Articles by Tag Feed http://planetgreen.discovery.com RSS Feed for a Tag Fight Frost with Knowledge: 6 Tips for Working With Your Garden http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/fight-frost-knowledge-garden.html Sometimes protecting your garden frost is just a case of working with what you've got. Sometimes protecting your garden frost is just a case of working with what you've got. Can You Dig It Green Your Yard Organic Gardening Tips Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT Sami Grover http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/fight-frost-knowledge-garden.html Extend Your Growing Season: In Praise of Floating Row Cover http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/extend-growing-season-cover.html Floating row cover is one of the cheapest, easiest ways to extend your growing season. And that means more homegrown lettuce. Floating row cover is one of the cheapest, easiest ways to extend your growing season. And that means more homegrown lettuce. Can You Dig It Green Your Yard Organic Gardening Tips Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:22:00 GMT Sami Grover http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/extend-growing-season-cover.html H is for Growing Herbs at Home http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/growing-herbs-home.html Here are the steps I outlined in this episode. Growing your own herbs is a great way to start growing your own food. It's easy and herbs add depth and flavor to all your recipes. Here are the steps I outlined in this episode. Growing your own herbs is a great way to start growing your own food. It's easy and herbs add depth and flavor to all your recipes. Can You Dig It Gardening Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:20:03 GMT Gregory Schaefer http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/growing-herbs-home.html Join the Farmgirl Connection http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/join-farm-gril-connection.html Modern day farm girls coming together with old fashioned ideas for a sustainable world. Join the Farmgirl chatter. Modern day farm girls coming together with old fashioned ideas for a sustainable world. Join the Farmgirl chatter. Can You Dig It Do It Yourself Organic Websites Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:00:00 GMT Sara Novak http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/join-farm-gril-connection.html DIY Biochar: A Low Tech (Green?) Experiment http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/biochar-lowtech-green-experiment.html Adding charcoal to your compost heap can stop odors and boost plant growth - but could it also save the planet? Adding charcoal to your compost heap can stop odors and boost plant growth - but could it also save the planet? Can You Dig It Composting Composting Tips Do It Yourself Gardening Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:30:00 GMT Sami Grover http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/biochar-lowtech-green-experiment.html How to Get the Most Out of Your Garden This Fall http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/garden-fall.html How do you get the most bang for your buck when it comes to gardening for fall? A few tips can truly improve this harvest season. How do you get the most bang for your buck when it comes to gardening for fall? A few tips can truly improve this harvest season. Can You Dig It Gardening Organic Gardening Tips Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:00:00 GMT Sara Novak http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/garden-fall.html How to Grow Your Own Micro Greens http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/grow-micro-greens.html Micro greens are a delicate green that work really well when you're looking to a make an artistic statement in the form of a salad.For example, top tomato basil soup with micro basil or garnish a fresh made pasta with oregano micro greens. Micro greens are a delicate green that work really well when you're looking to a make an artistic statement in the form of a salad.For example, top tomato basil soup with micro basil or garnish a fresh made pasta with oregano micro greens. Can You Dig It Eco-Friendly Foods Gardening Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT Sara Novak http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/grow-micro-greens.html 8 Fun Green Ways to Manage Stress (Kissing is One of Them) http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/ways-manage-stress-green.html Being "stressed" seems to be as trendy as being "on a diet." Everyone's doing it, throwing the terms around as if it's an excuse for a bad mood or short fuse. Problem is: stress has some serious side-effects that can be detrimental to your health and happiness if it isn't addressed. Of course there are lots of pills to help you ease off angst, but we prefer to do it green… naturally. No drugs, no chemicals, just good natural cures. Our favorite and the most fun by far: Kissing! Being "stressed" seems to be as trendy as being "on a diet." Everyone's doing it, throwing the terms around as if it's an excuse for a bad mood or short fuse. Problem is: stress has some serious side-effects that can be detrimental to your health and happiness if it isn't addressed. Of course there are lots of pills to help you ease off angst, but we prefer to do it green… naturally. No drugs, no chemicals, just good natural cures. Our favorite and the most fun by far: Kissing! Can You Dig It Cut the Clutter Gardening Green Consumerism Simple Green Tips Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT Laurel House http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/ways-manage-stress-green.html 10 Reasons to Quit Bagging Grass Clippings http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/reasons-quit-bagging-grass.html People are just so gosh-darn proud of their lawns. Lawn-lovers are often seen cavorting about on their grass, mowing it, weeding it, measuring it. That's cool. A lawn is the public face of the home. Therefore, those who would like to impress their neighbors may do it via their immaculate and super-kempt lawn. People are just so gosh-darn proud of their lawns. Lawn-lovers are often seen cavorting about on their grass, mowing it, weeding it, measuring it. That's cool. A lawn is the public face of the home. Therefore, those who would like to impress their neighbors may do it via their immaculate and super-kempt lawn. Can You Dig It Green Home Green Your Yard Lawn Care Water Conservation Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT Josh Peterson http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/reasons-quit-bagging-grass.html What to Do If Your Tree is Struck By Lightning http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/tree-struck-lightening.html Planting a tree is a great way to help the environment. A tree will remove about 2,000 lbs of CO2 from the atmosphere in its lifetime. That’s the same amount of CO2 saved by going vegetarian or skipping a cross-country flight. A tree can also be used to filter over 2,000 gallons of runoff, cleaning it before it goes back into the watershed. Planting a tree is a great way to help the environment. A tree will remove about 2,000 lbs of CO2 from the atmosphere in its lifetime. That’s the same amount of CO2 saved by going vegetarian or skipping a cross-country flight. A tree can also be used to filter over 2,000 gallons of runoff, cleaning it before it goes back into the watershed. Can You Dig It Lawn Care Nature Outdoors Trees Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT Josh Peterson http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/tree-struck-lightening.html