May 26, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
The expression “companion planting” sounds like garden lore you should have learned at your grandmother’s knee, right? If you missed out, you can now get the 21st century update on the…
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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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March 17, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Micronutrients are vitamins for your plants, says Tricia in our new video about secondary macronutrients and the micronutrients. You know about the major nutrients, N-P-K. Those are the symbols for the…
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March 12, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Lasagna gardening is just as wonderful as it sounds. You choose the “pan” (a raised bed or a piece of ground), add layers of brown and green, then top with Compostex fabric and let the soil…
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February 28, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
It’s really quite simple to apply your “outdoor” organic gardening knowledge to your house plants. Who doesn’t want a lush mass of greenery inside during the winter months? When…
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February 8, 2013 - GrowOrganic
February 7, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
You know how organic gardeners are forever saying, It’s all about the soil—well, they’re right. In organic gardening we feed our plants mostly through nutrient-rich soil, instead of with…
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January 29, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
You can grow Goji berries in your home garden instead of buying berries imported from overseas. Goji berries grow well in containers and in your garden soil. In our new video Tricia plants them both ways.…
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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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September 27, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Why do we plant bulbs? So they’ll bloom! What makes bulbs bloom? Phosphorus. Phosphorus is the P in the N-P-K numbers on fertilizers. Phosphorus is a little bit sneaky though—and we’ll…
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