The Manic Gardener – Going Native: why and how to garden with native plants
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Some people think this: Native plants are tough, hardy, drought-tolerant, and easy going, free of those picky preferences that plague…
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The Manic Gardener – Botany for Backyard Gardeners #1
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Sure, you know the difference between a perennial and an annual. But are you aware that perennials, unlike diamonds, are…
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The Manic Gardener – 99.9% Gone: Prairie and Savanna Restoration
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We’ve all heard of habitat restoration. But how do you do it? What is actually involved—and why would anyone bother,…
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The Manic Gardener – Kitchen Composting: Bokashi 101
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If you live in North America, chances are that you’ve never heard of Bokashi. Yet it may be the answer…
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The Manic Gardener – A New Kind of Seed Bank
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Why would an organization dedicated to preserving our seed-saving heritage not save seeds? And why would such an organization concentrate…
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The Manic Gardener – Turning the Tables: Organic Farmers Sue Monsanto
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Imagine this: Your neighbor invents fire and patents it so that you can’t have any unless you obtain a license–for…
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The Manic Gardener – The Next Organic Fertilizer: Insect Poop?
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If you thought worm castings an odd fertilizer, brace yourself: the new kid on the organic fertilizer block is insect…
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The Manic Gardener – Steve Solomon’s Complete Organic Fertilizer—Eventually
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In the course of this interview, Steve Solomon covers a lot more ground than the tame “organic fertilizers” title suggests….
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The Manic Gardener – Gardening in the City
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Try this on for size: you live in the city, and you don’t have a yard. But you want to…
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The Manic Gardener – Geothermal Greenhouse
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Ever considered harnessing the power of your local hot spring to heat your greenhouse? If so, you have company. And…