Weeding Your Organic Garden
Dandelion WeedWhen I first started my present organic garden, it had been totally farmland and therefore, it was full of weeds. It had no shape. It was like a typical farmers field, bumpy ground and obnoxious weeds. At first I felt rather daunted and overwhelmed by the job of creating this nightmare into an English Cottage garden. As I have lived in England, I knew what I …
Using Corn Gluten as a Pre-Emergence Herbicide in the Fall
Using a pre-emergence herbicide in the fall can drastically cut down your weed problems in the spring. Luckily, organic gardeners practicing natural lawn care techniques do have a commercially available pre-emergence herbicide at their disposal: corn gluten.
You can’t just go to the grocery and buy corn gluten. As with other garden remedies, corn gluten is commercially available from garden supply companies. It can still be a little tricky to find these …
Gardening Tips for my Friend
I am hoping to be in good enough shape-physically and economically-this fall to have Nancy teach me how to surf. In the meantime, she said she has been reading the blog for gardening tips, so I told her I would write one in her honor today. I am not exactly …
My Gardening Flame Thrower!
I have, apparently, piqued the interest of Chris, re: My Gardening Flame Thrower. See, I decided to write about this unique method of weed control about a week ago, so I opened up the blog and put in the title so that I would remember to write the post. Apparently, Chris has not experienced the fun of fire in the garden! Put on your safety goggles. Here we go.
Fire at Fort …
Organic Weed Control with Corn Gluten
Organic weed control is one of the most difficult aspects of organic gardening. Too much hand weeding, and you lose valuable topsoil to erosion. Certain organic weed control options such as vinegar, boiling water and burning weeds with a torch are difficult to implement in flower beds or around other plants. However, there is one option you may not have heard of – corn gluten meal.
Corn gluten …
An Easy Organic Weed Killer – Boiling Water!
A beautiful flagstone patio. A charming brick walk. And a bunch of weeds. Killing weeds in between patio and walk stones is a never ending chore for gardeners. If your patio is set in sand, you really can’t pull all of the weeds because you will also pull up the sand and cause the stones or pavers to move. To prevent …
The Return Of Spring – Cleaning Up My Garden
Every year I look forward to spring. I can’t wait to see my perennial plants, like old friends, pop their heads through the snow, still lingering in my garden. I go out dressed in my old Parka, scarf, boots and gloves, looking like I was going to the Arctic, instead of my own back yard. Then, after my euphoria wears off, I realize how much work I have to do. Old stems of plants …
How to Grow an English Garden
In the days of old England, many of the workers in small villages were called peasants, and they owned small houses with very small gardens. These gardens would have to supply the family with all of their gardening needs. The kitchen garden would consist of vegetables and mixed fruits. In amongst this array of produce they would also grow flowers. This was the start of organic gardening as we …
