How-to – Nutrients for Life

Fertilizing the Garden with the 4R’s of Nutrient Management

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We often forget about fertilizing and wonder why we didn’t get as much produce as expected. Over-applying fertilizer can cause as much heartache as under-applying. To be sure you’re applying the right amount, follow label directions and use the 4R’s of nutrient stewardship.

June 22, 2016 Read more

The Resources You Need To Start Your School Garden

Gardens

I believe every school should have a garden. Think back to your education; what do you remember? What teacher had an impact? I bet those memories are tied to an activity or teacher who brought innovation and experiential learning to the classroom.

March 15, 2016 Read more

Garden Calendar: June Tips

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There is lots of gardening to do in June! The garden is growing and so are the weeds! Check out my garden help; don’t let the photo fool you. They were in the garden for less than fifteen minutes. I’ll take what I can get.

June 1, 2015 Read more

Gardening Calendar: April Tips

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The grass is green and the trees are budding! When you head outside here are a few things you can do around the house and garden.

April 20, 2015 Read more

Nutrients in the Garden 20: Pumpkins & Peanuts

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We did it! For the first time ever, we grew pumpkins and peanuts! Adding new crops to the garden keeps our fingernails dirty and our interested peaked.

October 6, 2014 1 Comment Read more

Pink Tractor: Balcony Garden

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This is our second guest post from Pink Tractor and we love the topic! For those of us with space constraints, this gardening post is for you. Where there's a will, there's a way!

July 23, 2014 Read more

Nutrients in the Garden 17: Side Dressing with Commercial Fertilizer

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With the weeds under control (for today) I had time to fertilize. The sweet corn is about twelve inches tall, a good indicator that it’s time to fertilize. Sweet corn needs more nitrogen than a lot of other garden vegetables.

June 12, 2014 Read more

Nutrients in the Garden 16: Weeding the Garden

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“Moooooom, your garden is weedy!” said a bossy little five-year old. She is good at pointing out the obvious. After some much needed rain and sunshine, the garden is bursting with green, most of it weeds.

June 2, 2014 Read more

Nutrients in the Garden 15: Thinning Small Seeded Vegetables

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If plants are overcrowded, they fight for nutrients and water producing a smaller weaker plant. With a small amount of space to garden we need to use water, soil and nutrients as efficiently as possible.

May 24, 2014 Read more

Nutrients in the Garden 13: 5 Steps To Directly Sow Seeds

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Between soccer games, track practice, birthday parties, and life we finally started planting the garden. The girls were as excited as I was to be digging and planting. We had limited time before the sun set, so I handed the camera to twelve year old and started sowing.

May 9, 2014 Read more

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