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February 21, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
We’re always talking about extending your growing season with floating row covers, low tunnels, and hoop houses. These all protect your plants from frost. Today we’ll give you easy instructions… read more»
November 1, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
What to plant in your winter garden Don’t leave your garden yet! Late fall and early winter is the time to plant some easy edibles, and scatter the sweeps of wildflowers that will be a delight come spring and summer. Tricia has winter… read more»
July 6, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Meet the “What’s Wrong With ___” authors It’s the plaintive cry of gardeners, “What’s wrong?” Happily, co-authors David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth answer the question in their two best-selling books—What’s… read more»
June 12, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Johanna Silver from Sunset reveals the reasons for changes in the new Sunset Western Garden Book What do gardeners in the West need? A shovel, a hose, and the Sunset Western Garden Book. The latest edition of the Western gardener’s best friend is stuffed with color photos of plants. Find out… read more»
May 18, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Add edibles in your small garden, with garden designer Susan Morrison Do you have a small garden? Make it do double-duty as a space for outdoor entertaining and growing edibles. Garden designer Susan Morrison is an expert on small space landscapes and she gave us quick design… read more»
April 18, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Double digging, a hallmark of French intensive gardening 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… read more»
April 11, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Soil temperatures for transplanting vegetable starts and seedlings 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.… read more»
March 7, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Tips and tools for your first vegetable garden 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.… read more»
December 15, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Why it’s a good idea to grow mushrooms Grow mushrooms at home as a fun, family project and for good health! In our latest video Tricia shows how she grows both Blue Oyster and Portabella mushrooms at home. New research is showing the importance… read more»
November 17, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Keep artichokes going through the winter in USDA zone 6 and 7 gardens Artichokes are the new stars of the edible garden. Of course we all love to dip the chokes in butter, but artichoke plants also have great garden design elements with their dramatic height, spiky foliage,… read more»

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