Growing your own potatoes will pay big dividends in flavor and nutrition, especially if you grow them organically. Sure, you can buy a ten-pound bag of potatoes in the supermarket for a song, but have you ever put your nose to the mesh opening on that bag and sniffed? Chemicals, fungicide, heaven knows what! How [...]
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How to Grow Potatoes Organically
March 20th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Container gardening, Food Gardening, Potatoes, Vegetable Gardening
Tags: compost·container·edible landscape·garden·growing·Irrigation·organic·potatoes·Soil·vegetable
Soil – the Heart of Your Garden
March 15th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Composting & Fertilizers, Food Gardening, Plant Diseases, Soil, Vegetable Gardening
Here’s the number one rule for growing a successful garden - Feed the soil, not the plants. Take a look at the natural growth around you – trees, shrubs, grasses, wildflowers – all the nutrients they need for health and vigorous growth are in the soil.
Growing Celery in Containers
March 13th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Celery, Container gardening, Food Gardening, Vegetable Gardening
Celery growing requires a good amount of sun – at least six hours a day. If it’s morning and afternoon sun with a shady break around noon, so much the better.