Monthly Archives for February 2012
I’m part of the “big business, energy- and resource-consuming compost tea industrial complex”
We started selling compost tea last year, and soon enough the name Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott came up. Dr. Chalker-Scott is a professor at WSU (Washington State University) who has written about compost tea before. She feels the science is far … Continue reading
The Lorax and IHOP want you to plant trees
Have you heard about the IHOP and The Lorax Sweepstakes? If you haven’t you can, “visit any participating IHOP (resturant) starting February 20. Kids 3-12 get a free Lorax bookmark (while supplies last). Plant the tree seed paper on the … Continue reading
This is not good
According to the website care2.com, Walmart, “is set to sell a new form of genetically-engineered (GE) sweet corn as early as this summer. Monsanto’s Bt sweet corn contains three GE traits that have never before been consumed directly by humans, … Continue reading
Is this nursery catalogue insensitive?
It appears that Plant Delights Nursery (PDN) as sparked a bit of controversy over their new catalog cover. So much so that Tony Avent who owns PDN, has had to remove comments from PDN’s Facebook page. It appears it’s upset … Continue reading
Why not heirloom fruits?
Spent Sunday pruning our Arkansas Black apple tree. It hadn’t been pruned for a couple of years, so it was due. We planted it about 20 years ago when I worked at Gold Hill Nursery. It’s an old variety from … Continue reading
This is not “social media”
Today Twitter announced that, “soon, small businesses based in the United States will have the chance to take their Twitter marketing efforts to a new level. Starting in late March, we will introduce a new advertising offering that makes it … Continue reading
Be the trend!
My last post on “Up-cycling?” included some thoughtful comments. Of course I like to think those who read and comment here are “thoughtful people”, so no surprise. I have never advocated following trends. It’s fun to watch and be aware … Continue reading
Up-cycling?
How are your up-cycling efforts going? Do you find much of your recycling efforts go towards down-cycling instead? Do you have any idea what either if those terms mean? Neither did I until yesterday. How many of us in the … Continue reading
Garden Centres Having Trouble in Britain?
Those of us in the garden center trades have been told for years that we needed to look to Great Britain for the future of garden retail. We we’re told that the British, with their love of all things gardening … Continue reading
The bar keeps getting raised
I think many independent garden centers are trying too hard to be “mini-box stores”, carrying much of the same product mix. When you read something like this, or this, the writing is on the wall. Wouldn’t it make more sense … Continue reading
