Keep aphids off your roses with this easy solution from PBS-TV’s Garden guru Loren Nancarrow as he shows you how to rid aphids off your roses. Are your beautiful rose plants being invaded by annoying aphids? Don’t worry! With the help of PBS-TV’s GardenRx, you can learn effective methods to keep those pesky aphids off your precious roses. Are your beautiful rose plants being invaded by annoying aphids? Don’t worry! With the help of PBS-TV’s gardenRx, you can learn effective…
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Organic Gardening focusing on the methods, tools and philosophy necessary to maintain gardens, lawns and plants naturally and organically.
GardenRx: Brew Manure and Compost Tea
How to Brew Manure and Compost Tea | We’ll show you how to brew up a batch of plant healthy manure and compost tea for your garden. Brew manure, also known as manure tea, is a nutrient-rich liquid fertilizer made by steeping animal manure in water. This process allows the beneficial microorganisms and nutrients present in the manure to leach into the water, creating a potent liquid fertilizer. Compost tea, on the other hand, is made by steeping composted plant…
Kelp Fertilizer for Your Garden
Ever thought about feeding seaweed to plants in the garden? Liquid kelp is one of the most potent organic fertilizers available! You can collect your own kelp from the beach if you are one of the 150 million people in this country who live close to the coast. In the event that you live not even close to the coast, we can in any case how you how to make kelp compost with a speedy excursion to your neighborhood Asian…
Compost – How and Why
Learn how to make your own compost from leaves lawn trimmings and pine needles with a weed wacker so your garden will grow well, naturally. Firstly, let’s understand what composting entails. Essentially, composting is the process of breaking down organic matter, such as food scraps, yard waste, and other bio-degradable materials, into nutrient-rich soil. This process occurs naturally in the environment, but composting allows you to accelerate it and harness the resulting benefits for your garden. To start composting, you’ll…
Ant Proof Your House with a Barrier
Ant proof your house with a barrier, disrupt pheromone trails ants depend on, with several effective barriers that the ants won’t cross. Ants arrive in large numbers when they arrive. With sound advice, you can learn how to use diatomaceous earth to kill ants in your garden and home. The carpenter ant, fire ant, and black garden ant are the most prevalent ants. Diatomaceous earth is an extraordinary choice that neutralizes slithering bugs without making a mind-boggling smell in your…
GardenRx: Dealing with Tomato Hornworms
Dealing with Tomato Hornworms | Learn how to identify tomato hornworms and how to get rid of them naturally, without chemical pesticides. Tomato hornworms can be a common and frustrating pest for gardeners. These large caterpillars can quickly devour tomato plants, causing significant damage to your crop. But fear not, as PBS-Tv’s GardenRx has some effective solutions for getting rid of tomato hornworms and protecting your tomatoes. Here are a few tips to control these pesky pests: PBS-TV’s Loren Nancarrow…
Dealing with Ants Inside Your House
How to get rid of ants inside your house | Learn the secrets to getting rid of ants without chemical harmful chemical pesticides.
Honey Bees and Honey
Honey bees and honey, both reflect nature’s best work, a great alternative to refined sugar, rich in antioxidants and better for your heart. I’m on a two-lane gravel road, lost deep in the heart of the Texas Hill Country somewhere SE of Austin, Texas about twenty minutes as the crow flies looking for a honey of a deal. I’m following Russell Farr’s old pick-up truck as he guides me out to his honey farm. Russell is a rancher of bees. …
Adding Sulfur to Your Soil
Adding sulfur to soil, lawns and garden to lower pH for healthy plant growth. Organic gardening practices reflect proven results, feed the soil, not the plant. Adding sulfur to your soil can be an effective method to lower pH levels and create a more suitable growing environment for certain plants. If you’re interested in learning how to add sulfur to your soil, PBS-Tv’s GardenRx has got you covered. Watch the above video and see how GardenRx host Loren Nancarrow uses…
Keep Compost from Smelling
Compost for the garden is wonderful, making your own compost is easy but a compost pile can sometimes smell, well, bad. We’ll show you how to fix that. You have options when your compost stinks. An appropriately adjusted manure heap shouldn’t smell terrible. Manure ought to possess a scent like soil and in the event that it doesn’t, there is something off-base and your fertilizer heap isn’t as expected warming up and separating the natural material. You have options when…