EarthKind program safeguards environment (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)
"EarthKind" is a trademarked term for an environmental stewardship program for urban landscapes. This trademark is one of the most prestigious ... ...more...Sunlawn Reel Push Mowers and GET Green(TM) and GET Growing(TM) Lawn Care Products Make Your Gift Giving "Green" This ... (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Homeowners and dedicated gardeners alike are embracing natural growing and maintenance practices in record numbers. People everywhere are discovering that "green" lawn care products from Sunlawn and GETMicrosolutions are the perfect compliment to their "green thumb." For those who love their gardens and the planet, Sunlawn and GETMicrosolutions, two of the industry's leaders in environmentally ......more... Dickinson Research Extension Center Certified For Organic Farming Research (CattleNetwork.com)
A 10-acre tract of land at the North Dakota State University Dickinson Research Extension Center has been certified by two major organic farming certifiers, according to Pat Carr, DREC sustainable agriculture adjunct professor and agronomist....more... Tips for gardeners (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
MILD MEALS: Water newly planted bedding plants and vegetable transplants with a half-strength fertilizer solution to get them off to a good start....more... Plant smiles in your garden this fall (Macon Telegraph)
First impressions are important. You never get a second chance to make a first impression....more... Advice on Planting, Pruning and Picking Up (Washington Post)
Q: Our oak trees have been dropping enormous quantities of acorns for weeks. In addition, they are shedding masses of tiny granular objects. Some sidewalks look like they're covered in sand. Can you tell me what it is? ...more... Bulb planting tips (Star-Gazette)
?Do you need to add fertilizer? Since a bulb is a storehouse of food and moisture, they already come with all the food they need to bloom the first season. Many of the tulip varieties will only bloom once in most gardens....more... California could reap windfall from farm bill deal (San Francisco Chronicle)
Senate Democrats announced a breakthrough in a long-stalled farm bill Wednesday that would provide billions of dollars for California fruit and vegetable marketing, farm conservation and food stamps - but would maintain costly, traditional crop subsidies for... ...more... China Agritech Signs $7.8 Million Liquid Organic Fertilizer Contract (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
China Agritech, Inc. , a leading liquid fertilizer manufacturer in China, announced that it has signed a contract with Sinochem Fertilizer Co., Ltd. to deliver a minimum of 1,000 metric tons of its liquid organic fertilizer ''Green Vitality'' over the next twelve months....more... |