October 2008

There’s More to Fall Garlic than Meets the Eye

October 22, 2008

I finally found time to plant my gourmet garlic seed a week ago just before the weather turned noticeably colder and killing frosts descended onto the vegetable garden. The gourmet garlic varieties planted out included Music, German White, Ukrainian Red, and Italian Purple. Over a hundred cloves went into a section of the garden measuring […]

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Worm Farming: Livestock for the Home Gardener

October 6, 2008

Who says that you need big acreage, fencing, and a place in the country in order to raise small livestock? You can ignore zoning ordinances, noise restrictions, or the neighbor’s objections when it comes to worm farming no matter where you reside. Composting worms are the perfect breed of livestock for the gardener who wants […]

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