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 [...]
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Earthworms in the Garden
April 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Book Reviews, Composting & Fertilizers, Food Gardening, Soil, Vegetable Gardening
Tags: compost·earthworms·fertilize·garden·mulch·organic·organic gardening·Soil·vegetable garden·vermicomposting·worm castings
How to Grow Potatoes Organically
March 20th, 2009 · 6 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
Easy Green Bean Growing & Picking
March 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Vegetable Gardening
I love green beans fresh from the garden. Four or five varieties are always included in my spring garden seed order. In the past few years it’s been getting more difficult to get down to bush bean level to pick the summer bounty. A young friend observed my tomatoes growing on four-foot-tall sturdy square metal [...]
Tags: beans·edible·garden·growing·Insects·Soil·vegetable·veggies
Why Grow your own Vegetable Garden?
March 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Healthy Gardener, Vegetable Gardening
Great flavor – nothing tastes better than veggies from your own garden. No, you’re not imagining it. You’ve chosen the varieties which appeal to you, grown them in fertile soil without harmful chemicals, and harvested them at their ripe best. How can they not be delicious?
Assist the environment – growing at home means a [...]