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, August 24, 2009

Happy birthday, blog!

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Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, dear blog! Happy birthday to you! I started blogging one year ago! What fun it...
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Monday, August 17, 2009

Cornelian Cherry

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Neat, but Messy, Tree: The Cornelian Cherry I recently encountered an interesting tree, the Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas, a type of dogwood)...
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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Potato Bin Success!

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Potato Bin Success! [Photo: potato bin under construction-I lined it with cardboard and filled it half way up with soil). The potato bin w...
Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Field trip report: Philadelphia gardens

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[Caption: Bartram vegetable garden, Bartram House]. Philly Area Gardens The New York Times recently had an article about the many garden...
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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Soil

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Soil [photo: bed being prepared with organic matter in fall] A recent phone call with my sister in law has made me think more about soil. Sh...
Friday, July 17, 2009

Garden Quickie: Passiflora in Bloom

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Above is a photo of a red passionflower that is in bloom on my back porch. I bought it on a whim at a high school plant sale in the spring! ...
Monday, July 13, 2009

Succession planting

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Succession planting I am doing a lot more succession planting this year than in the past. And more “waves” of plantings of the same crop...
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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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