Posts by Month: January, 2010
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The main tenet of eco-friendly gardening is to eliminate the use of chemical pesticides, herbicides,...
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We're having the weirdest weather in southeastern Michigan. It's 9:00 pm on a late January nig...
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Here's some good advice from Whole Nutrition Health for all the new mothers out there about how to d...
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Small seeds such as lettuce or radishes need fine soil, so remove rocks or other material larger tha...
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Organic pest control is an environmentally friendly, low-cost alternative to chemical pesticides. O...
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These are common-sense, everyday tips from Today's Homemaker Tips, but as I'm reminded periodically ...
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Is there anything better than a salad of organically homegrown lettuce? Just knowing that ther...
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Compost is actively decaying organic matter made up from yard trimmings, fallen leaves, wood chips, ...
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Over the years, I've found myself to be in sync with veteran film critic Roger Ebert more often than...
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Soil pH is a dimension of the alkalinity or acidity in the soil. Soil pH is computed on a scale of o...
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Now is the time to start thinking about how to deal with invasive weeds, insects, animals and diseas...
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If only people would heed this advice from Perennial Flower Garden, they would waste a lot less time...
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If you'd rather not go to all the trouble outlined in the article below about creating a new garden ...
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The first step in creating a new garden bed is to consider factors like drainage, available light, s...
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This article specifically addresses the topic of whole grain foods, not the entire food pyramid.&nbs...
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I've never grown potatoes in my small suburban garden, but I'm going to try growing them in containe...
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I'm always happy to see a new website weighing in with gardening information so let me point you in ...
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Along with pollinators like bees and butterflies, it's important to attract beneficial insects like ...
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I mentioned a while back that I'm involved with several freecycle groups in my area. I love th...
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I couldn't agree more with this post from Grannie's Family about the many benefits of local public l...
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Many gardeners have limited growing space. One remedy for this is to create a vertical garden. There...
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If you've always relied on purchased seedlings before, it's easy and way less expensive to grow many...
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I just can't let go of this issue, it seems. With the new year and yet another birthday under ...
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This makes the 500th post here at Healthier Organics. I'm a little stunned that I've had so mu...
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The basis of any healthy garden soil is the inclusion of lots of organic matter. Annual infusi...
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I wish more people 'got' the connection between sustainable organic farming methods and a healthy en...
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Heirloom vegetables are typically categorized as dating back between 50 to 100 years old, although s...
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For centuries, herbs have been used to enhance cooking and make meals more enjoyable. The best...
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It's a jungle out there, and a woman can't be too careful if she's attempting to re-enter the dating...
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I do it every December; set lofty goals that I want to try to meet over the coming year, and run a r...
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So as previously mentioned, I'm putting a little more thought into my goals for 2010. I'm givi...
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This post caught my eye because I've had to deal with this myself in the aftermath of my husband's d...
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Too much or too little water can be equally damaging to your plants and the beneficial organisms tha...
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