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Bitponic "Cloud" Gardening Brings Big Brother to Your Indoor Garden

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 14:40:00 +0000

Would you wire your grow room live to the internet? Bitponics thinks you may do just that. At...

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Ferry Morse Fires All Employees Right After Lunch

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Tue, 29 May 2012 21:02:00 +0000

Maybe around since 1856 but hundreds let go across the country as they sell out to Plantation...

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British Organic Gardener to Also Promote Non-organic Practices

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Sun, 27 May 2012 17:02:00 +0000

Criticized for being too organic, Monty Don a British TV gardener, is now under fire for promoting...

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Welcome to the (Sub) Harmonic Convergence in Your Garden

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Sat, 26 May 2012 20:09:00 +0000

Sometime in the late 70's and again in the 80's there was this event called the Harmonic...

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Dandelion Dressing From 97 Year Old Grammy!

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Sat, 26 May 2012 11:56:00 +0000

Great wine, bitter greens, coffee substitute, and wart removal are just some of things that come...

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Would Pay 100 Times Earnings for Your Vegetables?

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:31:00 +0000

I can only liken this Facebook IPO to the time when tulip bulbs were $3,000 a piece. What if...

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Matterhorn Nursery Ceases Retail Operation

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:37:00 +0000

The gem of retail garden merchandising has shuttered its' retail operations. Matterhorn...

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Grow Vertical Save Space and Thyme

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:47:00 +0000

Bush variety summer squash gets vertical in this mini pallet garden Pallet gardens are an easy...

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Lowe's Says Buy Mom A Vacuum Cleaner For Mother's Day

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:29:00 +0000

Celebrate Mom with a new vacuum cleaner. This from the front page of Lowe's Mother's...

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Should Garden Tools Be Certified Organic?

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:53:00 +0000

So your organic garden is growing you rich wonderful vegetables. So of course you think you will...

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Miracle Gro Late to Expanding Coir Game Claims Break Through

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:46:00 +0000

Coir Blocks and bricks are nothing new. Miracle gro would like us...

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Box Store "Certified Garden Consultants" Giving Out False Information

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:15:00 +0000

A selection of "high quality" plants for sale at a Home Depot. Photo from the garden...

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Hydroton Gone From Hydro Market?

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:44:00 +0000

Could this be the end of the line? Very strong rumor from industry insiders claims that the German...

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Bonide Buys Revenge Products Trademark

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:19:00 +0000

Bonide Products Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of consumer pesticides has acquired the...

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Old McDonald Can Keep Teaching Junior How to Farm

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:31:00 +0000

U.S. Dept. of Labor would have made farm chores like this illegal for kids on family farms. Take...

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Just When You Thought it Was Safe to Play in the Dirt

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:20:00 +0000

Frost damage on an apple tree. Up to 90% crop loss can be expected when trees bloom to...

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Hippie Mulch? You Cannot Be Serious

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:48:00 +0000

Tie DYE for your faded mulch? All mulches fade after a few months. The earth hugging crew has come...

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Espoma: Built By IGCs Drops It's Drawers for Depot

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:57:00 +0000

Part of ad in which Home Depot is features Espoma products. Prices are higher than MSRP but a...

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What's This "New" Weed Growing in My Garden

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:32:00 +0000

At first it resembles mouse ear chickweed but then tall flower stalk emerge sporting pretty white...

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Drought Watch Map Shows How Severe Lack of Water is in Northeast

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:15:00 +0000

Depending on where you are in the northeast your water woes are either moderate or severe. Just a...

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Minneapolis Sees The Light Amends Laws to Allow Urban Farms

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:57:00 +0000

Opponents claim increases in traffic and congestion accompany urban farms Minneapolis city...

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Get Seed Potatoes While You Can This Year

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:28:00 +0000

Wet weather last year in Maine has led to a shortage of seed potatoes for 2012. If you...

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Minneapolis Gardeners Cannot Sell Their Home Grown Food

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:33:00 +0000

Robert Woods owns this vacant lot next to his home. he would like but is not allowed to sell...

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And There Was Cold

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:57:00 +0000

Up close frost is beautiful. But the damage not so. My last newspaper column mentioned the...

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National Gardening Association: "Peoples Gardens in all 50 States"

noreply@blogger.com (Greg Draiss) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:39:00 +0000

Students marching to the Peoples Gardens of Ameri K a I wish I could have highlighted the word...

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