Question from Fred: We are a bit confused about what to plant our Sweet 100 cherry tomatoes in. I have a 10 gallon container and need to know whether to use potting soil or potting mix and whether the brand is important. Also, if I use potting soil what kind of fertilizer (or tomato food) […]
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Organic Gardening – Page 3
1. Choose a site in full sun. 2. Build raised boxes or plant in ground. 3. For raised beds: Nail 1/8 1/4 hardware cloth on bottom of each box to keep out gophers. 4. Fill boxes with good-quality topsoil. 5. Cover the ground surrounding the raised boxes with landscape cloth or newspaper, 10-sheets thick, and […]
Question to Pat: Potatoes have the brown spots starting. Sprayed with worm tea this week. Don’t like the idea of copper spray…. holding off. Blight is really a problem and this is a brand new bed with organic soil from El Corzone. Thx so very much for any information. Got totally side tracked again in […]
Question from Dave: Your book recommends the use of Terr-O-Vite for so many things. I live in Thousand Oaks and can’t seem to find it. I don’t even see it on the internet. Can you recommend a source to buy it, or can you recommend a suitable available replacement? Answer from Pat: Terr-O-Vite is not […]
Question from Zenna: I am just beginning to switch to organic gardening and would like to know the best way to fertilize my garden and outdoor pots organically. I live in Southern California about 7 miles from the ocean in Irvine. Answer from Pat: To fertilize organically, we first need to think of nature. Plants […]
Categories : Fertilizer, Organic Gardening
Spent Brewery Grains as Compost or Soil Amendment
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Thursday,
August
14th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
Question from Ica: My friend is a brewmaker and has tons of the filtered barley grains they use to make beer. Would this be a good soil admendment? Also should it be composted or can it be added directly to the garden? Answer from Pat: Spent brewery grains are an excellent additive to the compost […]
Step-By-Step Method For Growing Great Organic Vegetables
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Wednesday,
August
6th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
If you are growing organic vegetables year-round there will be some carryover of cool-season organic crops into warm weather, for example organic artichokes, which can be put in from transplants in March and harvested in June, or organic globe onions, which are planted from seeds in November and harvested in late May or June, and […]
Categories : Organic Gardening, Vegetables & Fruits
Growing Heirloom Winter Squash in a Coastal Zone
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Tuesday,
July
29th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
Question from Forrest: Hello Pat, I was told that you live in Del Mar and I’d love to get your expert opinion on something. I have become very interested in growing heirloom winter squash (after reading the wonderful “Compleat Squash”) and I wonder if we get enough heat here to mature them properly. I live […]
Question from Robin: Hi. I have a problem and I need some advice. I spread granulated sulfur on the top of heavy clay soil. Hindsight shows me this is not optimum, and I would like your opinion on my options. I want to establish vegetables on the site. And I had wanted to do it […]
Canary Island Date Palm – Organic fertilizers for
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Tuesday,
July
15th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
Question from Tod: Just bought the new edition of your book (I’ve had the 2nd edition for years now and refer to as my garden bible!). I am trying to go 100% organic in my garden and wanted to ask about fertilizing my Canary Island Date Palm. It’s about 20 ft. tall now and doing […]
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