NHS Vendor Dayz April 20th-27th. Stop by and see us! Sanctuary Soil will be in: Eureka | Tuesday 4/24 McKinleyville | Wednesday 4/25 Fortuna | Thursday 4/26 Sanctuary Soil is is headed to Humboldt County this week to participate in Green Week and the 1st annual Humboldt Garden Expo. Green Week is a festive celebration of the unique culture that makes Humboldt County such a special niche in California. With the combination of live [...]
Humboldt County is known for its expert gardening and we would like to showcase the way of life here and spread knowledge and acceptance through appreciation of green living. We have scoured the industry to promote the businesses that have tried and true products and knowledge and chose a venue that can hold them all under one roof. We will bring only the best of what the garden industry has to offer.The vision of the [...]
BIRDER ALERT - BIRDER ALERT Here is another article by Gary Kline, recalling another bird out of his boyhood, the Flicker. Two Flickers (hopefully a mating pair) were seen lately (February 2012) at Black Lake Organic, but this article comes out of notes from a February 2011 sighting at Gary and Suzanne’s home. We hope you enjoy reading about the Flicker. Flickering Sounds After a long absence, we have a Flicker in our neighborhood - [...]
Stopped for gas on the way home and this is what was next door to the gas station.
Earthworm Reproduction As with other earthworm species, Eisenia fetida is hermaphroditic. However, two worms are still required for reproduction. The two worms join clitellums, the large orangeish bands which contain the worms' reproductive organs, and which are only visible during the reproduction process. The two worms exchange sperm. Both worms then secrete cocoons which contain several eggs each. These cocoons are lemon-shaped and are pale yellow at first, becoming more brownish as the worms inside become mature. These cocoons are clearly [...]
Forget the mixing bowl, bring on the bulldozer! At Sanctuary Soil and Feed, we do things big! Today, it was mixing a large bulk order of organic Empire Builder Producer's Blend for one of our customers. Our Empire Builder mix contains a custom mix of Clean Green Certified ingredients, including generous amounts of perfectly mineral balanced and microbe enhanced ingredients: Coco Coir, Sphagnum Peat Moss, Composted Forest Humus, Worm Castings, Coco Chips, Lava Rock, Pumice, Perlite, [...]
Denver Convention Center March 10 – 11, 2012 Grow Like a Pro in the Mile High City – Maximum Yield’s Indoor Gardening Expo Tour Kicks Off in Denver Maximum Yield will be returning to Denver, Colorado March 10 to 11 to kick off the 2012 Indoor Gardening Expo North American ‘Grow Like a Pro’ Tour. TheDenver,ColoradoExpo is the first of four world-class events celebrating the growth of the modern gardening industry. [...]
Time to plan your garden? Combine vegetables and flowers for beauty and funtion. Beginning gardeners, try easy-to-grow edibles like beans, Swiss chard, radishes, tomatoes, sunflowers, squash and melons. And if you stick to the planting calendar, you'll have less work, less heartache and greater chances of success. Oh, and don't forget about edible flowers; Nasturtiums and violas are super easy and fun to grow! Nasturtiums will even reward you by coming back on [...]
How good is your garden soil? When you begin to plan your garden, the first thing your should take into consideration is your soil. Soil is not just "dirt". Soil is a composition of minerals, water, air, fungi, bacteria and organic material that has decomposed. All of these must be in the right proportions to grow the flowers and plants that create healthy, beautiful gardens. We all know that our flowers and plants [...]
You may have heard that Boxwood Blight has recently been detected in North America. To bring the nursery industry up to date, Craig J. Regelbrugge, ANLA, held a conference call last week with the State Associations to discuss the issue. CANGC staff participated on the call and will continue to monitor this issue and provide updates as they become available. The call was started with some background information; Boxwood Blight is a pathogen first described [...]