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April 29, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Mulch in your vegetable garden—beyond the basics Everyone tells you to mulch your vegetable garden—but exactly how should you choose a mulch? In our new video, Tricia shows you the basics of mulching. What’s the difference between compost… read more»
April 10, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Eat and drink your organic roses Do you grow roses? DId you ever think about growing them organically? That way you not only keep synthetic pesticides out of your garden and groundwater, but you can EAT and DRINK your roses too. In our… read more»
March 12, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Make a lasagna gardening bed in easy steps Lasagna gardening is just as wonderful as it sounds. You choose the “pan” (a raised bed or a piece of ground), add layers of brown and green, then top with Compostex fabric and let the soil… read more»
July 27, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
How to make your own high quality compost Cook up your own FAST, high-quality compost and either use it immediately in your garden, or brew it for a great compost tea. Compost is one of the cornerstones of organic gardening and we have loads of… 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»
May 27, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Compost tea—definitions When you first heard of compost tea did you think, This time the organic gardeners have gone too far? Tricia has a story about that in our new video on compost tea for home gardeners. To be clear: compost… read more»
April 8, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
It’s a war in there. Or the cycle of life. And death. And decomposition. There’s a fascinating ecosystem that turns your mound of oak leaves and banana peels into soft, sweet-smelling humus… read more»
April 7, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
We hope our new video, Composting 101, inspires you to start a compost pile. Composting is easy! Most of the time, that is. But solving any problems with your compost pile, is definitely easy. We think… read more»
May 5, 2009 - Autumn from Peaceful Valley
Our conference room was packed on Saturday for Marney Blair’s composting workshop and with good reason… Marney had us all sitting on the edge of our seats as she explained micro-biological… read more»
April 8, 2009 - Autumn from Peaceful Valley
Contributed by Bill from his Bay Area community garden plot. This year we are making a more concerted effort to actually, like, plan meals and buy what we need as opposed to ending up with the world’s… read more»
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