January 24, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Walnut trees are fruitful and beautiful. I love to sit in the shade of one of my walnut trees and look out over the sloping garden. In our new video Tricia shows you how to care for and prune walnut trees.…
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September 7, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Want to be an advanced vegetable gardener? You will be when you know which vegetables are in which families. This is crucial info for healthy crop rotation in your garden (and you’ll be able to astonish…
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August 10, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Welcome to Advanced Canning, with a pressure canner instead of a water bath. In our latest video, Tricia cans green beans with a pressure canner. Let’s run through some basics of when and how to…
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May 17, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Vertical gardening can give you healthier plants—and more growing space. It’s time to rethink how you grow your vegetables and fruits. Anything that has a viney habit (including indeterminate…
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October 5, 2011 - Stephanie from Peaceful Valley

I had the fantastic opportunity to go take pictures at the Heirloom Expo in Santa Rosa. Great time! I saw some pretty fantastic stuff. It was wonderful to see in person the rare varieties I’d only…
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Submitted by: Stephanie Brown

“Use peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, garlic, squash and onions from your garden in one nourishing soup.”
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July 6, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley

Welcome to the Powdery Mildew edition of Stump the Gardening Stars. See how much you know about one of our least favorite fungi. True or false? 1. Overhead watering increases powdery mildew. 2. …
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September 24, 2010 - Linda
As the season winds down, I think about what a strange weather year we had in the Sierra Foothills. It was like a roller-coaster ride for the poor plants and we’re so happy we had the foresight to…
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June 24, 2010 - Sarah T
Hi! My name is Sarah and I am currently an intern here at Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply. I’m hoping this will be the first of many of my posts, and because we don’t know each other…
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October 5, 2009 - Linda
[caption id=”” align=“alignnone” width=“500” caption=“Trombocino”][/caption] If you are already placing seed orders for next summer’s garden, try these.…
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