Ordering Seeds for your Organic Garden
The winter winds are blowing and it’s time to order seeds for your organic garden! Even though it’s not winter yet, while last summer’s gardening results are still fresh in your mind, now is a good time to start planning for next year. If you wait until February to plan, a few things will happen:
1) You might pay more for your seeds.
2) …
Cold Weather Composting
Animals and microorganisms that break down organic matter into compost rely heavily on temperature to help them. Heat acts as a catalyst, speeding up the composting process. Composting does not stop as the weather cools down, but there are some things you can do to make composting more successful in the cold.
Tips for Composting in the Cold
1) Add shredded leaves. …
How NOT to put your Garden to Bed
At the end of September, it is time to think about putting your garden to bed. Your location will determine exactly when you need to complete certain tasks. There are, however, some definite NOs when putting your garden to bed for the winter, if you want to make sure that everything comes back nice and lush next spring.
What NOT to Do
1) …
Summer Squash Drop and Dash!
August is here, with full force. That means that people all over North America will be doing the “squash drop and dash.” What, you might ask, is that? The squash drop and dash is a vegetable delivery technique practiced by vegetable growers with fleet feet. Summer squash plants, including zucchini, crookneck and patty pan squash are prolific producers. They must be harvested every day …
The Christmas Tree
Christmas trees were introduced to the court of Queen Victoria by her husband, Prince Albert.
Although it was the custom to decorate live evergreen trees in honor of the Gods, our modern day practice of cutting down a tree to bring indoors is a desecration of the original concept.
The Evergreen is one of the few plants to remain green even in winter and it is a symbol of life during the seasons.
Decorating a tree and branches …
