Organic Gardening Blog

Potato Baker Is A Hit!

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:44:11 GMT

Potato Baker Is A Big Hit With Food Vendors!

Composting Works, But At What Cost?

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:59:40 GMT

Composting has a few costs; equipment for collection, transportation expenses, consultation fees, a project manager, equipment operators, new collection and training procedures to implement,

Simple, Safe Ionized Water Cleanse and Detox

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:59:06 GMT

That is exactly what I saw over the last three weeks and I am nothing short of thrilled!

Organic Pumpkins With Mycorrhizal Fungi

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:41:54 GMT

The time had come to thin out the pumpkin seedlings and what I saw had me pleasantly surprised. Just look at the root ball on this pumpkin seedling! I really didn't want to stress this little guy out but I wanted to get a good picture so you could see for yourself how beneficial Mycorrhizal Fungi is to your organic garden.

Compare the size of the stem and leaves to the root ball. This is the nicest root mass that I have seen on a pumpkin seedling in a while.

I grew these organic pumpkins from Burpee Organic Seed. Typically I sow the seed and then dust the area with fungi and mineral supplement, but this time I decided to do something different. I love to experiment in the garden because you just never know, until you know.
So this year before planting I put my seeds in a baggie and then I added 5cc of Mycorrhizal fungi and Azomite. Then I sealed up the baggie shook them up to get a good coating on the seed. I dusted the area with what was left in the bag. So far I am thinking that I just might be inclined to pre-treat all my seeds in this manner. At least until I start wondering, "What if?"

Despite the intense heat these seedlings showed little effect the next morning. Here they are in their temporary home until I get them squared away in their new raised bed.

Vador's Garden Shoppe

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:04:30 GMT

Vador's Garden Shoppe, now located in beautiful Arlington Tennessee is area's premier organic gardening merchant.

Tomato Horn Worm

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:38:06 GMT

If you grow organic tomatoes then you are probably familiar with this garden pest.

I came out one morning with my coffee to water and invented a few new words when I saw this tomato horn worm. This fellow dropped by one evening and clear cut the top out of one of my plants.

I want to underscore that this damage was done overnight.Talk about having your lunch eaten!

When you see the size of one of these worms it is easy to understand how they can defoliate your tomato crop in no time at all. When one of these guys stops by with a few of his friends you may think that your neighbor weed wacked your plants when you were out shopping.

So what is an organic gardener to do? Since I water my plants once at sunrise and again at sunset I now use the time to trace through the branches, searching for worms and the signs they leave behind. I pull off any unwanted visitors and splat! instant fertilizer!

I must be a sight standing out in front of the raised beds with my reading glasses on peering through the tomatoes! (You gotta have fun with this folks!) I have since widened my spray area around the beds to my property line, something I should have been doing from the start. It just goes to show you that no one is immune pests or even weeds for that matter. You have to realize that in nature, all these different pests that we run into are all life forms. Each one of them has a built in instinct to survive and reproduce. If that means walking across your lawn that is sprayed with Eco-smart organic insecticide and eat your plants that are treated with Captain Jacks Dead Bug Brew, then that is what they are going to do - until they drop dead.

Don't let yourself fall into the marketing trap. Life happens! Just because the guy on the television says that their product is the best thing since sliced bread doesn't mean your problems are solved. Besides, what are you doing watching television anyway?

Can I Use Cotton Burr Compost Undiluted?

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:04:16 GMT

I have finally found a local nursery that has cotton burr compost in forty pound plastic bags at what seems to be a decent price. My question is this,

Non-Hybrid Seeds Non-Hybrid Plants

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:37:14 GMT

Non-Hybrid Seeds have never been more popular but do you know how to grow?

How to transplant

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:49:37 GMT

How to transplant your seedlings once you get home from the garden center

How Do I Increase Soil Fertility?

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:26:50 GMT

How do I increase soil fertility? Optimal soil fertility is ensured by maintaining a balance of basic elements, organic matter, micro-organisms, and trace minerals. Here's how.

Scotts Turf Builder Seeding Soil

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:47:57 GMT

Pproduct review featuring Scotts Turf Builder Seeding Soil.

How Do I Prune Roses?

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:43:42 GMT

We moved to the Memphis area four months ago and your show was one of the very first we heard. We were moving in on a Saturday morning and had a radio

Victory Garden

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:38:53 GMT

The victory garden resurges in popularity in light of current recesion that is looking to be around for a while.

Memphis Regional Organic Gardening Resource

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:46:44 GMT

The Memphis Region Organic Gardening Resource, list your business, submit articles, share photos of your success

Economic Recession Revives Backyard Gardening

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:03:13 GMT

Economic recession, high unemployment and budget conscious families have spurred a revival of interest in backyard gardening. And for good cause, groceries represent a significant expense families.

Memphis Home Staging

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:54:29 GMT

Memphis Home Staging Gals is the premier home staging service in Memphis Tennesee and surrounding areas.

I think that you are right.

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:39:29 GMT

A well written article for your keyword(s) can really be helpful in building customers. The real trick of course is a well written article. I think that

The Used Keyword is Low/No Demand

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:36:00 GMT

Good Morning! Appreciate the efforts for your client, but if no one is searching for this keyword then what good is it to your client? Hi David!

Article Marketing, Does It Really Work?

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:32:49 GMT

Article Marketing, Does it work? I can only share what I know from personal experience

Two Men And A Truck / Memphis

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:51:10 GMT

TWO MEN AND A TRUCK is the nation's first and largest local franchised moving company. We operate on a national scale but maintain a small-town,

Two Men And A Truck

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:27:42 GMT

In my continuing quest to report the best consumer values in Memphis I sometimes end up chasing dead ends as was the case recently when I began shopping

Memphis Home Staging

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:54:31 GMT

Memphis Home Staging extraordinaire Melissa Douglass took a few hours off recently to grant me an interview about home staging. Always on the look out

Awesome Article

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:40:35 GMT

It is truly amazing how foliage can be grown and cultivated without the use of toxic chemicals. Who would suspect this could happen in the desert. I

Making The Desert Bloom

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:38:38 GMT

In this incredible video Geoff Lawton describes how they are making the desert bloom!

Where have you heard that before?

See for yourself how working in harmony with nature works every time!
This is a definitive masterpiece of common sense. A testimony of sustainable agriculture and organic principles. If they can do it in the desert, you can grow where you are too!

When I was growing up, The Mad Men advertising campaigns told us that we now had "Better Living Through Chemicals"

Gone was common sense. Now it was called it "Modern Agriculture" (Notice how the term change?) It didn't matter to anyone what the impact would be on our environment, wildlife our our very health. We didn't need family farms anymore because now we could have huge agriculture facilities with tractors and chemical applications to make things grow faster and be more profitable.

The really crazy thing things is there are actually places where sustainable agriculture is outlawed. It is obvious that you can't mandate chemical additives to soil or crops, or antibiotics to an animals under the guise of public safety regulations, and then turn around and say you support sustainable agriculture or protecting our environment. Remember this, all of you who have been around to remember, It all started by just a nudge in the guise of an impending crisis. (Now where have I heard that before?) How are we going to feed our expansive population?

Lasagna Garden Failure!

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:26:58 GMT

Wow! I could not have said it better myself! Last spring I got an e-mail from someone who just raved about this new book she read about Lasagna Gardening

Memphis Area Organic Resources

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:44:05 GMT

Hot off the presses! There is a new resource for business that feature organic gardening supplies. From nursery's and growers to retail and service this is a free local resource for all to use. Who is going to get it first?

Lasagna Gardening

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:34:51 GMT

Lasagna Gardening, Is it a recipe for disaster?