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Feb 21, Growing Radishes 20 Feb 2017 11:50 PM (8 years ago)

Growing Radishes is perhaps the easiest and fastest growing vegetable there is.

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Nov 28, Essential Gardening Tools 27 Nov 2015 8:00 PM (9 years ago)

Using essential gardening tools is important to me, because I'm a TOTAL advocate of Grow Biointensive (the method) gardening and that's what I practice in my garden. If you want to grow 4 to 6 times more food in the same space as chemical gardening or even conventional organic gardening, then Grow Biointensive is a method that is something you should learn and practice.

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Nov 27, Growing Bunching Onions 26 Nov 2015 8:00 PM (9 years ago)

Although growing Bunching Onions can be grown as annuals, you can leave a few plants in your organic garden to allow offshoots to develop for dividing the following year.

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Nov 26, Why organic gardening is a smart, healthy choice 25 Nov 2015 8:00 PM (9 years ago)

There is never a bad time to think through our habits and why we have them. Now is as good a time as any to consider going organic.

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Nov 25, Measure Garden-Soil Compaction With a Carrot Test 24 Nov 2015 8:00 PM (9 years ago)

Sometimes, carrots curl around each other because you didn't thin the crop sufficiently. But splitting, gnarled carrots that aren't closely intertwined are generally a sign that your soil is either compacted or is full of pebbles and rocks.

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Nov 24, Intercropping 23 Nov 2015 8:36 PM (9 years ago)

Intercropping allows for greater plant diversity, which reduces pests

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Nov 24, MOTHER EARTH NEWS GUIDE TO ORGANIC GARDENING, 5TH EDITION 23 Nov 2015 8:00 PM (9 years ago)

An information-packed beginner's guide article will help you discover the joys of gardening, including everything from instructions on building the soil to a list of beginner-friendly crops to grow and harvest. Other articles cover how to make your own compost, improve your soil, build your own mini greenhouses, and keep chickens in your garden.

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Nov 16, Fertilizing Garden Beds 15 Nov 2015 11:14 PM (9 years ago)

Fertilizing garden beds is the important process of adding compost and organic fertilizers.

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Nov 14, Manure Fertilizer 13 Nov 2015 8:00 PM (9 years ago)

Manure fertilizer has the advantage of adding a balanced set of nutrients to your soil...

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Nov 13, Organic gardening: facts and fiction 12 Nov 2015 8:00 PM (9 years ago)

An important topic of interest to home gardeners is organic gardening. Many people have a desire to ‘get back to nature’. However, there exist many misconceptions on organic gardening.

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Nov 12, Growing Arugula and Turnips for the Table 11 Nov 2015 8:00 PM (9 years ago)

Crisp arugula and mild Japanese turnips make a top-notch pairing in kitchen and garden.

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Nov 11, Beautiful Vegetable Portraits 10 Nov 2015 8:00 PM (9 years ago)

Beautiful Vegetable Portraits: Lynn Karlin’s Pedestal Series

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Nov 10, Homestead Uses for Mylar Blankets 9 Nov 2015 8:00 PM (9 years ago)

The metallic emergency blankets that come with first-aid kits can be used as reflective mulch in the garden.

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Nov 9, Saving Common Bean Seeds 8 Nov 2015 8:00 PM (9 years ago)

Common beans vary greatly in their color, shape, size, and pattern.

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Nov 4, Saving Seeds from Sweet Corn 4 Nov 2015 9:17 AM (9 years ago)

Corn kernels vary in color, shape, and size. The various kernel types have different uses...

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Nov 3, Saving Carrot Seeds 2 Nov 2015 9:10 PM (9 years ago)

In areas where winter temperatures are too cold or too warm for in-ground vernalization, carrots can be layered in wood shavings and vernalized in cold storage...

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Nov 3, Soil Microorganisms 2 Nov 2015 8:57 PM (9 years ago)

Soil microorganisms help keep your soil healthy, decompose organic matter, replenish soil nutrients, forms humus, promote root growth, increase nutrient uptake.

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Oct 28, Organic Gardening eStore 27 Oct 2015 9:44 PM (9 years ago)

This Organic Gardening eStore eliminates the daunting experience searching for organic gardening items, such as compost products or gardening tools or vegetable seeds.

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Oct 23, Planting an Herb Garden 23 Oct 2015 1:11 PM (10 years ago)

Whether you are a lifelong gardener or just starting out, planting a herb garden is an easy way to get the most out of your space and plants. A herb garden can be any size, from a couple of potted plants on your kitchen window to an acre of rambling bushes.

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Oct 23, Severe hunger ravages South Sudan 23 Oct 2015 1:08 PM (10 years ago)

Aid groups face deep challenges in the country: the UN appeal for 2015 is only 55 percent funded.

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Oct 19, Extralong Germinating Seeds 19 Oct 2015 6:19 PM (10 years ago)

Extralong germinating seeds are planted on or within 7 days of the New Moon.

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Oct 19, Long Germinating Seeds 19 Oct 2015 6:18 PM (10 years ago)

Long germinating seeds are planted on or within 7 days of the Full Moon.

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Oct 19, Short Germinating Seeds 19 Oct 2015 6:17 PM (10 years ago)

Short Germinating Seeds are planted on or within 7 days of the New Moon.

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Oct 19, Transplanting by the Moon 19 Oct 2015 5:38 PM (10 years ago)

Transplanting by the moon is a great way to ensure the success of your new plants.

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Oct 12, Eat Healthy and Be Fit 12 Oct 2015 1:43 AM (10 years ago)

Eating a healthy diet is an vital part of maintaining good health that helps you feel the best..Having more fruits and vegetables gives vitamins and minerals

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Dec 2, Selection of Insect Control Tactic - Step 4 2 Dec 2013 1:42 PM (11 years ago)

Selection of insect control tactic is important in the organic pest management approach.

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Nov 20, Organic Pest Control 20 Nov 2013 1:18 PM (11 years ago)

Organic pest control is observing and giving attention to your total garden system to reduce pest damage.

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Nov 19, Using Compost 19 Nov 2013 5:27 PM (11 years ago)

It’s the beginning of your growing season and now you can begin using compost you created last year.

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Nov 19, Compost Maintenance 19 Nov 2013 5:17 PM (11 years ago)

In General, compost maintenance depends on the type of compost method you are implementing.

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Nov 19, Making Compost 19 Nov 2013 5:00 PM (11 years ago)

Keep a laid-back approach to making compost, because it involves no turning, no special decomposition additives, and low labor input.

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Nov 19, Selecting your Compost Location 19 Nov 2013 4:37 PM (11 years ago)

Selecting your compost location for proper composting is important. Above all, choose a compost location that is easy to get to and convenient.

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Nov 19, Increasing Organic Matter 19 Nov 2013 4:15 PM (11 years ago)

Increasing organic matter may be the most important part of your organic gardening, because organic matter produces humus.

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Nov 19, Compost Requirements 19 Nov 2013 4:12 PM (11 years ago)

There are seven main compost requirements needed for really great compost decomposition - compost size, air, moisture, fragment size, green matter, dry matter, and heat.

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Nov 19, Organic Soil Testing 19 Nov 2013 3:09 PM (11 years ago)

Organic soil testing takes the guesswork out of organic gardening, and it saves money, time and effort.

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Nov 18, Vegetable Nutrient Relationship - Crop Rotation 18 Nov 2013 6:35 PM (11 years ago)

Understanding the vegetable nutrient relationship between your vegetables and your soil is an important aspect of organic gardening crop rotation.

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Nov 18, Organic Gardening Compost Benefits 18 Nov 2013 6:24 PM (11 years ago)

What’s amazing about compost is that it’s simple to create, maintain, and use, yet these compost benefits just scratch the surface.

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Nov 18, Organic Garden Soil Fertility 18 Nov 2013 6:08 PM (11 years ago)

Organic soil fertility in your organic garden is based on the principle "feed the soil not the plant."

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Nov 18, Understanding Soil Amendments 18 Nov 2013 5:59 PM (11 years ago)

Soil Amendments are materials that are added to the soil to improve soil health and plant growth.

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Nov 18, Watering Garden Beds 18 Nov 2013 5:19 PM (11 years ago)

Watering garden beds and flats must emulate rainfall as much as possible.

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Nov 18, Planting Garden Beds 18 Nov 2013 5:00 PM (11 years ago)

Planting garden beds using the Biointensive method maximizes space, while creating a living-mulch, which restricts weed growth, retains soil moisture, and creates a microclimate under the leaves.

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Nov 18, Preparing Garden Beds 18 Nov 2013 4:21 PM (11 years ago)

Preparing Garden Beds is straight forward, and once you get the basics down they're very easy to maintain.

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Nov 18, Vegetable Garden Beds 18 Nov 2013 3:54 PM (11 years ago)

Vegetable garden beds are more productive, because they conserve space, water, and fertilizers inputs.

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Nov 16, Promote Soil Health 16 Nov 2013 5:20 PM (11 years ago)

It’s important for long-term soil health and management to know what the soil fertility is in your soil.

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Nov 16, Your Soil Health 16 Nov 2013 4:42 PM (11 years ago)

Organic gardening soil health is the most important aspect of your garden

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Nov 16, Vegetable Gardening Tools 16 Nov 2013 12:59 PM (11 years ago)

Vegetable gardening tools are bulk-produced for sale and easily attained at your local home improvement and garden center.

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Nov 16, Essential Gardening Tools 16 Nov 2013 12:56 PM (11 years ago)

Essential gardening tools are a part of successful organic gardening.

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Nov 16, Organic Gardening Vegetable Index 16 Nov 2013 12:34 PM (11 years ago)

The vegetable index is classified based on use and crop type. Each vegetable contains an Organic Gardening Fact Sheet with growing and cultural information on that particular vegetable

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Nov 16, Organic Gardening Compost 16 Nov 2013 12:12 PM (11 years ago)

Organic gardening compost is food for your soil - supplying and replenishing all the important nutrients that your soil needs for healthy crop growth and increase insect pest resistance.

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Nov 14, Organic Vegetable Seeds 14 Nov 2013 11:00 AM (11 years ago)

You will find open pollinated and heirloom varieties in my Organic Vegetable Seeds Store. I would avoid hybrid varieties completely.

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Nov 12, Free Organic Gardening Information eBooks 12 Nov 2013 4:46 PM (11 years ago)

Now you can take OrganicGardenInfo's valuable Free Organic Gardening Information eBooks with you.

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Nov 12, Insectipedia Organic Gardening Encyclopedia 12 Nov 2013 4:10 PM (11 years ago)

Insectipedia is a free resource of garden insects, insect terms, and helpful organic garden information information.

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