Garden Of Organic Delights

Aloha! Welcome to: University Place Organic Gardening Club ---UPOG!

We are gardening organically here in University Place! We are meeting at Adriana Hess Wetland Park & Tahoma Audubon Center every third Thursday of the month! Meeting time is 7:30 pm Please see our calandar. Please call 253-564-5000 for more information.

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Coffee Grounds are excellent for your organic garden!

Thank You to Forza Coffee and Brad Carpenter For Supporting

UPOG!

UPOG is Located in

University Place

Washington

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Forza Coffee Loves Gardeners!

Coffee grounds make an excellent soil amendment. They can be used in place of peat moss as a renewable resource. Forza Coffee and Brad Carpenter support sustainability and Forza sells Fair Trade Bird Friendly Coffee and Coffee Beans. Currently we are working out a system to make coffee grounds available to the public in an eco-friendly easy way. Drink Forza Coffee and support organic natural gardening here in University Place, WA!

Sprinkle used grounds around plants before rain or watering, for a slow-release nitrogen. For every 5 pounds you may add 1 tablespoon of lime to make less acid or use around acid loving plants like Rhodies, Fuchsias and Azaleas.
Add to compost piles to increase nitrogen balance. Coffee filters and tea bags break down rapidly during composting.
Dilute with water for a gentle, fast-acting liquid fertilizer. Use about a half-pound can of wet grounds in a five-gallon bucket of water; let sit outdoors to achieve ambient temperature.
Mix into soil for houseplants or new vegetable beds.
Encircle the base of the plant with a coffee and eggshell barrier to repel pests.
If you are into vermi-posting, feed a little bit to your worms, they love it!
If mold appears, do not worry it will not hurt your plants. You can spread it around to kill it or just mix with the soil. It is the same type of mold found in grains/breads due to damp dark conditions.

Our Mission

UPOG's mission is to support and promote organic and sustainable food production practices, and encourage restoring natural eco-systems and wildlife habitat adjunctly based on Tilth methods in Pierce County.

Featured Arborist Robert Sweet

Robert Sweet: 253-531-5633

contact: ubileen@earthlink.net

Board Positions

President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Welcome

Washington Tilth Association

See all Tilth Associations in Washington State

Grow Local Tacoma

With a co-op coming soon and community gardens sprouting up...Tacoma is a groovy place to be!

Check out community gardening group in Tacoma Washington. Click on the image.

Find your local farm or CSA

Local Harvest Link

UPOG!

Closing the Loop, Use the Poop! Tagro and Sound Gro For Sustainable Methods

Sustainability means closing the gaps between what you create, what you need and what you use. We advocate the use of bio-solids in the natural home garden. Certified organic growers may not use bio-solids in their agriculture. This may change as products change and standards are so high. We support the highest standards in certified organic growing. However, the home gardener and landscaper may use bio-solids with great success and eliminate the need for synthetic fertilizers. Close the loop, use the poop!. Using bio-solids on veggies and edibles comes down to personal preference but with higher quality bio-solids as natural soil amendments we definitely advocate their use on lawn and landscape.

SoundGRO University Place

Trader Joe's Helps Organic Gardeners!

Great Place To Get Cardboard For Lasagna Gardening!

Pesticides and Herbicide Help!

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Our links to folks that help you get rid of or deal with pesticides and herbicides and keep your home and garden healthy in the Northwest, Washington State. If you are from out of state these wonderful folks can refer you to agencies in your area.
Please feel free to email us if you need additional assistance.

Washington Toxics Coalition

Pesticide Free Lawns

Master Home Environmentalist - Free Evaluation For Your Home and Garden!

Washington State County Health Departments

Native Plant Nursery Links

Native Plants help attract birds and butterflies. Birds help get rid of pest insects.

Woodbrook Nursery

Irish Eyes -Organic Potato Seed

Irish Eyes Organic Potato

Seed. Online or

McLendon's NW

Garden for Wildlife Especially Birds in your Organic Garden!

Organic Gardening includes attracting birds and beneficial insects to your yard. We have included links to backyard certification - adds value!

Backyard Habitat Certification - Department of Fish and Wildlife Washington State.

National Wildlife Federation

Audubon Society

Favorite Books on the Topic:

Noah's Garden

Russell Link's Wildlife Landscaping

AM1090 KPTK Saturday Mornings Organic Gardening!

Listen live to AM1090KPTK Saturday Mornings Organic Gardening

Worm Compost Tea Receipe and Brewing

Yelm Worm Farm and Soil Food Web

The Plant Bible...

We carry this book around with us even in the car. You can buy it at bookstores and even Costco.

We even read it at night to relax and get to sleep. It lists thousands of varieties of plants and gives you every bit of information you need to make a successful site and plant placement.