Organic Gardener’s Composting

Back in the ’70’s, I made the momentous move from the East Coast tothe West and quickly discovered that much of my garden knowledgeneeded an update. Seattle’s climate was unlike anything I hadexperienced in Massachusetts or Ohio or Colorado, and many of myfavorite vegetables simply didn’t grow well. A friend steered me toa new seed company, a tiny business called Territorial Seed, uniquein that, rather than trying to tout its wares all over the country,it would only sell to people living west of the Cascade Mountains.Every vegetable and cover crop listed had been carefully tested andselected by Steve Solomon for […]

The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener: How to Grow Your Own Food 365 Days a Year, No Matter Where You Live

The first frost used to be the end of the vegetable gardening season — but not anymore! In The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener, Nova Scotia–based gardener and writer Niki Jabbour shares her secrets for growing food during every month of the year. Her season-defying techniques, developed in her own home garden where short summers and low levels of winter sunlight create the ultimate challenge, are doable, affordable, and rewarding for gardeners in any location where frost has traditionally ended the growing season. Jabbour explains how to make every month a vegetable-gardening month. She provides in-depth instruction for all of her time-tested techniques, […]

Organic Gardening Essentials (The Organic Gardening Academy)

This the the first volume of four in an exciting new series of essential Guides for the organic gardener and perhaps more importantly, for the beginner. All four of the guides are in line with the Inorganic Gardening Academy Website. The content is the subject of considerable research and confirmed in consultation with learned papers and encyclopaedia. Gardening is very often a hobby for people and to do the same thing organically is a very simple process. All you have to do is use nature instead of spending money on damaging chemical solutions. In this first volume there is a […]

From The Back Acres, A Humorous Guide to Organic Gardening

A humorous yet serious guide to Organic Gardening and country living. Located in the Pacific Northwest, the organic gardening guidelines and country living anecdotes apply to any part of the country. Written by Award Winning Organic Gardening and Country Living Columnist Ed Back, who uses several farm animals, especially the talking geese Tom and Barbara to help tell the stories of life in the country while providing the reader with a wealth of information on the crafts and skills of gardening, with emohasis on organic gardening.The reader will find answers to dozens of questions about this exploding “green” hobby, from […]

Great Garden Companions: A Companion-Planting System for a Beautiful, Chemical-Free Vegetable Garden

Discover the secrets of a naturally pest-proof vegetable garden with Great Garden Companions. Let master gardener Sally Jean Cunningham show you how to keep pests and diseases at bay with her unique companion-gardening system. By planting special combinations of vegetables, flowers, and herbs, you can minimize pest and disease problems and create a high-yielding, beautiful garden! List Price: $ 17.95 Price: [wpramaprice asin=”0875968473″] [wpramareviews asin=”0875968473″]

Organic Gardening 101 (“How To” Essentials and Tips for Starting an Outdoor or Indoor Organic Vegetable Garden) Reviews

Chapters in this book include: – What is Organic Gardening?– Soil Testing– 9 Tools to Assist You with Gardening (Find at Any Hardware Store)– Why Begin with Organic Seeds– How to Plant Seeds (Outdoors)– Are Wild Animals and Pests Trying to Freeload? Fight Back – Naturally!– How to Create an “Indoor” Organic Garden for Fresh Vegetables and Herbs– Dwarf or Miniature Varieties of Vegetables– What Containers to Use and How to Grow Seeds – “Indoors”– 7 Helpful Things for Growing Vegetables Indoors to Keep in Mind QUICK NOTE: This book is for BEGINNERS to gardening (organically). You get all the […]

Easy Growing: Organic Herbs and Edible Flowers from Small Spaces Reviews

Growing a handful of herbs and edible flowers adds sparkle to dozens of meals year-round. Fortunately for us, these plants are not fussy. They’re simple to grow and will fit into any space you can provide, including a crack in a broken patio stone, the step next to your front door, or a windowsill. In Easy Growing, Gayla Trail—author of Grow Great Grub and creator of the top online gardening community, YouGrowGirl.com—shares the tips, ideas, and know-how you need to raise delicious organic edibles wherever you can squeeze in a planter.  Herbs give big rewards with a small amount of […]

Organic Gardening: A Beginner’s Guide on Organic Gardening to Get Your Hands Dirty

“Organic Gardening: A Beginner’s Guide on Organic Gardening to Get Your Hands Dirty “will serve as a guide to anyone wanting to cultivate an organic garden. Here the reader will learn the meaning of organic gardening and how to live in harmony with nature. The guide will cover how to prepare the soil and plant your garden. It will uncover the mysteries of fertilizing and irrigating an organic garden without wasting water. Have you ever wondered what plants will grow best in your organic garden? “A Quick Guide on Organic Gardening to Get Your Hands Dirty” will show you where […]

Vertical Gardening: Grow Up, Not Out, for More Vegetables and Flowers in Much Less Space Reviews

The biggest mistake gardeners make each season is starting out too big and then quickly realizingtheir large plot requires too much weeding, watering, and backbreaking labor. Vertical gardening guarantees a better outcome from the day the trowel hits the soil—by shrinking the amount of “floor” space needed and focusing on climbing plants that are less prone to insects, diseases, and animal pests. Notable author and gardener Derek Fell has tried and tested thousands of varieties of vegetables,flowers, and fruits and recommends the best plants for space-saving vertical gardening. His grow-up,grow-down system also shows which ground-level plants make good companions underneath and […]

Organic Gardening Essentials 2 (The Organic Gardening Academy)

Here we are now at Volume 2 of the Organic Gardening Essentials series. In this volume there are a host of ideas hints and tips covering a less diverse number of features of organic gardening. Also there are a host of features sprinkled through the volume on “housekeeping”. It is most important to keep things in order to maintain organic features. You will see from the feature list below that there is a mass of information on controlling pests which maintains the integrity of your garden’s credentials. Everything You Need to Know About Mulch.A Unique Method of Weed Control.More Ways […]

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