Peas
-
How to prepare your garden for fall - by Susan Klatz Beal - Helium
www.helium.com via @AislingAsh &bull TodayWhile fall is generally the time when gardens begin to wind down before easing into their long winter sleep, gardeners still have plenty to do to prepare the gardens, both for fall and for the forthcoming winter. During the fall, the ground is still… Full Story »
-
Gardens at Work: 2010 Report | Employer Garden Blog
www.employergardens.com via @DryCreekVnyd &bull YesterdayAs Haberman gardeners pick bumper crops of tomatoes and cucumbers (and prepare for an onslaught of fall squash), stories of employer gardens across the nation are coming in by the bushel. Faced with great abundance on all fronts, we whipped up a batch of Tomato Cucumber Salad for nourishment and compiled a summary of workplace gardens from coast-to-coast and many points… Full Story »
-
Seed Saving SeasonTip 2 & Contest Alert
The Veggie Patch Re-imagined &bull Yesterday
The row of asparagus at the back was started from seed from a population that was somewhere else on the property originally. Isn't it gorgeous? BTW: This is a picture from our new property (assuming nothing goes awry). Notice the field of squash in front of it. That's a lot of plants. Oh… Full Story »
-
Sweetcorn and Sunflowers at the Oak Tree
Guardian.co.uk: Gardening Blog &bull Yesterday
Finishing flowers are good news for finches I was quietly eating my lunch at The Oak Tree Low Carbon Farm when I heard a fuss of activity around the sunflowers. A charm of goldfinches had descended onto them and were… Full Story »
-
Pea-Tunnel
Chookie's Back Yard &bull Yesterday
Colleen Vanderlinden posted last year about a cucumber trellis she saw at the Michigan State Fair. She has a great photo of it, and I've been wondering how to do something similar here. Then, as it happened, I ended up… Full Story »
-
Topics:
- Peas
-
Gardening for a Second Season
www.digthedirt.com via @ChickDigTheDirt &bull Sep 1, 2010For gardeners in mild winter areas of the country, late summer is an ideal time to plant seeds for a second gardening season that can be even more productive than your major early spring plantings. By "mild winter", I mean areas that may… Full Story »
-
September Gardening 101
www.gagazine.com via @claudiabegal &bull Sep 1, 2010If you've been gardening all summer, you've likely enjoyed the fruits of your labor. Fresh vegetables, fruits or flowers have graced your dinner table in one manner or another. But now the summer is nearing an end. You may be wondering what you can do in… Full Story »
-
Ten Low Cost Gardening Ideas To Help You To Save More CAsh All Year Long
hotastronomy.com via @brownthumbgirl &bull Sep 1, 2010Whether or not you are an avid plant gardener, a beginning herb gardener or simply like to have a pretty yard, these frugal tips may aid you in saving a little money! Rancid coffee and coffee grounds make great organic… Full Story »
-
Residence Gardening Ideas
www.essentialgardenguide.com via @brigpenship &bull Aug 31, 2010Its actually no suprsie that the recognition of gardening each as a life-style and as a hobby, continues to grow. Indeed, you only need to exit into any neihbourhood on a sunny, summer time evening to see that home gardening is at an unprecedented excessive in America right now. Within the United States 8 out of 10 households take part in some type of home gardening activity. Clearly from the… Full Story »
-
Quick Organic-container gardening help
organicgardeningconcept.com via @gargening_101 &bull Aug 31, 2010Container gardening, Great solution to garden space problem! Even if you have enough space for garden, you may still want the container garden because of the great look it provides. Some organic herbs grow very well in containers or pots.… Full Story »
-
Seeds: Home garden offers therapy for wheelchair-bound
SacBee -- Home and Garden &bull Aug 28, 2010
Sandy Abilovitz, who uses a wheelchair since a fall last year, receives some of the tomatoes grown in his backyard garden from his caregiver, Nathan Demesse. The two men are in the garden daily, harvesting and planning. Although he can't… Full Story »
-
September in the garden | Sarah Raven's Kitchen and Garden
www.sarahraven.com via @light_echo &bull Aug 28, 2010Use this month to get in some last minute tasty treats to see you through those cold autumn and winter days and start your bulb planting for those life-enhancing garden displays at the start of spring. Sow salad leaves under… Full Story »
-
QA: My vegetable garden needs help?!?!? | Home Organic Gardening Tips
homeorganicgardeningtips.com via @GoodLiven &bull Aug 27, 2010Q b placid_princess: M vegetable garden needs ?!?!? Ok t m first vegetable garden t moment things gone fr b t worse I w t . M soil w mostly clay I conditioned w mushroom compost water crystals suggested t… Full Story »
-
Aero Garden Mini SEED Home Video: Part Three
aerogardenmini.fitsblog.com via @MyGardenA &bull Aug 27, 2010Carol O'Meara, extension agent for horticulture entomology with Colorado State University, explains how to start seeds indoors. What equipment will need and what you need to spend. Today we are demonstrating how to get the peas, a harvest season early,… Full Story »
-
Topics:
- Horticulture
- Peas
-
Launch of Virgin Atlantic's New Gatwick Clubhouse
www.digyourhandsinthedirt.net via @iwellbc &bull Aug 26, 2010Straw Bale Gardening is an excellent alternative to traditional gardening using the small square straw bales. Straw bales bring your vegetables high enough for easy maintenance and harvesting. The vegetable plants do not need to be weeded. Last, the straw bales can be recycled after 1 or 2 years as compose. It is advisable to plan your garden before laying out your garden.… Full Story »
-
Help with organic container gardening? | Humic Acid improves plant growth
www.humicacid.homehydroponics.info via @bornoutsidebox &bull Aug 26, 2010I'm starting organic container gardening. What fruits, vegetables, and herbs can be grown in what type of containers? How big does a container need to be for dwarf size blueberries? I'm probably going to grow: carrots, tomatoes, blueberries, strawberries, broccoli,… Full Story »
-
Gullible's Travels: Urban horticulture - Potatoes in bags
blog.mmenterprises.co.uk via @markmclellan &bull Aug 23, 2010As most years we have a couple of growing bags - one with toms and one with some kind of legume. This year peas, last year french beans, the year before runners. This year we tried something different. Inspired by… Full Story »
-
Topics:
- Beans
- Horticulture
- Peas
- Example
-
Top 10 Organic Gardening Terms Every Gardener Should Know - PermaCultured.com.au
permacultured.com.au via @PermaculturedAU &bull Aug 23, 2010Whether you are switching from conventional gardening, or (like me) just jumping into organic gardening direct, it can be confusing to navigate the new and unfamiliar vocabulary. Knowing your organic gardening terms will help you feel confident when selecting your seeds, planning the garden or reading gardening magazines. Organic gardening is a loosely defined term, which varies between regions and gardeners. The aim of this post is not to define organic certification criteria, but rather to offer… Full Story »
-
The Constant Gardener: A composting conundrum
wellylady.blogspot.com via @Wormexpert &bull Aug 23, 2010I haven't said anything for a little while about my heinous abandonment of my current garden in favour of (considerably larger) pastures new. The Great Move is however rumbling along behind the scenes, and in fact is now so imminent… Full Story »
-
Topics:
- Composting
- Peas
-
Vegetable Garden Preparation - Growing a Winter Vegetable Garden in Austin
tipsforgarden.webtopsolution.com via @teddburry &bull Aug 22, 2010Those of you who live in Zone 9 planting areas will be happy to know that the high summer temperatures come with an unseen benefit - a long planting season. While most gardeners are tilling up their gardens before the… Full Story »
