•WonderSoil is by far the best soilless potting mix I have ever used. It is a dehydrated, compressed medium that quickly expands 10 to 12 times in volume when water is added. It is made up of a combination of coconut coir, worm castings, kelp, mycorrhizal fungi, water-holding polymers and organic micro-nutrients. Seedlings germinate quickly [...]
Entries Tagged as 'garden'
WonderSoil, Food-Growing Encyclopedia, StrawPots & Super Plums
April 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Book Reviews, Container gardening, Gardening News, Healthy Gardener, Insects, Plums
Tags: food-growing encyclopedia·garden·plum·StrawPot·vegetable garden·WonderSoil
New People’s Garden on the National Mall
April 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Food Gardening, Gardening News, Vegetable Gardening
The gardening bug has really taken Washington DC by storm! Not only is Michelle Obama growing her own food garden at the White House, but the US Department of Agriculture will showcase sustainability at the new six acre People’s Garden on the National Mall. Share and Enjoy:
Tags: food growing·garden·organic gardening·People's Garden·USDA garden·vegetable garden
Something New In Blueberries – ‘Pink Lemonade’
April 14th, 2009 · 23 Comments · Berries, Cooking & Recipes, Food Gardening, Fruit
Briggs Nursery, a wholesale grower from Elma, Washington, has announced a new introduction for 2009, a true first in blueberries. The scientific name is Vaccinium ‘Pink Lemonade’. Briggs is trying hard to get enough of these plants to the trade, but they inform me that gardeners will probably have to wait till the 2010 [...]
Tags: acid soil·blueberries·blueberry varieties·edible landscape·food growing·fruit growing·garden
Earthworms in the Garden
April 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Book Reviews, Composting & Fertilizers, Food Gardening, Soil, Vegetable Gardening
Earthworms in the garden are one of the best indicators of soil health and vitality. They are the original recyclers, turning garden waste, grass clippings and even sand into food for your plants. These little wrigglers ingest their own weight daily and expel nutrient and mineral rich castings which will keep everything from carrots to [...]
Tags: compost·earthworms·fertilize·garden·mulch·organic·organic gardening·Soil·vegetable garden·vermicomposting·worm castings
Deadly Enemy of Japanese Beetles: the Tachinid Fly
April 8th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Food Gardening, Insects, Vegetable Gardening
One of the unsung predatory heroes of the garden which works diligently to keep the bad bug population down is the Tachinid fly. Out of more than 8,200 known species, nearly 1,300 reside in North America today. Share and Enjoy:
Tags: beneficial insects·garden·growing·insect pests·Insects·Japanese beetle·natural pest control·organic·organic gardening·tachinid fly
Grow Winter Squash for Storage
April 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Cooking & Recipes, Food Gardening, Vegetable Gardening, Winter Squash
Like other food gardeners, I enjoy eating sun-warmed tomatoes picked ripe off the vine and crisp greens harvested in the cool of the evening, but yesterday as I was preparing my favorite roast veggie dish, I thought about the lowly winter squash. The name says it all, this is not a vegetable to be enjoyed [...]
Tags: butternut squash·chocolate·edible·garden·recipes·storage squash·vegetable·vegetable garden·veggies·Winter Squash
Neighborhood Food Growing
March 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Container gardening, Food Gardening, Fruit, Vegetable Gardening
Here’s a new twist on eating locally grown food. Friends, neighbors and others in the same geographical area are banding together to grow as much of their food supply as possible. It’s a great idea, especially now during our economic downturn. Share and Enjoy:
Tags: community agriculture·food growing·Fruit·fruit growing·garden·growing·local food·vegetable·vegetable garden·veggies
Vegetable and Fruit Growing in Containers
March 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Container gardening, Fruit, Peppers, Strawberries, Summer Squash, Tomatoes, Vegetable Gardening, Winter Squash
This season try growing vegetables and fruit in containers on the deck or patio. You can have the benefits of ornamental plants and the pleasure of delicious produce. Floranova, a creative plant breeding company located in the UK, has developed a line of food plants for containers that have been selected for their beauty and [...]
Tags: container·Fruit·garden·growing·strawberry·vegetable·veggies
How to Grow Potatoes Organically
March 20th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Container gardening, Food Gardening, Potatoes, Vegetable Gardening
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 [...]
Tags: compost·container·edible landscape·garden·growing·Irrigation·organic·potatoes·Soil·vegetable
New White House Food Garden
March 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Gardening News, Healthy Gardener, Vegetable Gardening
(Scarborough, Maine) –100,000 people signed a petition asking the Obamas to replant a Victory Garden at the White House, and recent news reports indicate that they are about to reap what they sowed. For advocates of sustainable and healthy foods, this harvest of good news was as welcome as the summer’s first red-ripe tomato. “I’m [...]
Tags: edible landscape·garden·Obama·vegetable·victory garden·white house