Tag: organic gardening
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Rethinking My Garden: Press Play
You can’t stop the future You can’t rewind the past The only way to learn the secret …is to press play. ~Jay Asher For the last couple of years, the weather has thrown us the Polar Vortex, torrential spring rains, and unbearable heat during the summer months. What grew effortlessly a few years ago has…
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Simple Steps to Starting a New Vegetable Garden
Starting a new vegetable garden is exciting, but it can also be intimidating. Just jump in and get growing! Whether you are starting a vegetable garden on a rooftop in the Big Apple, or a country garden in the backyard, many elements are the same. Here are a few simple steps to get your garden off…
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Moo Poo U
It took me several years of gardening to fully appreciate just how important healthy soil is. But when I began growing food for my family, I embraced organic methods. Why go through all the effort to grow your own food if you are just going to spray it with the same chemicals the commercial farmers…
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Preparing your fall organic vegetable garden
Southern home gardeners are blessed with the opportunity to grow fruits and vegetables almost year round. In fact, July and August are the slowest months for the garden because it’s so hot and humid. It’s a little sorry out there right now. But it is a great time to get ready for fall gardening. Fall…
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The Garlic Is Almost Ready
The garlic is almost ready to harvest at Cowlick Cottage Farm! It is looking big, lush and healthy, and I can barely stop myself from pulling some out of the ground right now. But it is not quite ready yet, and I must wait until the leaves begin to droop and yellow from the bottom of…