http://www.motherearthnews.com/rss/OrganicGardening.xmlHow to grow your own nutritious food and enjoy superb, chemical-free flavors.http://www.motherearthnews.com/Ask-Our-Experts/Organic-Gardening/How-to-Start-Seeds-Indoors-Using-Fluorescent-Lights.aspx <p>Learn how to start seeds indoors using inexpensive fluorescent lights.</p> Mother Earth NewsThu, 28 Feb 2008 22:05:34 GMThttp://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/2007-05-01/Use-Newspaper-for-Mulch.aspx As summer approaches, it won't be long until fresh-cut flowers adorn the tabletop and summer vegetables are a part of every meal. Whether you're growing tomatoes or hollyhocks, pesky weeds often pose problems. If weeds seem to sprout faster than you can pull them, one easy and inexpensive way to keep them at bay is to use newspapers for mulch. Mother Earth NewsTue, 29 Jan 2008 07:03:30 GMThttp://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/2008-02-01/No-spray-Way-to-Protect-Plants.aspx <p>Fabric row covers, placed over garden crops can dramatically cut down on the amount of damage to plants from insects, such as cabbageworms, flea beetles, squash bugs, potato beetles, root maggots, leaf miners, cucumber beetles, army worms, grasshoppers and squash vine borers. They also discourage birds, deer and rabbits from snacking on your tender garden produce. The row covers, made from commercial fabric row cover material or tulle netting, are easy to make and can be stored and reused each season.</p> Mother Earth NewsSun, 03 Feb 2008 23:44:06 GMThttp://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/2007-12-01/Swap-Seeds-This-Season.aspx Save money and connect with local gardeners by exchanging garden seeds through organized seed swaps. Mother Earth NewsTue, 29 Jan 2008 14:10:11 GMThttp://www.motherearthnews.com/Ask-Our-Experts/Organic-Gardening/How-to-Save-Cucumber-Seeds.aspx <p>A long-time gardener describes the seed-saving technique for cucumbers.</p> Mother Earth NewsFri, 29 Feb 2008 18:42:50 GMThttp://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/2008-02-01/Grow-Potatoes-in-Hay.aspx <p>You can keep your potatoes from rotting in heavy clay soil by growing them in hay.</p> Mother Earth NewsTue, 22 Jan 2008 21:38:42 GMThttp://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/2008-02-01/Biodegradable-Seed-starter-Pots.aspx <p>Start saving toilet paper rolls now so to make pots for spring seed starting.</p> Mother Earth NewsTue, 22 Jan 2008 21:37:30 GMThttp://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/2008-02-01/Cooking-Brussels-Sprouts.aspx <p>If you grow and cook them correctly, you may discover a surprising attraction to these nutty and delicious tiny cabbages. And best of all, they are so cold-hardy that you can enjoy them well into the winter season. What could be better than serving freshly picked produce at your holiday meals?</p> Mother Earth NewsSun, 10 Feb 2008 21:53:32 GMThttp://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/2008-02-01/Americas-Favorite-Tomatoes.aspx <p>This lineup of America’s 20 favorite tomatoes will fill your growing season with an array of colors and fabulous flavors. Discover tangy green varieties, learn about perfect paste tomatoes and find out which varieties are among tomato experts’ best kept secrets.</p> Mother Earth NewsTue, 22 Jan 2008 21:32:23 GMThttp://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/2008-02-01/Growing-Radishes.aspx <p>Fast, crisp, easy-to-grow spring and fall radishes sown directly in the garden are ready to eat in less than a month! For best quality, grow them in cool weather, keep the soil constantly moist and harvest them as soon as the roots become plump. Radishes grow best when temperatures range between 50 and 70 degrees.</p> Mother Earth NewsTue, 22 Jan 2008 19:41:31 GMT