Recent Volunteer Gardener Clips
Pollinator Hotel
September 14, 2017
What's a pollinator hotel? A habitat for beneficial garden insects. In this example assembled by the Davidson County TN Master Gardener Association, it is comprised of various items that mimic the preferred habitat found in nature for a wide variety of insects. It is recommended that a pollinator friendly structure should be located within 100 feet of the main garden beds for optimum benefit.
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Environmental stewardship in a steep hillside garden
August 24, 2017
Caroll Marrero decided just after a 500-year flood in Nashville TN washed away a lot of natural resources off her steep hillside backyard that not one more pebble nor one more ounce of dirt was going to wash away. She sought advice from experts to incorporate remediation projects into her backyard hillside garden to manage the flow of storm water.
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Aeroponics
August 10, 2017
We visit TN Urban Farms to see how greens, herbs and vegetables are being grown in vertical food-grade plastic towers. The ingredients for growing so fast and healthy are water, light, nutrients and oxygen. This greenhouse operation boasts 440 plants in production in just a 6 ’x 8’ greenhouse space.
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Amber Falls Winery and Cellars
August 10, 2017
Yes, you can grow quality grapes in the heat and humidity of middle Tennessee. Selecting the right varieties is the key. Tammy Algood tours the vineyards of Amber Falls in Hampshire, and learns why these grapes produce such a bountiful and quality harvest.
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The Nashville Food Project
August 10, 2017
The mission of this organization is to alleviate hunger in our city and build community. We visit one of two production fields to see how organic farming best practices are followed, and the tremendous yields they are rewarded with during the growing season.