[q]I’m looking for information regarding the use of rainwater collected from an asphalt shingle roof to be used in watering a food garden. I’ve searched the old posts and I’ve read in several places that it is not a good idea to use water from an asphalt roof for a food garden, but I’ve never […]
Category: Gardening
Certified Organic List of Seeds
I am looking for these vegetable seed varieties.They have to be certified organic.I will not buy any other kind of seeds.If you have to sell any of those,please let me know,and we could take arrangements for an order. If I place an order,I will have to get a letter with your company’s name on it […]
What Does the Organic Gardener Do About Weeds?
[q]I absolutely garden organically, even to releasing thousands of lady bugs, planting hundreds of earthworms and setting out praying mantis egg casings here and there. I use organic fertilizers and so on. And yes, I hand pull the weeds in the garden beds, but there are weed that they call here a variety of things […]
Scales/Ants in My Lemon Tree
[q]We purchased our home almost 3 years ago and it came with a lemon tree in one corner and an orange tree in the other. The lemons are large, grapefruit size, and juicy. The only problem is that about half the fruit comes out VERY funky looking. A bit deformed and at some times, obscene […]
Putting Gutters on a Quonset Hut Might be a Challenge
[q]Any idea how to figure how much water can be collected per inch of rainfall from a Quonset hut shaped building? Would I just use the foundation size for area? [/q] [a] Yes, use the foundation size only… theoretical water collection is about .62 gallon of water per square foot of collection area, per inch […]
Can ducks and geese be housed together?
[q]I was wondering if someone could give me some advice. I have five Indian Runner ducks and would like to keep three or four geese as well. Can ducks and geese be housed together – free range throughout the day but locked in a small shed at night? Will they fight or ignore each other? […]
Treated Raised Bed Timbers?
[q]My neighbor has offered me a nicely constructed raised bed framework. Unfortunately, it’s made of treated wood…is there any way I can use it, somehow insulate the ground and our veggies from it, or should I politely decline?[/q] [a] If you’re concerned about your food supply, you could still take it and then raise flowers […]
Free Mulch = Always a Good Deal?
[q]My dh recently got a book for me called Eat More Dirt, & in it the author suggested calling tree services for free or cheap mulch instead of getting it through a mulch dealer. Wellll, so today I called a tree service & lo & behold they do deliver & give away chips! I am […]
Horse and Cow Manure
[q]All this talk of horse and cow manure, raises a question how can or how does some one go about getting „said manure” if we do not live on a farm? I know we can purchase by the bag at our local stores, but how about the real thing! Any suggestions would be welcome.[/q] [a] […]
Questions & Answers About Tomato Plants
[q]I put out some tomato plants yesterday and have a couple of questions. I bought one of those little soil testing kits and it showed the Ph was 7.0. Is that ok for tomatoes or do I need to add anything to the mix? I’m growing them in containers (small yard at rented house)and made […]