Organic Gardening
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Comfrey: Forage and Grow For Health; Includes ...

This article will teach you everything you need to know about Comfrey. How to grow it in your garden or forage it if you don’t have space. Comfrey is a fabulous medicinal herb with benefits for humans and animals. In addition, comfrey supports the other plants in your garden.

Comfrey: Forage and Grow For Health; Includes Recipes
Organic Gardening
ame vanorio
Vegetables and Herbs For Partial Shade

You may think because your yard gets only partial sun and has a lot of shade that you can’t grow vegetables or herbs. You are in luck! Many vegetables such as greens and root crops grow well in part shade.

Vegetables and Herbs For Partial Shade
USDA Zone 6B, Organic Gardening
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Grow Cantaloupes and Muskmelons in Zone 6

Cantaloupes and Muskmelons are small melons that have orange or green flesh and are great for smaller spaces. Their scientific name is Cucumis melo and there are many cultivated varieties.

Grow Cantaloupes and Muskmelons in Zone 6
USDA Zone 6B, Organic Gardening
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Grow Mouthwatering Peaches in Zone 6

MMMM peaches! A luscious ripe peach has no comparison. Peaches are well worth growing even thou challenging they can be.

Grow Mouthwatering Peaches in Zone 6
USDA Zone 6B, Organic Gardening
ame vanorio
Grow Hazelnuts

Hazelnuts. I can't say enough good things about them. Except unfortunately my goats also love them. Hazelnuts are hardy, easy-to-grow nuts that start producing much faster than other nuts.

Grow Hazelnuts

What Do Your Plants Need? Soil Nutrients Explained

What Do Your Plants Need? Soil Nutrients Explained

Your soil is your lifeline to a healthy garden. Without the right nutrients, in your soil, your garden will not produce as much as it should. Your plants need certain elements so that they can grow, reproduce and make fruits, flowers, and vegetables.

The first step in providing your plants with the right diet is to know what nutrients will make them healthy. The second step is knowing what happens if they do not get those nutrients. The third step is making your soil more compatible with your plant’s needs.

Seeds: The Beginning of Life

Seeds: The Beginning of Life

I admit to being a seed catalog glutton. And while websites are wonderful and paper free I find guilty pleasure, sitting in my rocker by the wood stove in January devouring the pages. There are many wonderful seed companies. But all those beautiful pictures, skillfully written descriptions and array of terms can be very confusing.