Are you looking ahead to February and March, thinking about what great plans you’ll lay for this coming spring and summer’s growing season? Mail order seed catalogs are the perfect way to get those creative juices flowing and be armed with everything you need to get a head start on your organic NJ garden! Whether it’s […]
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One effective method of removing weed seeds from your vegetable garden beds is to bake them out with black plastic. We first heard about this method from eco-landscaping and organic gardening expert The Yard Fairy. At the beginning of the gardening season, lay black plastic down over your garden beds and let it sit for several weeks.
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October 15 is noted as the “average first frost date” for Planting Zone 6, as per the Farmer’s Almanac and various other gardening information sources. Around these parts of NJ, this time of year typically brings a light frost, which means that water vapor on the plants will freeze due to the temps having dropped to 32 degrees
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6 Quick Tips for Vegetable Gardening Without the Use of Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides It’s true that some gardeners can’t resist the jumbo-sized, blemish-free produce that results from using Miracle Gro. But a whole lot of other people nowadays are into growing food for their families using the healthiest means possible. This means NO chemicals
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5 Common Mistakes Made by New Gardeners New to the gardening game? Don’t let these frequently-made farming flubs put the kaibosh on your crop this summer! Gardening mistake 1: Planting in poor quality soil. The quality of the soil means everything to the health and vitality of the veggies and herbs growing in it. Your garden
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