Soil Fertility In The Vegetable Garden
I particularly like to lime in areas where I'll be growing brassicas and tomatoes. In this region, clubroot disease in brassicas is prevalent and one of the only ways to prevent it from flourishing is to increase the pH of the soil close to 7. ... [... more]
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Sustainable Vegetable Garden
 For organic vegetables - start here! What is 'biointensive vegetable gardening? In brief it features the following methods: - focus on the health of the soil as the starting point for a productive garden (this is the meaning of 'bio-'); - emphasis on ... [... more]
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A Child's Garden: 60 Ideas to Make Any Garden Come Alive ...
A Child's Garden is an excellent guide for parents wishing to create natural spaces in the garden where their children can openly play and explore. Stepping beyond the traditional ideas of building a treehouse or planting a vegetable garden, the authors ... [... more]
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Sun And Spoon
Ten-year-old Spoon Gilmore is consumed with one worry--that he will forget his beloved, recently deceased grandmother. The solution, he decides, is to somehow find a memento, something that he can touch and hold close so that her memory will live forever. ... [... more]
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Tim and Sally's Vegetable Garden
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Rodale's Vegetable Garden Problem Solver: The Best and ...
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The Fruit & Vegetable Garden
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Extending Your Garden Into The Winter
Cloches and cold frames can protect plants from moderate frosts, and increase daytime temperatures by 5-20 degrees F. A simple cloche can also be constructed using ½" PVC pipe and sheets of plastic at least 5 feet ... [... more]
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Hairy What - Hairy Vetch That's What
Here in the Pacific Northwest, a common practice is to mix hairy vetch with fall rye or oats. The cereal plants establish quickly and absorb any residual nitrogen that would otherwise be leached away during winter rains. In the springtime, the ... [... more]
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Grubs In The Vegetable Garden
Adult beetles emerge, mate, and lay eggs from late June until early August. The eggs hatch in about two weeks and the tiny grubs grow quickly. Japanese beetles spend approximately 10 months of the year in the soil as ... [... more]
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Success With Carrots & Beets
Because carrot seed are so small, they should not be planted more than 1/4 inch deep and 1/2 an inch apart. Seed this close to the surface are very susceptible to drying out. To prevent drying, water the soil well after planting and then stretch ... [... more]
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Urban Vegetable Gardening
Lastly, choose the types of vegetables that will maximize your garden space. Climbing vegetables like peas, cucumbers, tomatoes, and pole beans will make use of vertical space very efficiently. Salad crops like ... [... more]
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