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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May 10, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

All chickens deserve dry, safe places to live. Offer them good grub too—and you’ll get yummy eggs full of Omega-3 fatty acids! Give your backyard chickens the best room and board. Here at Peaceful…
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March 15, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Soil blocks let you germinate seeds and grow seedlings all in one spot When you grow with seed blocks there are no seed trays, no shifting to pots, and minimal risk of transplant shock. How can you do…
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July 14, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Just another day in the life of the Vegetable Doctor during tomato season. A tomato walked into the Vegetable Doctor’s office at 8 a.m. complaining, “Doc, I’ve got leathery patches on…
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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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April 28, 2010 - Kalita from Peaceful Valley
Biology Yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) is one of the most ecologically and economically damaging invasive plants in California. California Department of Food and Agriculture estimates that…
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April 13, 2010 - Kalita from Peaceful Valley
If you began your seedlings in a seed starter kit or small starter cells like speedling trays, it is important to recognize that these small soil cells have little or no soil to derive nutrients from.…
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November 6, 2009 - Amber
I read that almond hulls have a lot of calcium. If that is true, would they make good top dressing for a small vineyard on fairly heave soil?
Thank you,
Val
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June 8, 2009 - Amber
Question 1: Thanks very much for getting back to me and for being available to have a look at my soil report. Below I’ve tried to outline my concerns and what I’ve done, and typically…
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May 18, 2009 - Amber
This is a question from one of our customers posted for the information of all. QUESTION: Hello Peaceful Crew I am wanting to purchase a hand-held meter. My issue is to get the Hanna Combo or the Oakton…
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