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Introduction to the Cool Season Garden

Aug 19, 2015 | Hi Perf Gard Community, High Performance Garden

What does a cool season garden look like? A cool season garden takes advantage of the cooler temperatures to grow those cool weather crops and thus extend your growing season. This kick off to a new high performance garden series is just the thing as the cooler weather approaches the northern hemisphere gardeners.

5 Organic Garden Mulch Options

Aug 12, 2015 | Hi Perf Gard Community, High Performance Garden

Save yourself from countless hours of back breaking garden chores by growing in a virtually weed free garden. These 5 organic mulch options are key to creating the best possible cover for your beds.

Sling Vertical Growing Melons with Ease

Aug 5, 2015 | Hi Perf Gard Community, High Performance Garden

When you sling vertical growing melons you have the opportunity to use so much more of your garden because of the space it frees you. This will also protect your melons from the common pest problems.

Beneficial Insects Series: Organic Spider Mite Control

Jul 29, 2015 | Hi Perf Gard Community, High Performance Garden

Organic spider mite control requires the help of a very special beneficial insect. Join Lynn as she releases her Spider Mite Predators and learn how to take care of your garden this growing season.

Beneficial Insects Series Nematodes Organic Pest Control

Jul 21, 2015 | Hi Perf Gard Community, High Performance Garden

One of the best broad spectrum organic pest control measures is to use beneficial nematodes. This week in the garden I am releasing nematodes in my garden to take care of a wide variety of pests before they ever become a problem.

How to Make Compost Tea

Jul 15, 2015 | Hi Perf Gard Community, High Performance Garden

Learn how to make compost tea in your garden so that you can feed your soil food web in a way that is in harmony with nature. Join Lynn on the farm to brew a 5 gallon bucket’s worth of compost tea!

Beneficial Insects Series: Organic Leafminer Control

Jul 8, 2015 | Hi Perf Gard Community, High Performance Garden

Organic leafminer control is important for your leafy greens health and for keeping your garden in harmony with nature. These three easy steps are simple once you see them applied in the training videos.

Starting Grape Vines from Cuttings

Jul 1, 2015 | Hi Perf Gard Community, High Performance Garden

Starting grape vines from cuttings is a great way to preserve old varieties of grapes and is simple with the right tools. This spring I wanted to get some grape vines started for The Living Farm Café. They use my concord grapes for their "made from scratch" jams and...

Easy PVC Tomato Trellis Part 4: How to Take Out Tomato Plants

Jun 24, 2015 | Hi Perf Gard Community, High Performance Garden

When you take out tomato plants at the end of the season make sure that you are taking the best care possible of your easy trellis as you can. This video will teach you what to do once the growing season comes to a close.

Easy PVC Tomato Trellis Part 3: Topping Tomato Plants

Jun 17, 2015 | Hi Perf Gard Community, High Performance Garden

Topping your tomato plant is a professional farming skill that helps you to end the season with the most ripe tomatoes possible. This season don’t get inundated with green tomatoes. Get the ripe tomatoes you want this year!