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Earthworms, Your Dinner's Best Friends
Great gardens begin with you.
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Soil
How important is soil to your organic garden? Very important. Find out why in this month's article.
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Soil Health
If your soil is not healthy, your plants won't be either.
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How to Buy Healthy Plants
This is the time of year when the gardening bug bites and people are beginning to buy a lot of plants. Make sure you know what to look for when buying your plants.
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Wildlife and Gardens - Part 2
Gardening in Shade - Wildlife and Gardens - Part 2 - Little Critters and Butterflies
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Adding Organic Matter
Organic matter, soil type: what's the big deal? Well, your flowers can sure tell a difference - and so should you! Get up to speed on organic matter and soil preparation.
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I am what I eat
if we eat what was grown in the healthy soil.
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A Guide to "Real Eating"
Suggestions for eco-friendly and healthier eating from Michael Pollan's latest book "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto."
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Christmas Shopping for the Power Gardener
Web walking through a Yuppie gardening paradise - suggestions for that gardener who seems to have everything.
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Compost - the Silver Bullet
Compost is the best friend of the organic gardener. It fights disease, provides nutrients, conserves those nutrients, and neutralizes acidic or alkaline soil. You can never have too much compost. Read about all these benefits of compost and then go use it in your garden.
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Leaves of Gold
Leaves are the single most important soil amendment for sandy as well as clay soil. They not only keep the soil healthy, they improve the nutrient value of the food grown on that soil.
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British Summer Time Begins
Early spring is a very busy time for most gardeners. During an extended dry sunny spell, I have been busy re-potting container plants, feeding and mulching borders. I look at what might need re-potting amongst our permanent plantings, re-discover the joys of flowering potted camellias and describe the way I feed my own border plants.
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Down to Earth
With late summer now upon us and early autumn not that far away, we look forward to another season and take a look at the soil beneath our feet. What it really is, how to improve it and look after it.
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Lessons From A Transplanted Gardener
There are new lessons to learn and old ones to re-learn when moving from one gardening region to another.
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