Organic gardening

[Guest guest]

I have been trying my hand at organic vegetable gardening and here are some

things I like:

 

Texas green sand for fertilizer. Cost $9.90 for a 40 pound bag that covers

2000 square feet.(includes the nutrients of seaweed)

 

For insect control - a product called Eight that is made from

Chrysanthemums.

 

For weed control a 20% Vinegar product made by Garden-ville.

 

For spraying the foliage I bought a seaweed product called Sea Magic from

Burpee Seed Co.

 

Sandy

 

 

 

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008 7:22 AM

 

Digest Number 4850

 

 

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Glad to hear it! My hubby will eat anything covered in A1. It was his

idea actually.

 

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, Katie <cozycate wrote:

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> My husband is a carnivore, too. He will love this. Thanks

> Katie

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> Michelle Reynolds <mcreynolds82 wrote:

> I have been a vegetarian for 5 yrs now. I am always

looking for like minded people to share ideas with. Its sometimes

hard finding support here in Texas. I am looking for some new

creative recipes. I'm stuck in a rut of cooking the same menu every

week or so. Its getting quite dull. I do have a recipe my husband,

who is a meat eater, absolutely loves.

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> Philly-Style Sammies

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> 1 - 8 oz. pkg of sliced mushrooms (baby portbellas are great in

this)

> 1 whole onion, sliced

> 4 slices swiss cheese, or veggie cheese

> A1 sauce

> 4 Hoagie rolls

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> Saute the onion and mushrooms til caramelized. Simply spread A1

sauce over cut sides of rolls. Place cheese on rolls. Divide

mushrooms and onions amoung hoagie rolls. Put top on and wrap in

foil. Put in 375 degree oven for 8-10 minutes. Serve with a great

side and you have a delicious meal! I hope you enjoy!

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> Michelle

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[Guest guest]

Hi Maxine,

 

I live in Atlanta and all of my gardening is organic.  This year I only grew

tomatoes and peppers but so far I've had good luck with both.  I use lots of

mushroom compost in the soil, buy organic fertilizers and if I have any pest

problems I use a natural product called Neem (although I used it as sparingly as

possible).  I worked at a garden center for eleven years so I'm familiar with a

lot of products, let me know if I can help you with anything.

 

-Jess

 

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deurlooM <deurloom

Organic Gardening

 

Sunday, July 20, 2008, 11:32 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi,

I have been a member of this group for sometime.

I wanted to know if anyone has done some organic gardening

of their own (preferrably in the TX Weather) and if they

have had success with anything in particular?

thank you.

 

Maxine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi -

I've had an organic vegetable garden for a few years in Southern California. At

present I have

celery, carrots, every pepper imaginable, corn, tomatoes, tomatillos,

strawberries, Green

beans, squash, asparagus, and some heat tolerant greens. During the cooler

months (well -

they're not all that cool really) I usually switch everything out for broccoli,

lettuces, spinach,

sugar snap and snow peas - mostly green stuff. I garden both in the ground and

in half

whiskey barrels lined with plastic to cut down on watering. This year I have my

own compost

bin. As someone suggested - the mushroom compost is great and can be found at

OSH.

Good luck - planting an organic garden will change your life!

- Tony

[Guest guest]

Hi Maxine. I have been doing gardening using the organic principles

for the last couple of years. I do not say organic, since this implies

7 years, but I am pretty sure there were no pesticides or even

chemical fertilizers used in my newest garden for many years (can't

prove it though). I am in southern California, so our weather is

usually milder than yours.

 

We are growing enough vegetables and fruits in enough variety and

quantity to feed ourselves, can, freeze, dry, and have much bounty for

friends and family. I have even started to sell some of my herbs to a

local mom and pop grocery store too (epazote does not dry well and I

cannot use that much of it).

 

We are sucessful but by no means problem free. The largest problem

right now are harlequin beetles or bugs in our brassicas (kale,

collards, cauliflowers, turnips). Nothing seems to work on them short

of hand by hand extermination. Hot pepper spray mixed with a mild

shampoo or dish soap works for most aphids but needs to be re applied.

Companion planting is also working really well but requires

planning and forethought. (for example, use sunflowers for shading

and sacrificial aphid traps)

 

You should try it, it is wonderful, rewarding and the food taste so

good it is amazing. I do have to warn you that if you do it on the

scale we do it, it is also time consuming. It does not feel like work

to me, it feels like fun playing in the dirt like a kid. You should

be able to grow tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, okra, beans, melons,

citrus, lots of things really. You can also get the red grapefruits so

tasty that we do not have enough heat to grow here (I have a tree but

it is white grapefruits). Good luck to you!

 

Roseta

 

, " deurlooM " <deurloom wrote:

>

> Hi,

> I have been a member of this group for sometime.

> I wanted to know if anyone has done some organic gardening

> of their own (preferrably in the TX Weather) and if they

> have had success with anything in particular?

> thank you.

>

> Maxine

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi -

> I've had an organic vegetable garden for a few years in Southern

California. At present I have

> celery, carrots, every pepper imaginable, corn, tomatoes,

tomatillos, strawberries,

 

Tony, how do you grow the strawberries? any advice on growing them?

Do you use pots? Start in February? (your garden sounds like ours but

we have not tried strawberries yet)

Roseta

[Guest guest]

I would love some advice on growing strawberries too!  I tried growing some in a

strawberry pot this year but it seemed like the strawberries all dried up before

they were ready to be picked. 

 

Also, does anyone have any experience growing blueberries in the south?  I tried

it this year but had a similar problem like I had with the strawberries.

 

-Jess

 

--- On Mon, 7/21/08, rosetalleo <rosetalleo wrote:

 

rosetalleo <rosetalleo

Re: Organic Gardening

 

Monday, July 21, 2008, 12:38 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>

> Hi -

> I've had an organic vegetable garden for a few years in Southern

California. At present I have

> celery, carrots, every pepper imaginable, corn, tomatoes,

tomatillos, strawberries,

 

Tony, how do you grow the strawberries? any advice on growing them?

Do you use pots? Start in February? (your garden sounds like ours but

we have not tried strawberries yet)

Roseta