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How to Tell if Your Garden Soil Is Ready for Planting

January 15, 2020 by fifthseason Leave a Comment

-Ryan Blankenship- The very first step in determining if your soil is ready for planting is to simply dig yourself a small hole where you would like your planting site to be. By digging this small hole, you will be able to determine if you have loose or clay soil. Like many people in our area, we typically have a lot of red clay where we would like to plant. I also like to send a soil sample out to our state agricultural extension program to get tested to understand the NPK … [Read more...] about How to Tell if Your Garden Soil Is Ready for Planting

Filed Under: Organic Gardening Tagged With: Alfalfa Meal, amendments, Blood Meal, Bone Meal, Compost, Fish Meal, organic garden, Organic gardening, pH, soil, soil conditions, soil health, soil pH

From “How the “BLEEP” Did They Grow That?” Delicious Sweet Peppers Under the T-5’s

November 15, 2011 by fifthseason Leave a Comment

We have ventured into uncharted territory--growing sweet red peppers under T-5 flourescent fixtures. Snake oil, you say? No way you crazy @@#$'s could grow fully developed sweet peppers under simple flourescents, you scream? The picture does not lie.         The secret? 1) Good Seed Stock We obtained Big Red pepper seeds from Sow True Seed 2) Excellent Potting Soil We moved the healthy seedlings to two different types of soil--McEnroe … [Read more...] about From “How the “BLEEP” Did They Grow That?” Delicious Sweet Peppers Under the T-5’s

Filed Under: Organic Gardening Tagged With: Air Pruning, Alfalfa Meal, Azomite, Compost Tea, Hi-Brix Molasses, McEnroe Potting Soil, Nature's Nog, Rooter's Mycorrhizae, Roots Potting Soil, Smart Pots, Sow True Seed, T-5 Bulbs, Worm Castings

The New Tea Revolution: Not Just For Tooth Rot Anymore

May 16, 2011 by fifthseason Leave a Comment

A new breed of chef is blossoming. Their major recipe components  involves everything from worm excrement to brewed nettles to fungus swimming in molasses. Their kitchen gadgets include buckets, air stones, and even pantyhose. There are no walls, and their most demanding clientele include the finicky tomato and the gregarious squash. This culinary mastermind is known as the compost tea chef, and anyone who wants to pamper their plants can obtain this lofty status. Over the years, many recipes … [Read more...] about The New Tea Revolution: Not Just For Tooth Rot Anymore

Filed Under: Organic Gardening Tagged With: Aerated Tea, Aerobic, Alfalfa Meal, Anaerobic, Apple Cider Vinegar, Biodynamics, Compost Tea, Fish Meal, Microbes, Molasses, Vortex Brewers

Friday Favorites: General Organics Line

August 27, 2010 by fifthseason Leave a Comment

Friday seems to be a good time to disregard the morals set in stone Monday-Thursday (although Thursday is a cheat for many). Before the fun begins, we here at Fifth Season like to start the weekend by saluting products that make the store, our clientele, and us happy. Each week, we'll feature an item we feel enhances the gardening experience. General Organics Fertilizer Line General Hydroponics, a thirty year company on the cutting edge of the hydroponic industry, recently decided to … [Read more...] about Friday Favorites: General Organics Line

Filed Under: Hydroponics Tagged With: Alfalfa Meal, BioBud, BioMarine, BioRoot, BioThrive Bloom, BioThrive Grow, BioWeed, Calcium, CaMg+, Glacial Rock Powder, Humic Acid, Magnesium, Molasses, Protein Hydrolysate

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