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Getting Ready for Spring Plantings Main 150x150 Getting Ready for Spring Plantings

Getting ready for spring plantings a little at a time can fill the last few days of winter with excitement and energy for the coming growing season.  Let's look a a few key areas where the planning can begin today. Choosing What to Plant There are many things to consider when choosing what to plant.  Are you ...

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use telephone cord for tying garden plants 150x150 Natural and Thrifty in 365: #346 Recycle Telephone Cord in the Garden

Recycle that old cord from your telephone receiver by using them to tie your growing garden plants. Don't buy garden tape or ties anymore.  Save money and help your plants grow big and tall! Photo courtesy of Thrifty Fun. Natural & Thrifty in 365 is a year-long series of 365 tips for living more green, natural and healthy ...

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strawberry rock painting decoy 218x300 Natural and Thrifty in 365: #343 Strawberry Decoy Stones

Get ready for next year's strawberry harvest.  Paint some decoy stones to place in your strawberry bed before your berry plants bloom.  The birds will taste the stones and learn to avoid that area before your real strawberries are in danger. Get step-by-step instructions for painting these strawberry stones here. Have you tried this technique for pest ...

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community garden what we have learned organic tomato blossoms1 232x300 Community Gardening: What Weve Learned Part 6

This is the conclusion of a series.  Click here to read Community Gardening: What We've Learned Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5. These things we have learned are shared with the hope that you might consider participating in a community garden. Collaborative effort is hard work.  While many hands make light work, the scheduling of such ...

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2012 05 23 09.33.27 224x300 Community Gardening: What Weve Learned Part 5

This is a continuation of a series.  Click here to read Community Gardening: What We've Learned Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. I hope these things we have learned help you consider participation in a community garden. Some plants will cross-pollinate causing poor results.  Corn, for example, is pollinated on the wind where cross-pollination of different corn types ...

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community garden what we have learned organic caterpillar 201x300 Community Gardening: What Weve Learned Part 4

This is a continuation of a series.  Click here to read Community Gardening: What We've Learned Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Here are a few more things we've learned from gardening in a community.  I hope it helps you consider your participation in a community garden. Bugs are at the garden even when you are not.  Pests ...

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community garden what we have learned blackberries organic 243x300 Community Gardening: What Weve Learned Part 3

This is a continuation of a series.  Click here to read Community Gardening: What We've Learned Part 1 and Part 2. Here are a few more things we've learned from our time in a community garden. Hand watering takes longer than you think.  Our city regulations prohibit us from using soaker hoses on timers.  If this were an option, ...

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diatomaceous earth pests odor 300x225 Natural and Thrifty in 365: #295 Apply Diatomaceous Earth

Diatomaceous earth is a naturally occurring mineral compound that has some really remarkable uses around your home. You can use diatomaceous earth to kill fleas, ants and other insects in your garden or home.  It is deadly to pests but safe for your children, pets, and even earthworms in your garden.  Diatomaceous earth can also be ...

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