http://www.sethbermangardeners.com Blooming with ideas Mon, 20 May 2013 19:53:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2013/04/diligent-weed-patrol-for-organic-weed-control-2/ http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2013/04/diligent-weed-patrol-for-organic-weed-control-2/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:30:52 +0000 sethberman http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/?p=914 With summer nearly gone, it’s easy to lose control of your garden. Before you know it, you’ve got tall grass sneaking in where the nicotiana was, or an army of pigweed marching in place under the sunflowers, or even those ever-so-quick morning glory volunteers strangling out your calendula.
This is no time to rest; a weed left to flower now will certainly lead to a very weedy spring garden. Take the time now to redouble your weeding efforts with these smart strategies. Continue reading →]]> http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2013/04/diligent-weed-patrol-for-organic-weed-control-2/feed/ 0 http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2013/03/the-trees-survived/ http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2013/03/the-trees-survived/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000 sethberman http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/?p=848 At times I am surprised to see those first leaf or flower buds beginning to bulge and reveal that these trees and shrubs survived winter. How did these magnificent creatures survive this cold winter with so much of their body waving in the freezing air? Whether you interpret it from the perspective of Darwin, an artist, a chemist, a botanist or a christian, the basic truth prevails. Something in this tree behaved differently as a means to survive through the winter. Continue reading →]]> http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2013/03/the-trees-survived/feed/ 0 http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2013/03/suffering-from-the-winter-drab/ http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2013/03/suffering-from-the-winter-drab/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:00:32 +0000 sethberman http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/?p=838 Sometimes I think it's not even worth going outside until Spring. Especially cloudy days like today, I look out my window at the bare brown canopy branches with off white-grey sky that looks just as dreary as the dirty snow left in giant mounds in the street. Then I go outside.... Continue reading →]]> http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2013/03/suffering-from-the-winter-drab/feed/ 0 http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2013/03/winter-drought/ http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2013/03/winter-drought/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:41:36 +0000 sethberman http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/?p=817 So the ground may be soaked or even still have snow, but the air in here is drying me out! Dormant Shmormant my body is active! If you find yourself, like me, with splitting chapped lips and creaky dry skin dont just sit back and wait for the heat to get turned off. Drinking 64 ounces of water per day wont solve this problem alone, try as it might. Here is the catch, can we re-hydrate while avoiding petroleum and chemicals? Continue reading →]]> http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2013/03/winter-drought/feed/ 0 http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2012/04/do-i-really-need-a-lawn/ http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2012/04/do-i-really-need-a-lawn/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:00:24 +0000 sethberman http://sethbermangardeners.com/?p=461 The lawn, carrying the English connotations of nature with it, became a symbol of prestige in nineteenth-century suburbs. Similarly, centers of towns in New England, the old “commons,” which had been the setting for such useful activities as rope-making, hay-growing, military drills, and town fairs of the eighteenth century, were transformed from bare stamped earth, cultivated fields, or cemetery grounds into lawned and treed parks, now called “greens.” Continue reading →]]> http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2012/04/do-i-really-need-a-lawn/feed/ 0 http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2012/04/the-top-10-gardening-mistakes/ http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2012/04/the-top-10-gardening-mistakes/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:00:21 +0000 sethberman http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/?p=791 Ten common mistakes home gardeners make and how to ensure your garden grows to its potential. From the amount of watering to picking the best suited plants for your region and soil type. Adapted with gratitude from the knowledgable folks at Nursery Services, Inc. Continue reading →]]> http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2012/04/the-top-10-gardening-mistakes/feed/ 0 http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2012/02/why-farms-want-cold-winters/ http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2012/02/why-farms-want-cold-winters/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:33:28 +0000 sethberman http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/?p=799 There’s an old Bob Dylan line: “He not busy being born is busy dying.” It’s one to keep in mind when looking at farms in winter, at the brown fields, skeletal orchards, and vineyards waiting for a shot of green. Despite appearances, winter is a surprisingly important time on a farm. There’s a lot going on, biologically, below the surface, much that can influence what we see on market tables for the rest of the year. And much that can go wrong if the winter is warm, as this one has been in the Northeast. Continue reading →]]> http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2012/02/why-farms-want-cold-winters/feed/ 0 http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2011/12/winter-gardening-tips/ http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2011/12/winter-gardening-tips/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:06:33 +0000 sethberman http://sethbermangardeners.com/?p=449 Many people see the fall and winter as a time to close down the garden and wait until the spring to start up gardening activities again. However, there are plenty of things you can do throughout the winter months to preserve the health of your garden... Continue reading →]]> http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2011/12/winter-gardening-tips/feed/ 0 http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2010/08/asian-longhorned-beetles/ http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2010/08/asian-longhorned-beetles/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:39:12 +0000 sethberman http://sethbermangardeners.com/?p=236 Be on the lookout for signs of damage to your trees caused by Asian Longhorned Beetles (ALB). These insects are shiny black in color with white spots and long antennae (longer than their bodies). They have already infested trees throughout the Brookline and Jamaica Plain area and may be spreading throughout the Greater Boston area. Continue reading →]]> http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2010/08/asian-longhorned-beetles/feed/ 0 http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2010/07/healthy-yard/ http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2010/07/healthy-yard/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:41:46 +0000 sethberman http://sethbermangardeners.com/?p=1 By walking around and observing what is growing for "weeds"and how hard the soil is, is a way that I can tell how healthy a yard is. Typically, I want to sample the soil and have it analyzed at a soil testing facility like UMass Amherst, so a baseline of what exists (ie. pH, fertility, organic matter, heavy metal contaminants) is established. Continue reading →]]> http://www.sethbermangardeners.com/2010/07/healthy-yard/feed/ 0