Jessica Walliser, guest on the Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson, shares her experience as a professional landscaper and pesticide applicator and her drastic change to approaching pest control naturally. By understanding how your garden ecosystem works, including the role and behavior of insects, you can learn to attract the desirable bugs and deter the unwanted. Here’s an excerpt from Greg and Jessica’s conversation:
Spring is fast approaching, but with recent and coming frosty weather, some of your early bloomers may face an icy welcome. In the video below, David Wilson of Garden Splendor Plants shows several ways you can protect your flowers, bushes, and trees from frost damage.
We’d like you all to welcome the newest member of our green family, the Market Street Garden, located in Tacoma, Washington. Market Street Garden is led by Allison Wilson, a gardening enthusiast and volunteer at the University Y Student Center. The Community has gotten permission from the YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties to use 50 square feet of their property at the Center as a vegetable garden and maintain smaller flower beds throughout the campus. The community is starting off strong with 24 members and hopes to attract more participation from YMCA members.
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Thinking about starting an orchard? While trees are less delicate than smaller plants, they do take some work, especially as saplings. This two-part class will provide you with the ins and outs of proper orchard management, including space considerations, watering needs, splinting, pruning, and organic pest control. The class will be taught by Robert Glen, Assistant Steward of the Hollywood Apple Orchard. Robert will also guide the participants on a tour of the orchard to illustrate the ideas presented.
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