Jobe’s Organic Garden Lime is an ideal granular for increasing the pH that strongly influences soil health. Low pH can cause poor fertilizer response, poor soil structure, and weak turf. Most plants grow well in soil with a pH between 6 and 7, with 6.5-6.8 being ideal. When the pH drops below 6.0, many nutrients become unavailable for plant uptake. Adding garden lime will increase the pH and make those nutrients available again. Test soil pH before applying. Ideal for hydrangeas changes the pH of the soil, turning hydrangeas a lovely pink. Healthy plants start with healthy soil. Jobe’s Org... [Read More]
The Low-Tech, No-Grow-Lights Approach to Abundant Harvest Year-Round Indoor Salad Gardening offers good news: with nothing more than a cupboard and a windowsill, you can grow all the fresh salad greens you need for the winter months (or throughout the entire year) with no lights, no pumps, and no greenhouse. Longtime gardener Peter Burke was tired of the growing season ending with the first frost, but due to his busy work schedule and family life, didn’t have the time or interest in high-input grow lights or greenhouses. Most techniques for growing what are commonly referred to as “microg... [Read More]
Fight garden pests and increase your yields the natural way with this tried and true technique! Planting vegetables and flowers together is one of the oldest ways to create a healthy, bountiful garden; but there's more to the method than you might think. Vegetables Love Flowers walks you through the ins and outs of companion planting, from how it works to which plants go together and how to grow the best garden for your climate. Alongside gorgeous garden photography, you'll also learn about:Seed-starting, growing, and harvestingHow to make garden flower bouquets, with "recipes" for various arr... [Read More]
Imagine savoring fresh-picked strawberries on a weekend morning, plucking plump figs from your mini-orchard to quarter and serve at a farm-to-table meal with friends, or harvesting and sautéing the edible stalks of garlic bulbs. If the size of your space is bringing you back to reality, here's the best part: you don't need a big backyard to grow your own food. In fact, you don't need a yard at all. Andrea Bellamy, founder of the acclaimed blog Heavy Petal, gives you the dirt on growing gorgeous organic food with very little square footage. Simple, straightforward, design and growing advice ca... [Read More]
Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening is your "201" level course in cultivating produce. Expand your knowledge base and discover options that go beyond the ordinary! Prepare to encounter new varieties of common plant species, learn their history and benefits, and, most of all, identify fascinating new edibles to grow in your own gardens. Written by gardening expert Matt Mattus, Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening offers a wealth of new and exciting opportunities, alongside beautiful photography, lore, insight, and humor that can only come from someone who has grown each vegeta... [Read More]
Are you anxious to create a green, restful outside space, but waiting until you move into “the perfect place” and not so sure when that will happen? Do you long for a gardening life that brings together your friends and family, but you honestly don’t know where to start?Marianne Willburn doesn’t want you to wait a minute longer. In Big Dreams, Small Garden this popular garden columnist and blogger helps you to change your perspective, pack away feelings of envy and inadequacy, and build the skills you need to start creating the space you’ve always dreamed of. An ideal guide for tho... [Read More]
Cover crops are found to improve soils in several ways- by protecting existing soil, contributing organic material and nutrients, and keeping the soil alive year-round to ensure healthy composition. All of these elements are considered in compiling this carefully chosen blend. There are four legumes to set nitrogen in the soil, three hardy grains for rapid cover and bio-mass, a deep-rooted radish to help break up and aerate the soil, a mustard with natural insecticidal properties, and a great collard for forage and additional biomass. This cover crop is great for either fall or spring. Plantin... [Read More]
Forage radish is an annual, broadleaf member of the brassica family. Unlike the radishes grown in vegetable gardens, forage radishes produce very large roots and abundant leaf mass. They're also known as "tillage radish" thanks to their large roots that "till" deep into the ground, naturally loosening and aerating the soil. Forage radishes provide excellent forage for wildlife. They also act as a cover crop and green manure. Scientific name: Raphanus sativus 'Groundhog' Seeding Rate: 12 lbs. / Acre
What are Microgreens? They're baby veggie shoots grown from seed for about 10 days near a window, clipped and eaten fresh. These sassy little seedlings add a burst of intense flavors, vivid colors and crisp textures that transform any meal into a nutrient-packed gourmet experience. They're good for you! Microgreens are small but mighty and pack a potent punch of nutrients that contribute to good health. The seed contains its own food supply that it uses to grow until it can manufacture it from soil, light and water. This stored food within the seed is responsible for its high nutrient content.... [Read More]
Fracking Daikon Radish is a deep rooted forage radish that will make an outstanding winter cover crop. The deep taproot of the Daikon Radish can help break up the tough, compacted soil, improve water infiltration, suppresses weeds, eliminate pests and stores nitrogen. Daikon Radish's benefits will be optimized if planted in late summer.
Plum Purple Radish Hardy annual Round, brilliant purple roots that are sweet and crunchy and never pithy. Beautiful in bunches. This color is rarely found in radishes. Planting depth: 1/2-inch Soil Temperature for Germination: 70-85-Degree F, day to Germination: 3-8 Avg. Spacing: 12-24 seeds/foot in rows 8-inch apart Avg. Seeding rate: 10-15-pound./acre-day to maturity: 25-30 Partial shade/full sun Water often, 200 Seed Count.
Delta Education Planting Starter Set comes with pea, radish, sunflower, grass, marigold, corn, bush and lima bean seeds, thirty 2-1/2 in flower pots, six 5-1/2 in flower pots, jiffy pellets and potting soil.
What are Microgreens? They're baby veggie shoots grown from seed for about 10 days near a window, clipped and eaten fresh. These sassy little seedlings add a burst of intense flavors, vivid colors and crisp textures that transform any meal into a nutrient-packed gourmet experience. They're good for you! Microgreens are small but mighty and pack a potent punch of nutrients that contribute to good health. The seed contains its own food supply that it uses to grow until it can manufacture it from soil, light and water. This stored food within the seed is responsible for its high nutrient content... [Read More]
Concentrated Strength Super Compost Potting Mix. 8 Lb. Bag makes 32 Lbs. Nutrient Dense, everything needed from seed starting to harvest is in the mix. Worm Castings, Composted Beef Cow Manure, Alfalfa and Sphagnum Peat
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