Central Virginia Organic Gardener

A non-commercial guide to organic gardening in the mid-Atlantic states, with some specifics to central Virginia..and some information applicable across the country! Or to other time zones! Across the seas! Who knew? "No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden." Thomas Jefferson

Monday, September 27, 2021

Autumn Frost Squash: What I Will Grow Next Year

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I have written about this before, but butternut squash is the go-to squash for "pumpkin" pie (and bread).  The canned "pumpk...
Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Nature's Little Jokes

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 Sometimes, nature pays here little jokes on us!  I accidentally pulled these out while weeding. Have fun out there!
Monday, September 20, 2021

One Reason I grow...

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 Botanical Art I started gardening when I was a kid. Wherever I had a place where I could grow veggies, I did it.  In the mid 2000's, I ...
Monday, September 13, 2021

WTH is this?

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  I try to buy decent potting soil as I pot up a large number plants every year and have many house plants.  Quality, organic potting soil i...
Monday, September 6, 2021

The Fig Gods smiled

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  Brown Turkey Figs One of the first things I planted when we moved to our central Virginia home 20 years ago were three brown turkey fig tr...
Tuesday, August 31, 2021

It's....Pawpaw Time!

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  If my reader recalls, I have a thing for pawpaws, ever since discovering them while walking down by the James River...and reading about th...
Friday, August 6, 2021

Ginger Update!

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  Turmeric  Ginger I wrote last season about my success with growing culinary ginger. I was so happy with the outcome (pickled sushi ginger ...
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Judy Thomas
Central Virginia, United States
I am a retired social work professor (assistant) involved in all sorts of pursuits, from gardening to crafting to botanical illustration. I believe in organic as a method and way of life and making and growing things as a way to keep me happy!
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