Gardening Advice

3 Great Winter Lectures at the NYBG

Submitted by Yaacov on Thu, 12/17/2009 - 6:16pm

Looking for some inspiration in the garden this winter? Check out this series of lectures at the New York Botanical Garden.

New York, NY
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teaneck, NJ 07666
United States
40° 53' 32.9748" N, 74° 0' 44.586" W
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Special Heirloom Seed Offer

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/05/2009 - 12:47pm

Greetings friends,
I am looking to raise funds to start a new farm-based business in upstate NY (close to Albany). At first, I am going to sell quality open-pollinated heirloom seed and eventually have a farm stand at a market selling locally grown food items such as jams, ferments, honey as well as fresh produce. In [...]

Lawn Health Care

Submitted by georgialawncare on Sat, 08/22/2009 - 1:19pm

I don’t know how to fix health care but I do what is best for your lawn’s health! Grass needs light, water, and some fertilizer. Tend to these needs and your lawn will be healthy. Ignore these needs and your lawn will be unhealthy.

Tall Grass Makes Hard Work

Submitted by georgialawncare on Thu, 08/20/2009 - 4:21pm

Don’t let your lawn take over. Call us before it gets too much to handle.

Herb Spirals

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/06/2009 - 6:30am

A spiral pattern is a fantastic way to organize your herbs!
Take a look at the way water flows down the toilet and use that to determine the direction of  your spiral (to facilitate the flow of water in that direction).
Put your herbs that prefer drier soil at the top (rosemary, oregano, sage…). Herbs that prefer [...]

Suburban Garden Abundance

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 06/28/2009 - 10:01am

Tatiana only planted 500 sq. feet of her property with vegetables and is already benefitting from this abundance. Neighbors are talking and the word is spreading that vegetable gardens are the way to go!
Look at pictures of the garden’s progress (here and here) and watch this video to compare…

Stay tuned and enjoy!
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Regulating growth (pruning, trimming, thinning, harvesting)

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 06/21/2009 - 9:15pm

Our plants have made tremendous progress in our backyard farm in Brooklyn. In addition to the rain, the garden now needs to get cut back in order to allow for better air circulation and make sure everything has proper access to sunlight. In this video, I go over…
Cutting back dead leaves to stimulate new growth and [...]

Video: Tour of Prospect Heights Food Garden

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 06/15/2009 - 10:00pm

Brief introduction and highlights of a backyard vegetable garden in the city. This will be the garden from which I will broadcast most of the video content throughout the growing season with some examples of plantings in my clients’ gardens to show the many ways  you can fit an edible garden in your landscape plans.

Questions? [...]

Nothing like fresh herbs for every meal

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 06/08/2009 - 1:12pm

I hope you’ve been following Susan’s delightful videos of her garden she sends in for the blog. Susan’s herb section has been looking fantastic lately. She never needs to buy them anymore. With every harvest, the entire garden explodes with the soothing fragrances of mint, rosemary and oregano.
When it comes to herbs, pruning is a [...]

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