EMSGC is happy to provide resources to our coop and community members - may your gardens prosper and flourish!

East Mountain Seed and Garden Coop         Newsletter

Latest issue
(November 4, 2024)
Archive
Volume 1, Issue 1 (Feb. 17, 2024)
Volume 1, Issue 2 (Mar. 29, 2024)
Volume 1, Issue 3 (June 28, 2024)

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Gardening

• Shade Clothes - A good source for shade cloth.
• 50 Fertilizer Recipes (pdf)
• 18 Insect Repellent Plants for your Garden
• DIY Potting Soil: 6 Homemade Potting Mix Recipes for the Home and Garden
• Vegetable Spacing Guide (pdf)
• 10 Plants that may Help Repel Bugs Like Mosquitoes, Flies, Spiders, and More
• Using Cross-Ties for Above Ground Planters (pdf)
• How to Prevent Cross-Pollination (Complete Guide)
• Soil Planting Temperature Chart (pdf)
• Irrigation Cliff Notes (pdf)
• Guide to Growing Strawberries: Varieties and Propagation, Planting, Caring, Harvesting and Preserving
• Bury an egg in your garden - Small scale composting and fertilizer.
• Hybrid vs. Heirloom Plants: What is the Difference?
• The 5 Biggest Seed Starting Mistakes Homesteaders Make - Jill Winger   
• Seedtime.com - Visualize exactly when to seed, transplant, or harvest crops in your garden ALL YEAR ROUND - based on your local area.   

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Microgreens

• Bootstrap Farmer
  • Bootstrap Farmer Ultimate Microgreen Cheatsheet (pdf)
• Donny Greens
  • Donny Greens (Youtube)
• True Leaf Market
• Johnny's Seeds

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 Fall Gardening

• Cold Frame Construction Supplies List - Rick Stone (pdf)
• Seed to Transplant Times (pdf)
• How to Build a DIY Cold Frame (pdf)
• Links and Sites for Hoop Houses and Cold Frames (pdf)
• USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
• Cover Crops
• Winterize Strawberry Plants
• Winter Tree Watering Tips

Seeds and Seed Saving

• How to Grow Healthy Seeds (pdf)
• Saving Seeds True-to-Type (pdf)
• Saving Heirloom Seeds : Guidelines (pdf)
• How to Save Seeds - Great resource for seed saving

• How to Save Tomato Seeds - Jill Winger
• How to Save Heirloom Seeds - Mother Earth News
• How to Harvest and Store Seeds?

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Fruit Trees

• Masonville Orchards in Colorado grows dozens of types of apples - Different apple variety ideas for backyard growing.
• Tree Pruning Techniques - NMSU Extension & Outreach
• Cherry Tree Pruning Part 1 (and more) - NMSU Ag Science Center

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Food Preservation
Useful links for preserving the bounty from the garden.  Enjoy!

• Crispy and Delicious Homemade Pickles.pdf
• Quick Process Pickles

• Let's Preserve - Home Food Preservation  Fact Sheets
• Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving    

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Homesteading

• Safe Food for Chickens (pdf)
  
• Fire Cider -  A traditional recipe known for strengthening the immune system.
  

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