Miscellaneous Monday

Happy Monday!

GMO basics: what you need to know.

A week in tomato seedlings: Time Lapse Photography

Here’s a great article on Companion planting and an added bonus, a companion planting chart

Thomas Jefferson’s Vegetable Garden: A Thing Of Beauty And Science

From BWaterWise – a watering calculator

Start your Monday off with a slideshow of beautiful gardens: Eight of the world’s most beautiful gardens

Have a nice week!!!

Geranium

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Happy Monday!

Ten ways to conserve water:  Common sense suggestions

A Renter’s Garden: 5 Easy Succulent DIY Projects 

Gardening with Epsom Salts: An organic supplement for your garden

Clean your garden tools:  Wax paper

Vinegar, not RoundUp: Vinegar is an alternative for killing weeds.

But wait, before you blast all your weeds, maybe you need to plan for dinner: Weeds you can eat

Have a nice week and don’t forget to smell the roses!

rose

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Reuse potting soil? It depends on the plant

Clever Recycling Use: Self-Watering Seed Starter Pots

Mexico City works for cleaner air: Lush Walls Rise to Fight a Blanket of Pollution

I’m not sure about this: Four Ways to Use Baking Soda in Your Garden

Here are some great ideas for recycling items into the garden: New uses for old things

I was only asking to keep chickens but goats would be fun, too: Keeping Goats in the City of San Diego

Here’s a pretty tour of tulip gardens.  Reminds me of my time living in Germany.  Springtime was spectacular….

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Miscellaneous Monday 4-9-12

April 9, 2012

I hope everyone had a beautiful weekend. The weather cooperated nicely, didn’t it? I love the idea of reusing pallets.  This site has some of the best ideas I’ve seen. These are very cute.  Salvaged silverware becomes garden art. I’ve never grown clematis:  Pruning Clematis Working on my motivation to tackle this: How to Install [...]

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Miscellaneous Monday 3-26-12

March 26, 2012

Happy Monday! This post on 3000Tomatoes.com from last May has gone viral on Pinterest so I thought it was worth a rerun: Succulent Propagation Technique  Here’s a blog dedicated to keeping up on the latest GMO info: The GMO Report This is an interesting resource:  2012 Garden Watchdog Top 5 Vendors by Dave’s Garden Food Hubs: how farmers [...]

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Miscellaneous Monday

March 19, 2012

We had a great weekend of rain.  Yay! The Carlsbad Flower Fields are in bloom and now open to the public!  Take a walk through this 50-acre flower farm. Seed buying 101: Good things to know Good plants for pollination: http://www.sunset.com/garden/flowers-plants/plants-pollination-00418000074700/ Painted Lady Butterflies – Have you seen any of these butterflies? Are you inundated [...]

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Miscellaneous Monday 3-12-12

March 12, 2012

We sprang forward yesterday and I’m not sure I like getting up when it’s dark again….. A good weed: Butterfly weed Returning to organic farming: An Organic Transition Rooftop gardens: They’re driving around NYC. Living Sculptures: Topiary art Spinach – It’s da bomb! My favorite idea of the week: Reusing corks Behold the wonder of [...]

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Miscellaneous Monday 3-5-12

March 5, 2012

A little controvery, a little art, a little inspiration – it must be Monday! Monsanto:  Judge throws out suit Organic Farmers vs. Monsanto.  Interesting slant on the judge’s part…. Rice Paddy Art - Do you think these are real or Photoshopped?  I’m not sure but they’re still cool! Proven Winners publication:  Spring 2012 Yard sharing is such [...]

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Miscellaneous Monday 2-27-12

February 27, 2012

Well, I’m back from my great vacation.  It was a relaxing two weeks, but I was ready to come home and check out the garden.  Here’s this week’s Miscellaneous Monday collection for your perusal. I’ve never been to this garden and, sadly, it looks like I may not get a chance:  Save the Hannah Carter [...]

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Miscellaneous Monday 2-20-12

February 20, 2012
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Aloha from Molokai!  I’m a bit sunburned and a relaxed tired after a good, long swim at the beach yesterday. Let’s keep digging!  Mood Boosting Bacteria in Dirt  Do as I say, not as I do!  Tool Sharpening It’s hard to stay organic if the wind blows: 300,000 farmers against Monsanto It’s a step in the [...]

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Miscellaneous Monday 2-13-12

February 12, 2012

Yikes, Monday is almost over and I haven’t posted yet!!!!  Here’s Miscellaneous Monday, almost on Tuesday! Growing Citrus in Containers: Some great guidance from Fern at LifeOnTheBalcony Urban Farming Technology: This is just getting better and better! A 40-year secret garden in the hills of Los Angeles:  This guy is the original guerilla gardener! Flowers [...]

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