs and vines.
40 Shrubs & Vines to Grow from Hardwood Cuttings | Fall & Spring
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I borrowed this recipe from delish.com. the writer’s credit is as follows:
Judy Kim is a NYC-based food stylist, recipe developer, and photographer. She also writes recipes for her website The Judy Lab.
so you have a crummy, shady area where the lawn isn’t doing it for you but just don’t know what to do with it? MAKE A SHADE GARDEN!!! there is a popular belief that you cannot garden without full sunlight. wrong! read the article at the link and learn. i’m doing this, myself.
Dig a 4-to-6-inch-deep trench that is as long as your tomato seedling is tall.
Remove the seedling from its pot and gently massage the rootball apart. Snip off the leaves on the lower portion of the stem, leaving two to four sets of leaves at the top of the stem to ensure enough leaf surface for photosynthesis.
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This way I hope I’ll see what’s going on inside my buckets!
So here’s how this bucket experiment goes:
3 buckets. One has a base of sticks. The second has a log base and the last “control” bucket contains no wood at all.
All three buckets have some home made compost mixed with a readily available commercial potting mix (Miracle Grow).
All three buckets contain one red bell pepper and two lettuce plants.
What I’m looking for:
I want to see if one bucket performs better than another and if so, which one.
http://www.organicgardening.com/learn-and-grow/5-easy-steps-fast-compost
Making compost is probably the single most important thing you can do for your organic garden. The success of your garden depends on the soil, and the health of your soil depends on the compost you give it. And making compost isn’t difficult. With very little effort on your part, you can turn throw-away materials into this sweet-smelling, nutrient-rich, no-cost soil conditioner. So how do you start this easy composting?
Here we show you 40 ways to self reliant living and self sufficiency whether you live in the city or the suburbs. Urban homesteading and urban self sufficiency is a lifestyle sought out by the baby boomers, and for good reason! So many people think that having a large piece of land allows them to be self sufficient. As I have always said, it is not the size that counts, but what you do with it! 😉
