Category Archives: Native plants

Testing the Soil

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Heather

This is my first year with a rather large garden all to myself. I went from 6 pots to a 4×12 plot in a community garden. I was trying to go all organic from soil to plant, but the soil … Continue reading →

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Mulch and Faith

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Roland

My beebalm (Monarda didyma) and anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) plants showed their first flowers of the season about two weeks ago. For the beebalm (also known as oswego tea), it is its first flower ever, so I’ve talked about it … Continue reading →

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Weeds. They’re what’s for dinner.

Posted on March 9, 2012 by claudiasquips

Weeds. Not a single good reference that I can think of. They’re the things most people throw away. They’re things we pay people to obliterate from our yards. In Ralph Waldo Emerson’s words, it is, “A plant whose virtues have … Continue reading →

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The Worms Know Best

Posted on October 12, 2011 by sorenhub

Growing up, at least when it came to apples, “wormy” and “organic” were synonymous, and meant the very best! During fall visits to my grandparent’s house in Virginia, I would run first thing to the orchard to see if the … Continue reading →

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