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Growing carrots with Grow Tubs – Video

Growing Carrots Video

Watch as Craig discusses growing and harvesting carrots with our Grow Tubs!

 

Square Foot Gardening Seed Mat harvest

Square Foot Gardening Seed Mat

Square Foot Gardening Seed Mat

These carrots were harvested today. 7.7 lbs of great tasting Envy carrots were harvested in my raised bed at the Tipp City Community Garden. I used the Square Foot Gardening Seed Mat to grow these. The mats are only 12” x 12” and can be used in any raised Read More

Look away if you’re grossed out by dead flies…

Fly Trap Comparison

But I’m thrilled with the performance of our disposable fly traps. This is a photo of a test that was run by a researcher in Colorado for Gardens Alive!. He commented that our trap caught easily twice as many flies in a 2 week time period versus a competitor.

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More on fleas – and keeping them off your furry loved ones

Flea Life Cycle

I wrote last week about my favorite products for keeping fleas away from my dog, Max. I thought I’d add in a little more information about fleas, their life cycle, and how to get them the heck out of your house and garden.

Fleas are really well-suited for survival, even in our modern world. Read More

A caterpillar conundrum

Swallowtail in Garden

I have some square foot garden mats growing in my raised beds in the community garden. One of the ones that is near harvesting is the Envy Carrot Mat. When I went to check on it, I noticed 6 or 7 large, actually quite beautiful caterpillars munching on my carrot tops. I realized they were Read More

What a difference fertilizer makes!

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I think these pictures show that it is amazing the difference that a little fertilizer makes! These photos are from a tomato fertilizer test I am running at the farm. I am testing a variety of different fertilizers and in all cases the plants fertilized are considerably different in size versus the unfertilized or control Read More

Keep pests off your furry friends and out of your home

Max

It is that time of year again when fleas are noticed and become a pest in your home. They move into your living area via your pets or even possibly through basement windows if outside populations are heavy enough (this has happened to me with my outside dog). To get a jump on whether you Read More

Identifying stink bugs and asparagus beetles in the garden

Spined Soldier Bug

I was checking my garden on Sunday, and decided to have a look at what was happening in my asparagus bed. I immediately noticed Asparagus Beetle activity. First I noticed the adults. There were both types eating my asparagus ferns, the Common and Spotted Asparagus beetle. And then upon closer inspection, I saw the larvae. Read More