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Videos and Documentaries
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Natural Ant Deterrents
A friend recently asked how to get rid of ants in her garden and around her house without using chemicals. […]
Hoverfly vs Wasp
A hoverfly is often confused with a wasp or bee (more commonly a wasp) because of their similar yellow and […]
Top 12 Gardening Mistakes
Download: Podcast 1. Ignoring Soil Health: attempting to grow high quality plants from a low quality soil. There’s nothing better […]
Vermicompost and No-Till Gardening
Download: Podcast Vermicompost is an excellent source of organic matter and it actually comes from earthworms. Earthworms eat and digest […]
Brown Composts
Download: Podcast Brown composts are older dead plant material. Examples of this would include straw, old leaves, sawdust, branch or twig […]
Peat Moss as a Source of Organic Matter
Download: Podcast Peat moss, for the home gardener, is one of the most convenient sources of organic matter. It doesn’t […]
Ultimate Guide to Growing Blueberries
A lot of people have become much more interested in growing their own blueberries recently, especially as food trends lean […]
Green Composts
Download: Podcast Green composts differ from brown composts in that they are newer dead plant material. Examples of green compost include […]
Organic Matter: A Critical Element in Successful Gardening
What it is and why it is one of the most important contributing factors to gardening success. Podcast: download If […]
The Many Varieties of Organic Matter
There are so many different types of organic matter you can add to your garden. Basically, if it was alive […]
Green Manure as a Source of Organic Matter (Cover Cropping)
Podcast: download We all know what a brown manure is, but what is a green manure? Green manures come from plants, […]
Brown Manure as a Source of Organic Matter
Podcast: download There are two types of manures: brown and green. Brown manures, the manure we’re all more familiar with, come […]
11 Greens You Can Grow All Winter (that definitely aren’t kale)
Growing food in the winter can be a challenge. But even with the decreased light and temperatures, you don’t have to […]
How to Hand-Pollinate
Hand-pollination is used for flowers that are not self-pollinating when purity of seed is desired. The structure of the flowers […]
Harvesting Amaranth Seeds/Grain
Once you’ve grown amaranth, the seeds are easy to harvest. Despite their small size, you can harvest a large amount […]
Hybrid Seeds vs. GMOs
Are hybrids and GMO’s the same? NO. This is one of the most common questions we get from concerned gardeners and […]
Quick Natural Genetic Selection for Stronger Plants
Selecting for superior genes (in a natural, NON-gmo way) has been and always will be essential to any type of […]
DIY Potting Soil
Potting soil is big business. Every year thousands of bags of potting mixes are sold from nurseries and garden centers […]
Tomato Cages, Stakes, or Trellises: Which is Best?
The truth is, there is no one-size-fits-all method of growing tomatoes. There are so many varieties of tomatoes and so […]
Saving Chive Seeds
Chives are usually propagated by divisions. However, they can be grown from seed with a little extra planning time. So […]
“Seed Saving” Guide for Garlic and Rocambole
There are two basic types of garlic – hard-neck and soft-neck. Hard-neck garlics send up a flower shoot in the […]
Bunching Onions seed saving guide (true scallions & bunching onions)
Bunching onions (Allium fistulosum) have a hard time deciding what group they want to belong to. In some books they […]
List of Nitrogen-Fixing Plants
Grab these Downloads for Quick Reference! Rhizobia bacteria are primarily responsible for pulling nitrogen out of the air and making […]
Rhizobia and the Protein Makers
Rhizobia Bacteria: Nature’s Fertilizer Factory Perhaps the single most applied fertilizer nutrient in all of agriculture is nitrogen. Nitrogen is exceedingly […]
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