Is an ugly vegetable garden all that bad? Not when you’re harvesting the fruits of your summer labors!
Archive for the ‘Books’ Category
My Ugly Veggie Garden
Posted in Books, MyGarden, Sustainability, tagged Amazon books, Gardening How To, Grace Lin, harvesting, horticulture magazine, national home gardening club, sunset magazine, The Ugly Vegetables, vegetable gardening on September 3, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Chook Chronicles – April 16, 2010
Posted in Books, Chickens, MyGarden, Reviews, Sustainability, tagged Buff Orpingtons, Chicken coops, Chickens, Rhode Island Reds on April 16, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Gigi’s adventures in raising chicks! Still mulling over chicken coop designs …
What Is Hot Compost?
Posted in Books, Composting, Main course, MyGarden, Recipes for Lazies, Reviews, tagged compost taboos, Composting, cooking meat, gardening, hot compost, steve solomon on August 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How to get your compost pile so hot that you can cook a meal in it! See video.
Companion Planting, Part IV: Putting It All Together
Posted in Books, Community gardens, MyGarden, Pest control, Reviews, Sustainability, tagged allelopathy, beneficial insects, companion planting, intercropping, marigolds, monoculture, nasturtiums, ornamentals, plant combinations on June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This last section on companion planting (CP) sums up practical ways to cultivate a healthy garden with some “built-in” natural protection.
CP, Part III: Comparison of Companion Planting Guides
Posted in Books, Community gardens, Fungi, MyGarden, Pest control, Reviews, Sustainability, tagged allelopathy, companion planting, phytotoxins on May 21, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Summary of companion plants for most commonly cultivated garden vegetables in the US.