Tag: gardening
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How You Can Help Prevent Decline of Monarch Butterflies Due to Roundup-Ready Genetically Engineered Crops
Home gardeners can help offset the falling numbers of monarch butterflies due to herbicides and a new study shows U.S. citizens are willing to pay for it. Milkweed—the only plant on which monarchs lay their eggs—is being eradicated by the herbicide glyphosate, which is sprayed on roadsides, pastures and fields where genetically modified, Roundup-ready corn and soy…
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Campaign Highlights Importance of Compost to Improve Soil in Your Garden
The Million Tomato Compost Campaign is declaring success with its goal to grow a million tomatoes in soil improved with locally produced compost. The campaign, launched last April by the U.S. Composting Council (USCC), sought to boost the soil health of community gardens across the country and produce healthy and fresh food for local food pantries. [caption id="attachment_308934" align="alignnone" width="500"]…
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Plant Garlic Now for Great Flavor and Big Bulbs Next Summer
If you’re thinking about growing garlic, now is the time to get it in the ground. Planting garlic before the ground freezes will give the plant the maximum time to get established and mature. [caption id="attachment_308782" align="alignnone" width="500"] This photo shows the dramatic difference between garlic that was planted in fall (on the right) and…
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Composting: How to Do It and Why It Matters
This is a guest blog from writer Chloe Trogden. Thanks Chloe Image by Chris Breikss via Flickr Every year, we generate about 250 million tons of trash in the United States, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. That’s a lot of waste, and it has to go somewhere. A lot of the chemicals and other…
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Composting: How to Do It and Why It Matters
This is a guest blog from writer Chloe Trogden. Thanks Chloe Image by Chris Breikss via Flickr Every year, we generate about 250 million tons of trash in the United States, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. That’s a lot of waste, and it has to go somewhere. A lot of the chemicals and other…