Vegetable garden has yellow or brown leaves, but the vegetables look great. Should I worry?
November 1, 2011 7 Comments
Image by Theory Our hosts, Les Fabulets, are members of a community vegetable garden collective in Rouen. They left the key to the garden with us, and encouraged us to go and pick what we liked from their plot. We enjoyed fresh cabbage, lettuce, carrots, leeks, beets, and other goodies all during our stay in […]
Continue reading …Does fertilizer runnoff only occur with synthetic fertilizer and not organic fertilizer?
October 31, 2011 1 Comment
Image by DrBacchus This sign always makes me giggle. Question by яιкιуα♥: Does fertilizer runnoff only occur with synthetic fertilizer and not organic fertilizer? If this is the case, then why is fertilizer runoff such a problem? Wouldn’t farmers prefer organic to inorganic fertilizers, seeing as they have the equipment for it (cows, etc.,)? Also, […]
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Image by clattermonger Night shots of the flower beds finally filled with soil. I couldn’t wait till the morning to take photos of them. Question by heyitsme: Can I enrich my garden soil with food scraps without composting? I don’t have the money, space, or resources to start a compost pile. I’m starting a garden […]
Continue reading …How to start gardening organic vegetables and fruits at my home in chennai?
October 30, 2011 3 Comments
Image by Sandy Austin Organic garden. Not a bad showing for mid-winter! Question by Suresh S: How to start gardening organic vegetables and fruits at my home in chennai? I always wanted to have a garden but my house is surrounded by tiles. So I can only plant in the pots. And that too in […]
Continue reading …Does seaweed extract for gardening the best organic fertilizer to use on plants?
October 29, 2011 2 Comments
Image by BKKspro Question by Chris B: Does seaweed extract for gardening the best organic fertilizer to use on plants? noticed growth on all my plants last spring 07 i think it grows best in warm weather also noticed flowers and multiple growths on plants hormones i think is better and safer than nitrogen i […]
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Image by CameliaTWU Our garden in spring: tomatoes, onions, dill, celantro, etc. www.supergardeningtips.com/cool-indoor-vegetable-gardenin… Question by Muirgirl94: When should I start growing my vegetable garden in Orangevale, CA? I live in Orangevale, CA and I’m planning to grow a vegetable garden. The vegetables I am including in my garden are pumpkins, summer squash, tomatoes, and carrots. […]
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Image by lcm1863 This recreation of Jefferson’s terrace vegetable garden represents the garden as it existed circa 1807 – 1814. Question by Michelle S: How to kill flies in my vegetable garden? Its been raining the past few days and all of a sudden there are tons of flies in my vegetable garden! They don’t […]
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Image by emdot Things I learned when I was a student at Cal Poly, SLO, ag school extraordinaire. Dirt is what you find behind your refrigerator. Soil is what you plant things in. Question by Awesome Nana: What is the white stuff in my garden soil? I am not referring to the white beads for […]
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Image by the.sprouts It was a lot of fun (and so fast!) to build these beds with Green City Growers [1] [1] growmycitygreen.com PS That face Anne and Jessie ae making is because the soil and compost don’t smell so great, and are superfine. Question by cherry: raised bed gardening question? I want to buy […]
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Image by the.sprouts It was a lot of fun (and so fast!) to build these beds with Green City Growers [1] [1] growmycitygreen.com Question by slscville: Any recommendations on raised beds for gardening? I’d like to install a raised bed for vegetable gardening this year. I think this will allow me more control over the […]
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