John Dromgoole nitrogen amendments: Central Texas Gardener

Do your plants have pale yellow leaves? John Dromgoole explains how to recognize a nitrogen deficiency and how to add nitrogen to improve plant health and vigor. He examines nitrogen amounts and when to use coffee grounds, feather meal, turkey manure, alfalfa meal, fish emulsion, grass clippings and others. He explains how compost helps make soil nitrogen available to plants.
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John improves soil:: Central Texas Gardener

Get your garden started right with John Dromgoole’s tips to improve clay or sandy soil with with pea gravel, decomposed granite, expanded shale, and dairy compost.

John Dromgoole homemade fertilizers & fungicides: Central Texas Gardener

Head to the kitchen and the garden for homemade natural fertilizers and fungicides. John Dromgoole explains how to control black spot with apple cider vinegar, feed soil microorganisms with blackstrap molasses, and fertilize with comfrey. Find out more at www.klru.org/ctg.
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Concord’s “outlaw gardener” tries to till city land

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The Organic Gardener

Organic gardeners are notoriously obsessed with their organic garden. After all, it is an endeavor that can take many years to perfect. The organic gardener has most likely spent more time studying about organic gardening than they have cumulatively spent doing it.

The organic gardener is probably very passionate about their compost. Getting that compost to the exact carbon to nitrogen ratio may become an obsession. With exactly the right amount of moisture and air, the compost will become black gold in the organic gardener’s eyes. Composting is almost a requirement for becoming an organic gardener. If you are in the organic gardening circle of discussion, you better know your stuff about composting!

The next major interest of organic gardeners is balancing pest control with leaving beneficial insects alone. Chemicals and man-made materials are strictly forbidden, so do not even think about using that ant killer to get the ants out of your garden. About ninety percent of insects are beneficial to your garden and some organic gardeners decide to let nature take its course and leave the bugs alone. But what if they are eating your vegetables? Then you really have to get serious about crop placement.

Crop placement is everything to the organic gardener. If you have to get rid of the hornworms eating your tomatoes, you would probably plant marigold around it. Garlic can deter Japanese beetles and so forth. If you are serious about being one with nature, then you will gently redirect bugs that inconvenience you with plants that they do not like. This leads up to the need for a garden journal.

The first time you plant an organic garden, you will probably have some catastrophes. You need to keep a journal of problems that you encounter so that you can prevent it the next year. Organic gardening involves a lot of advance planning and prevention of suspected problems. Keep track of the order that you plant your garden in and adjust it as necessary. Garlic, onions, basil, peppers and marigolds are common plants that repel most insects that annoy us or destroy our crops. Figuring out what bugs are annoyances in your area will be something that you need to ask fellow gardeners about or find out the hard way.

Getting your organic garden just how you like it may take you a few years. You will still enjoy the endeavor, the health benefits and the learning experience of going organic. You will not need to purchase fertilizer, pesticides or weed killers ever again. Using nature to support nature is rewarding and fun. Just get that hose from the garden hose reel and water. With a little studying and record keeping, you could have your dream organic garden sooner than you may think.

Burpee : The Complete Vegetable & Herb Gardener : A Guide to Growing Your Garden Organically

Burpee : The Complete Vegetable & Herb Gardener : A Guide to Growing Your Garden Organically

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A Backyard-Gardener’s Guide to Growing a Bountiful, Great-Tasting Harvest

The Complete Vegetable & Herb Gardener features:

• A full-color encyclopedia of over 100 vegetables and herbs with detailed, expert advice on growing them successfully from planting to harvest
• Planting and growing techniques that keep maintenance to a minimum
• Entries on how to grow unusual edibles, such as refreshing mesclun for salads, colorful edible flowers, spicy mustards, and more
• Descriptions and photos of a host of succulent vegetables, both hybrids and heirlooms, from common to exotic
• Complete information on improving even the poorest garden soil using safe, organic techniques, plus practical advice on making compost
• Recommendations on garden tools you need–and those you don’t
• Information on controlling pests and diseases organically, without resorting to poisonous sprays
• Spectacular full-color photographs of vegetables and herbs, food gardens, and edible landscapes, plus 30 black-and-white line drawings

Burpee has created a truly encyclopedic, but non-intimidating, guide to organic vegetable gardening that can be used and appreciated by anyone, whether or not they’ve ever stuck a seed in the ground. All the essential information is here–how to condition the soil, how and where to plant, sprouting schedules, what kind of yield to expect from each plant variety, and harvesting tips–in beautiful, bountiful, illustrated detail; the book’s largest section, “Plant Portraits,” contains explanations of the many cultivars of each vegetable and herb. If you’re a novice vegetable gardener or new to organic gardening and can only afford one gardening guide, this may be your best value.

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The New Frugality: The Organic Gardener

With sales up 500%, John Dromgoole’s “The Natural Gardener” organic nursery is having a very good year

The New Organic Grower: A Master’s Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener (A Gardener’s Supply Book)

The New Organic Grower: A Master’s Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener (A Gardener’s Supply Book)

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With more than 45,000 sold since 1988, The New Organic Grower has become a modern classic. In this newly revised and expanded edition, master grower Eliot Coleman continues to present the simplest and most sustainable ways of growing top-quality organic vegetables. Coleman updates practical information on marketing the harvest, on small-scale equipment, and on farming and gardening for the long-term health of the soil. The new book is thoroughly updated, and includes all-new chapters such as: *Farm-Generated Fertility-how to meet your soil-fertility needs from the resources of your own land, even if manure is not available. *The Moveable Feast-how to construct home-garden and commercial-scale greenhouses that can be easily moved to benefit plants and avoid insect and disease build-up. *The Winter Garden-how to plant, harvest, and sell hardy salad crops all winter long from unheated or minimally heated greenhouses. *Pests-how to find “plant-positive” rather than “pest-negative” solutions by growing healthy, naturally resistant plants. *The Information Resource-how and where to learn what you need to know to grow delicious organic vegetables, no matter where you live. Written for the serious gardener or small market farmer, The New Organic Grower proves that, in terms of both efficiency and profitability, smaller can be better.

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Invisible Gardener Gone Wild Organic Vegetables

Here are the complete Veggie Shows rolled into one show with start to finish product. Lots of organic vegetables! Enjoy….

Central Texas Gardener: 1/23/10

Get a brood of your own, chickens that is, with Judith Haller’s Funky Chicken Coop Tour tips on raising backyard chickens. She and Tom Spencer explain how to get started with a gardener’s best friend and your own fresh, organic eggs. Are you killing your indoor plants and succulents with kindness? Daphne explains how to avoid fungus gnats and rotting plants in winter, including the ones stashed in your garage. Got weeds? Sweetpea Hoover from The Natural Gardener identifies common backyard weeds and explains what they’re doing. On tour, visit Lytton Springs where Alicia Thornton creates new looks with pieces from the past.

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