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February 14, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
How to choose the right pruning tool Do you have shrubs and trees on your property? Then you’ll need pruning tools to keep them trimmed and healthy. When you wander into the pruning tools section of our website or down that aisle in… read more»
February 7, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
How to do a home soil test You know how organic gardeners are forever saying, It’s all about the soil—well, they’re right. In organic gardening we feed our plants mostly through nutrient-rich soil, instead of with… read more»
January 3, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Easy drip irrigation for raised beds Raised beds with drip irrigation are the easiest way to grow your own vegetables. In our new video on raised beds, Tricia shows you how to create a raised bed in minutes, using M Brace, Minifarmbox, or… read more»
December 27, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Pruning fruit trees—choose training system shapes for apple, peach & cherry trees (and more) You’re ready to plant a fruit tree—but how do you decide on the best pruning and training system? We’ve got easy answers for you. The University of California says pruning and training… read more»
November 16, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Top 3 Reasons to Buy Organic Seeds 1. Grown without synthetic pesticides Conventional seeds are from plants that grew in the fields even longer than food crops—and were likely to get even more synthetic pesticides and fungicides to… read more»
November 16, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Vegetable Seeds—How to Choose, Start & Transplant Them Whether you’re planning your first vegetable garden or your twentieth, we have information to help you! Our in-house videos and articles bring you research-based information about growing our non-GMO,… read more»
October 11, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Harnessing Hugelkultur If you’re deep into permaculture you know about hugelkultur. If hugelkultur makes you say, Who?, then say hello to an easy composting method. Hugelkultur (HOO-gull-cull-toor) is a German word for… read more»
September 27, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Choose the right phosphorus for your bulbs Why do we plant bulbs? So they’ll bloom! What makes bulbs bloom? Phosphorus. Phosphorus is the P in the N-P-K numbers on fertilizers. Phosphorus is a little bit sneaky though—and we’ll… read more»
September 7, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Use manure to turn a cold frame into a hotbed Warm up your cold frame with help from your friendly neighborhood horse. Horse manure will raise the temperature in a cold frame, and our automatic vent openers will keep the cold frame from over-heating.… read more»
September 7, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Want to be an advanced vegetable gardener? You will be when you know which vegetables are in which families. This is crucial info for healthy crop rotation in your garden (and you’ll be able to astonish… read more»

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