Integrative Gardening

This orchid started blooming this year just before my birthday and now there are so many flowers! This is the first time it has bloomed for me since I got it a couple years ago around Mother’s Day. Now it looks like my Hoya is about to bloom for the first time! I got this Hoya several years ago.

A new episode of my podcast has posted!

Nigel Palmer Science of Plants by Integrative Gardening Nigel Palmer talks about the science of plants. Plants uptake nutrients through roots and leaves. Then he tells us how to use this knowledge to grow healthy tastier vegetables and fruit.

I finally got my tomatoes planted today with the help of my new garden buddy. I’ve replaced my old tomato cages with these new antique look frames. 5 Toranjina, 1 Italian heirloom, 2 Gin Fiz and 2 Glacier

I'm super excited to announce that my podcast is now online!

Integrative Gardening Nigel Palmer talks about his book The Regenerative Grower's Guide to Soil Amendments and about how he discovered what nutrients you need to grow a healthy garden. ]]>

Do you have native peonies in your area?

Join me for a rare ecovillage garden tour in Portland, Oregon featuring vegetable gardens, fruit orchards, pollinator gardens, rainwater catchment swales, many composting systems, and much more! This Wednesday, send me a message to join in.

Wondering about how to use water wisely in your garden? Perhaps this free online event will help https://permaculturesummit.online/

Could it be that planting a wildflower meadow at home may help with carbon sequestration as much as planting a tree?

Do grasses store carbon like trees?
Many people have heard that trees can sequester or store carbon but did you know that grasses also serve this important role? In fact, although trees can store more carbon, the storage in grass may be more stable since much of it is below ground. This makes it less likely to be lost to the atmosphere during fires, droughts or floods. Trees store more carbon aboveground in trunks, branches and leaves while grasses store more carbon belowground in their roots. Click to read more! https://bit.ly/2YThxQ7

The Prairie Project

I finally got my tomatoes and peppers planted. It's been a cold rainy spring in the PNW. I had them growing in the house and they were already bearing fruit!