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April 29, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Everyone tells you to mulch your vegetable garden—but exactly how should you choose a mulch? In our new video, Tricia shows you the basics of mulching. What’s the difference between compost…
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July 5, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
With Integrated Pest Management or IPM, pest control does not mean waiting until June and then grabbing the most toxic spray around to wipe out the summer pests in your garden. You’d probably…
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July 3, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
New organic gardeners are often most enthusiastic about and most worried about organic pest control. These gardeners want to stop using chemical sprays on their plants—on the other hand, they’re…
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February 6, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
The best way to an organic gardener’s heart is… There are oh, so many words that could finish that sentence. Give us your suggestions in the comments! This Valentine’s Day we recommend…
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May 13, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Integrated Pest Management = IPM = Controlling bad bugs with the least toxic methods IPM is a system endorsed by the EPA. It looks at the big picture of destructive insects, starting with the most natural…
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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 7, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
You know the old saying, “A weed is just a plant growing in the wrong place.” Many plants growing in the wrong places in your garden? Finding out the names and habits of those interlopers will…
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March 4, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Organic weed control does not just mean getting on your hands and knees to pull weeds. We’ve got a whole slew of techniques to get rid of the weeds in your garden (without the R word). Take a look…
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