Organic Gardening Tips from Don Trotter
SDET has had the pleasure of presenting Organic Gardening columns from Don Trotter (a.k.a the Garden Goddess) since August 1997. We've organized this valuable compendium of information into categories below. Happy Organic Gardening!
| General Organic Gardening | ||
| It's Summertime in the Garden, How's yours Look? | Organic plant foods: how and why | |
| Spring: the quickening of rebirth | Use of organic fertilizers | |
| Your garden plants need minerals, too | Why to use organic instead of chemical fertilizers | |
| Some easy to follow water saving practices that will make your gardening much more rewarding at the time of the month when the bills come. | ||
| The key to successful gardening... MULCH! | ||
| Nature's Way | Nutritional superiority of organically grown foods. | |
| Pressed for time? The organic garden understands | Get some extra time for yourself while using no products that are harmful. | |
| It's time for seed catalogs and wishful thinking | Free seeed catalogs: a resource for garden planning | |
| Disease and Pest Control | ||
| Natural controls for that fungus among us | Organic disease controls | |
| Beneficial insects: voracious yet fragile friends | Use of beneficial insects for plant pest control | |
| Keep your precious veggies free of pests and disease with natural/organic solutions. | ||
| Pest and disease control methods that don't require you to go out and buy any harmful pesticides or fungicides. | ||
| Interview with a Pest Insect Vampire | use of green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) for aphid control. | |
| Wasps for caterpillar control? Are you kidding? | Trichogrammatidae, that little non-stinging wasp, can work wonders when it comes to caterpillar control in your garden. | |
| Planting | ||
| The garden of the Millennium | Starting seeds indoors | |
| Soil Care | ||
| The best way to grow a great garden is to grow a great soil first! | ||
| Building good soil is the foundation of a healthy garden | How to turn whatever type of soil you have into a good organic bed. | |
| Let's Garden | Basic soil enrichment | |
| Specific Plant Types | ||
| Roses | ||
| Keeping your roses spring-fresh through the summer is easy! | Care and feeding of roses | |
| Is your rose garden ready for this season? | Feeding your roses for spring flowers | |
| Pest and disease control methods that don't require you to go out and buy any harmful pesticides or fungicides. | ||
| Fall in the roses | Fall care of roses | |
| Perennials | ||
| Let's keep that perennial garden spring fresh all season | ||
| Put those perennials to bed for the winter | ||
| Blubs (Tulips, lilies, onions, amaryllis, and daffodils, etc.) |
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| The Bulbs Are Coming, The Bulbs Are Coming | Planting and care of bulbs | |
| It's not spring without fall bulbs | ||
| Vegetables | ||
| Keep your precious veggies free of pests and disease with natural/organic solutions. | ||
| The foundation for winter crops is good organic soil | ||
| Acid-loving Plants (rhododendrons, azaleas, hydrangeas, camellias, magnolias, etc.) |
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| Acid loving plants, something for everyone | Specific care for acid-loving plants | |
| Trees | ||
| Trees: Why it's really, really smart to plant some in your garden | ||
| Two feedings to help summer growth, and you can forget 'em till winter. | ||
| Your fruit trees will only need this feeding once a year to ensure good quality fruit and a healthy tree. | ||
| Exotic fruit care... naturally | Tropical fruits and their specific requirements | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Santa Claus loves gardeners, too | Gift ideas for gardeners | |
| Great pumpkins and the coming of winter | Winterizing your garden | |
