http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/430 Susan Harris's blog about eco-friendly and urban gardening, plus the adventures of a DC-based garden writer, coach and occasional rabble-rowser. Mon, 24 May 2010 11:12:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/430/comment-page-1#comment-3372 Ed Bruske Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:34:33 +0000 http://sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/430#comment-3372 Poor Dan. I have a good idea how much work he put into that piece. He talked to me for almost an hour, and he interviewed lots of other people. But that's always the risk of being a generalist-type reporter, a few errant words can bring the roof down. But as my wife never tires of reminding me, it wasn't so long ago that I was unaware what was actually in those turquoise crystals in the MiracleGro bag. Welcome to the world of organics, Dan. Poor Dan. I have a good idea how much work he put into that piece. He talked to me for almost an hour, and he interviewed lots of other people. But that’s always the risk of being a generalist-type reporter, a few errant words can bring the roof down. But as my wife never tires of reminding me, it wasn’t so long ago that I was unaware what was actually in those turquoise crystals in the MiracleGro bag. Welcome to the world of organics, Dan.

]]> http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/430/comment-page-1#comment-3371 Dan Zak Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:45:39 +0000 http://sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/430#comment-3371 No, the Post is not on Scotts' payroll as far as I know. In fact, I try to avoid naming specific products when possible. But MiracleGro, as a food supplement to watering, came up a couple of times (never negatively) when I was talking to plant people, and it just found its way into the piece as a basic, recognizable example. Unfortunately the topic of feeding did not come up with someone like Ed Bruske, who, of course, is a major proponent of composting and other organic alternatives and, in his urban gardeners list-serv, has already taken me to task for mentioning MiracleGro. I wish I'd been directed to you, though, Susan. We learn something new every day. Thanks for reading, commenting, criticizing and linking. No, the Post is not on Scotts’ payroll as far as I know. In fact, I try to avoid naming specific products when possible. But MiracleGro, as a food supplement to watering, came up a couple of times (never negatively) when I was talking to plant people, and it just found its way into the piece as a basic, recognizable example. Unfortunately the topic of feeding did not come up with someone like Ed Bruske, who, of course, is a major proponent of composting and other organic alternatives and, in his urban gardeners list-serv, has already taken me to task for mentioning MiracleGro. I wish I’d been directed to you, though, Susan. We learn something new every day. Thanks for reading, commenting, criticizing and linking.

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