Vegetable seedlings are the starting point for a healthy and productive organic garden, once you have your garden layout and soil well prepared. You will be surprised at how small, no-cost changes in how you manage your vegetable seedlings can make such profound difference to their success. I list simple tips below that I work […]
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Planting vegetable seeds using open pollinated, hybrid or GMO seeds is an important question for gardeners and this question has been at the heart of large disturbances in farming over the last 60 years. As a gardener, your ideal is to start with the best quality organic seeds that give you the most healthy […]
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Green manure crops are grown specifically for soil health in your organic garden, rather than grown to eat. This may seem like an unnecessary interruption for most food gardeners. The question is, how committed are you to sustainable soil fertility? My blog this week gives you tips on working with green manure crops. Its a […]
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Making compost is an essential part of an organic gardener’s yearly activity.There are many ways to make compost and this blog concentrates on one simple method which I think overcomes a very common challenge. I have also done a short movie to support the content of this blog. To deal with daily food waste, we […]
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Vegetable garden water saving is critical at dry times of the year. Its so easy to waste water but with a number consistent practices explained below, you can greatly reduce the amount of water used and increase its effectiveness. Your starting point Vegetable garden water saving begins in your garden design. Here are my tips: […]
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When I first became passionate about vegetable gardening many years ago, the concept of a “green thumb” fascinated and frustrated me. I have always felt there was no end to what I could learn in my life. However, it seemed that a “green thumb” was something you could not really learn; you were just born […]
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The lure of moving onto acreage gets to many people, I am one of them and have lived on 5 acres of rural residential land now for about 20 years. The acreage attraction includes: privacy, fresh air, connection to nature, having animals and for some people, growing their own food. From my observation, the most […]
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