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Written by Chris Molnar
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I still see it all the time – my neighbors practicing it, commercials illustrating it, even city workers doing it on public property – yup, everybody is still mowing their lawn and bagging their grass clippings. Often, they will then throw it out with the rest of the trash.
I either cringe when witnessing this or have an impulse to sneak into their yard in the middle of the night to steal the garbage bags full of this priceless organic lawn fertilizer.
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Read more... [Grasscycling Save Your Lawn Save the World]
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Written by Charlie Nardozzi
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When
you read the descriptions of where to plant your new tree, shrub or
perennial flower, invariably you see words such as “fertile,
well-drained soil” and “full sun.”
In an
ideal plant world, all soils would be rich in organic matter and well
drained, and the locations would be sunny and protected from wind. I
don’t know about you, but that doesn’t describe my yard. I do
have some full sun locations, but those sites are exposed and windy. |
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Read more... [Growing Plants in Problem Places]
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Written by Chris Molnar
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 The tomato is the most popular vegetable
grown in the world. (Okay, technically they’re berries, but you don’t usually
see chocolate-covered tomatoes in a grocery store.) They are very easy to grow,
and come in many delicious varieties, from small cherry tomatoes to giant beefsteaks.
They can grow up to ten feet tall, and can fit in as little as one to three
square feet of ground space. Tomato plants can be grown in a container if you
don’t have access to a garden. Whatever variety and flavor you decide to grow, the taste, texture and
nutritional value of your tomato is determined by the soil condition in
your garden. And if you are an organic gardener, you will know that the
health of the soil is the basis for everything else.
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Read more... [Growing Tasty, Juicy, Healthy Tomatoes]
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Written by Charlie Nardozzi
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Drive around any residential
neighborhood in the country and you’re bound to see the same,
standard landscaping theme—a few shade or flowering trees, a green
lawn and some foundation shrubs around the house. But it doesn’t
have to be that way. Imagine having a yard that looks beautiful and
produces fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs for you without a lot of
extra work. That’s edible landscaping.
Edible landscapes incorporate
food-producing plants into a residential landscape. It’s really
very simple. Instead of planting a purely ornamental tree, shrub or
flower, choose plants that are beautiful and that also produce an
edible crop.
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Read more... [Eat Your Landscape]
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Written by Charlie Nardozzi
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Ah, the rose. No other flower conjures up such passion, sentimentality
and delight. No one is sure exactly what it is about this flower that inspires
such adoration, but my guess is it’s the fragrance. While some modern hybrid
roses aren’t fragrant, there are still many varieties with an intoxicating
scent that will knock your socks off.
Choosing the rose with the best fragrance is impossible because
fragrance is a matter of personal preference. However, there are some varieties
that many agree are incomparable when it comes to an alluring aroma. |
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Read more... [Growing Fragrant Roses]
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