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 […]

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Short Organic vs Tall Inorganic Tomatoes

[q]I have played around with tomatoes for quite a few years now, and have some thoughts on Glenn’s question about organic vs inorganically grown tomatoes, and how that relates to the height of the plant. The height of the inorganically fertilized plant will differ very little from the organically fertilized plant, providing all other factors […]

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Treated Wood?

[q]I’ve been gardening to some extent for many years but I have a lot to learn yet! I read an article in this month’s Family Circle that blasted the use of treated wood. I’ve never used chemicals in my garden but last year I did frame out my 4×4 beds with wood from the local […]

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