Articles and Tips August, 2007


Organic Method of Starting Seeds - Eggshells!

I have discovered a handy way to use eggshells in starting my garden seeds. I use this method in my organic garden, as it gives back to the earth. Advantages of this method include good moisture retention needed for germination, along with avoiding transplanting shock, since seeds are moved, "pot" and all. If you would like to try this method, then follow these simple steps: Take one egg and cut a ...

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Organic Gardening Never Changes

Gardening in the 'Good Old Days'. I have just been reading about gardeners in the 18th and 19th centuries, and I have been quite amazed at the similarity of the problems that gardener's face today. Organic gardening was alive and well in those days, as I outline in my soon to be released ebook "How To Master Organic Gardening." Although, I think,the double purpose of a garden has been ...

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Black Spot Fungus on Roses

Signs of Black Spot I think all fledgling gardeners and those who have more experience, know the dreaded signs of "black spot". You see the black spots on your rose leaves and sometimes yellowish edges on the leaves. How can you save your favorite rose plants? Black spot fungus attacks only roses. Those black spots that are found on the leaves are the actual fungus itself, not dead spots, ...

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Welcome to Ena’s Garden

Welcome to Ena's Garden where together we will uncover what works and what doesn't when creating an environmentally friendly organic garden. To the left is my organic garden as seen from the edge of my yard. I am a Master Gardener specializing in organic gardening and for 20 years I have ...

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My Organic Gardening Ebook

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