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All chickens deserve dry, safe places to live. Offer them good grub too—and you’ll get yummy eggs full of Omega-3 fatty acids! Give your backyard chickens the best room and board. Here at Peaceful…
Problem #1: How to keep even pressure when water has to run downhill Good news! Gravity is not all powerful when it comes to water flow. We can intervene with pressure regulators. If you ran a line…
Water pressure and water flow are key to answering that basic gardening question, How do you get water to the plants? We all know how to water plants.You can: * hand water (time consuming) * …
Drip irrigation is good for you and good for your plants. You can leave town for a few days, instead of staying home to hand water. Your plants can get a steady supply of water, in regular amounts, that…
Celebrate the earth this week at our Grass Valley store and nursery! Spring and summer hours are Monday through Saturday 8-6, Sunday 10-4. From Wednesday, April 18 through Sunday, April 22 (Earth Day!)…
Double digging revitalizes garden soil and gives it better tilth. It’s one of the basic practices of “French intensive” or “biointensive” organic gardening. French intensive…
Check the soil temperature before you transplant your vegetable seedlings and starts. Vegetables need specific soil temperatures to grow properly, as Tricia mentions in our new video on Planting Vegetables.…
In our Seedling Care video, Tricia shows how to grow healthy seedlings. Here’s more information on how to keep your seedlings from damping off. WHAT IS DAMPING OFF? “Damping off” is the…
In all the excitement of starting your tomato seeds, don’t forget about the accommodating “shoulder seasons” in your edible garden. Spring and fall are easy times to grow. Plant now!…
Sometimes we all need a hand. If your favorite seeds are in the “hard-to-start” category, we have tips for you on techniques to give them a hand and get growing. The three basic methods for…
Soil blocks let you germinate seeds and grow seedlings all in one spot When you grow with seed blocks there are no seed trays, no shifting to pots, and minimal risk of transplant shock. How can you do…
I enjoy simple crafts that bring beauty to each season. A living Easter Basket definitely fits this category. What’s more is that it’s so easy to do—makes for a great hostess gift, and…
Ready to start your first vegetable garden? The three essentials for an easy vegetable garden are: Full sun Convenient water supply Good soil Add some basic supplies and you’ll be off and growing.…
Want to give some homegrown zip to your meals? Plant horseradish! Simple to grow and harvest, you’ll enjoy having your own fresh crop to eat and to share with friends. Tricia plants and harvests…
Not all kiwis are fuzzy. There’s your fun fruit fact for the day! Hardy kiwi vines, like the Issai Kiwi we carry, will produce smooth, not fuzzy, fruit in a range of climates in USDA zones 4-9. PLANTING…
Bring your garden to life by growing grapes! Whether you choose table grapes or wine grapes, beautify your garden with picturesque grape vines, and enjoy a luscious crop. BEST SOIL FOR GRAPES A traditional…
Want an easy edible that looks good too? Include rhubarb in your vegetable garden or your landscape, for brilliant color that the deer won’t bother. Perennial vegetables like rhubarb are such garden…
Add currant bushes to your garden for an easy, deer-resistant edible that also grows in part-shade. If you live in USDA zones 3-8 currants are a must for your garden. In our new video, Tricia plants currants…
Once you have a strawberry bed going, you need to renovate and renew it every year, to maintain healthy yields. Strawberries are vigorous plants. As they increase you want to keep the beds from becoming…
For the first time ever we will be at the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show this spring! We invite you to join us there Wednesday through Sunday, March 21-25. We’re looking forward…
