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Hairy What - Hairy vetch that's what
Why would you ever want to plant anything hairy in your garden? Find out why hairy vetch is a must have for every garden.
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Four Nitrogen Fixing Cover Crops
Use nitrogen fixing plants like clover, alfalfa, hairy vetch and winter rye to add nutrients to the home garden.
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Photos and Field Guides, Part 2
For perhaps the last time this year I impatiently thumbed through a stack of newly processed photos looking for a couple wildflower shots. Armed with my usual stack of field guides, I was hoping to identify a pair of vetch-looking legumes I found along a creek during a mid-October hike.
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What is "Green Manure?”
Green manure provides organic matter to the soil and also helps reduce erosion.
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Grow USDA Certified Organic Cotton on a Farm
Organic cotton production is possible when farmers use cover crops and other natural pest and disease controls to stop boll weevils, bollworms, and boll rot.
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A Walk Through My Garden, Part 1
I've finally taken some electronic pictures of my garden. Here are some of my vegetable garden along with some ideas you can try in your organic garden.
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You're a what? An Organic Gardener? Part 3
Some more answers to questions non-organic gardeners might have about organic gardening.
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