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Creating an Environmentally Conscious Home Garden

Written by Zack Batchelder, Operations Intern Creating a home garden has an incredible amount of environmental benefits to go along with personal perks such as fresh fruits and veggies. There are many simple steps to take to create an environmentally conscious home garden that will help you make small but Read more…

By Each Green Corner, 6 months6 months ago
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Why You Should Consider Growing Tomatoes Organically

By Jamie Baranda, Education and Curriculum Intern If you’re thinking about growing your own produce during the summertime, tomatoes are a great start. Tomatoes are one of the most versatile fruits summer has to offer, which means you can use them for a variety of delicious recipes. If you’ve decided Read more…

By Each Green Corner, 6 months6 months ago
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Preventing Horn Worms From Eating Your Tomatoes

By Noah Reyes, Grant Writing and Development Intern We at Each Green Corner believe in finding sustainable alternatives to herbicides and pesticides in the form of natural repellents to native pests. According to Bushra Rashid, author of Herbicides and Pesticides as Potential Pollutants: A Global Problem, the agrochemicals released by Read more…

By Each Green Corner, 7 months7 months ago
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Gardening Tips: How Much Sun do Summer Veggies Need?

By Skylar Nourse, Director of Operations As we approach our midpoint of Summer, gardens with Summer vegetables are thriving under the warm, steady sun. Growth depends on the amount of sunlight the plants are exposed to daily. If you want to start your Summer garden or have one and want Read more…

By Each Green Corner, 7 months6 months ago
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Gardening Tips: How much watering do our garden beds really need?

By Maria De Leon, Operations Intern Water is an essential component for the growth of every garden. Watering a vegetable garden, however, can be confusing. If you water too much, certain plants such as tomatoes and squash will become more susceptible to illness and may appear sad or wilted. If Read more…

By Each Green Corner, 7 months7 months ago
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The Plant of the Season: Marigolds

Written by Isabel Realyvasquez, Grant Writing & Development Intern With layers of fiery-red petals delicately adorned in gold-trimming, the marigold certainly dazzles us as the Plant of the Season! But their good looks aren’t the only reason you’ll want these radiant annuals in your garden. One of the reasons we Read more…

By Each Green Corner, 9 months9 months ago
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How To Keep Cats Out of Your Garden

Written by Trista Barrantes, Education & Curriculum Intern Cats are beautiful and intelligent little creatures. Many of us keep cats as companions, or there may be feral, outdoor cats being taken care of in your neighborhood. One thing that cats are notorious for is their reputation for doing what they Read more…

By Each Green Corner, 9 months9 months ago
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A Gardening Technique for Unconventional Spaces

Written by: Kelly Chen, Education & Curriculum Development Intern For gardening enthusiasts living in apartments or homes without a backyard, vertical hydroponic gardening may be the perfect solution for you! Hydroponics is the practice of growing plants without soil so that the roots are always exposed to water and nutrients. Read more…

By Each Green Corner, 2 years2 years ago
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Benefits of Gardening for the Elderly

Written by Nicole Shimizu, Communications and Outreach Intern According to several studies on the impacts of gardening and exposure to nature on elderly and aging populations, gardening has several positive effects on this population’s mental and physical health. These effects include the slowing down of the deterioration of an individual’s Read more…

By Each Green Corner, 2 years2 years ago
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Age Appropriate Gardening Activities

Written by Jessica Oo, Communications and Outreach Intern In this day and age, our children’s eyes are glued to their electronics during school time and playtime. While it can’t be helped that remote learning is a necessity to help families practice social distancing, it is a shame that children can’t Read more…

By Each Green Corner, 2 years2 years ago

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