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Category Archives: gardening
Community Garden Workday with Root Riot in Oak Park
This past weekend, I didn’t go to the Friday workday for the new Root Riot community garden in Oak Park, but I did attend Saturday’s. A productive day was had by all. We mulched, we shoveled, we filled raised beds, … Continue reading
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Ample Harvest donates excess garden bounty to food pantries
One day in 2007, Gary Oppenheimer did a good thing by donating the excess from his garden to a food pantry. When he realized how little fresh food was available to those depending on food pantries, he registered domain name … Continue reading
Posted in farms, food, gardening, giving, reducing waste
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Mother Earth News Reports on Herbicides in Compost
If you’ve purchased and used commercial compost, and you’re finding that your plants are not growing or are even dying, it may not be your fault. Mother Earth News reports that two herbicides have been found in commercially produced compost. … Continue reading
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I bought plants at the Cheney Mansion today. Did you?
Today at the Cheney Mansion Plant Sale, I bought a Melrose pepper plant, a cayenne pepper plant, a Tom Thumb tomato plant, Manzano tomatoes, creeping thyme, a Black Beauty eggplant, kale plants, and a strawberry plant. Because I have limited … Continue reading
Posted in container gardening, current events, earth box, events, food, gardening, philosophy, small spaces
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Cheney Mansion Plant Sale 2010
Hey locals – don’t forget, tomorrow from 10am-3pm is the Cheney Mansion Plant Sale. They’ll be selling plants you can’t always find easily at garden centers. The Cheney Mansion is at 220 N Euclid in Oak Park, and there will … Continue reading
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Community Gardening In Oak Park – someone is actually doing it!
Root Riot has a loaned lot here in Oak Park at Madison and Grove, and they are renting 4’x8′ plots for community gardeners. It’s $90 for a plot for the growing season, which will last until November 15. Check out … Continue reading
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12 foods with greater pesticide residue
Thanks to Sayward of Bonzai Aphrodite for bringing this article to my attention. It’s a list of fruits and vegetables that absorb more pesticide than others and the article suggests that the organic versions of these are better candidates than … Continue reading
Build your own vegetable trellis
From thevegetablegardener.com – DIY A-Frame Veggie Trellis Good for gardening in small spaces. If I did this, I’d probably weather stain the wood with greener alternatives to keep it going longer and if I didn’t have scrap wood that was going … Continue reading
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Natural pest control, rodent edition
Pests. I don’t mean your kid brother, although he may qualify in the strictest sense. I mean smaller pests, such as mice who enter your house and decide to stay for tea and crackers, and squirrels who nibble on the … Continue reading
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Herb Gardens
I’m fortunate enough to have a deck and a deck planter that gets lots of sun, and herbs are ideal for it. These pictures were was taken a couple of years ago. You can see a thriving dill plant, marigolds … Continue reading
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