May 2010 Blog Posts (7)

Composting Tips

Some great little tips from one of my favorite sites. http://www.composting101.com

1. Grass clippings add necessary nitrogen to a compost pile, but be sure

to mix with the "brown" materials that add carbon. Both are necessary

for quick decomposition and rich compost. Piles made up of just grass

will compact, slow down and start to stink.

2. Do not compost fats, pet droppings, or animal products. They will attract… Continue

Added by Rachel Butler on May 31, 2010 at 9:28pm — No Comments

STUDIES SAY: Update on CO2 and a report on Pesticide ADHD link

Increased Levels of CO2 Threaten Quality of Food Crops, Study Says

Increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could reduce the protein content of crop plants by as much as 20 percent, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of California, Davis say high CO2 levels interfere with the ability… Continue

Added by Rachel Butler on May 20, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

The Impatient Gardener: Lettuce Lessons Learned

So... My garden is lovely and out of control....just like I like it. My pride and joy until last week was my lettuce... so beautifully bountiful! Then I noticed it kept bolting on me. It would shoot up into these glorius stalks. So I let it run free... it is after all natural. As you can see from my garden there is really no rhyme or reason or order to my planting madness.

So I harvested a huge bunch of lettuce and began to prep it for the mother of all salads. I took the usual taste… Continue

Added by Rachel Butler on May 20, 2010 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

Whole Life Gardens Update from Tom, Your Garden Buddy!

Hey folks!! Tom your garden buddy reporting from Whole Life Gardens. Things are really jumping here.Check out these pics.

I have planted in stages this year about 3 weeks apart. This will insure that I always have plenty of veggies all year long.

I am planting a special variety of tomatoes that are supposed to produce fruit even at 100…

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Added by Tom Butler on May 19, 2010 at 11:41am — 1 Comment

More Foogs Photos

Added by Rachel Elsberry on May 12, 2010 at 3:43am — No Comments

I Beg Your Pardon, I Never Promised You a Foogs Garden

My grandmother had a green thumb. No matter what she planted, it sprouted, blossomed and bloomed. When I was a child, her backyard, just south of Detroit, was a wonderland of flowers and fruit…

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Added by Rachel Elsberry on May 11, 2010 at 7:30pm — 4 Comments

Garden Growth Slowed? Try an organic solution.

What a beautiful Spring my friends! We have had some incredible weather in the Central Texas Region. It was a little chilly so I was late in putting in some of the veggies I would have started in late February, early March. My stuff just sprung to life and has grown like gangbusters!! Some of my friends have begun to comment that the growth in the garden has slowed. This can be concerning, especially after seeing the massive growth right after a seedling establishes itself. First, be gentle… Continue

Added by Rachel Butler on May 10, 2010 at 10:00am — 5 Comments