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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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Submitted by: Preserve It Naturally, The Complete Guide to Food Dehydration (the cookbook that accompanies Excalibur dehydrators).
“Come midwinter you’ll be happy you dried beans, vegetables, and herbs in the summer. Warm up the dark months with this classic.”
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July 14, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
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…
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July 6, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Welcome to the Powdery Mildew edition of Stump the Gardening Stars. See how much you know about one of our least favorite fungi. True or false? 1. Overhead watering increases powdery mildew. 2. …
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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…
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March 19, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
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…
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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…
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June 17, 2010 - GrowOrganic
I am one of those people who will not purchase out of season vegetables and fruits. Did you know that our food (if not grown locally) travels an average of 1500 miles, before reaching our tables? So…
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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…
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April 1, 2009 - GrowOrganic
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…
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