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April 29, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Most cover crops are planted in late summer, but there are some cover crop seed mixes that can go in the ground in the springtime and give you benefits by the end of the summer. Cover cropping is a cheap…
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August 10, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
What’s the biggest money saver in organic gardening? Cover crops. By planting a cover crop in the fall you can save big bucks on fertilizer. How big? If you have a 50-foot x 60-foot garden you can…
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October 26, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
How can I find my USDA plant hardiness zone? Click on THIS LINK for the new 2012 USDA plant hardiness zone map. You can search it by zip code. Do you live in an area (like Nevada County) with varied terrain…
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September 20, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Roll out the floral carpet in your garden to attract beneficial insects and keep them there. In our new video Tricia talks about releasing predator beneficial insects into your garden as organic pest control.…
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August 18, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Tricia adds inoculant to our PVFS Premium Soil Builder Mix. In our new video on cover crops, and in other blog posts, we keep talking about how important it is that legume cover crops are able to fix nitrogen…
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July 26, 2011 - Autumn from Peaceful Valley
I surround myself with Peaceful Valley co-workers from 9-5 and farmer friends after hours. With August just around the corner, all I hear about are cover crops or green manure and how wonderful they are.…
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June 1, 2011 - GrowOrganic
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June 1, 2011 - GrowOrganic
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September 21, 2009 - Autumn from Peaceful Valley
by Amber TIppett, PV Store Manager & Willow Hein, FreshmanFarmer & PV employee “Cover Crop” is a general term referring to a crop grown to cover and protect the soil. The term “Green…
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May 29, 2009 - Amber
An email question from a PVFS customer - and answer from our staff. Question:I have a question about one of your products. In a catalog our relatives recently received it is called Premium Soil Builder…
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