DTEGC site syndication http://www.downtoearthgardenclub.org Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:56:43 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.downtoearthgardenclub.org/images/M_images/dtegc.jpg http://www.downtoearthgardenclub.org DTEGC site syndication http://www.downtoearthgardenclub.org/content/view/84/29/ With food prices rising more and more people are starting vegetable gardens. Our local Agway ran out of certain types of seed very early in the season and I noticed that there were few leftover packets of seeds this year at the larger retail outlets. So how many of these people are going to be disappointed when they will quite possibly find that raising vegetables is not as cost effective as it initially seems? Articles - Articles Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:13:32 +0100 http://www.downtoearthgardenclub.org/content/view/83/29/ We dead head plants (if we can find the time) for a number of reasons. One is too keep the plant from setting seed. A large amount of a plant’s energy that might be better used in producing strong roots and foliage can be channeled into the seed making process. If a plant is a prolific seeder that becomes invasive (thus requiring much weeding) dead-heading can stop the problem before it starts. Removing spent blossoms also keeps your garden tidy. Articles - Articles Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:04:16 +0100 http://www.downtoearthgardenclub.org/content/view/77/29/ The Perennial of the year for 2008 is Geranium ‘Rozanne’. This plant is a naturally occurring hybrid, a cross between Geranium himalayense and Geranium wallichianum 'Buxton's Variety’. Articles - Articles Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:09:55 +0100 http://www.downtoearthgardenclub.org/content/view/78/29/ Companion gardening is the planting of two or more plants in close proximity for the benefit of one or all of them. Benefits provided by the companion plant may include Articles - Articles Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:10:24 +0100 http://www.downtoearthgardenclub.org/content/view/82/29/ Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is one of those new/old plants that have been rediscovered and, in this case, taken its place in the health food market. Native to the Andes, it was a substance crop for the Incas as from approximately 3,000 BC until the early 16th century. Articles - Articles Sat, 17 May 2008 22:24:23 +0100