MumsGarden.com » Organic http://www.mumsgarden.com Expert Advice on Gardening Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:46:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 How Can I Make My Own Organic Fertilizer For My Veggie Garden? http://www.mumsgarden.com/how-can-i-make-my-own-organic-fertilizer-for-my-veggie-garden/ http://www.mumsgarden.com/how-can-i-make-my-own-organic-fertilizer-for-my-veggie-garden/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:08:21 +0000 Mum http://www.mumsgarden.com/how-can-i-make-my-own-organic-fertilizer-for-my-veggie-garden/ I just planted some jalapeno peppers and some tomato plants 2 days ago and I want to add some good rich organic fertilizer to them. I looked some stuff up on the internet and mostly found stuff with chemicals in it. I want completely Organic and safe! No chemicals please! Any tips for some luscious peppers and tomatoes. This is my first attempt at growing stuff and I want to do a good job. Any suggestions?

]]> http://www.mumsgarden.com/how-can-i-make-my-own-organic-fertilizer-for-my-veggie-garden/feed/ 9 Which Organic Product Is Best For Spraying Fruit Trees? http://www.mumsgarden.com/which-organic-product-is-best-for-spraying-fruit-trees/ http://www.mumsgarden.com/which-organic-product-is-best-for-spraying-fruit-trees/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:01:40 +0000 Mum http://www.mumsgarden.com/which-organic-product-is-best-for-spraying-fruit-trees/ We have 14 fruit trees and this year we have sprayed with organic spray. One pear tree (maybe 8 years old) has black leaves and we seem unable to stop the spread. Do we need to go to stronger?

]]> http://www.mumsgarden.com/which-organic-product-is-best-for-spraying-fruit-trees/feed/ 3 Why Do Organic Fruits And Vegetables Taste Different? http://www.mumsgarden.com/why-do-organic-fruits-and-vegetables-taste-different/ http://www.mumsgarden.com/why-do-organic-fruits-and-vegetables-taste-different/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:56:54 +0000 Mum http://www.mumsgarden.com/why-do-organic-fruits-and-vegetables-taste-different/ I buy organic whenever it is available and the price is right. I’ve noticed that organic food is stronger tasting – for example, an organic apple is more “appley”, mushrooms are more mushroomy, even organic oatmeal tastes more oatmealy. The flavours are just much more intense than regular produce, and are even sometimes quite different (for example, organic apples seem to have a different taste than regular apple, as well as having a stronger flavour).
Does anyone know why?

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]]> http://www.mumsgarden.com/why-do-organic-fruits-and-vegetables-taste-different/feed/ 9 Has Anyone Tried The Organic/ Non-organic Food Detector Made Of Coiled Copper? http://www.mumsgarden.com/has-anyone-tried-the-organic-non-organic-food-detector-made-of-coiled-copper/ http://www.mumsgarden.com/has-anyone-tried-the-organic-non-organic-food-detector-made-of-coiled-copper/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:56:21 +0000 Mum http://www.mumsgarden.com/has-anyone-tried-the-organic-non-organic-food-detector-made-of-coiled-copper/ I found it in an organic store and the sales agent said that if you put it over food and it turns clockwise then it’s organic. Counter clockwise then it’s non-organic. Is this true?

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]]> http://www.mumsgarden.com/has-anyone-tried-the-organic-non-organic-food-detector-made-of-coiled-copper/feed/ 5 Where Do You Buy Your Garden Seeds? http://www.mumsgarden.com/where-do-you-buy-your-garden-seeds/ http://www.mumsgarden.com/where-do-you-buy-your-garden-seeds/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:06:58 +0000 Mum http://www.mumsgarden.com/where-do-you-buy-your-garden-seeds/ Over the years I have purchased my garden seeds from a number of different places. I have ordered seeds and I have purchased them over the counter. If you order seeds you need to do it well in advance to be ready when the ground is ready to work in the spring. Nothing worse than ordering seeds and not have them when things are ready in the spring.
When you order seeds you can get just exactly what you want. If you prefer a certain variety of bean or corn you can pretty much get it some where. You can also try varieties that you would never see in a store. One place I have ordered from a few times is Johnny’s Selected Seeds in Maine. When I first ordered there years ago they just had a little black and white catalog. Now they have a nice website to order from. They have a lot of varieties that are very interesting to try. We have also purchased stuff from Henry Fields Catalog. Not sure if they are still in business even.
If you buy over the counter you are pretty much limited to what the retailer has in stock. I used to buy seeds at the local hardware store. They sold Burpee seeds which I liked but they were not a big store and had a limited choice of varieties. It was about the same with any store in the area. The hardware store is now closed, the owner retired. There is a new lawn and garden store in town and they have a small selection of stuff but not much. They did order some of the Royalty Purple Pod green beans I like but they sold them all before I got in there to buy some.
The last couple of years I have purchased seeds at a natural foods grocery store where we shop. They are just small packets but it actually suits my garden philosophy of smaller individual plantings and more variety. They sell seeds by a company called Botanical Interests and they are all Organically grown seeds I think. I have had good results with them. I also purchase some Ferry-Morse Organic seeds at Lowe’s. I planted some of their Okra this year and I planted a few things last year and had good results.
I usually buy organic seeds when I can. But, the sweetcorn I plant is usually treated seeds. It is hard to find sweetcorn that is not treated around here. I do not buy the small packets of corn since it would take too many so I buy my corn in bulk at the local garden store. I might order some untreated seeds next year if I can get it done early. I like to plant the early varieties of corn. We had our first sweet corn this year during the last week of June. I was a little delayed by wet weather and cool temps in the spring planting but good rains made up for the late planting.
I usually purchase my green bean seeds at the garden store but this year I planted some of the small packets from Botanical Interests. Each packet had enough for about 10 to 12 feet of row and I split my rows between a couple of different varieties, half yellow was and half green beans.
I just planted a green manure crop of buckwheat on a small section of the garden which has germinated and is coming up pretty good. I purchased that seed at the natural food store. It was food grade buckwheat that was unhulled. I planted it right a day or so after we had about a half inch rain and then last week we had about two inches of rain over a 12 hour period so it came up pretty good. I will let it grow until it flowers and then till it under.

Michael Dappert is a co-founder of Winco, Inc., a provider of wireless internet access to small communities in West Central Illinois. More articles and discussion can be found at Mike’s Garden Blog and discusses a wide range of topics at Flyoverfolks.com.
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