I thought this was a very interesting video telling the rest of us about organically growing apples. Whole Foods is another source for getting your organic produce, if a Farmer Market isn’t nearby; also, they have have been more aware a supportive of locally grown produce (including apples!) I ran across this while writing a […]
Interesting Facts for Gardeners
Saving Viewsheds
We often think little of the “backdrop” of our lives, but sometimes that is spectacular scenery we don’t want to lose sight of. clipped from awaytogarden.com Today a number of historic sites like Church’s astonishing home near here called Olana are working to protect their viewsheds, in part thanks to work by groups like Scenic […]
Web Highlights
from elsewhere… things you might want to read: Doug’s “How To Make Compost Tea Margaret’s “Composting Basics“ Bren’s “Tomato Canning“
Gardener’s Are Green
At least I think that is our tendency. We tend to care about the environment as our love and appreciation for it grows with our gardening experience. Anyway… I don’t politic hardly ever on this blog- I had someone get very mad at me when they visited from this one to my more opinionated religion […]
Tomato Issues
I hope all who planted their tomatoes are enjoying the harvest. I have some ripe ones that I have to pick before something happens to them! Bugs, and other hungry varmints must be watched for… or rather beaten to the pick :) Anyway, I’ve been surfing and doing other things that have brought tomatoes to […]
Growing Wise in the Garden
a few quotes to ponder: “A person who undertakes to grow a garden at home, by practices that will preserve rather than exploit the economy of the soil, has his mind precisely against what is wrong with us. . . . What I am saying is that if we apply our minds directly and competently […]
