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Chicken nesting boxes encourage hens to lay their eggs in a clean, safe place. One of the best perks of a good nest box is that you can find the eggs easily. Fortunately, you don’t have to spend lots of money on chicken nesting boxes. They can be made out of many common household items […]
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Your Guide to Organic Gardening / admin
What does it mean to grow organic? Organic gardens use natural soil amendments (compost, ash, bone meal, seaweed, mulch, etc) to promote healthy soil and good plant growth. They focus on biological processes in the garden to produce an ample harvest with no synthetic chemicals. Sound good?
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Growing an organic garden can be daunting for a beginner. While vegetables produced without synthetic fertilizers and pesticides are much healthier, these chemicals can make up for a new gardener’s inexperience. Fortunately even someone with the brownest of thumbs can grow a beautiful organic garden.
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If you are wondering how to begin a garden, you’re not alone. Every new gardener needs a few vegetable garden tips. There are so many different kinds of vegetables to plant, growing times for each plant to consider and many other factors that can make or break a successful garden.
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Organic gardening isn’t just for country folk. That’s good news, since the latest census (2013) shows that 67.5% of the US population lives in cities on just 3.5% of America’s land area. Those of us who are part of that 67% also want farm fresh produce, free of GMOs, free of pesticides and grown in
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Are you ready to learn how to grow a garden? There are a lot of different approaches. You could garden in containers, in raised beds, in double-dug beds, use or organic gardening or no-till methods. There are many resources on this site and others that will help you decide which style of garden will work
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Fruits and vegetables are full of nutrients. They contain vital vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, all of which give the old phrase “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” a ring of truth. But if you’re eating conventionally grown apples, you are consuming up to 25 different chemicals along with those nutrients, even if you
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Even if you live in a small apartment you can grow organic vegetables right at home. Organic vegetables are healthier than conventionally farmed alternatives, plus they taste better and have the right nutrients to support a healthy body. But in the grocery store organic vegetables can be expensive and often look pretty sorry. Growing them
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So you’ve decided to grow an organic garden. Congratulations! You have taken a big step towards making yourself and your family healthier and happier. Before you can get started growing an organic garden, you need to find organic vegetable seeds. We’ll help you understand what organic vegetable seeds are, how they compare to heirloom and
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Organic vegetable gardening is a rewarding pastime. There are few things as satisfying as knowing that you are producing wholesome food for your family. But it isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve compiled these organic gardening tips to make your favorite activity even more enjoyable.
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