Jacki Cammidge is a Certified Horticulturist specializing in frugal, low-input gardening and propagation, with lifelong hands-on experience and years as a wholesale nursery head propagator.
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The world is at the cusp of stopping waste in its tracks - what did our grand parents say? Waste not, want not...
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If you live near the ocean, you may be lucky enough to try using Seaweed as Fertilizer...
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Planting Cover Crops on garden beds and around plantings keeps adding valuable organic matter to your soil; this crucial step of soil building is a continuous process...
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One of the most beautiful draping plants - make more of them - How To Propagate Peperomia 'Hope'
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Green Lacewing - fragile seeming predator - watch for them to emerge out of your firewood...
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Bio-diversity; the intricate web of life in an organic garden; you don't have to choose between bugs and plant life, it's all good; the more the merrier...
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Companion Planting is a mystical growth enhancer; why would planting certain crops together have this beneficial effect?
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Is No Plow Farming better than other ways to grow plants, and if so, what are the benefits?
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Pollinators with an important difference - Solitary Bees live alone, not in a hive, and pollinate many many plants...
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Hay Bale Gardening Problems - working through this experimental way of gardening...
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Moving thousands of plants across the continent is a trek like no other - The 5000 Kilometer Sempervivum
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Rejuvenation pruning to bring a tree back into production - Pruning an Old Apple Tree...
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Tomato Plant Problems are sometimes easy to treat, but diagnosing the issue and dealing with diseases, cultivation or pest problems can be tough...
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Crop Rotation; succession planting for disease control of your vegetable crops - which plants grow best after crops already harvested...
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Making Nettle Tea is one way to use these plants that are otherwise classed as weeds; who would have guessed that they are so beneficial to your garden?
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Composting doesn’t have to be messy or frustrating. Learn the most common compost area mistakes that make composting feel hard — and the simple fixes that make it easy.
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How do I manage organic nitrogen differently in raised beds vs in-ground gardens?
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Support your Tomatoes with this DIY Tomato Cage and other useful ideas...
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Saving Vegetable Garden Seed can save a bundle of money; learn how to store seeds for next year, without losing them to mold, vermin or low germination...
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