'Dig' The EarthSmart Outdoor Gardening, Part 1 – The Sun
With spring in the air and temperatures rising we tend to want to frolick outdoors without a care in the world, bury our hands in the soil and allow the sun to dance merrily across out sweat-beaded brow. If we are not smart about our ventures out of doors we could end up in a [...]
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Psychotic Weather Hampers Gardener’s Early Starts
March was the warmest month on record nationwide. With temperatures in the Midwest nearing 90 many of us had to turn on the AC several months earlier than expected. This also urged on many eager gardeners to plant out in the garden at least two months earlier that is usual (or prudent) for the Midwest. [...]
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Hydroponics and Aeroponics
What is hydroponics? The easy answer is growing plants without soil in a nutrient rich solution. There are several ways to set up a hydroponic system but each have a few things in common. They must allow enough room for the roots to grow. They must offer proper aeration for the roots so they do [...]
Ugly Storms Rip Across the Midwest on Tuesday
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Is The Pendulum About To Swing Back?
Before the Industrial Revolution the majority of families lived on farms and produced their own foods. They had their own cows, goats, sheep, pigs and chicken. They grew their own vegetable gardens. They had orchards. There was no such thing as waste on an organic family farm. Food scraps went to the pigs and the [...]
Making the Most of Your Herb Garden
Eating fresh herbs from your garden is wonderful when they are in season. The bounty can be almost too much for a single family to eat at any one time. It is such a shame to see the plant with all it’s goodness wilt and die back in the fall with loads of wonderful leaves [...]
Cold Weather In, Fresh Veggies Out???
Does winter mean we have to forgo the pleasure of eating fresh vegetables? If you live in the Midwest US like I do getting those fresh veggies from your garden ended a couple of months ago (unless you have shelter for your plants). It’s only 10 degrees F outside, but that doesn’t mean you can’t [...]