Well not so much a trellis, but a chicken wire fence I’m debating putting up to keep animals out of the patch their growing in? I would rather loose a few runners that grow outside the fence to animals than have them dig up and eat my whole plants. I am worried that my plants will start climbing the chicken wire if I put it up rather than growing through it out into the grass where they at least have a chance of not being killed (I know a chicken wire fence cannot support growing melons and that I’d have to clip any that did climb it).I live in a apartment complex with gates on the entrances, and my landlord let me put in a small garden in the flowerbed outside my apartment (which is already fenced) and in a bare dirt patch at the end of the grass courtyard (where the melons/squashes are growing). The only animals that can get through the gates are small, like skunks and rabbits, but I have personally seen both species sneaking through the bars, and they already dug up and ate the roots of my tomato plants in the flowerbed garden (which is why I put up the fence there), so I don’t want them getting in my squash and melons. Is there a better option for an organic garden (I don’t want to use any chemical sprays and I need to get something done right away, so no time for companion planting)? Is a fence my best option or is there something better that could be done?
I have a garden that has a lot of weeds. I am getting ready to plant my fall garden and just don’t have a lot of time left before it’s to late to plant. I have weed that needs to be removed and just general garden work. Basically help with my organic garden.
PetSmart? Will it make my cat throw up? I kind of just want to put the grass around her garden (yeah I made my cat a garden..) for decoration.
A few weeks ago I planted some green bean seeds in a small raised bed vegetable garden. Only 2 seeds sprouted out of 2 decent size rows. I am a novice gardener and went by the advice of the employee at a local garden center to mix in some mushroom compost into my top soil…and that was it. I was told that I wouldn’t need to water much…so I didn’t. I don’t know what could have inhibited the seeds from sprouting. Perhaps they weren’t good seeds? Maybe my soil was too dry? It seemed to drain well when I watered…but also appeared to have a dry crackly surface…could the soil have not been prepared enough?
I went back to the garden center and bought some organic compost…they said it would drain better because it was more leafy. I reworked all of the soil, even digging up my tomato and pepper plants…setting them aside, and reworking that soil. After replanting them…along with my new green bean seeds…I watered them really well. Should I continue to water my seeds good until they sprout? Or should I just water occasionally? I could really use some tips on how to make it do as good as it can. I am so new at this. (it gets a lot of sun)
what i do is almost easy but pricy…..i buy eco friendly cleaning products (all cleaning products). buyed a t-shirt that my white t is green meaning i want green. with my rebate check i will buy more eco friendly stuff for my house.
buy nothing organic and all natural food and drinks. plan on making my garden organic also grow my own fruits and veggies.
finally when i am not home i turn off my heat and turn off lights and my radio and tv so cut down my rge bill
hopes that is what you looking for
I have a small farm with a rather large organic garden that I would like to plow via animal power.
I already own two large mules but they are much to big for the job. So what other animals could I use to pull a plow? It needs to be fairly small and an easy keeper that will get along with either my mules or my goats.
Also where would I get the gear to make this happen?
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I am in Oregon
As far as livestock goes, I already own 2 mules and 4 pygmy goats
I am 23, I never went to school due to my parents paranoid religious ideas, now I don’t really fit in with most of the people I meet, I fly or jump out of airplanes, scuba dive, kayak, travel a lot, have an organic garden, and an awesome fiancee, so Im not unhappy or anything but I really don’t know how to interact with people in a social setting, I don’t have a problem at work with a sales job and I am told I am good at it, but if its not business I am very unsure of my self, I would like to have girlfriends to hang out with but I am kind of a tomboy I guess, any ideas would be appreciated thanks
I want a little feedback on the opening to my story. It’s about a teenaged celebrity (Greyson Belle Winters) and her struggles to stay normal with all the pressures on her. Think of it as a novel similar to the books in the Secrets of My Hollywood Life series. Please note, this story starts off with a teenhollywood.com article that introduces the relationship between Greyson Jake, but it isn’t featured below.
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“Greyson? Greyson. Greyson Belle Winters, look up from that stupid iPhone of yours and listen to me!” my mom complains, giving me her best evil eye.
I smile sheepishly and take a sip of my citrus-infused water. “Sorry. I was reading that Teen Hollywood interview. What were you saying?” Jake laughs. My mom sighs. “I was saying, Kate, Penelope, and Elsie should be here any minute. Now turn your gadget off before I smash it with my Gucci.” I take her seriously. Her brand new snakeskin tote weighs close to twelve pounds. I have no idea what she keeps in there.
Just then, Jake’s mom storms out of Cut Peel’s kitchen door with a tray of food, dressed in her usual printed baby tee and destroyed jeans. She kisses Jake on top of his head and sits down. “Baby greens, hiziki, and cherry salad with a miso dressing alongside an organic rosemary pork roast,” Elsie explains as she sets down the dishes, “I’ve got twenty minutes. Where are Kate and Penelope?” Our agent-publicist duo is surprisingly running late. I can’t ever remember them being late. Actually, I can’t remember being able to go anywhere without being hounded by the paparazzi.
“They’re late. So while we’re waiting, I’ll be in the bathroom.”Cut Peel is located in a lush garden in Santa Monica, and Elsie wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s open and airy, with glass walls, bamboo furniture, and waterfalls bubbling everywhere. I wave and say hello to a few people I know as I make my way across the spacious seven thousand square foot room to the quiet bathroom. No one is in here except for the bathroom attendant. I regloss my lips and turn sideways to get a good look at myself in the mirror.
“Greyson Belle Winters. What a surprise,” a smooth, sarcastic voice quips from behind me. I whip around, the tie-dyed skirt of my Sass and Bide chiffon dress twirling out around me. It’s Freesia Macintyre, another well-known teen queen. Did I mention that she hates me since I took her number one spot on Teen Vogue’s Most Fashionable Starlets list last year? It’s too bad, because she used to be really nice: to me and to everyone. She’s transformed into the classic Hollywood bad girl now.
“Oh. Hi Freesia. What’s up?” I try to be polite. She smirks and pulls her hair up into a high ponytail. She turns to face the mirror. “Not much,” she starts, which tells me she’s here for something big. “I’m here on a business meeting. About Jack Holton’s new fantasy movie.” I inwardly take her diss. She knows Jack is one of Hollywood’s best directors – one that anyone would die to work with, especially me. I’m a sucker for fantasy movies.
“That’s great, Free.”
“Oh, shut up.” She turns on her four-inch Jimmy Choo wedges to face me. “Stop the fake friend act. And don’t call me Free.” I take a step back, now completely irritated.
“Well, excuse me for trying to be polite,” I say, looking up at her smirk. Why did I have to be only five foot two? “I was trying to be the bigger person.” She rolls her eyes as I head for the door, tipping the attendant who has put on her headphones, most likely to drown her out. “By the way, I think your outfit proves why I was number one of Teen Vogue’s list!” I giggle slightly as I walk away, even though I feel a little bad, too. But, hey, she brought up Jack Holton!
“GREYSON! Hi there, girl!” shrieks Penelope. She’s definitely the more hyper half of the Walsh sisters. She stands up to give me a kiss on the cheek while Kate just sits there, typing away on her Blackberry. She looks up a moment later and smiles at me. “Sorry ‘bout that. Hi Greyson, hi Jake. How’s life?”
“I just had a run-in with the flower witch in the bathroom, if not good.”
“What? Where is it?” Jake jokes, turning to look around the room. Being six minutes older, he likes to take the older brother role and protect me. I never really need the help, but since he’s my best friend I cut him a lot of slack.
I sigh. “It is across the room, holding court with the Holton people.” My crew turns in their seats to look around. They spot Maria Andersen, Jack’s personal assistant, up in the balcony eating area, along with several associates from Emage Pictures talking animatedly with Freesia’s party. Kate smacks down a folder full of prospective offers and stands up with an evil gleam in her eyes. “I’ll be right back.” We watch as she makes her way up the stairs and starts talking to the group.
While everyone tries to read my devious agent’s lips, I read over what Kate left behind. There are plenty of offers for me right now – more than most peopl
I’m fed up and I just want to get away from everything! So I’m thinking I should go to Co… live in the mountains for a month (in a tent) and work some odd job gardening on an organic farm.. or something. ha
What do you think? Good idea?
I would definately survive. Don’t judge a book by its cover… 
Earthworm Castings are commercially sold as an organic fertilizer. They are the excretions left behind by worms after they finish digesting the organic matter. They do this naturally in your garden and lawn, but they are being commercially exploited the way honey bees are. What do you all think?
This is the newest debate between me and my vegan friend. I’m a vegetarian myself and have a earthworm compost bed.
http://www.wormdigest.org/
