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Garden Time

7/28/2024

Not just Summer, but Spring, and Fall gardens too!

Over the years I have posted several Going True Green blogs about the food gardens I grow. Hoping to encourage more people to grow food in their backyards, rooftops, and windowsills, this year is not any different.

Planting crops in the small space I have is a challenge, but then again, I always love a good challenge. This year I am more acutely aware of the seasons, and planting times, so that I can increase my harvest, save more money, and enjoy fresh picked organic food!

Below is my breakdown for 2024, and I hope this is useful for many readers of GoingTrueGreen blogs. Note how some items can be planted twice in one year, while others are growing once for all three seasons:

SPRING PLANTING

Spinach
Lettuce
Onions
Artichokes
Peppers
Carrots
Eggplant
Green Beans
Sweet Peas
Cauliflower

SUMMER PLANTING

Carrots
Sweet Potatoes
Lettuce

FALL PLANTING

Spinach
Onions
Broccoli
Cauliflower

ALL THREE SEASONS

Herbs / Green Squash / Yellow Squash / Blueberries / Grapes / Tomatoes / Cucumbers / Strawberries / Beets

Also as part of the GoingTrueGreen membership, you can email us specific questions on gardening anytime.
Happy planting !

Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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This Summer Accomplish Something Big

7/7/2024

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This summer accomplish saving money, saving energy, saving health, and saving Earth.

You can enjoy the fact that you make a difference by doing any or all of the solutions below, and didn't add to the problems.

First start with your own home, next, bring these solutions to work with you. Then volunteer. Here are a few solutions and actions presented over the years by Going True Green:

STOP BUYING WATER IN PLASTIC BOTTLES

KEEP A LARGE DEFAULT TOWEL IN YOUR CLOTHES DRYER

REDUCE WASTE PRODUCTION

WIPE OUR MOUTHS WITH CLOTH

REAL CHRISTMAS TREE VS PLASTIC TREE

CHANGE ALL YOUR LIGHT BULBS

Look into volunteering with family and friends at communities, clubs, organizations, and townships.

Volunteer to pick up litter by joining a team scheduled to clean up a town park or beach. Just 100 volunteers will collect over 400 pounds of trash in a few hours.

Townships along seashores should have programs to seed their harbors with native sea life, such as oysters and clams. These programs that place approximately 12 million claim and oyster seedlings bolster the local economy and improve water quality.

Actions like the above, actually accomplish real solutions. Those who truly make a difference, don't throw paint on anything. We "use" intelligence to solve, and we are not "used" by the elitists that make money and power from creating fear by not presenting all the facts. A. K. A.: Lying through the process of omission.

Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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