Great garden magazine, Mother Earth News

The Earthly Gardener by Bobbi A. Chukran
February 14, 2007

Dear friends,

I picked up the current issue of Mother Earth News magazine the other day, and this particular issue is chock full of great articles. It includes a great article about how to grow tomatoes all year long, how to grow cherries and asparagus, and an especially important feature on “Real Food…Why Growing Your Own is Best.” Pick it up on the newstand, check it out in a library, or subscribe. I find it a valuable resource for organic gardening and general DIY projects.



Thanks to Susan from my Writing the West writing group for her tip about using a heat mat. She says that she uses one in CO when starting tomato and basil seedlings, and that the extra heat underneath the plants makes for a stronger root system. Thanks, Susan, I’m going to add a heat mat to my “things I have to have” list!

Speaking of things I have to have, I finally bought an Earthbox this weekend. I’m looking forward to using it and testing it here in my garden. An Earthbox is a container gardening system, self-watering and highly efficient.

Dig it!

bobbi c.
Copyright ©2007 bobbi a. chukran.

Great articles on organic gardening

Posted on April 24, 2007

Mornin’ earthly gardeners!

It’s raining AGAIN here today, and I’m sore from a round of physical therapy yesterday. So all my gardening work will be in the form of reading for a few days. Good thing I just ran across this index of old articles from Mother Earth News. CLICK HERE for list. There’s enough there to keep you busy for months! Put it in your permanent bookmarks file for your next rainy day…

dig it!

bobbi c.

Copyright ©2007 bobbi a. chukran.