July 18, 2011 - Autumn from Peaceful Valley
God said: “Frank, you know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is going on down there on the planet? What happened to the dandelions, violets, milkweeds and stuff I started eons ago?…
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March 28, 2011 - Kalita from Peaceful Valley
Have you had enough yet? What is helping me through this soggy spring (Yes Spring, Happy Equinox!) are my cold frames and covered beds. Remember the ridiculously warm snap we had for about five weeks…
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March 26, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Row covers solve a multitude of gardening problems. Made of lightweight fabric, they allow sunlight, air, and water to pass through to your plants. Well known as “season extenders” to keep…
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March 29, 2010 - Kalita from Peaceful Valley
So, you received your bare root shipment. Because the trees came from California and you live in Minnesota, or another cold region, they are ahead of your local trees in breaking their dormancy. In…
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April 1, 2009 - GrowOrganic

It happens every year—the weather warms up and the impulse to plant becomes irresistible. It’s spring! Let’s go!, you say. And lately, it seems to happen every year—a sneak-attack…
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December 29, 2008 - Willow
It is now officially winter here in the foothills. We had our first snow, draping the world in a white blanket and knocking he last bits of colorful fall to the ground.In anticipation of the whites,…
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December 15, 2008 - Grama Pam
Some years back I was in charge of a community Garden for a ministry that resided at 5400 ft. directly at the base of a 10,000 ft. Mt. Segal which has snow on it most of the summer in the Pinenut mountains…
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November 18, 2008 - Virginia
It’s November and I still have luscious green basil in my garden! This is a first for me; I moved to Northern California from Vermont a little less than a year ago, and just about everything green…
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November 11, 2008 - Amber
Jeweled droplets of rain in moonlight, fall like silent diamonds bouncing off of trees. Saturation. Through the window, the branches are weighed down. Here in a cave of blankets, I am in bed next to the…
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April 19, 2008 - Katie GardenPunk
I have been waiting very patiently to finally be able to harden off most of my seedlings and put them outside. Although out historical last frost date was nearly a month ago, I’ve been leery to plant…
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