Going organic is not as hard as you might think. These 10 Do’s and Dont’s are based on not letting the “bad” pests gain a foothold in your vegetable and … Check Out The Rest of “Organic Pest Prevention – 10 DO’S and DON’TS For Your Garden” →
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With all the hassles and stress that the holidays can bring (if you let it), It’s not a bad idea to do a little spring garden preparation at this time of year as well. (gardening is always relaxing ) Your probably saying, ” Have you lost your mind it’s 10 degrees outside , How can I do any garden prep now”? Check Out The Rest of “Early Garden Prep is Essential for Success” →
Using your garden space for most of the year is something many gardeners miss out on. Not sure why, but many plants thrive in the cool weather and less sun of the fall and even winter (in southern zones). Usually I plant cool weather cole crops like Check Out The Rest of “Fall and Winter Gardening : Get the Most From Your Vegetable Garden” →
Written by Kirk Johnson ~ NY Times DENVER — It has been one of the great murder mysteries of the garden: what is killing off the honeybees? Since 2006, 20 to 40 percent of the bee colonies in the United States alone have suffered “colony collapse.” Suspected culprits ranged from pesticides to genetically modified food. Now, a unique partnership — of military scientists and entomologists — appears to have achieved a major breakthrough: identifying a new suspect, or two. A fungus tag-teaming with a virus have Check Out The Rest of “Honeybee Killer Found by Army and Entomologists” →
Yeah, It’s that time of year again. Time to get into gardening mode. I truly do love this time of year, the chickadee’s are singing the spring “fee-bee”song, the coyote’s are howling, the days are getting longer, and I can smell it in the air. As for my gardening preparation, I can’t do anything outside yet as the ground is still Check Out The Rest of “Some Beginners Tips For Starting Your Organic Garden” →
Wow the past few days have been very busy here on the homestead. We like many other gardeners, and homesteaders are getting into our “busy” season. With the vegetable and flower gardens, firewood (good bio-mass fuel, but that is a whole other blog post), coupled with blogging , “paid” work and the rest of the homesteading chores, time seems to be a waning commodity. Check Out The Rest of ““Spring”ing Ahead In The Garden” → |
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