Google Readertag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/label/BlackGold.bzCP3Cse_Gh6ICSungro2010-12-24T01:08:16Ztag:google.com,2005:reader/item/5d4806eda38ae7112010-12-24T01:08:16Z2010-12-24T01:08:16Z<table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2" valign="top" height="145"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/december2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-top-articles_01.jpg" alt="" width="198" height="145"></a></td> <td valign="bottom" height="29"><h1><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/december2010.html">POINSETTIAS AND HOLIDAY PLANTS</a></h1></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" height="116"><p><span>~Written by Mike Darcy </span></p> <p>With the Christmas season upon us, the most common plant consumers will buy for their house is the Poinsettia. A native of Mexico, this has become the traditional Christmas Flower and red is the all time most popular color. The Latin name, <em>Euphorbia pulcherrima</em>, is one few people would know.<a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/december2010.html"> more...</a></p> <p> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" valign="top" height="132"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/december2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-top-articles_04.jpg" alt="" width="198" height="132"></a></td> <td valign="bottom" height="23"><h1><a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/december2010.html">FROM ONE TO MANY: PROPOGATING SUCCULENTS</a></h1></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" height="109"><p><span>~Written by Nan Sterman</span></p> <p>Succulents are wonderfully generous plants. If you have one, you have the potential to make dozens. Succulents (including cacti) are among the easiest plants to propagate. While you can always start them from seed, they are faster and often more reliable to propagate by cuttings. <a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/december2010.html">more...</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackgoldbzViaSungroInGoogleReader/~4/3QD5l1jm5G4" height="1" width="1"/>(author unknown)tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/source/com.google/linkhttp://blackgold.bz/#tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/54111926e2fe6fda2010-12-24T01:06:39Z2010-12-24T01:06:39Z<table><tbody><tr><td valign="bottom" width="343" height="30"><h1><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/perfect_potting-soils.html">BLACK GOLD® SPECIALTY MIXES</a></h1></td> <td width="137" height="30"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/Product_Locator.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-feature-article_03.gif" name="Image130" width="137" border="0" height="30"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="480" height="117"><p><span>Do your houseplants need to be repotted? If so, Black Gold® offers a wide variety of product choices. We have four specialty mixes to choose from in addition to three standard all-purpose mixes. </span> <strong><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/perfect_potting-soils.html">FIND OUT MORE...</a></strong> </p> <p> </p> <p>Featured last month: <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/Natural_Organic_May10.html">BLACK GOLD® NATURAL AND ORGANIC</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" width="495" height="128"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-feature-article_05.jpg" alt="" width="495" height="128"></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackgoldbzViaSungroInGoogleReader/~4/3QD5l1jm5G4" height="1" width="1"/>(author unknown)tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/source/com.google/linkhttp://blackgold.bz/#tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/981b9c6fdd51fd612010-12-24T01:05:45Z2010-12-24T01:05:45Z<table><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="289" bgcolor="#f2f8ee" height="91"><table width="288" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="5" valign="bottom" width="289" align="center" height="20"><h1>ARTICLES FROM BLACK GOLD<a name="bgarticles"></a></h1></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="6" height="6"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_02.gif" alt="" width="6" height="6"></td> <td colspan="3" width="272" height="6"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_03.gif" alt="" width="272" height="6"></td> <td width="11" height="6"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_04.gif" alt="" width="11" height="6"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="6" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_05.jpg" alt="" width="6" height="81"></td> <td valign="top" width="113" height="81"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/products-premium-organic-potting-soil-fertilizer-amendments.html#justcoir"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_06.jpg" width="113" height="81"></a></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="159" height="81"><p><span>Black Gold® Just Coir</span></p> <p>Available now. Highest quality coir available, rinsed to reduce salts <a href="http://blackgold.bz/products-premium-organic-potting-soil-fertilizer-amendments.html#justcoir">...more</a></p> <p> </p></td> <td width="11" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_08.gif" alt="" width="11" height="81"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="6" height="82"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_09.gif" alt="" width="6" height="82"></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="166" align="right" height="82"><p><span>Houseplants Secrets</span></p> <p>In gardening, as in life, first impressions impact your perspective on future success. <a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/Houseplants-Mike-2010.html">...more</a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="106" align="right" height="82"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/Houseplants-Mike-2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_11.jpg" alt="" width="106" height="82"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="11" height="82"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_12.jpg" alt="" width="11" height="82"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="6" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_13.jpg" alt="" width="6" height="81"></td> <td valign="top" width="113" height="81"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/start-plants-right.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_14.jpg" alt="" width="113" height="81"></a></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="159" height="81"><p><span>Start your Plants out Right</span></p> <p>First impressions impact your perspective on future success. <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/start-plants-right.html">...more</a></p></td> <td width="11" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_16.gif" alt="" width="11" height="81"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="6" height="84"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_17.gif" alt="" width="6" height="84"></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="166" align="right" height="84"><p><span>Indoor Gardening, by Mike Darcy</span></p> <p>Switch gears and garden indoors <a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/indoorgardening-mike2010.html">...more</a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="106" align="right" height="84"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/indoorgardening-mike2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_19.jpg" alt="" width="106" height="84"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="11" height="84"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_20.jpg" alt="" width="11" height="84"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="6" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_21.gif" alt="" width="6" height="81"></td> <td valign="top" width="113" height="81"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/how-to_garden-organic2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_22.jpg" alt="" width="113" height="81"></a></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="159" height="81"><p><span>How To Grow an Organic Garden with Black Gold®</span></p> <p>Organic gardening is very similar to traditional gardening <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/how-to_garden-organic2010.html">...more</a></p></td> <td width="11" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_24.gif" alt="" width="11" height="81"></td> </tr> </tbody></table></td> <td width="3" height="91"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_foot_02.gif" alt="" width="3" height="91"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" width="289" bgcolor="#f2f8ee" height="25"></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackgoldbzViaSungroInGoogleReader/~4/1UQFOzH7nkU" height="1" width="1"/>(author unknown)tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/source/com.google/linkhttp://blackgold.bz/tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/d0749f96a087cff22010-12-14T15:14:52Z2010-12-14T15:14:52Z<table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2" valign="top" height="145"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/november2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-top-articles_01.jpg" alt="" width="198" height="145"></a></td> <td valign="bottom" height="29"><h1><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/november2010.html">FALL ROSE CARE</a></h1></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" height="116"><p><span>~Written by Mike Darcy </span></p> <p>If someone were to ask me; what is the one blooming bush/shrub that most gardeners would have, I would have to say the rose. Roses are probably the most popular plant in gardens and the rose was designated as the official flower and emblem of the USA in 1986. Roses grow naturally throughout much of North America but only occur naturally in the northern hemisphere. <a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/november2010.html">more...</a></p> <p> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" valign="top" height="132"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/november2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-top-articles_04.jpg" alt="" width="198" height="132"></a></td> <td valign="bottom" height="23"><h1><a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/november2010.html">NATIVES, NATURALLY</a></h1></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" height="109"><p><span>~Written by Nan Sterman</span></p> <p>If you live in a mild winter areas, especially along the west coast, this is the perfect season to plant natives; the air has cooled, the soil is still warm, and the rains are about to start. Some people have the mistaken idea that native plants are not "real" garden plants. It's a foolish idea of course as every plant is native somewhere. <a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/november2010.html">more...</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackgoldbzViaSungroInGoogleReader/~4/3QD5l1jm5G4" height="1" width="1"/>(author unknown)tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/source/com.google/linkhttp://blackgold.bz/#tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/e361a3885b3329162010-12-14T15:14:11Z2010-12-14T15:14:11Z<table><tbody><tr><td valign="bottom" width="343" height="30"><h1><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/Natural_Organic_May10.html">BLACK GOLD® NATURAL &amp; ORGANIC</a></h1></td> <td width="137" height="30"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/Product_Locator.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-feature-article_03.gif" name="Image130" width="137" border="0" height="30"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="480" height="117"><p><span>Whether you buy your groceries at a natural food market or you just want the best for your family, many of us are buying more organic products these days. And when it comes to home gardening, organic gardening has become the norm. </span> <strong><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/Natural_Organic_May10.html">FIND OUT MORE...</a></strong> </p> <p> </p> <p>Featured last month: <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/Featured_FertMay09.html#startertransplant">BLACK GOLD® FERTILIZERS</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" width="495" height="128"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-feature-article_05.jpg" alt="" width="495" height="128"></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackgoldbzViaSungroInGoogleReader/~4/3QD5l1jm5G4" height="1" width="1"/>(author unknown)tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/source/com.google/linkhttp://blackgold.bz/#tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/b131f5366051328c2010-12-14T15:13:20Z2010-12-14T15:13:20Z<table><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="289" bgcolor="#f2f8ee" height="91"><table width="288" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="5" valign="bottom" width="289" align="center" height="20"><h1>ARTICLES FROM BLACK GOLD<a name="bgarticles"></a></h1></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="6" height="6"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_02.gif" alt="" width="6" height="6"></td> <td colspan="3" width="272" height="6"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_03.gif" alt="" width="272" height="6"></td> <td width="11" height="6"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_04.gif" alt="" width="11" height="6"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="6" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_05.jpg" alt="" width="6" height="81"></td> <td valign="top" width="113" height="81"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/Houseplants-Mike-2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_06.jpg" width="113" height="81"></a></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="159" height="81"><p><span>Houseplants Secrets</span></p> <p>In gardening, as in life, first impressions impact your perspective on future success. <a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/Houseplants-Mike-2010.html">...more</a></p> <p> </p></td> <td width="11" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_08.gif" alt="" width="11" height="81"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="6" height="82"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_09.gif" alt="" width="6" height="82"></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="166" align="right" height="82"><p><span>Start your Plants out Right</span></p> <p>In gardening, first impressions impact your perspective on future success. <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/start-plants-right.html">...more</a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="106" align="right" height="82"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/start-plants-right.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_11.jpg" alt="" width="106" height="82"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="11" height="82"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_12.jpg" alt="" width="11" height="82"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="6" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_13.jpg" alt="" width="6" height="81"></td> <td valign="top" width="113" height="81"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/indoorgardening-mike2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_14.jpg" alt="" width="113" height="81"></a></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="159" height="81"><p><span>Indoor Gardening, by Mike Darcy</span></p> <p>Switch gears and garden indoors <a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/indoorgardening-mike2010.html">...more</a></p></td> <td width="11" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_16.gif" alt="" width="11" height="81"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="6" height="84"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_17.gif" alt="" width="6" height="84"></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="166" align="right" height="84"><p><span>Lawns and Peat Moss, by Mike Darcy</span></p> <p>It's time to give some thought to your lawns <a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/PeatLawns-Mike-2010.html">...more</a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="106" align="right" height="84"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/PeatLawns-Mike-2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_19.jpg" alt="" width="106" height="84"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="11" height="84"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_20.jpg" alt="" width="11" height="84"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="6" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_21.gif" alt="" width="6" height="81"></td> <td valign="top" width="113" height="81"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/how-to_garden-organic2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_22.jpg" alt="" width="113" height="81"></a></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="159" height="81"><p><span>How To Grow an Organic Garden with Black Gold®</span></p> <p>Organic gardening is very similar to traditional gardening <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/how-to_garden-organic2010.html">...more</a></p></td> <td width="11" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_24.gif" alt="" width="11" height="81"></td> </tr> </tbody></table></td> <td width="3" height="91"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_foot_02.gif" alt="" width="3" height="91"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" width="289" bgcolor="#f2f8ee" height="25"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_foot_03.gif" alt="" width="289" height="25"></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackgoldbzViaSungroInGoogleReader/~4/3QD5l1jm5G4" height="1" width="1"/>(author unknown)tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/source/com.google/linkhttp://blackgold.bz/#tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/730177de225e69c22010-10-26T21:31:59Z2010-10-26T21:31:59Z<table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2" valign="top" height="145"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/october2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-top-articles_01.jpg" alt="" width="198" height="145"></a></td> <td valign="bottom" height="29"><h1><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/october2010.html">DAHLIAS, COVER CROP</a></h1></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" height="116"><p><span>~Written by Mike Darcy </span></p> <p>It is difficult to think of any other flower that gives us so much bloom and color in such a diverse array of bloom types as the dahlia. Plus dahlias generally begin blooming in mid to late summer and continue on into the fall, often until a frost. What other plant will give us such a show of color so late in the season? <a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/september2010.html">more...</a></p> <p> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" valign="top" height="132"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/october2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-top-articles_04.jpg" alt="" width="198" height="132"></a></td> <td valign="bottom" height="23"><h1><a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/october2010.html">FOLIAGE FANTASTIC</a></h1></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" height="109"><p><span>~Written by Nan Sterman</span></p> <p>Recently, I visited a new nursery just to see what they had, or so I told myself. Two hours later, I was standing in line to pay for an entire cart of plants. What struck me, other than the fact that I can never visit a nursery just to look, was the difference between my cart and the other shopper's carts. <a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/september2010.html">more...</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackgoldbzViaSungroInGoogleReader/~4/3QD5l1jm5G4" height="1" width="1"/>(author unknown)tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/source/com.google/linkhttp://blackgold.bz/#tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/da6fd810e04e5e952010-10-26T21:31:31Z2010-10-26T21:31:31Z<table><tbody><tr><td valign="bottom" width="343" height="30"><h1><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/Featured_FertMay09.html#startertransplant">BLACK GOLD® </a>FERTILIZERS</h1></td> <td width="137" height="30"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/Product_Locator.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-feature-article_03.gif" name="Image130" width="137" border="0" height="30"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="480" height="117"><p><span>Black Gold® Starter &amp; Transplant Fertilizer is now OMRI Listed! <br> One of the most important steps to achieving success in your garden is to give your new plants everything they need to grow and succeed from the start. Black Gold® Starter &amp; Transplant was designed to do just that. </span> <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/Featured_FertMay09.html#startertransplant" style="color:rgb(68,50,85)"><strong> FIND OUT MORE...</strong></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Featured last month: <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/Better_ResultsMay09.html">BLACK GOLD® ALL PURPOSE CRF</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" width="495" height="128"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-feature-article_05.jpg" alt="" width="495" height="128"></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackgoldbzViaSungroInGoogleReader/~4/3QD5l1jm5G4" height="1" width="1"/>(author unknown)tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/source/com.google/linkhttp://blackgold.bz/#tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/21b84441d4b62b9f2010-10-26T21:30:57Z2010-10-26T21:30:57Z<table><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="289" bgcolor="#f2f8ee" height="91"><table width="288" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="5" valign="bottom" width="289" align="center" height="20"><h1>ARTICLES FROM BLACK GOLD<a name="bgarticles"></a></h1></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="6" height="6"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_02.gif" alt="" width="6" height="6"></td> <td colspan="3" width="272" height="6"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_03.gif" alt="" width="272" height="6"></td> <td width="11" height="6"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_04.gif" alt="" width="11" height="6"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="6" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_05.jpg" alt="" width="6" height="81"></td> <td valign="top" width="113" height="81"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/start-plants-right.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_06.jpg" width="113" height="81"></a></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="159" height="81"><p><span>Start your Plants out Right</span></p> <p>In gardening, as in life, first impressions impact your perspective on future success. <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/start-plants-right.html">...more</a></p> <p> </p></td> <td width="11" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_08.gif" alt="" width="11" height="81"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="6" height="82"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_09.gif" alt="" width="6" height="82"></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="166" align="right" height="82"><p><span>Indoor Gardening, by Mike Darcy</span></p> <p>Switch gears and garden indoors <a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/indoorgardening-mike2010.html">...more</a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="106" align="right" height="82"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/indoorgardening-mike2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_11.jpg" alt="" width="106" height="82"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="11" height="82"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_12.jpg" alt="" width="11" height="82"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="6" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_13.jpg" alt="" width="6" height="81"></td> <td valign="top" width="113" height="81"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/PeatLawns-Mike-2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_14.jpg" alt="" width="113" height="81"></a></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="159" height="81"><p><span>Lawns and Peat Moss, by Mike Darcy</span></p> <p>It's time to give some thought to your lawns <a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/PeatLawns-Mike-2010.html">...more</a></p></td> <td width="11" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_16.gif" alt="" width="11" height="81"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="6" height="84"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_17.gif" alt="" width="6" height="84"></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="166" align="right" height="84"><p><span>How To Grow an Organic Garden with Black Gold®</span></p> <p>Organic gardening is very similar to traditional gardening <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/how-to_garden-organic2010.html">...more</a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="106" align="right" height="84"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/how-to_garden-organic2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_19.jpg" alt="" width="106" height="84"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="11" height="84"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_20.jpg" alt="" width="11" height="84"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="6" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_21.gif" alt="" width="6" height="81"></td> <td valign="top" width="113" height="81"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/ContainerGardening-Mike-2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_22.jpg" alt="" width="113" height="81"></a></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="159" height="81"><p><span>How to Plant a Container Garden, by Mike Darcy</span></p> <p>Take care when feeding, a little extra might not be a good thing <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/Trad_Organic.html">...</a><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/ContainerGardening-Mike-2010.html">more</a></p></td> <td width="11" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_24.gif" alt="" width="11" height="81"></td> </tr> </tbody></table></td> <td width="3" height="91"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_foot_02.gif" alt="" width="3" height="91"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" width="289" bgcolor="#f2f8ee" height="25"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_foot_03.gif" alt="" width="289" height="25"></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackgoldbzViaSungroInGoogleReader/~4/3QD5l1jm5G4" height="1" width="1"/>(author unknown)tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/source/com.google/linkhttp://blackgold.bz/#tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/389b54f3bd72eaa02010-10-14T22:52:21Z2010-10-14T22:52:21Z<table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2" valign="top" height="145"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/september2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-top-articles_01.jpg" alt="" width="198" height="145"></a></td> <td valign="bottom" height="29"><h1><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/september2010.html">FALL BULBS</a></h1></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" height="116"><p><span>~Written by Mike Darcy </span></p> <p>In many parts of the west, especially in Western Oregon and Western Washington, September can often be one of the more pleasant and predictable months. As summer is ending, September signals that the autumn season will soon be here. The days are generally still pleasantly warm and the nights begin to cool. Many summer annuals are still at their prime and will continue to provide color until a frost. <a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/september2010.html">more...</a></p> <p> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" valign="top" height="132"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/august2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-top-articles_04.jpg" alt="" width="198" height="132"></a></td> <td valign="bottom" height="23"><h1><a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/september2010.html">SWITCH TO DRIP</a></h1></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" height="109"><p><span>~Written by Nan Sterman</span></p> <p>With water shortages from California to South Carolina, Arizona to New York City, even rainy Pennsylvania, what's a garden lover to do? ADAPT. We need to choose plants that survive on little more than rainfall. <a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/september2010.html">more...</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackgoldbzViaSungroInGoogleReader/~4/3QD5l1jm5G4" height="1" width="1"/>(author unknown)tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/source/com.google/linkhttp://blackgold.bz/#tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/14b6cd9a17aa7d312010-10-14T22:51:54Z2010-10-14T22:51:54Z<table><tbody><tr><td valign="bottom" width="343" height="30"><h1><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/Better_ResultsMay09.html">BLACK GOLD® ALL PURPOSE CRF</a></h1></td> <td width="137" height="30"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/Product_Locator.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-feature-article_03.gif" name="Image130" width="137" border="0" height="30"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="480" height="117"><p><span>With the advent of Black Gold® All Purpose with Multicote®, you are now able to enjoy the benefits of a premium quality potting soil with a fertilizer that will feed your plants for up to six months. Your plants will have a consistent supply of nutrients throughout the entire season. </span> <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/Better_ResultsMay09.html" style="color:rgb(68,50,85)"><strong> FIND OUT MORE...</strong></a> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Featured last month: <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/Natures_Gift_To_Gardeners_August08.html">Black Gold® Peat Moss</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" width="495" height="128"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-feature-article_05.jpg" alt="" width="495" height="128"></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackgoldbzViaSungroInGoogleReader/~4/3QD5l1jm5G4" height="1" width="1"/>(author unknown)tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/source/com.google/linkhttp://blackgold.bz/#tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/069e87c3ee7b0f2b2010-10-14T22:51:24Z2010-10-14T22:51:24Z<table><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="289" bgcolor="#f2f8ee" height="91"><table width="288" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="5" valign="bottom" width="289" align="center" height="20"><h1>ARTICLES FROM BLACK GOLD<a name="bgarticles"></a></h1></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="6" height="6"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_02.gif" alt="" width="6" height="6"></td> <td colspan="3" width="272" height="6"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_03.gif" alt="" width="272" height="6"></td> <td width="11" height="6"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_04.gif" alt="" width="11" height="6"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="6" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_05.jpg" alt="" width="6" height="81"></td> <td valign="top" width="113" height="81"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/indoorgardening-mike2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_06.jpg" width="113" height="81"></a></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="159" height="81"><p><span>Indoor Gardening, by Mike Darcy</span></p> <p>Switch gears and garden indoors<a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/indoorgardening-mike2010.html">...more</a></p></td> <td width="11" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_08.gif" alt="" width="11" height="81"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="6" height="82"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_09.gif" alt="" width="6" height="82"></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="166" align="right" height="82"><p><span>Lawns and Peat Moss, by Mike Darcy</span></p> <p>It's time to give some thought to your lawns<a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/PeatLawns-Mike-2010.html">...more</a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="106" align="right" height="82"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/PeatLawns-Mike-2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_11.jpg" alt="" width="106" height="82"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="11" height="82"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_12.jpg" alt="" width="11" height="82"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="6" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_13.jpg" alt="" width="6" height="81"></td> <td valign="top" width="113" height="81"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/how-to_garden-organic2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_14.jpg" alt="" width="113" height="81"></a></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="159" height="81"><p><span>How To Grow an Organic Garden with Black Gold®</span></p> <p>Organic gardening is very similar to traditional gardening <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/how-to_garden-organic2010.html">...more</a></p></td> <td width="11" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_16.gif" alt="" width="11" height="81"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="6" height="84"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_17.gif" alt="" width="6" height="84"></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="166" align="right" height="84"><p><span>Mycorrhizae and<br> Sun Gro Mixes</span></p> <p>enhance a plant's ability to take up nutrients and water<a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/mycorrhizae-and-mixes.html">...more</a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="106" align="right" height="84"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/mycorrhizae-and-mixes.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_19.jpg" alt="" width="106" height="84"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="11" height="84"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_20.jpg" alt="" width="11" height="84"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="6" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_21.gif" alt="" width="6" height="81"></td> <td valign="top" width="113" height="81"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/ContainerGardening-Mike-2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_22.jpg" alt="" width="113" height="81"></a></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="159" height="81"><p><span>How to Plant a Container Garden, by Mike Darcy</span></p> <p>Take care when feeding, a little extra might not be a good thing <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/Trad_Organic.html">...</a><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/ContainerGardening-Mike-2010.html">more</a></p></td> <td width="11" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_24.gif" alt="" width="11" height="81"></td> </tr> </tbody></table></td> <td width="3" height="91"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_foot_02.gif" alt="" width="3" height="91"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" width="289" bgcolor="#f2f8ee" height="25"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_foot_03.gif" alt="" width="289" height="25"></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackgoldbzViaSungroInGoogleReader/~4/1UQFOzH7nkU" height="1" width="1"/>(author unknown)tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/source/com.google/linkhttp://blackgold.bz/tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/96e7be0e38b060f02010-07-26T19:02:47Z2010-07-26T19:02:47Z<table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2" height="145" valign="top"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/july2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-top-articles_01.jpg" alt="" width="198" height="145"></a></td> <td height="29" valign="top"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/july2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-top-articles-mike-7-2010_02.gif" alt="" width="404" height="29"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="116" valign="top"><p><span>~Written by Mike Darcy </span></p> <p>Here we are in mid-summer and I hope in whatever part of the country you live that you are enjoying sunshine. In the cool Pacific Northwest of Western Oregon and Washington, we have had a very cool and wet spring and now finally we are having sunny days. Summer is here but it took a long time to arrive. On my deck, many of the plants in pots are bursting into color with flowers or foliage and often it is both. One of my favorite summer container plants and one I have planted regularly for quite a few years is Salvia guaranitica &#39;Black &amp; Blue&#39;. <a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/july2010.html">more...</a></p> <p> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" height="132" valign="top"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/july2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-top-articles_04.jpg" alt="" width="198" height="132"></a></td> <td height="23" valign="top"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/july2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-top-articles-7-2010_05.gif" alt="" width="404" height="23"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="109" valign="top"><p><span>~Written by Nan Sterman</span></p> <p>I always caution gardeners in California and other hot, dry summer areas not to plant in summer. Plants just don't adapt very well when it is so hot. Instead, it is better to plan in summer and plant in winter. That said, there are a few groups of plants are best planted now, one of which is the South African bulbs. These plants adapt to their hot, dry native habitats by dropping their leaves and sleeping through summer. That means, that summer is the best time for bulb growers to dig them and ship them, whether to the store or to your door. <a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/july2010.html">more...</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackgoldbzViaSungroInGoogleReader/~4/4xwFfy9VhEY" height="1" width="1"/>(author unknown)tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/source/com.google/linkhttp://blackgold.bz/index.html#tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/78ed0a9b23e853d92010-07-26T19:00:55Z2010-07-26T19:00:55Z<table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2" width="15" height="147"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-feature-article_01.gif" alt="" width="15" height="147"></td> <td width="343" height="30"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/Garden_CompostMay09.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-feature-article_02.gif" alt="" width="343" height="30"></a></td> <td width="137" height="30"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/Product_Locator.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-feature-article_03.gif" name="Image130" border="0" width="137" height="30"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="480" height="117" valign="top"><p><span>One of the secret ingredients used by successful gardeners is Black Gold® Garden Compost. What exactly is garden compost? Compost happens when microbes break down or decompose organic or living matter. </span> <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/Garden_CompostMay09.html" style="color:rgb(68,50,85)"><strong> FIND OUT MORE...</strong></a> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Featured last month: <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/coir_makes_differenceWaterholdCocoblend.html">Black Gold® Waterhold Cocoblend</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" width="495" height="128"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-feature-article_05.jpg" alt="" width="495" height="128"></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackgoldbzViaSungroInGoogleReader/~4/4xwFfy9VhEY" height="1" width="1"/>(author unknown)tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/source/com.google/linkhttp://blackgold.bz/index.html#tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/f271fdbfbdf461bd2010-07-26T19:00:19Z2010-07-26T19:00:19Z<table><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#f2f8ee" width="289" height="91" valign="top"><table 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width="159" height="81" valign="top"><p><span>Mycorrhizae and Sun Gro Mixes</span></p> <p>enhance a plant's ability to take up nutrients and water<a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/mycorrhizae-and-mixes.html">...more</a></p></td> <td width="11" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_08.gif" alt="" width="11" height="81"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="6" height="82"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_09.gif" alt="" width="6" height="82"></td> <td colspan="2" align="right" width="166" height="82" valign="top"><p><span>How To Grow an Organic Garden with Black Gold®</span></p> <p>Organic gardening is very similar to traditional gardening <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/how-to_garden-organic2010.html">...more</a></p></td> <td align="right" width="106" height="82" valign="top"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/how-to_garden-organic2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_11.jpg" alt="" width="106" height="82"></a></td> <td width="11" height="82" valign="top"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_12.jpg" alt="" width="11" height="82"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="6" height="81" valign="top"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_13.jpg" alt="" width="6" height="81"></td> <td width="113" height="81" valign="top"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/ContainerGardening-Mike-2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/images/q110-bg_articles_images_14.jpg" alt="" width="113" height="81"></a></td> <td colspan="2" width="159" height="81" valign="top"><p><span>How to Plant a Container Garden, by Mike Darcy</span></p> <p>Take care when feeding, a little extra might not be a good thing <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/Trad_Organic.html">...</a><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/ContainerGardening-Mike-2010.html">more</a></p></td> <td width="11" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_16.gif" alt="" width="11" height="81"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="6" height="84"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_17.gif" alt="" width="6" height="84"></td> <td colspan="2" align="right" width="166" height="84" valign="top"><p><span>Why Compromise?</span></p> <p>Use Black Gold® Soil Conditioner, made from high quality raw materials <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/UseSoilConditioner.html">...more</a></p></td> <td align="right" width="106" height="84" valign="top"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/UseSoilConditioner.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_19.jpg" alt="" width="106" height="84"></a></td> <td width="11" height="84" valign="top"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_20.jpg" alt="" width="11" height="84"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="6" height="81" valign="top"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_21.gif" alt="" width="6" height="81"></td> <td width="113" height="81" valign="top"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/OrganicFertilizers-Mike-2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_06.jpg" alt="" width="113" height="81"></a></td> <td colspan="2" width="159" height="81" valign="top"><p><span>Using Organic Fertilizers, by Mike Darcy</span></p> <p>What does it mean for the home gardener? <a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/OrganicFertilizers-Mike-2010.html">...more</a></p></td> <td width="11" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_24.gif" alt="" width="11" height="81"></td> </tr> </tbody></table></td> <td width="3" height="91"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_foot_02.gif" alt="" width="3" height="91"></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#f2f8ee" width="289" height="25" valign="bottom"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_foot_03.gif" alt="" width="289" height="25"></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackgoldbzViaSungroInGoogleReader/~4/4xwFfy9VhEY" height="1" width="1"/>(author unknown)tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/source/com.google/linkhttp://blackgold.bz/index.html#tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/1c8015e8cabea3182010-06-30T22:08:26Z2010-06-30T22:08:26Z<table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2" width="15" height="147"></td> <td width="343" height="30"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/coir_makes_differenceWaterholdCocoblend.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-feature-article_02.gif" alt="" width="343" height="30"></a></td> <td width="137" height="30"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/Product_Locator.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-feature-article_03.gif" name="Image130" border="0" width="137" height="30"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="480" height="117"><p><span>Our focus on quality is evident in the choice of coconut coir used in our potting soils. What exactly is coconut coir? Coconut coir is a coarse fiber taken from the fibrous outer shell of a coconut. Coconut coir comes in many forms.</span> <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/coir_makes_differenceWaterholdCocoblend.html" style="color:rgb(68,50,85)"><strong> FIND OUT MORE...</strong></a> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Featured last month: <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/Natural_Organic_May10.html">Black Gold® Natural and Organic</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" width="495" height="128"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-feature-article_05.jpg" alt="" width="495" height="128"></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackgoldbzViaSungroInGoogleReader/~4/3QD5l1jm5G4" height="1" width="1"/>(author unknown)tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/source/com.google/linkhttp://blackgold.bz/#tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/878a6d37c49127aa2010-06-30T22:08:02Z2010-06-30T22:08:02Z<table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2" valign="top" height="145"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/june2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-top-articles_01.jpg" alt="" width="198" height="145"></a></td> <td valign="top" height="29"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/june2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-top-articles-mike-6-2010_02.gif" alt="" width="404" height="29"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" height="116"><p><span>~Written by Mike Darcy </span></p> <p><span>Hanging baskets can be glorious and colorful additions to our gardens. They are easy for a home gardener to make or some people prefer to buy them already started and growing. For me personally, I think it is more fun to start my own and then I can select exactly what I want in each basket. In my garden we always have several at various locations throughout the garden; some may be actually hanging and others may be setting in iron plant stands.</span></p> <p><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/june2010.html">more...</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" valign="top" height="132"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/june2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-top-articles_04.jpg" alt="" width="198" height="132"></a></td> <td valign="top" height="23"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/june2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-top-articles-6-2010_05.gif" alt="" width="404" height="23"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" height="109"><p><span>~Written by Nan Sterman</span></p> <p><span>Its the "default landscape," the "worry-free garden," "the easiest thing in the world" – or is it? More and more, people acknowledge they are tired of having to mow, water, fertilize, weed, and pesticide (is that a verb?) lawn that they hardly ever use. Fortunately, there are lots of options for replacing lawn with gardens that are beautiful and far easier to care for.</span><br> </p> <p><a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/june2010.html">more...</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackgoldbzViaSungroInGoogleReader/~4/3QD5l1jm5G4" height="1" width="1"/>(author unknown)tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/source/com.google/linkhttp://blackgold.bz/#tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/c2ccd031646564422010-06-30T22:06:14Z2010-06-30T22:06:14Z<table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5" width="289" height="20"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_01.gif" alt="" name="q110_bg_articles_images_01" width="289" height="20"><a name="bgarticles"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="6" height="6"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_02.gif" alt="" width="6" height="6"></td> <td colspan="3" width="272" height="6"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_03.gif" alt="" width="272" height="6"></td> <td width="11" height="6"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_04.gif" alt="" width="11" height="6"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="6" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_05.jpg" alt="" width="6" height="81"></td> <td valign="top" width="113" height="81"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/OrganicFertilizers-Mike-2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_06.jpg" alt="" width="113" height="81"></a></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="159" height="81"><p><span>Using Organic Fertilizers, by Mike Darcy</span></p> <p>What does it mean for the home gardener? <a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/OrganicFertilizers-Mike-2010.html">...more</a></p></td> <td width="11" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_08.gif" alt="" width="11" height="81"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="6" height="82"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_09.gif" alt="" width="6" height="82"></td> <td colspan="2" align="right" valign="top" width="166" height="82"><p><span>How To Grow an Organic Garden with Black Gold®</span></p> <p>Organic gardening is very similar to traditional gardening <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/how-to_garden-organic2010.html">...more</a></p></td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="106" height="82"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/how-to_garden-organic2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_11.jpg" alt="" width="106" height="82"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="11" height="82"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_12.jpg" alt="" width="11" height="82"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="6" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_13.jpg" alt="" width="6" height="81"></td> <td valign="top" width="113" height="81"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/ContainerGardening-Mike-2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/images/q110-bg_articles_images_14.jpg" alt="" width="113" height="81"></a></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="159" height="81"><p><span>How to Plant a Container Garden, by Mike Darcy</span></p> <p>Take care when feeding, a little extra might not be a good thing <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/Trad_Organic.html">...</a><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/ContainerGardening-Mike-2010.html">more</a></p></td> <td width="11" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_16.gif" alt="" width="11" height="81"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="6" height="84"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_17.gif" alt="" width="6" height="84"></td> <td colspan="2" align="right" valign="top" width="166" height="84"><p><span>Why Compromise?</span></p> <p>Use Black Gold® Soil Conditioner, made from high quality raw materials <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/UseSoilConditioner.html">...more</a></p></td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="106" height="84"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/UseSoilConditioner.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_19.jpg" alt="" width="106" height="84"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="11" height="84"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_20.jpg" alt="" width="11" height="84"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="6" height="81"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_21.gif" alt="" width="6" height="81"></td> <td valign="top" width="113" height="81"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/bg_expands2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-bg_articles_images_22.jpg" alt="" width="113" height="81"></a></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="159" height="81"><p><span>Value of Using Compost</span></p> <p>If we lived in an ideal world <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/gardens-thrive.html">...more</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackgoldbzViaSungroInGoogleReader/~4/3QD5l1jm5G4" height="1" width="1"/>(author unknown)tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/source/com.google/linkhttp://blackgold.bz/#tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/438e597cf8adb9872010-06-04T23:12:25Z2010-06-04T23:12:25Z<table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2" valign="top" height="145"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/may2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-top-articles_01.jpg" alt="" width="198" height="145"></a></td> <td valign="top" height="29"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/may2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-top-articles-mike-5-2010_02.gif" alt="" width="404" height="29"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" height="116"><p><span>~Written by Mike Darcy </span></p> <p><span>In many areas of the west, May is the month to begin planting a vegetable garden for summer produce. Depending on your particular location, check your local extension service for last average frost date, you can begin setting out plant starts and planting seeds of many of the familiar home garden vegetables. </span></p> <p><a href="http://blackgold.bz/mike/may2010.html">more...</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" valign="top" height="132"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/may2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-top-articles_04.jpg" alt="" width="198" height="132"></a></td> <td valign="top" height="23"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/may2010.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-top-articles-nan-5-2010_05.gif" alt="" width="404" height="23"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" height="109"><p><span>~Written by Nan Sterman</span></p> <p><span>Years ago, a neighbor introduced herself to me as "the plant pincher." I must have looked surprised because she explained that whenever she saw a plant she liked, she pinched a piece and took it home to try to root it. And, she continued, would I mind if she pinched some of my plants. </span><br> </p> <p><a href="http://blackgold.bz/nan/may2010.html">more...</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackgoldbzViaSungroInGoogleReader/~4/3QD5l1jm5G4" height="1" width="1"/>(author unknown)tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/source/com.google/linkhttp://blackgold.bz/#tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/1699c7154e7d30c32010-06-04T23:11:29Z2010-06-04T23:11:29Z<table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2" width="15" height="147"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-feature-article_01.gif" alt="" width="15" height="147"></td> <td width="343" height="30"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/Natural_Organic_May10.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-feature-article-5-2010_02.gif" alt="" width="343" height="30"></a></td> <td width="137" height="30"><a href="http://blackgold.bz/Product_Locator.html"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-feature-article_03.gif" name="Image130" width="137" border="0" height="30"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="480" height="117"><p><span>Whether you buy your groceries at a natural food market or you just want the best for your family, many of us are buying more organic products these days. And when it comes to home gardening, organic gardening has become the norm.</span> <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/Natural_Organic_May10.html" style="color:rgb(68,50,85)"><strong> FIND OUT MORE...</strong></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Featured last month: <a href="http://blackgold.bz/BG_past_articles/Success_Fert_Feb09.html">Black Gold® Fertilizers</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" width="495" height="128"><img src="http://blackgold.bz/images/q110-feature-article_05.jpg" alt="" width="495" height="128"></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blackgoldbzViaSungroInGoogleReader/~4/3QD5l1jm5G4" height="1" width="1"/>(author unknown)tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/15730249212837260424/source/com.google/linkhttp://blackgold.bz/#