kathyb on July 17th, 2009

Red hybrid earthworms. Each one ingests its weight in organic matter every 24 hours, and excretes highly nutritious fertilizer called castings.  These castings are the most perfect plant food known to man and contain 5 times the available nitrogen, 7 times the available phosphorus, 7 times the exchangable magnesium, 11 times the available potash and […]

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kathyb on July 16th, 2009

Ok, I know there are more seeds in each packet than is needed for planting, but I wanted to actually use the whole packet of seeds for once.  They age, you know and as they age, germination isn’t guaranteed by planting time next year.

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kathyb on July 11th, 2009

Which is it gonna be, or do I really have to choose?

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Lamont on July 9th, 2009

1. What is “organic gardening” anyway? Organic gardening is often defined in negative terms, as in “gardening without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizers.” In fact, organic gardening is much more than that.

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Lamont on July 8th, 2009

The title is taken from a post by waterbug1961 of the same name, the subject is of an issue that will someday be a concerne for us all. This post is simply to encourage you all to fight the good fight and protect your crops. I’ve taken the position that I don’t mind sharing my […]

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Lamont on July 7th, 2009

Seedlings or  sowing seed, which is preferred? Some basic points to consider…

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Jen on June 27th, 2009

I am a first-time gardener this year and I planted a watermelon plant in May.  It was cute, only 3 inches across.  I picked my location for full sun and dug my hole.  I amended my hole -thanks to the advice of my local gardening guru, Lamont.  Well, now, just over a month later my […]

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webadmin on June 26th, 2009

The ability to create posts and include a photo or few provides a useful and brilliant way to publish you post. Though I am confidant that most can muddle through the process I am providing a video showing a method of doing so. Click the image below to view the video.

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Jen on June 25th, 2009

Hey New User, Thanks for creating an account and logging in! This “welcome” note is for you. I created it with you as the author so that you can manipulate it as you like. You can either delete it or edit it to be your first posting.

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kathyb on June 22nd, 2009

Gardening for many years, on and off, doesn’t make me a master gardener, or even a very successful one.  It does make me a more patient and observant person, I have found.  All my attempts have been toward organic, and as a result, I have some unique ideas and observations along the lines of companion […]

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