ORGANIC GARDENING 101

Straw bale gardens are simple: the bale is the garden. It is the container and the soil, all in one! Straw bales are more convenient than building a raised bed or buying lots of pots for a container garden. You can easily expand your garden by adding more bales. Plus, straw bales are good on

Great salads are more than just lettuce but the addition of complex flavors of salad greens. Flavors can range from spicy to nutty depending on what you grow. With so many flavors to choose from why not grow some of each? Watch our Growing Gourmet Salad Greens video to learn more about growing greens and

Transplanting your small plants into the ground is an important process, that if done incorrectly can cause a set back in your plants development or possibly kill them before they even get started. Timing is Everything For optimal results it is important to transplant at just the right time: 1) When the plants roots have

What makes beer taste so good? It’s the sweet malt combined with a mixture of different hops and herbs! Hops can be bitter, aromatic or both (“dual purpose”). We have some of each of those kinds of hops for you to grow, along with unusual herbs. Hops grow from rhizomes you plant in the spring

Without an herb garden, I doubt I would be able to cook a meal. Nothing adds more flavor to a meal than freshly harvested herbs. By the way, I just tried this zipstripper to help harvest the leaves of some of my herbs and it works great. Herbs are incredibly easy to grow and growing

Organic gardening is becoming a lot more popular as people become more aware of the chemicals that are used in conventional food production. It can be a little trickier than chemical-based gardening, but it’s worth it in the end. If you’re new to growing plants this way, these tips could help you increase your chances

This article is a relaxed, but informative introduction to people who are quite new to gardening and are looking to start growing vegetables. It provides step-by-step instructions for beginners which guide the reader through selecting a suitable growing space to choosing plants. It also provides some general and specific tips for vegetable growing and highlights

Organic Heirloom Gardening is a green method of gardening. It is a method that involves working in harmony with nature. It is a very efficient, productive and healthy way to garden, for both you and the environment. Green gardening can be done on any scale, It can be done when limited space is a problem