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GardenGateBlog
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"One woman's adventures in organic gardening, cooking, and living in the Texas Hill Country" Interesting stories, videos, and photos of life in and out of the garden featuring psychotherapist and garden enthusiast Cynthia McKenna.
- Added on: Jun 13th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Cynthia McKenna
- Listed in: Home and Garden Living Well
- Tags: texas cooking gardening organic tomatoes cynthia mckenna
Recent Posts
Longing for Love
The Reverend Barbara Crafton sends out almost daily meditations via email - called eMo's. This one about the cats and love was particularly poignant.The Cats Prepare for Christmas************CynthiaCynthia McKenna is an Episcopal Priest and t...
White House Exec Chef and Foodie Nation
Its a chilly Sunday morning and I decided to catch up on some food blog reading. I read Obama Foodorama (ObFo) and get recipe ideas and important photos like this homage to the president in sushi. ObFo also covers quite a lot about locally grow...
Compost Tea is ready to go into the garden
I am surprised to learn that probably 1/2 gallon or more of the compost tea has evaporated...I don't think Pippin drank that much. It might be wise to use a lid next time I make compost tea.My plan was to foliar feed my garden with the compost...
Compost Tea - continued
Six hours have passed - already! Time to take out the tea bag. Squeeze out the excess compost tea and then put the contents back into your compost bin. Rinse out the bag and hung it to dry...ready for the next batch. I used an old spoon to sti...
Checking in on the Compost Tea
The technical name for compost tea is, "actively aerated compost tea" That is what the air pump and air stones are all about - putting as much oxygen into the water as possible. This makes a healthy environment for the bacteria and fu...
Making Compost Tea - the process
The compost tea is brewing and I want to share the process I used. I referenced both Bruce Deuley and Bob Webster for my tea bucket and the method. Thanks to their generous spirits, the plants should be benefiting in about 24 hoursYou'll nee...
