May 13, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Did you ever want to poison a gopher? If you have gophers in your garden you know how hard it can be to control them organically. One of the worst moments for a vegetable gardener is watching a tall tomato…
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April 18, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Just who is in a beehive? Three kinds of bees live in a hive: One female Queen bee Many female Worker bees A few male Drones God Save the Queen bee The term “Queen bee” is widely used to describe…
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March 28, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Make your organic orchard bountiful by fertilizing your fruit trees. In our latest, research-based video, Tricia explains IF, when, and how much to fertilize your fruit trees. Keep reading here to learn…
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January 24, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Walnut trees are fruitful and beautiful. I love to sit in the shade of one of my walnut trees and look out over the sloping garden. In our new video Tricia shows you how to care for and prune walnut trees.…
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January 11, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
The pomegranate can play many roles in your edible landscaping Pretty in three seasons, you’ll enjoy its shiny leaves and crinkly red-orange flowers in spring, and uniquely shaped rosy fruits in…
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December 27, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

You’re ready to plant a fruit tree—but how do you decide on the best pruning and training system? We’ve got easy answers for you. The University of California says pruning and training…
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December 21, 2012 - GrowOrganic
December 14, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

You can see it all now—it’s a sunny day and you’re sitting at a wooden table in your olive grove, eating olives and crusty bread, and drinking wine with your friends and family. You grew…
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November 30, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

USDA Zone 7 is typically considered too cold for olive trees. But we’re gardeners, which means we want to grow beautiful trees that aren’t recommended for our zones. That goes both ways too—for…
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November 29, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Helpful advice from one of our organic farmer friends about how to grow tomatoes under greenhouse plastic. This originally appeared on our Freshman Farmer blog when Eddie was starting out as an organic…
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