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Why the grocery store is exhausting
Infographics that display when fruit & vegetables are in season.
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This is a super fantastic idea! imagine doing it with herbs!!
Anyone think they could make this work for strawberries??
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Hoping to Homestead: The Garden - Compost
Compost. It sounds so boring and smelly, but it’s so important. When you think about it, it is the garden. It’s what everything we eat grows out of, so what goes into it is just as important as what comes out of it.
But that doesn’t mean it has to cost an arm and a leg.
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As more and more Americans grow their own fruits and vegetables, MNN digs up some dirt on this DIY food revolution.
having a food garden is one of my requirements for the next place we live after we leave our current apartment. living in a city makes it hard for the time being!
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Here’s another simple gardening-related repurposing idea:
DIY “watering can” — made from a plastic jug
This photo showing small openings made by pushing a hot needle into the top of a plastic container is making the rounds on Pinterest.
For how-to / DIY details, see A journey to a dream blog.
230 Victory Garden Plan:
The most exciting time of year for a gardener is just before Spring. The crocus and tulips are just breaking the surface, the over-wintering spinach and chard is starting to show new growth and the seed cataloges are pouring in. I LOVE PLANNING, so for me, creating a planting map is as much of a part of this celebratory time of year as putting the seeds in the earth is. These are the two preliminary front/back-yard maps that will, most definitely, be refined once I factor in my 2012/2013 Winter veggies, but for now, are looking pretty good. These plans illustrate the organization of a loosely planned crop rotation in year two that addresses most pest and nutrient depletion concerns.
Now onto the spreadsheets.
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Oh, So You Compost? Neat. These People Invented a Closed Kitchen Ecosystem.
Food waste accounts for a disturbing amount of trash in the U.S. It would be nice if everyone could recycle some of that food waste back into the food web.
Composting is one idea, but not everyone has the stomach for that, especially indoors. Check out this idea from FastCompany. It’s like nature meets Ikea!
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Clay seedballs. Banksia, wattle and casuarina. Ready to be tossed onto eroding hillsides.
Took about 3 hours to roll.. there’s about 500. 2 parts compost, 3 parts clay earth, sprinkling of vermiculite and peat moss.
Great job! I hope you post some photos of them sprouting please!
How to grow herbs indoors this winter
The abundant growing season may be over, but you can still exercise your green thumb and save on your grocery bill with an indoor herb garden.
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How much is your vegetable garden worth?
Sure, eating produce grown in your own garden is fun and healthy. But it can also be a big money-saver during tough economic times. Here’s how big.
