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COGDurham

  1. Let the plant auction begin! twitter.com/COGDurham/stat… 4:36 PM May 16th via Twitter for iPhone
  2. One more day until the plant auction!!! 2:21 PM May 15th via Twitter for iPhone
  3. Heading over later to check out the status of the new community garden in Bowmanville. Bringing my camera. 4:24 AM May 10th via Twitter for iPhone
  4. Ground is broken at the new garden! Post holes for the fence are being dug today. twitter.com/COGDurham/stat… 9:15 AM May 6th via Twitter for iPhone
  5. Our annual plant auction is coming up! Wed. May 16, 7:30 pm, Durham District School Board. Lots of perennials, herbs, veggies for cheap! 4:27 AM Apr 30th via Twitter for iPhone
  6. Lows below zero the next couple of days in Durham. If you've bought annuals already, you will need to protect them for the next few days! 9:29 AM Mar 25th via Twitter for iPhone
  7. All that lightning last night was good for the plants in the garden! veggiegardener.com/how-lightning-… 3:09 AM Mar 16th via Safari on iOS
  8. We are getting excited for spring and the opening of the new ecology garden in Bowmanville! 4:10 AM Feb 29th via Twitter for iPhone
  9. Len recommends reading Steve Solomon on fertilizing. 6:00 PM Feb 22nd via Twitter for iPhone
  10. Peter Keeping says fish emulsion is one of the best options for fertilizer but he also says you'll need to hold your nose where you use it! 5:23 PM Feb 22nd via Twitter for iPhone
  11. If you do soil testing each year, be sure to test at the same time each year to get meaningful readings. 5:12 PM Feb 22nd via Twitter for iPhone
  12. Nutrients in the soil are most available to plants at a pH of 6.5 to 7.5. 5:05 PM Feb 22nd via Twitter for iPhone
  13. Look for cation exchange capacity (CEC) readings. A favorable reading will vary depending on what you want to grow. 5:00 PM Feb 22nd via Twitter for iPhone
  14. A sample soil test report. How to make sense of this?! twitter.com/COGDurham/stat… 4:57 PM Feb 22nd via Twitter for iPhone
  15. Grasses have a high need for nitrogen. They are "pampered plants." Wrong fertilizer can result in disappointing blooms on flowering plants. 4:47 PM Feb 22nd via Twitter for iPhone
  16. Next mtg. Mar. 28 7:30. Topic will be "Everything You Need to Know About Gardening on the Internet" with Amy of @playinthedirt. 4:44 PM Feb 22nd via Twitter for iPhone
  17. Need a green boost tonight? Join us at the Durham District School Board Bldg. for a talk tonight, "To Fertilize or not to Fertilize?" 7:30! 4:14 PM Feb 22nd via Twitter for iPhone
  18. Next mtg. this Wed. evening at Durham District School Board bldg. in Whitby, 7:30. Join us! Topic: to fertilize or not to fertilize? 3:57 PM Feb 17th via Twitter for iPhone
  19. Come see us today at Seedy Saturday at the Pickering Rec Complex, One The Esplanade, Pickering. Seed swap on site! $3 admission. 9:01 AM Feb 4th via Twitter for iPhone
  20. Look for Durham Organic Gardeners at Seedy Saturday tomorrow at the Pickering Museum! 3:16 PM Feb 3rd via Twitter for iPhone
  • Name COG Durham
  • Location Durham Region, Ontario, Canada
  • Web http://www.durham...
  • Bio We are Durham Organic Gardeners, an Ontario chapter of Canadian Organic Growers.
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