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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January 3, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Raised beds with drip irrigation are the easiest way to grow your own vegetables. In our new video on raised beds, Tricia shows you how to create a raised bed in minutes, using M Brace, Minifarmbox, or…
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August 10, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Canning green and wax beans together makes a beautiful jar for a gift, or your pantry, and an appetizing dish to serve. Wax beans and green beans are in the same family, so the processing time will be…
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May 4, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Problem #1: How to keep even pressure when water has to run downhill Good news! Gravity is not all powerful when it comes to water flow. We can intervene with pressure regulators. If you ran a line…
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May 3, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Water pressure and water flow are key to answering that basic gardening question, How do you get water to the plants? We all know how to water plants.You can: * hand water (time consuming) * …
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April 26, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Drip irrigation is good for you and good for your plants. You can leave town for a few days, instead of staying home to hand water. Your plants can get a steady supply of water, in regular amounts, that…
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December 8, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

It’s not just about alfalfa sprouts. Unlock the nutrition in a smorgasbord of seeds when you sprout them, and give your taste buds a treat with green crunch any week of the year. In our new video,…
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April 1, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Drip irrigation can save on your water bill, protect our water resources, and even increase your crop yield by applying deep water. If you bury the irrigation lines you’ll thwart annual weeds too.…
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November 11, 2010 - Amber
Taken from the: Food Safety Action Alert - November 10, 2010 Debate and voting on The Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) is set to begin on the Senate floor on November 17th. The bill takes important…
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September 23, 2010 - Amber
Taken from an email sent by: Cindy Fake Horticulture & Small Farms Advisor UC Cooperative Extension, Placer & Nevada Counties 11477 E Avenue Auburn, California, 95603 USA 530.889.7385 .(JavaScript…
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