Comments on: Making Your Green Dreams a Reality: Organic Garden

By: Diana

Diana — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:14:16 +0000

This is a great start for new gardeners. I’d love to see more on compact gardening for very small spaces. I use worm castings, coffee grounds (work great for snails & rabbits) & organic mulch, plus focus on drought tolerant & native plants…now, I need to try vegetables in pots, since not much room in the sun.

By: #1 bears fan

#1 bears fan — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:10:02 +0000

this article is very helpful i think i will stop my dad when he starts to throw away mulch

By: Jen

Jen — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:12:44 +0000

This is a great article for beginning gardeners (me). This fall is my first large-scale attempt at feeding my family with what I grow.

By: Pure Black Castings

Pure Black Castings — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:41:53 +0000

The economic downturn and the rising fuel prices, plus the growing “green movement” has generated an amazing increase in the public’s interest in using organic fertilizers rather than chemicals. You know it’s going mainstream when NFL ball teams are ordering our Pure Black Castings and VermaPlex to fertilize their fields. We can all take heart that “going green” may be here to stay.

By: Preetam

Preetam — Sat, 16 May 2009 16:39:18 +0000

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By: James

James — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:15:41 +0000

Very good short little article. Most people wouldn’t believe it’s this easy but it actually is. There’s not much to it just to grow a few vegetable that your family will enjoy! It’s very simple to get started. Of course it can get very complicated the more and wider variety you want to grow so add different plants as you become more experienced. It’s nice to say that I need to go to the garden vs. I need to go to the grocery store. Also, if you don’t have the room think of a few containers and grow in those.

By: GreenvsGreedy

GreenvsGreedy — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:03:07 +0000

Hi Sarah

Thanks for the garden tips!

Garden Guru’s….,

We started a new vegetable garden at the lake to celebrate Mother’s Day. The plan is to use a 3″ bed of pine needles as mulch to retain water, prevent weed growth, and provide an acid boost to tomatoes and other veggies. My question: The soil has had exposure to pine needles for many years…will adding this 3″ bed of mulch add to much additional acid to the soil? Note: I was hoping not to add additional top soil, manure….but will if needed.

Any advice is appreciated.

Green or Greedy?
http://greenvsgreedy.blogspot.com/

By: Diana

Diana — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:50:35 +0000

For nourishing the soil, I highly recommend worm castings. Sprinkle them around your plants and the nutrients gradually penetrate the soil. Healthier plants seem to have less bug problems!

Also…we’ve found that sprinkling some coffee grounds (free from your local Starbucks) discourages snails and slugs without adding toxic bait. Garden smells nice like a coffee house, too.