April 29, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Most cover crops are planted in late summer, but there are some cover crop seed mixes that can go in the ground in the springtime and give you benefits by the end of the summer. Cover cropping is a cheap…
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August 10, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
What’s the biggest money saver in organic gardening? Cover crops. By planting a cover crop in the fall you can save big bucks on fertilizer. How big? If you have a 50-foot x 60-foot garden you can…
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July 27, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Cook up your own FAST, high-quality compost and either use it immediately in your garden, or brew it for a great compost tea. Compost is one of the cornerstones of organic gardening and we have loads of…
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August 18, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Tricia adds inoculant to our PVFS Premium Soil Builder Mix. In our new video on cover crops, and in other blog posts, we keep talking about how important it is that legume cover crops are able to fix nitrogen…
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July 26, 2011 - Autumn from Peaceful Valley
I surround myself with Peaceful Valley co-workers from 9-5 and farmer friends after hours. With August just around the corner, all I hear about are cover crops or green manure and how wonderful they are.…
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June 2, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
A labor-saving device that fertilizes plants automatically. It sounds like a gardener’s dream come true, doesn’t it? Say hello to fertilizer injectors and mixers—they will do your fertigation…
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May 27, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
When you first heard of compost tea did you think, This time the organic gardeners have gone too far? Tricia has a story about that in our new video on compost tea for home gardeners. To be clear: compost…
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March 17, 2010 - Kalita from Peaceful Valley
Hi Everyone, I am new to the Peaceful Valley Farm Blog site, but will be offering ideas and comments regularly. Hope I can be of help with your farm and garden questions. I have a new homestead…
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November 2, 2009 - Janice
Question: Hello, I’m starting an organic micro-farm in northern Indiana. The first season is going to be the spring of 2010. I’m wanting to plant a cover crop and a friend of mine that…
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September 21, 2009 - Autumn from Peaceful Valley
by Amber TIppett, PV Store Manager & Willow Hein, FreshmanFarmer & PV employee “Cover Crop” is a general term referring to a crop grown to cover and protect the soil. The term “Green…
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