Question from Curtis: We love your book and are encouraging our neighbors to garden organically. I’ve heard many anecdotal stories of coffee grounds helping acidic plants such as blueberries. However, I’ve have not seen a garden book recommend them. I would appreciate your advice. Answer from Pat: It is beneficial to throw coffee grounds (and […]
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Organic Gardening – Page 2
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Categories : Fertilizer, Organic Gardening
Tags : Coffee grounds, gardening
Question from Robin: Thank you so much for the informative and entertaining lecture last night! It was a pleasure to meet you finally in person – I gave you my card – Harmony Organic Gardens. and said that I would send you information about the compost/amendment source I had asked you about – I don’t […]
Categories : Fertilizer, Organic Gardening
Question from Trinidad: Where can I purchase this product? Nobody seems to know about it. I live and work in Encinitas, CA. Places I have checked are Grangettos, Home Depot, Hydroscape… Please help. Answer from Pat: Terr-O-Vite is no longer available. It has not been made for at least fifteen years. I mentioned this product […]
Question from Trinidad: I just read on one of your books that Brunfelsias can take two shots of high nitrogen fertilizer in December and January. What kind of fertilizer do you recommend? Do I do a soil drench or spray on leaves? I care for a garden that has approximately 100 of them. I would […]
Southern California Organic Gardening, Month by Month
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Friday,
December
12th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
“Pat Welsh’s Southern California Organic Gardening, Month by Month”, Chronicle Books; 2010, takes local gardeners by the hand and helps them grow a beautiful pest-and-disease-free garden while living in harmony with nature, caring for the environment, and protecting people and pets as well. This book is packed with easy-to-follow practical advice on how to amend […]
Tips for Building Raised Beds and Planting Vegetables with the Seasons
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Monday,
December
8th,
2014
at 03:50 AM
Question from Sagar: I was brainstorming/talking with Robert Abe of Chia Nursery in Carpinteria a few days ago, and he mentioned how inspiring and informative your talk and stories of your adventures in your vegetable garden at the SB Horticulture society meeting was. I hear you are full of garden wisdom and simple tools that […]
Question from Barbara: I bought your book and LOVE it — wish I’d had it years ago. I thought you’d like to know that I featured it on my blog www.beesandchicks.com this morning in my Tuesday’s Tips post. I understand that you are going to speak at my O.C. Master Gardener class’ graduation this May. […]
Categories : Garden Q & A, Organic Gardening
Question from Frank: I would like to introduce a 2000 year old organic soil conditioner called Biochar into the gardening consciousness. When people read about, study its properties just a little bit they are intrigued. They see it possibilities immediately. There is a wealth of biochar studies, mostly outside the US. The possibilities for carbon […]
Seed starting in trays-lid on or off during the day
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Wednesday,
October
29th,
2014
at 03:52 AM
Question: For simplicity, water conservation and my own energy conservation (I have a very spread out container garden) I am starting my seeds (no beets or carrots or root fellas) in seed trays. I have these nice little Jiffy Triple Greenhouse trays with a plastic top, that forms like a hot greenhouse for them. During […]
Categories : Organic Gardening, Seeds
Question from Jill: My Oregon days have me indignant that I can grow blackberries here. I have Boysenberry’s canes beginning (posts and wire already in place), and these acid lovers need a PH of 5.5, which my soil test says it is not. These are in the ground in amended ground with garden soil. My […]
Categories : Organic Gardening
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