SusGlobal Energy, the developer of SusGro, an organic liquid fertilizer, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, SusGlobal Energy Canada has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to acquire a soil media, plant nutrients, and amendments producer approved for organic use and specifically formulated for producing high-quality fruit and flowering crops for an aggregate purchase price […]

Could it be … spring is in the air? As we enjoy these longer daylight hours, have you noticed displays of budding leaves and early blooming flowers? Welcome to March, the month that marks the beginning of spring and the opening of one of San Diego County’s most recognizable floral landmarks: The Flower Fields at […]

Robin and Nathaniel Shannon of Gary are both descendants of farmers. Robin Shannon said her great-grandparents farmed several acres in a small farm area in Gary where they had a shanty home and raised cows, chickens and pigs. They smoked their own meats. They grew their own produce. They had to in order to keep […]

Norman Winter  |  For Savannah Morning News Shasta daisy lovers will rejoice as the Amazing Daisy collection is more than doubling with the addition of three new varieties for 2022. The Garden Guy can hardly wait to get his hands on Amazing Daisy Marshmallow. This Shasta is nothing short of riveting in its appearance. Indeed, […]

Sally Scalera  |  For FLORIDA TODAY Support local journalism: Find offers for new subscribers here: Special Offers — FLORIDA TODAY. March begins on Tuesday, and even though some of February’s temperatures have been in the 80s, more cold weather could still be in our future.   For information on our upcoming plant sales, an upcoming class […]

Lynn_GT asked: “Is this really what they’ve chosen to attack us on now? Honestly, some people need to get a life. Choosing peat free compost is a sensible and necessary choice – there’s plenty about.” While Mary Radleigh added: “Always thought that using peat is the lazy way to garden and is used by those […]

When I was a small boy, the elderly Mr. Adams, who lived through the woods and up the hill from our house in Longview, asked me to help him plant his Irish potato crop. I remember how intrigued I was at putting pieces of potatoes into the soft loamy soil. The day we pulled them […]

One of the things I feel we have lost, is the ability to connect with the soil. Do you remember walking barefoot? Stepping on something scary or uncomfortable? The feel of grass and gravel beneath your toes? Somehow, that connected us to the ground in a right way. Somehow, we’ve come to regard life in […]

CINDY MURRAY As most of us know, the three primary macronutrients essential for plant nutrition are nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, or NPK. These are the nutrients needed in the greatest quantities and the ones most often limiting plant growth. For decades, farmers and gardeners have been growing food crops by supplying these nutrients annually, often […]

Climate change impacts everyone, there’s no escaping this global crisis. While change must come at the macro level, each of us can also make individual changes starting in our own backyards. Regenerative gardening is one way to improve our local resiliency and restore nature’s capacity to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Traditional gardening and […]