Container Gardening: Background Info To support America’s war effort and feed their families, people in the U.S. planted 20 million victory gardens during World War II, growing nearly 40 percent of all vegetables eaten across the country. Victory gardeners quickly learned … [Read more...]
Organic Garden Seeds
It’s easy to understand the benefits of organic vegetables and fruit. After all, these foods are going into our bodies. We don’t want to eat chemicals that are toxic to other animals, and we want to eat plants that are grown in healthy soil, because healthy soil yields nutritious … [Read more...]
Crop Rotation
What do you think of when you hear the words, “Crop Rotation?” No, it’s not spinning your corn in circles to increase yields. It’s not some arcane wizardry of the fields. Crop rotation is a method of improving your soil, increasing your crops’ resistance to pests and increasing … [Read more...]
Companion Planting
Friends help friends. They stick up for each other and they hang out well together. Some plants are extremely good friends, inviting beneficial insects to visit the other plants in the garden and warding off diseases. These are companion plants, the friendly pairings and more … [Read more...]
Why Grow Organic Food?
We hear it constantly these days, it seems, “Go organic. Live sustainably. Green, green, green!” When you’re pursuing a more environmentally-conscious lifestyle, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by all of the exhortations to go green, and it’s also easy to feel overwhelmed by the … [Read more...]
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