By Jerry Orton For many people worldwide, gold is an obsession. But, all that glitters is not gold. To a gardener, gold is brown—the brown of the soil. And for those who want the ultimate in perfect soil, the name of the game is compost. When my wife, Peggy, and I lived in San Diego, [...]
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Brown Gold
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Compost, crockett victory garden, garden amendments on May 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Spring Planting Festival May 3-4
Posted in Uncategorized on May 2, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Despite the weatherman’s forecast of occasional showers on Sunday May 3, and Monday May 4, the Bakersville Planting Festival will go on as planned! We have lots of indoor space and attractions, and several large tents where folks can get out of the rain if we do get an occasional shower. There will be about [...]
Welcome!
Posted in Uncategorized on February 19, 2009 | 25 Comments »
Thanks for dropping by. We decided to start a blog as a means of keeping in touch with you more often. Whether it’s an ice storm that is slowing us down and delaying your order, preparations for a festival, an announcement of a new issue of The Heirloom Gardener going to press, new critters around [...]
