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October 26, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
What is your USDA plant hardiness zone? 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… read more»
September 20, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
The best flowers to attract predator beneficial insects to your garden 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.… read more»
July 14, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Pruning tomatoes—when, why and how Pruning tomatoes? Aren’t gardeners busy enough during the year, pruning roses and grapevines? Pruning tomato suckers is not a big, hairy project—although it is fun to touch those hairy tomato… read more»
June 1, 2011 - GrowOrganic
April 29, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
  Let’s hear it for the summer tomato harvest! Get your tomatoes growing organically with our new video on tomato transplanting, culture, supports, and fertilizer. We have organic gardening… read more»
March 19, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Organic seeds & heirloom seeds—what they are and how to choose them It may be the hardest time of the year for gardeners. So many seed packets, so little garden space Did you see Tricia in our video on selecting seeds?  She’s standing in front of a wall of seed… read more»
February 9, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
More U.S. gardeners will be planting vegetables this spring, a boom that started in 2009 and increases each year. The recent USDA approval of genetically modified (GM) alfalfa fanned public anxiety about… read more»
May 4, 2009 - Amber
Blossom end rot is caused by low calcium and/or inconsistent watering. This link says it all: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/GARDEN/VEGES/ENVIRON/blossomendrot.html Oystershell Lime is a common amendment… read more»
April 1, 2009 - GrowOrganic
Know Thy Last Frost Date It happens every year—the weather warms up and the impulse to plant becomes irresistible. It’s spring! Let’s go!, you say. And lately, it seems to happen every year—a sneak-attack… read more»
October 7, 2008 - Grama Pam
I’m a 6th generation California organic grower.  My Great Great Great Grandfather Addison J. Bump, planted one of the very first orange groves in Calif. in the mid 1800s. Here’s something… read more»

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