What is Organic Gardening?

Organic gardening is basically good common sense gardening. It's the way that people who live close to the earth have gardened for centuries. They respect the web of life and know how it works. They know not to poison their land, water, or food that they eat. They care about the world they are creating for future generations.

Today most people depend upon modern farming technology. It is important to remember that these practices grew out of the industrial revolution and the chemical industry, and that they are relatively new to our long history of agriculture ... Read More

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Ecology

Ecology is the study of the structure and functions of nature. In 1869, German biologist Ernst Haeckel coined the term ecology from two Greek words: oikos, meaning "house" or "place to live" and logos, meaning "study of"... Read More

Feed your soil Mycorrhizal fungi -- the Secret Ingredient!

Remember that your soil is alive! You may add great fertilizers but sometimes they may not be able to be taken up by the roots of the plants. Mycorrhizal fungi help promote a plant's "feeder roots" which take up water and nutrients in the soil. Territorial Seed Company says, " Plants demonstrate better vigor and growth, during their life cycle, leading to better and higher fruit yields." This has been my experience, too. I sprinkle in small amounts of the powdered fungi in with all plantings. The will grow and populate in the soil. Love and Mychorrhizal fungi are the top 2 on my list of gardening tips.

I use their product called "Mighty Myco" (ZFD265, 1 lb, $16.95) Visit their website at Territorial Seed.com or call 1-800-626-0866 ... Read More

7 Important Tips for Growing Great Tomatoes

1. Prepare a deep hole. Dig a hole such that the top 4-6 inches of your tomato plant will be above the ground. (Hopefully your plant will be big enough to allow this). Take off all of the side stems that will be underground. This encourages the plant to develop more roots off of the stem that is underground ... Read More