July 11, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Prune cherry, apricot, and pluot trees in the summer, not the winter. These trees are susceptible to water-borne diseases and winter pruning cuts provide dangerous openings for damage in rainy weather.…
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June 7, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

A hedgerow is like a neon sign in your garden that spells VACANCY to beneficial insects. Organic gardening is about creating a garden that is alive and in balance. Beneficial insects are an essential form…
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August 4, 2009 - Autumn from Peaceful Valley
One of our customers is experimenting with covercrops in their landscaping and I thought you would all enjoy their pictures and story. The following is posted below with permission from Chris from his…
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October 31, 2008 - Amber
There it is. The first tilled row of the GGP. At the crack of 8 am (huck it up, farmers…that’s early for us city-folk!) I was out there, tilling up my back yard. The actual tilling itself…
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September 30, 2008 - David
Our yard was recently a thick stand of manzanita. Now it’s a “masticated” or chipped manzanita open space with a bunch of first year garden beds doing pretty well considering our notoriously…
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March 4, 2008 - GrowOrganic
The heart of organic growingAt the heart of organic growing is the art and science of fertilizing organically. Healthy soil nurtures healthy plants which grow better, taste better, store longer and have…
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