April 30, 2013 - GrowOrganic
April 29, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Everyone tells you to mulch your vegetable garden—but exactly how should you choose a mulch? In our new video, Tricia shows you the basics of mulching. What’s the difference between compost…
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February 21, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

When it comes to protecting your plants from frosts and freezes it’s important to understand where the heat is coming from. Soil absorbs heat during the day and radiates it back at night. Our Agribon…
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November 1, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Our gardens can shift so quickly from warm, late summer to chilly, rainy fall. To help you avoid the “oops, I forgot to ________” that afflicts all gardeners, here’s a checklist of garden…
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October 11, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

If you’re deep into permaculture you know about hugelkultur. If hugelkultur makes you say, Who?, then say hello to an easy composting method. Hugelkultur (HOO-gull-cull-toor) is a German word for…
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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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May 29, 2012 - Stephanie from Peaceful Valley

Blueberries are a wonderful fruit, tasty, healthy and the bushes make attractive landscape shrubs. They are easy to grow once you get the soil and water right, but if they have a problem they let you know!…
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April 11, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Check the soil temperature before you transplant your vegetable seedlings and starts. Vegetables need specific soil temperatures to grow properly, as Tricia mentions in our new video on Planting Vegetables.…
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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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February 8, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Once you have a strawberry bed going, you need to renovate and renew it every year, to maintain healthy yields. June-bearer and Everbearer beds should be renewed. Day Neutral strawberries should simply…
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