Sentences with phrase «many home gardeners»

As seen on CNN Heroes (www.AmpleHarvest.org/cnn), AmpleHarvest.org enables millions of home gardeners nationwide to donate excess garden produce to local food pantries — especially important because food pantries almost never have fresh food.

By Richard Mitchell Farmers, municipalities and home gardeners alike understand the concept and value of composting but may not understand how to make good compost.

They developed many tomato varieties for farmers and home gardeners.

Other chile varieties, such as Big Jim (popular with home gardeners; see picture above) and New Mexico R - Naky, have been developed but became popular mostly with home gardeners.

They will be available for farmers in January, 2009 and for home gardeners from the Chile Pepper Institute.

It is a favorite of home gardeners because of its mild heat and traditional flavors and aromas.

Its large pods make «NuMex Big Jim» a favorite of home gardeners and chefs for making chile rellenos.38

Row covers are also available to home gardeners from mail order companies and garden shops.

Thanks to products that have been approved for use by Australian Organic under the Australian Certified Organic Standard brands like Seasol have been able to assist organic farmers and home gardeners grow fresh organic produce.

It supports our core health proposition and helps consumers worldwide differentiate between Converte and all the unhealthy chemical and synthetic products sold to farmers and home gardeners, which do not produce natural premium super nutrition.

Most home gardeners, myself included, are so focused on the culinary aspects of chile peppers that we forget about their ornamental qualities and how the mostly upright pods change colors over the entire summer and into the early fall.

Most home gardeners, myself included, are so focused the culinary aspect of chile peppers that we forget about their ornamental qualities and how the mostly upright pods change colors over the entire summer and into the early fall.

Direct seeding can be used by the home gardener.

For the home gardener, however, some drawbacks exist to the ridges and furrows design.

However, home gardeners should consider other factors that influence germination before planting seed.

While crop rotation is crucial for commercial growers, it is merely advisable for home gardeners.

These pasteurized mixtures work well in most situations, but sometimes are unavailable to the home gardener.

This is my eighth growing season as an at - home gardener.

The annual Home Gardeners» Exhibit has grown to be a highlight of the Village's Agricultural Exhibition Sept. 13 - 14.

Many are familiar to the home gardener — ageratum, alyssum, begonia, coleus, dahlia, geranium, impatiens, marigold, petunia, salvia.

Historical gardening is an important part of the Old Sturbridge Village mission, and the museum's horticulturists encourage home gardeners to «plant some history» and help save heirloom vegetable and flower varieties from extinction.

Laura Moran of Mainstreet.com suggests that home gardeners compost their vegetable food waste — which is chock full of nutrients that plants love — and mix it into existing soil to give the garden a healthy boost.

But what about the home gardener?

And as the home gardener turns his / her back to gardening duties just for a few moments or weeks, the plants might already have found their way out of the pot creeping around and robbing the gardeners of their initial visual delight.

Heath's new plants may be available to home gardeners next year and on commercial markets in the next three to five.

She organized a super-summit of small - scale growers, home gardeners and pepper gardeners — all free last week.

Maryland lawmakers this week voted to curb the sale of certain pest control products to home gardeners after reviewing studies that point to the harmful effects some lawn chemicals have on bees and other pollinators.

For the home gardener, building our soils to make them as rich and fertile as possible is generally an ongoing endeavor.

And with the increased interest from home gardeners, there has been a surge in the development of new varieties: colorful novelty vegetables, heirlooms, ethnic varieties and compact growers.

For home gardeners, a good option is to buy seedlings from a local nursery or garden center.

Commercial water testers can provide information on adding acids to water, but these measures usually aren't needed by home gardeners.

I'm a novice home gardener who has experienced varying levels of success over the past couple of years.

If you are a home gardener (or live next to one), you know what I mean.

I am also trying to become a home gardener, so far I've grown two pepper, one tomato, and some herbs.

These pea - like flowering annuals grow in many lovely Special peas for home gardeners (dwarf and climbing) chosen for best flavour and highest yields.

Special peas for home gardeners (dwarf and climbing) chosen for best flavour and highest yields.

As time goes on, more and more home gardeners become wary of so - called chemical pest control agents and fertilizers.

Just as it is for the home gardener, spring means planning and planting seeds for our park nurseries.

But advances in high - tech gardening have made it possible for novice home gardeners to set up a quality indoor grow space that can do all of those things, and more.

Because of their small size and energy - efficiency, LED lights are being considered by NASA as a possible method for growing food onboard for long space missions, but they're also available to the home gardener.

While the DEA has targeted red scarlets, home gardeners continue to cultivate the other non-opium producing varieties of Papaver somniferum.

Just five companies (Monsanto, Dow, Bayer, DuPont, and Syngenta) own more than 60 % of the global commercial seed supply, and with many of the modern seed varieties being hybrids that won't breed true for home gardeners and small - scale farmers, or that have regulations outlawing the collection and replanting of seeds, today's growers are being locked into a cycle of reduced genetic diversity, which may lead to a potentially dangerous food security situation in the near future.

The Global Seed Network is meant to be used by farmers, home gardeners, nonprofit organizations, and the general public, who can connect with other seed savers to trade for uncommon and disease - resistant varieties that are tailored to their soil and climate conditions.

Industry surveys show double - digit growth in the number of home gardeners this year and mail - order companies report such a tremendous demand that some have run out of seeds for basic vegetables such as onions, tomatoes and peppers.

A membrane wrapped around the system, which is envisioned for use by both commercial producers and home gardeners, prevents water loss due to evaporation.

The greater the risk you have been willing to take with your health, the higher the cost of insuring your life will be, whether you are a smoker, skydiver, or home gardener.

Calgary, Alberta About Blog Donna Balzer is a home gardener and a speaker who brings the message of food security and world connectivity to her audiences.

Our blog will provide useful links for the aspiring home gardener, as well as stories and insights from our Washington state Certified Professional Horticulturists.

Home gardeners who use insecticides are encouraged to avoid neonicotinoids, especially if they're growing plants that are attractive to bees.

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