by angela@diggingbliss | Jun 13, 2007 | Uncategorized
This documentary has been in my Netflix queue forever… so long, in fact, that I decided to Google the title to find out if I could buy the DVD. Doesn’t look like it… yet. What I did discover, however, is that The Real Dirt on Farmer John will be screened at The Crest on July 27, 2007. Woo hoo! Mark your calendars!
See where else it’s screening nationwide and check out the rave reviews.
Theatrical Trailer
June 20 edit: Looks like The Real Dirt on Farmer John will be premiering on the PBS Show, Independent Lens.
Also, here’s a link to an interview with “Farmer John” Peterson on Fresh Air with Terry Gross.
by angela@diggingbliss | Jun 12, 2007 | Uncategorized
Hey, I didn’t notice before that these “coco peat” bricks were packaged by Down to Earth Distributors, the same company that puts out my Bio-Fish fertilizer.
Watching your coco peat brick expand is fun. It’d be even more fun if they put a prize inside.
Whoa, there it goes!
Like magic, the brick has transformed within mere minutes into a large volume of moist, crumbly coir.
A couple months ago, I added the biodegradable liner bags from my kitchen compost crock to the bin to see if they’d break down quickly. Nope.
After side-dressing my tomato, pepper and basil plants with the finished compost from one layer of my Can-O-Worms, I added the coir pictured above to the now-empty layer, along with some past-their-prime veggies from the fridge. My veggie plants also got a dose of Bio-Fish and liquid Kelp fertilizer. That should give them some added vigor!
by angela@diggingbliss | Jun 10, 2007 | Uncategorized
My Peaceful Valley Farm Supply order arrived a couple days ago. I’ve decided to try Down To Earth’s Bio-Fish fertilizer in my veggie beds. I also need to apply a fast-acting organic liquid food today because my newly planted veggies have settled in but look like they could use a boost.
I also ordered BurnOut II for controlling weeds that have popped up in my crushed rock pathways and in the D.G. surrounding my flagstone patio pavers. BurnOut II is a clove, citric acid and vinegar-based herbicide.
The Coconut Coir Fiber compressed bricks, which expand in water, make a really nice bedding and food for my Can-O-Worms
setup.
My late-planted ‘Gold Rush’ yellow zucchini plants already have flower buds. I can’t wait to start using them in stir-fry dishes and on the grill. A little salt, cracked pepper, fresh chopped rosemary and olive oil is all you need.
My tree dahlias are already pretty ginormous.
Orange daylilies are pretty common, but there’s something a little more elegant about this one. Maybe it’s the narrow petals and splash of wine color on the throat. I got this unnamed beauty at POW and it’s just beginning to bloom. Looks great next to my purple butterfly bush.
by angela@diggingbliss | Jun 7, 2007 | Uncategorized
Check out this charming profile of Annie Hayes of Annie’s Annuals. There’s a video about the origin of Echium ‘Mr. Happy’, a video tour of the nursery, and flower photos showing what’s blooming in Spring, Summer and Fall.
by angela@diggingbliss | Jun 4, 2007 | Uncategorized
Just a quick note to apologize if you e-mailed me in the last few weeks at angela@sacramentogardening.com and got no reply. I switched domain hosts but apparently hadn’t reconfigured my Outlook properly. It’s fixed now and a couple test e-mails have come through fine.
Angela
by angela@diggingbliss | May 31, 2007 | Uncategorized
Hey, nature lovers, Rex Cycles’ annual Support the Parkway ride is on June 9. Click here to sign up. Your tax-deductible $70 entry fee includes a t-shirt, snacks and drinks at rest stops and lunch by JR’s Texas Bar-B-Que.
I plan to ride as far as I can in time to make it back for the lunch, but you are even welcome to skip the ride and head straight for lunch. This is a fun ride… not a race… and a great cause.
Here’s a write-up in the Bee.
June 11 edit:
See what you missed?
Local wildlife…
Good vittles…
Bikes mingling…
Nature…
More nature…
