Aug 15
Share the love 8/15/11 There’s a very special garden party event taking place on Twitter and that’s where I’m going to be tonight! My Twitter name is @dirtandmartinis and I’ll be tweeting under the Twitter hashtags #IGC11 and #gardenchat. Here’s the exact details of this massive garden party event along with the giveaways you could …
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Aug 12
Share the love Happy Friday everyone! The weekend has arrived and a lot of us gardeners look forward to playing in the dirt, harvesting produce, dead heading plants, planning new projects and focusing as much time as we can being and living in our gardens. Although some view tending to the garden as work, …
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Jul 28
Share the love This post originally appeared on the #gardenchat blog. You can follow #gardenchat on Twitter and on Facebook. Reduce, reuse, recycle are words we hear everyday and sometimes several times a day. Specifically in the area of reuse, gardeners all around the world, from all walks of life and economic status have taken …
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Jul 19
Share the love Kale chips, I love thee, but you are too messy. My garden is in full swing production of Red Russian kale so I thought I would make homemade kale chips. The recipe I used is from the talented Deb and Alex over at Smitten Kitchen: Baked Kale Chips Adapted from a bunch …
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Jul 12
Share the love Hello everyone! Today’s contribution is brought to you by Mike Lieberman – the Urban Organic Gardener. Not only is Mike an inspiration to those in the gardening community, he is living proof that you can grow food in the tiniest of spaces! As you read this article, ask yourself the question, Organic: What Does It …
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Jun 17
Share the love Garden friends, if you have an iPhone or Android, here’s an app you may want to check out from Kellogg Garden Products. I love the soil calculator! Here’s what Kellogg has to say about their new app: Our phone apps are totally free and totally helpful for all your garden and landscape …
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Jun 11
Share the love Authentic Haven Brand Manure Tea is what I am going to be fertilizing my garden with this summer. No more chemicals or synthetically produced fertilizers are going to be used and no more storing or lugging around heavy bags of fertilizer . That’s right, my garden is going green with a little tea …
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Jun 09
Share the love Being a lover of repurposed and green products I was very happy to come across a company that makes baskets from old tire scraps. When I received my basket via UPS I opened the box and my first impression of it was how well it is constructed. Not only is it very …
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May 16
Share the love Hello everyone! Today’s post is brought to you by Andrew Odom – author, designer, community manager, homesteader, and (some would say) dreamer. Let’s face it. Herbs can become a bit stale sometimes. And no, I don’t mean tasteless or unpalatable from age but rather stale…as in old from familiarity. Most gardeners begin …
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May 09
Share the love Vertical gardening, green walls and living wall art has certainly become the trend in garden design. Companies like Wooly Pocket, Smith & Hawken, and Elt Living Wall Panels have come out with wall planting systems that allow you to create vertical gardens on indoor walls and the outside of buildings. For …
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