Archive for August, 2010

Organic Gardening and Planting Guides

Monday, August 9th, 2010
Here are two useful publications from the UGA Cooperative Extension: "Growing Vegetables Organically" and "Vegetable Planting Chart."

Composting Station

Sunday, August 8th, 2010
Thanks to Steve and Matty for constructing our new 3-bin composting system! Matty has created helpful signs to let members know which pile to add to and what types of matter should and should not be composted.

Harvesting and More

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
When to Harvest Check out this guide to harvesting vegetables from Organic Gardening: www.organicgardening.com/when_to_harvest Also helpful is the harvest calendar from Georgia Organics: www.georgiaorganics.org/Files/ftsharvest.pdf 13 Benefits of Cucumbers Thanks to Debora for sending this list of the 13 benefits of cucumbers: www.wellsphere.com/healthy-living-article/13-benefits-of-cucumbers/848241 Oven-roasted Tomatoes Roasting the tomatoes intensifies their flavor. - Roma and/or grape tomatoeRead More....