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Taking time to smell the roses in Modern Mia's Garden

Where’s Gardenerd: Golden Isles, Georgia

We've received our first report from Where's Gardenerd on the road. He's in Golden Isles, Georgia, and has been spending time at the headquarters of Modern Mia Gardening. It seems Modern Mia and the Wonder Kids have been showing Gardenerd around their prolific garden. He's also been traveling to Georgia shores and elsewhere. Check out his latest adventures in four parts: First up: Where's Gardenerd toured the homestead, inspecting tomatoes, peppers and citrus trees. Looks like they grow well in…

Post author:Christy
Post published:July 14, 2015
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Picture perfect grapes on a vine

Ask Gardenerd: Mildew on Grapes

This week we explore powdery mildew on grapes: "Every year we have a good crop of grapes, but they are covered by mold. What should we do? We sprayed our grapes with milk & water (equal parts) to no avail. Any suggestion? Thank you. Ana & Joe Liper" You're not alone, Ana & Joe, molds such as powdery mildew are very common on grapes and other vining crops like melons and cucumbers. Once it takes hold it is very hard…

Post author:Christy
Post published:July 1, 2015
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Compost ingredients

Soil Food Web Intensive – Part 2

In our last episode, we shared the wonders of Dr. Elaine Ingham's Soil Food Web Intensive course. Today, we'll continue with more tidbits and tricks that will help you build better compost (and compost tea) for a healthier garden. In my opinion, every gardener should have a compost bin. It's not only the best way to reduce what goes in the garbage, it's the best way to improve your soil for all eternity. What is compost? I've said it before,…

Post author:Christy
Post published:June 30, 2015
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Diving into the forage mix

Ask Gardenerd: Growing Chicken Feed

Heads-up homesteaders, this Ask Gardenerd question is for you: "I want to start having my chickens eat things from the earth, than from the store. They are were born in April. I saw your video on YouTube about making that grass cover for them. Do you recommend compost piles and the turf for the chickens? Would you feed them other things as well? Or do you have resources that you think might get us in the right direction. Thank you!…

Post author:Christy
Post published:June 24, 2015
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Soil Food Web

Soil Food Web Intensive – Part 1

I've just returned from spending 5 glorious days with Dr. Elaine Ingham, the soil microbiologist who coined the term "Soil Food Web." It was, indeed, intense. Even though I'd been circling this information since 2009 when I saw Jeff Lowenfels speak about the Soil Food Web and his then upcoming book, Teaming with Microbes, at the San Fransisco Garden Show, there's nothing like getting it from the source. Dr. Elaine Ingham has been solving soil issues around the world, soil…

Post author:Christy
Post published:June 23, 2015
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Seedsavers Webinars

Get inspired by these webinars for seedsaving

Post author:Christy
Post published:June 19, 2015
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Sprout-free Compost

Keep your compost seed-free

Post author:Christy
Post published:June 19, 2015
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Vacation Planning

Helpful tips when your planning a vaction

Post author:Christy
Post published:June 12, 2015
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Female flowers create a fruit that's flat on one side.

Growing Turban Squash

Turban squash, also known as Turk's Cap, is a winter squash that is so alluring it steals focus from pumpkins any day. We pilfered one from the Heirloom Expo last year, saved the seeds, and grew them out this spring. Not knowing how the squash was grown (whether it was grown the proper distance from other squash varieties of the same species to prevent cross pollination or not), we took our chances to see what we would get. So far,…

Post author:Christy
Post published:June 10, 2015
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Food grade barrels are best for use in vegetable gardens.

Ask Gardenerd: Using Rainwater

A great question came into Ask Gardenerd this week: "Is it safe to use rain barrel water on the organic vegetable garden? My first concern is that the plastic the rain barrels are made of. My second is that we have several of the barrels catching water from the composite roof. What are your thoughts on this? Thank you, Tia" Yes, you can use rainwater to irrigate your vegetable garden. We've been watering with rainwater exclusively since December. Veggie gardens…

Post author:Christy
Post published:June 9, 2015
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