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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September 7, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Want to be an advanced vegetable gardener? You will be when you know which vegetables are in which families. This is crucial info for healthy crop rotation in your garden (and you’ll be able to astonish…
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May 18, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Do you have a small garden? Make it do double-duty as a space for outdoor entertaining and growing edibles. Garden designer Susan Morrison is an expert on small space landscapes and she gave us quick design…
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March 30, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

In all the excitement of starting your tomato seeds, don’t forget about the accommodating “shoulder seasons” in your edible garden. Spring and fall are easy times to grow. Plant now!…
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October 5, 2011 - Stephanie from Peaceful Valley

I had the fantastic opportunity to go take pictures at the Heirloom Expo in Santa Rosa. Great time! I saw some pretty fantastic stuff. It was wonderful to see in person the rare varieties I’d only…
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July 6, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Welcome to the Powdery Mildew edition of Stump the Gardening Stars. See how much you know about one of our least favorite fungi. True or false? 1. Overhead watering increases powdery mildew. 2. …
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June 17, 2011 - Stephanie from Peaceful Valley

This summer I get the enviable opportunity to visit farms in the community every week! I get out of the office and into the field to take pictures of what’s happening on the farm. This week I visited…
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February 24, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Our video on Seedling Care shows how Tricia grows her seedlings with proper light and fertilizer. Then she transplants her seedlings from trays to pots, and hardens them off before planting them outdoors.…
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February 8, 2011 - Amber
With the recent warm spell of the past week and a half, at my house, we are in full swing production of seedling transplants in order to plant as soon as the last frost date occurs. The weather has been…
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August 14, 2009 - Amber
A PVFS Customer Question - Staff Response: Question: Hi, I love your website and all the information you provide…I love your catalog too (call it a dream book). Up here in hot/dry/gardening-challenged…
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