Blog edition. The whole newsletter is right here.
Urban Gardening on the Web
- Urban Gardening – What is it? is my definition and a call for links to more great programs across the U.S.
- USDA reports that farmers' markets are up 13 percent over 2008! Here's the story.
- Excellent new resource: Growing School and Youth Gardens in NY City. [pdf]
Sustainable Gardening on the Web
- Prune now? Don't do it! yells Rodale. But they know what they're talking about.
- Who cares about honeybees, anyway? gripes about all the concern for (nonnative) honeybees. Commenters agree AND disagree. And here's how to encourage native bees with "insect walls".
- Great overview of the Great Deer Problem and How to Solve it. Don't miss the comments.
- The lowdown on Eco-Tulips? In short, they're organically grown. Also, I like the young Dutch guy who's bringing them to us.
- Does the Daily Green just make stuff up? Their list of best cities for community gardens sure looks like it was.
- Turns out "smart irrigation controllers" aren't so smart after all – they use up to 2.5 times the recommended amount of water, as reported in Nursery Management.
- New research explains why pruning encourages plants to thrive – in Science Daily.
Spotted in a Garden Center
Here's a close-up of one of the zillion Christmas trees at Homestead Gardens right now. Notice that it's bipartisan, with White House ornaments representing both the Obama and Reagan administrations. Hmm, wonder what happened to the old Dubya ornaments.
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