Organic Gardening Tips Terra Viva Organics Gardening organically isn’t just gardening without chemicals. You, the gardener, must work with nature to develop an ecosystem in your garden. What does that mean? Learn about and encourage healthy bugs like ladybugs, lacewings, and other predatory insects to come into your garden and feed on your pests. You can do this by planting […]

Organic Gardening Tips Terra Viva Organics Craving Fresh Greens?Get Some Growlights GoingStarting Hot Pepper Plants From SeedBaby Potato and Broccoli in Mushroom Wine Sauce Craving Fresh Greens? At this time of the year, the garden has been put to bed and is producing very little for the kitchen table. Right about now, gardeners begin craving all of those fresh greens […]

Organic Gardening Tips Terra Viva Organics Organic Living – Jan 02 Prepare for Seed StartingMulch and Feed Your Gardens for FreeThe Top 10 Things I Learned from my GardenPumpkin or Winter Squash Soup with Fried Sage Leaves Prepare for Seed Starting by Arzeena Hamir How do you satisfy the gardening itch in the middle of winter? Easily! Start plants from […]

Organic Gardening Tips Terra Viva Organics Organic Living – Jan 02Prepare for Seed StartingMulch and Feed Your Gardens for FreeThe Top 10 Things I Learned from my GardenPumpkin or Winter Squash Soup with Fried Sage Leaves Prepare for Seed Starting by Arzeena Hamir How do you satisfy the gardening itch in the middle of winter? Easily! Start plants from seed. […]

Organic Gardening Tips Terra Viva Organics Website & Terra Viva UpdateWinter Gardening Attracting Butterflies to Your GardenDesigning Deer DeterrentsVeggie Burgers Recipe July is winter gardening month and we at Terra Viva Organics are determined to ensure that you do your winter planting! We’ve developed 2 specially priced kits to fulfill your winter gardening needs: Winter Garden Kit – Includes all […]

Organic Gardening Tips Terra Viva Organics Website UpdateControlling Whitefly NaturallyLavender Natural Weed ControlDill: It’s not just a pickle spice! Website Update Time to start thinking of winter gardening again! We’ve made it so simple for you by bundling 14 varieties into a Winter Garden Kit for $16.99 (regular price $30). What a savings! Each kit contains 1 packet each of: […]

Organic Gardening Tips Terra Viva Organics Website UpdateFennel – The Organic Gardener’s Best FriendMesclun: A Modern Vegetable for Modern LifeDandelion FestivusBasil: Everyone’s Favorite Herb! Website Update June is a great time to start herbs in the garden. We’ve added a number of new herbs including Genovese Basil , Florence Fennel, a bulbing fennel, Cutting Celery, and Parsley – Gigante d’Italia […]

Organic Gardening Tips Terra Viva Organics Praying Mantis – Friend or Foe?Grow Your Own BroomGrowing Plants VerticallySesame Snow Peas Praying Mantis – Friend or Foe? by Arzeena Hamir Not many gardeners come into contact with a praying mantis but few can deny that they’ve heard of the infamous way in which the insects mate. While the female can indeed feed […]

Try Apartment Composting   by Max Dalrymple When I moved to my current apartment I had windows along the south wall perfect for a winter garden, but no patio or yard in which to put my compost. The solution? A compost column built from two recycled two liter plastic bottles, an idea from the University of Wisconsin’s Bottle Biology Resources […]

Organic Gardening Tips Terra Viva Organics Website UpdateEnsure Your Bounty of PeasGardening Activities for FebruaryCool Season Gardening in ContainersGiant Daikon Pickles Ensure Your Bounty of Peas by Arzeena Hamir Keen gardeners here on the West Coast often mark Valentine’s Day, February 14th, as a day for planting garden peas. While the weather may be mild at this time of the […]