Ask Farmer Phoebe
Blog URL http://askfarmerphoebe.wordpress.com
Tags organic gardening, vegetable gardening, gardening how-to, gardening stories, gardening teleclasses
Urban organic gardener doing my part to help the green economy
Latest Blog Posts
- It’s National Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day! on Aug 8, 2009 in Garden Variety Humor Vegetables backyard gardening gardening humor zucchini
Honest to goodness! I left a fresh-picked cucumber on my neighbor’s patio last night. Today, after coming home from running some errands, my neighbor’s grown daughter was out back playing with their dog. “Hey, Clarissa! Did you get...
- Best Laid Plans… on Jun 13, 2009 in Gardening Stories backyard gardening home gardening weather
Hey. I know, it’s been awhile. So, my patch is 90% planted: A few tomato plants I bought from Fleet Farm, peppers and broccoli are in. Beans and cucs are coming up, carrots are still germinating. Nasturtiums (I actually pulled out the ol’...
- Just Say ‘No’ to Miracle-Gro on Apr 23, 2009 in Organic Pest Control
OK, so I raised a fuss when I learned Miracle-Gro is on Twitter. Nevertheless, after a bout of grumbling I was willing to live and let live. But when I checked into my FarmerPhoebe Twitter account this afternoon, I actually had a message from my neme...
- Refuge Farms: A Place of Everyday Miracles on Mar 30, 2009 in Uncategorized
Sandy Gilbert was in the driveway greeting volunteers with smiles and hugs as they arrived. It was a beautiful early spring day in western Wisconsin, not a cloud in the sky, the warm glow of the sun taking the chill off the breeze that always seems t...
- How to Start Growing Your Veggies from Scratch on Mar 24, 2009 in Uncategorized Eliot Coleman gardening grow lights organic seed starting soil blocker starting mix
I’ve been feeling so guilty about neglecting my blog I asked my friend Elizabeth to be a guest blogger. Being the wonderful person she is, she stepped up. Elizabeth has been gardening organically for years, runs a health and wellness business,...
- How Twitter Helped Me Find a New Caretaker for My Beloved Garden Patch on Feb 23, 2009 in Gardening Stories askFarmerPhoebe Twitter organic community garden
I recently moved from Chicago to a little town in western Wisconsin. There are still several inches of fresh snow on the ground up here, but my yearning for spring is alive and well. And I’m missing my little garden patch. Gardening with Nuns H.
- Where to Find Non-GMO Seeds–And Other Resources on Feb 23, 2009 in Gardening Resources gardening tips non-GMO seeds organic Safe Seed Pledge
In case you haven’t ordered your seeds yet, here is a great resource to find companies that do not support the proliferation of genetically modified organisms: gene-watch.com/safeseed/sourcebook The Safe Seed Pledge was launched in 1999 by the...
