Author Archive for: Dr Nikki
Entries by Dr Nikki
Cultivating Your Inner Garden- Nurturing, Patience, & Kindness
By Dr Nikki Judge Continuing with our sub-section on nurturing this week we will focus on three very important factors for both the summer gardener and the gardener of the soul: patience, kindness, and thinning. Each of these aspects of tending a garden of any type is integral to the garden’s success. Patience (with ourselves, with others […]
Cultivating Your Inner Garden- Nurturing
By Dr Nikki Judge (c) Commonwealth of Learning Nurturing is a very important part of gardening. The gardener who gets the best result is the gardener who has nurtured their garden throughout the entire gardening process. From planning and seed selection to harvest and fall preparations for next spring, the gardener is constantly tending and […]
Cultivating the Garden of Your Soul- Planting!
By Dr Nikki Judge With the knowledge that the “right” garden is the one that is right for you, now it is time to return to the gardener and their work at planting. While many of us hobby gardeners indulge in Darwinian Gardening (getting the soil ready and then throwing the seeds in and letting […]
Cultivating the Garden of Your Soul- Planting Time!
By Dr Nikki Judge The right garden is the one that is right for YOU! The gardener now takes the time survey their garden. The garden has been properly planned and the soil is ready to receive the seeds that will soon be sprouting with bright green hope for a future harvest. The gardener now […]
Cultivating Your Inner Garden- Preparing the Soil
By Dr Nikki Judge After the gardener has tilled their garden they still are not quite ready to start the planting. Final preparations of the soil are needed. Many gardeners spread compost over the garden prior to tilling. If there is old growth it needs to be pulled and thrown into the compost pile so […]
Cultivating Your Inner Garden- Aerating the Soil
By Dr. Nikki Judge You see the serious gardener every spring tilling the soil for their garden. Tilling the soil breaks it up, softens it so that roots can grow strong and create a good feeding system for the plant, allow for proper hydration of the plant, and create the best environment possible for the […]
Runic Groupings
The four most common reasons people approach the runes are to find out information in regard to emotional healing, physical healing, protection and financial help. The following posts are the runic groupings that have been used for centuries to help foster positive energy in the area the grouping affects. A caution is giving when using […]
Cultivating the Garden of Your Soul- Your Goals, Dreams, and Needs
Knowing What You Need On many farms much time is spent determining what the best crop to grow that year is going to be. Researching on weather projections, expected rainfall, cloudy days, and sunny days are all important for crop success. By knowing the soil, the climate and the crop the farmer has a better […]
Cultivating the Garden of Your Soul- Deciding What to Plant
Any Garden Takes Planning A garden does take planning – more than we sometimes give credence to. A good gardener knows where to plant each vegetable strain they are planting. Many draw out their gardens over the winter measuring to scale where they are going to put what. Seed packets, books and internet articles are searched to find […]