Photo found on Flickr courtesy of StevenSnodgrass. The DC Urban Gardeners members are committed to locally grown food and the promotion of eco-friendly gardening practices. The website contains blog stories about gardening events and links to local green groups, plant … [Read more...]
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Gardening in the San Diego Metropolitan Area of California
Image found on Flickr courtesy of SD Dirk. This is the official website of San Diego Master Gardener Association. This meet-up forum provides a platform for San Diego denizens to discuss the development of community farms and gardens in the urban landscape. The San Diego … [Read more...]
Gardening in California State
Photo found on Flickr, courtesy of Wonderlane. This University of California Cooperative Extension webpage gives detailed information on the California Master Gardeners program California School Garden Network is an affiliation of a variety of state agencies, private … [Read more...]
Tomatoes Grow Great in Containers
Love fresh-picked tomatoes but don’t have any land to grow them? Don’t despair. If you have a sunny spot to put a container you can grow tomatoes, and it’s just as easy as growing them in the ground. It’s a pretty simple formula for growing tomatoes in containers: Right … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Use Finished Compost at Home
Have you ever looked into your compost bin and asked yourself, “Is this really compost?” Well, if it doesn’t look like banana peels, eggshells, onionskins, and apple cores any more, it’s compost. When your whole pile looks like soil or humus instead of food scraps, it’s time to … [Read more...]