The Green Thumb Newsletter

was created to inform garden lovers of current events and the latest in tips to get the most out of your garden. It was also a labor of learning Javascript. Trying to make my personal pages and the pages I develop for Birdville ISD administrative staff dynamic, I took EDTC 6329 at Univeristy of Texas at Brownsville in a May Mini-mester class. I have learned alot and hope you can find the 5 javascripts in the newsletter. Here's one to see what 'herb' you are.

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Organic Gardening Tips
provided by Terra Viva Organics

Gardening organically isn't just gardening without chemicals. You, the gardener, must work with nature to develop an ecosystem in your garden. What does that mean?

Learn about and encourage healthy bugs like ladybugs, lacewings, and other predatory insects to come into your garden and feed on your pests. You can do this by planting fennel, dill, allyssum, ammi majus, and cumin.

Help your soil feed your plants. Add as much organic matter as you can in order to feed soil organisms. These organisms will break down organic matter and will eventually feed your plants. Try to make your own compost. Not only does compost nourish the soil, making it reduces kitchen and garden waste immensely!

Finally, learn to tolerate a little bit of damage by insects here and there. If you wipe out all your pests, what will the ladybugs feed on?

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