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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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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December 19, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Introduce a tomato gardener to the joys of cool-season growing. The pouch of our Roo gardening apron has seeds for garlic, shallots, potatoes, and vegetables—and a how-to book from the man who gardens…
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October 10, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

The giveaways are over, but you can find great garlic recipes and garlic growing info at the blogs listed below. Shallots too! Timing tips: * Best time to plant garlic? After the first frost…
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March 7, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Ready to start your first vegetable garden? The three essentials for an easy vegetable garden are: Full sun Convenient water supply Good soil Add some basic supplies and you’ll be off and growing.…
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April 29, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Let’s hear it for the summer tomato harvest! Get your tomatoes growing organically with our new video on tomato transplanting, culture, supports, and fertilizer. We have organic gardening…
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March 28, 2011 - Kalita from Peaceful Valley
Have you had enough yet? What is helping me through this soggy spring (Yes Spring, Happy Equinox!) are my cold frames and covered beds. Remember the ridiculously warm snap we had for about five weeks…
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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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June 16, 2010 - Kalita from Peaceful Valley
Transplanting your small plants into the ground is an important process, that if done incorrectly can cause a set back in your plants development or possibly kill them before they even get started. For…
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April 15, 2010 - Kalita from Peaceful Valley
Hanging plants can be beautiful and for folks with limited or no gardening ground container plantings can be grown on decks or porches or next to a south or west facing window. One must be careful when…
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