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Growing Herbs on Windowsills
For me, growing herbs indoors in a sunny window is way more satisfying than growing houseplants. Why is that? While both houseplants and herbs add that much-needed touch of fresh...
Growing Herbs on Windowsills
For me, growing herbs indoors in a sunny window is way more satisfying than growing houseplants. Why is that? While both houseplants and herbs add that much-needed touch of fresh...
Holiday Plants: Rescue or Refuse Pile?
If you are anything like us here at Organic Mechanics, you do your best to keep plants living no matter what. You probably even double down on your efforts when...
Holiday Plants: Rescue or Refuse Pile?
If you are anything like us here at Organic Mechanics, you do your best to keep plants living no matter what. You probably even double down on your efforts when...
Community Gardening: Meeting Gardeners Where Th...
If there is one thing we know about gardening, it’s that the word “community” is always implied. The act of gardening doesn’t take place in a vacuum. A “community” is...
Community Gardening: Meeting Gardeners Where Th...
If there is one thing we know about gardening, it’s that the word “community” is always implied. The act of gardening doesn’t take place in a vacuum. A “community” is...
Start Your Cacti and Succulent Collection
Cacti and succulents to me are the terrestrial versions of the ocean’s bizarrest sea creatures. To look at their needle-packed or plump branches, their rainbow of colors, their “I can’t...
Start Your Cacti and Succulent Collection
Cacti and succulents to me are the terrestrial versions of the ocean’s bizarrest sea creatures. To look at their needle-packed or plump branches, their rainbow of colors, their “I can’t...
Biochar 101: Nothing Basic About It
We’re doing something a little different with this month’s blog post. We’ve interviewed Mark Highland, Founder of Organic Mechanics, about one of the oldest yet newest concepts in horticultural soil...
Biochar 101: Nothing Basic About It
We’re doing something a little different with this month’s blog post. We’ve interviewed Mark Highland, Founder of Organic Mechanics, about one of the oldest yet newest concepts in horticultural soil...
Fall Is For Planting Native Perennials
August is that transition month that pairs summer’s heat with the promise of cozy sweaters and pumpkin spice lattes. It’s a forward-looking time, one that is best spent planning and...
Fall Is For Planting Native Perennials
August is that transition month that pairs summer’s heat with the promise of cozy sweaters and pumpkin spice lattes. It’s a forward-looking time, one that is best spent planning and...
