Do you want to save your own bean seeds for growing next year? Do you want to re-grow the same fabulous beans next year that you grew this year? It may not be as easy to do with any other…
Category: Organic Gardening
May Garden Calendar
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Wow… May already. Where did the time go? The gardening calendar for May provides a list of recommended food growing tips and
As I mentioned in the last calendar update, April and May, about growing organic food, more people garden in April and May than any other time of the year.
How To Improve the Soil in Your Garden With Sheet Mulching
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Is your garden typically riddled with weeds by mid-summer? Are you looking for an organic method for improving the fertility of your soil? Interested in learning inexpensive techniques for maximizing your garden’s water retaining properties? Master organic gardener Eric Toensmeier,…
Creating a Garden at Home With Your Child
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If you have a large area of land behind your house, you can start gardening with the whole family. Plans for gardening can be a fun experience for you and your kids. Not only does it promote a strong bond in the family by doing something in common, but it also is a rewarding activity. After some time and efforts spent on your garden, you will be able to reap the fruits of your labor. It is also a form of activity that will awaken the interest of your kid on nature and the awareness on how to take care of it.
Monoecious Cucumbers
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Cucumbers and other vine crops are monoecious. Monoecious plants have separate male and female flowers on the same plant. Male and female flowers are similar in appearance. However, the female flowers have small, immature fruits at their base. Pollen is…
April Gardening Calendar
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The gardening calendar for April provides a list of recommended food growing tips and <sigh>gardening chores. If you haven’t started your organic gardening adventure yet, it is HIGH time! April is a wonderful time for growing organic food. More people…
March Update
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Dear Garden Notes Readers, I have received many emails in the last few days, some unsubscribes, and many new subscribers. Your emails have been a cross section of geography, thought, and opinion. Garden Notes readers span the globe from Japan,…
March Gardening Calendar
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The gardening calendar for March provides a list of recommended food growing and gardening chores and tips. It is time to venture outdoors for some serious organic gardening! The biggest focus this month is, “When can I DO something?” If…
Dealing with Spring Rain in Your Vegetable Garden
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This Plant Require good Drainage How many times have you read that on a plant tag you are considering buying? The most popular tune of organic gardening is “add more compost”. The second most common (can you name that tune…
Death of the Honey Bees
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This is a reprint of a comprehensive article by Brit Amos. It is a sobering essay on the effects modern technology and biological chemistry is having on our food supply. GMO Crops and the Decline of Bee Colonies in North…
The Herb Cottage
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Okay, I haven’t been there, but I was born in Texas, does that count? 😉 I was delighted that she offered us the opportunity to publish her article, Horseradish, Herb of the Year 2011 a well written and informative article…
Biggest Threat to the Entire Food Chain
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We have all heard of Roundup by now, but did you know that Monsanto’s glyphosate-based herbicide, is causing Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS), a serious plant disease, in many fields. Study after study shows that glyphosate is contributing not only to…