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organic gardening / Organic Gardening 101
Organic Gardening 101

Plant Nutrition Lasagna Gardening House Plant Care Pruning 101

March 17, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Meet the secondary macronutrients and the micronutrients your plants need Micronutrients are vitamins for your plants, says Tricia in our new video about secondary macronutrients and the micronutrients. You know about the major nutrients, N-P-K. Those are the symbols for the… 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»
February 28, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Organic house plant care and pest control It’s really quite simple to apply your “outdoor” organic gardening knowledge to your house plants. Who doesn’t want a lush mass of greenery inside during the winter months? When… read more»
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»
February 21, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
The scientific reasons floating row covers work to protect your plants from frost When it comes to protecting your plants from frosts and freezes it’s important to understand where the heat is coming from. Soil absorbs heat during the day and radiates it back at night. Our Agribon… read more»
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»

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