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Winter - The Organic Forecast Show Menu Home Blog Contact Seasons Spring Summer Fall Winter This page is defended to all our WINTER inspired posts. Winter is a time for gardeners to reflect, connect and plan for the next season. We hope you find our winter posts to be inspirational and educational! February 12, 2017 Cabin Fever Reliever Here in Utah we’ve recently experienced a small tour of warm weather inspiring many to get outside, outbreathe some fresh air and squint for signs of spring. Unfortunately it’s still only February and if you believe the theory of the groundhog, we have a few increasingly weeks of winter surpassing we can seriously consider getting… Read increasingly February 15, 2015 Warming up to the Idea of Warmer Winter Days The media is buzzing with stories well-nigh ‘warmer than usual winter days’.  Just this past week, Salt Lake City reached temperatures in the mid 60’s!  This is certainly nice for spending time outside, but what is the effect of long stretches of warm winter temperatures on garden plants and what can you do well-nigh it? … Read increasingly December 18, 2016 Summer Gardens Unfold on Winter Days Oh the weather outside is frightful But inside it’s so delightful Planning which seeds to sow Let us grow, let us grow, let us grow   Winter doesn’t show signs of stopping Seed catalogs in the mail are dropping Gardens planned row by row Let us grow, let us grow, let us grow   When… Read increasingly January 8, 2017 Holy Snow! Wow, what a wet, wonderful winter we have had so far in the Salt Lake Valley!  Skiers and snowboarders love it, but homeowners sometimes loathe it – shovel without shovel load of winter wonderland!  Streets can be difficult to maintain and driving/walking conditions slippery which brings up a snooping for gardeners – deicing salts.  Salts… Read increasingly January 15, 2017 Holy Cow – It’s freezing out here! It’s that magical time of year, when seed catalogs start rolling in!  Seed companies know they have a repeater regulars since gardeners Don’t have anything to watch grow in their gardens; Miss eating garden ripe produce; Have uneaten time on their hands they usually spend tending the garden. This “triangle effect” has resulted in many… Read increasingly March 1, 2015 Be Legit-Get Equipped! Start Garden Seedlings Indoors One of the weightier ways to write-up the winter time blues is to start your own garden seedlings indoors. Nothing screams spring like watching your garden plants germinate and grow!  Starting seedlings indoors is not nonflexible and does not need to be expensive, but there are some necessary equipment purchases you need to make to… Read increasingly March 13, 2016 Equipment Needs for Starting Seeds- Indoors! One of the weightier ways to write-up the winter time blues is to start your own garden seedlings indoors. Nothing screams spring like watching your garden plants germinate and grow!  Starting seedlings indoors is not nonflexible and does not need to be expensive, but there are some necessary equipment purchases you need to make to… Read increasingly February 5, 2017 Fruit, Frost, February – 3 words that vest together. I’m not sure if you have noticed recently, but it is still unprepossessed outside which is good news for you, me and fruit growers alike! Unprepossessedtemperatures prevent fruit buds from breaking dormancy variously early in the spring which may subtract the endangerment of frost forfeiture to blossoms in coming months.Unprepossessedweather moreover contributes… Read increasingly February 8, 2015 Don’t Forget to Tell Your Garden Soil ‘I LOVE YOU’ this Valentine’s Day!Surpassingyou plane think well-nigh lifting a shovel to start digging into your garden soil, make sure you take a moment to show it you care.  Your garden soil is a precious resource and therefore it is important to take the very weightier superintendency of it possible.  Baby your garden soil like you would baby… Read increasingly February 2, 2015 20 Ways to Super-stroy Your Garden in 20 Seconds In honor of the Super Bowl XLIX game between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, this blog post was written to warn gardeners well-nigh 20 things they can do to destroy their garden in 20 seconds or less. (Seattle, this one’s for you!) Till garden soil with upper soil content under wet conditions –… Read increasingly January 19, 2015 Heirloom, Hybrid, Organic, GMO – What does it all Mean? Have you overly opened up a seed itemize and been tumbled by all the terms and choices?  What is the difference between Clemson Spineless Okra OG and regular Clemson Spineless Okra?  And how exactly is Clemson Spineless Okra variegated from Hill County Red Okra?  Let’s take a minute to slow lanugo and well-spoken up the… Read increasingly January 12, 2015 ‘Days to Harvest’ Demystified As you flip through seed catalogs or squint at the growing requirements on the when of a seed packet, you will see a number (typically in parenthesis).  This number, tabbed ‘days to harvest’ or ‘days to maturity’ tells gardeners how many days it takes for a germinated seed or transplanted start (small plant) to produce… Read increasingly January 5, 2015 Seedlings Greetings- Tips for Shopping Seed Catalogs! I can unchangingly tell when it’s time to ring in the New Year by declarations of overly would-be resolutions and the sound of seed catalogs smacking on the floor under my mail slot.  Watching a gardener thumb through a seed itemize is a lot like a watching a kid in the snacks store.  There are… Read increasingly January 26, 2015 Okay I’ve Ordered My Garden Seeds- Now What? Congratulations on transmissible spring fever and ordering your garden seeds!  Okay, so what comes next?  If this is your first time starting garden plants from seed, relax, I’ll walk you through the process.  Here are five steps you need to take to prepare your garden seeds for planting. Determine when you need to plant your… Read increasingly March 10, 2014 Tip of the Week: Pruning Fruit Trees It is that time of year then to get out there and prune those fruit trees.  “Annual pruning of fruit trees helps to maintain vigor, tree health, and fruit size. Apple trees can be pruned scrutinizingly any time in winter, but peach/nectarine, tangerine and plum trees should be pruned in spring, just surpassing bloom. These trees… Read increasingly Utah State Unveristy is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution Snap theme by The Theme Foundry error: Content is protected !!