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I found this news article to be very enlightening. It seems a new program at the Montville, NJ Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Facility focuses on growing vegetables to feed the poor by sending them to soup kitchens and food pantries. There are three large vegetable gardens tended by 10 inmates to feed the prison and the homeless. They are planting vegetables such as cabbage, carrots and
Friday, August 26, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
Are Plants Poisonous to Cats?
Are the plants in your home vegetable garden or flower terrace are dangerous for an outdoor cat? And if so, what are the toxic plants that can cause illness in an otherwise healthy cat?
Cats love to walk in the garden: they scratch the earth, they rake their claws on tree trunks; but, mostly they have the annoying habit of eating the young leaves of your precious plants, mainly in the spring. When the leaves are not to their liking, they spit. But sometimes you may end up with a vomiting
Cats love to walk in the garden: they scratch the earth, they rake their claws on tree trunks; but, mostly they have the annoying habit of eating the young leaves of your precious plants, mainly in the spring. When the leaves are not to their liking, they spit. But sometimes you may end up with a vomiting
5 Steps to Success with Your Kitchen Composter
Composting transforms yard waste and kitchen scraps into a valuable product for vegetable garden fertilizer. Here are 5 basic rules for a successful organic compost:
1. Place the kitchen composter in a light shade and sheltered from the wind; protect the compostumbler from rain.
2. Mix the green material nitrogen (1) and brown carbonaceous materials (2) or place them in successive thin layers (like a lasagna). Stir two parts brown materials for each unit of green materials.
3. Stir the orga
1. Place the kitchen composter in a light shade and sheltered from the wind; protect the compostumbler from rain.
2. Mix the green material nitrogen (1) and brown carbonaceous materials (2) or place them in successive thin layers (like a lasagna). Stir two parts brown materials for each unit of green materials.
3. Stir the orga
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Container Gardening with Window Boxes
Another form of container gardening with vegetable plants for those who live in areas with limited yard space, or those who just love the look, is window boxes. Another bonus is the ease of reaching these cute little flower boxes from inside of your window. You do not want to over-water your windowbox-vegetable garden. Root vegetables, especially, do not require much tending, making them easy for busy or novice vegetable gardeners.
Windowbox herb gardens are also another popular gardening tre
Windowbox herb gardens are also another popular gardening tre
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