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Biochar: Good for your garden AND your carbon footprint!
Yet these dark soils have remained fertile without additional amendments for hundreds of years.http://www.css.cornell.edu/faculty/lehmann/terra_preta/TerraPretahome.htm What is it, and what is it good for?
California
El Segundo
Why Ducks Are Good For Your Garden
In addition to their large, rich eggs , charming personalities and gamey meat, there's another great reason to add ducks to your small farm. This will give them some entertainment and teach them how tasty these insects are.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Growing for Good
In early May, the filmmakers packed their bags and headed to their first major stop: Los Angeles, Calif. “One of the most important things we've learned is how remarkably diverse the urban-agriculture movement is,” Susman reflects.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Probiotics and Ferments: They\'re Good For Your Chickens, Too
Another possibility is to ferment seeds you may give as treats, such as scratch, black oil sunflower seeds or millet. After your maximum time, strain and serve. Even once a week will help give your flock a probiotic boost.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Homemade Gifts from the Garden
Make some from dried gourds and other plants for a one of a kind gift. Sea salt or raw sugar can be infused with herbs or rose petals and given as gifts.To make an infused scrub, mix together a half cup of oil, such as almond or grape seed oil, with one...
California
El Segundo
Leeks: Good and Good For You
Because of this they make an excellent vegetable for a garden-grower.They grow easily from seeds, which have a high germination rate (germination time is 2-3 weeks). If there's any dried or yellowed skin around the white base, trim that off.Hold the leek...
California
El Segundo
Three Aralias for your indoor gardens
False aralia has lacey, dark green, sometimes nearly black leaves. Give them a warm, humid indoor location. They all belong to the same plant family. In maturity the leaves become wider and bigger.
California
El Segundo
Gleaning for Good
The group has partnerships with local orchards, farms and CSAs to secure produce donations and deliver the harvests to food pantries, children's programs, low wage work sites and senior citizens who lack access to fresh foods.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Yes, Joyce, there is a Money Tree (Pachira)
Ugh, tax time! Are you wishing that you had a magic money tree? A minor point but one that some readers may find importantMoney Tree art at left by the incomparable "Inky" Used here with permission, Thank you! Inky Art not to be used elsewhere without...
California
El Segundo
Cultivate Good Fungus In Your Soil
Insects, like bees, sip water from fungal mycelium to upregulate their immune response, giving them extra armour against colony collapse pathogens and pesticides. Studies have shown that trees in a forest ecology use mycelial networks like an Internet...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Garden Crafts: How-to Instructions For A Macrame\' Hanging Planter
They are easy to make, and the materials can be as inexpensive or as elaborate as you wish. Tiny, delicate cord will look out of place holding a heavy container, as will rough, thick cord and miniature containers.
California
El Segundo
5 Cover Crops Good For Your Health And The Soil
The farmers that are currently growing for niche markets or who are interested in a creative way to augment their income are our best hope. Farmers that use cover crops consider the field that lies fallow under oats or clover to be an investment in their...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Bad luck with houseplants? Try lucky bamboo
The architectural look of the stems and the simplicity of the few leaves invites creativity. Some vendors caution about cheap, diseased Chinese stock, claiming that Taiwanese produced material is healthier.Once placed on desk or table, a lucky bamboo...
California
El Segundo
Playing In The Barn Is Good For Your Children\'s Health
A little dirt not only doesn't hurt , it can be a good thing—though, we still recommend washing your hands before dinner. New research shows that what's in your barn's dust could protect you against asthma.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
A Grapevine Christmas Tree
I decided that I should have a second tree--one that celebrated the garden and was large enough to hold my garden ornaments. A few red cardinals and other birds in nests were tucked among the vines.
California
El Segundo
Change Your Tractor\'s Oil Yourself
Turn off the engine, set the parking brake and wedge the tires. You'll need: new oil a new filter a new drain plug crush washer or rubber gasket possibly a new plug This might also be a nice time to pick up any other related supplies, such as a funnel,...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Your Weedy Lawn Is A Good Thing
Letting weeds in your lawn grow near your more weed free flower beds can help drive out even more “bad” bugs from your plants.of topsoil on your property. Even before these chemicals make it to the water, they may cause harm to your local wildlife.
Ohio
Willoughby
Warm and Cozy Buckwheat Seeds?
I tried them for awhile but I continued to shiver.From the north came the words: “Lots of exercise will warm you up.” I already run through my days like a spinning top, but I added to that, and all the time I continued to shiver.A friend from the...
California
El Segundo
Wash Your Hair With Homemade Shampoo Bars
Set the lye mixture aside to cool for about 10 minutes. For the batch shown, I used about 30 drops each of lavender and peppermint essential oils along with 10 drops of tea tree oil.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
My favorite, versatile, new gardening tool is my \
Portable and versatile, my phone is now my number one management tool, in the garden as in the rest of my daily life. Is there an app for that? A picture is worth, etc, and in a split second I can capture an idea or scrap of plant information, to dwell...
California
El Segundo
Neem, An Indoor Gardeners Best Friend
I mix it approximately 1 teaspoon to 1 quart of warm water withdish soap. I also learned the hard way that after spraying, avoid having the plants in full sun for a couple of days or their leaves will burn.
California
El Segundo
How to Extract Oil From Rosemary
Below is a simple stovetop method that uses low-heat and a grapeseed oil base to harness the essential oil of rosemary.If working with fresh rosemary, allow it to dry out in a warm, dark place for several hours.
California
Santa Monica
Is Turmeric Good for Chickens?
These same anti-inflammatory properties are beneficial to other animals, as well. A Natural Healer One thing that seems to be agreed upon, however, is turmeric's anti-inflammatory properties.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Adding Hair To Compost: Types Of Hair For Composting
When mixed into garden soil, compost adds needed nutrients to the soil. Check with any local hairdressers in the area. When they break down, brown ingredients add carbon to the mix.Don't just use the hair from your family hairbrushes for the compost heap.
Ohio
Willoughby
Hummers at your window - a great gift idea!
On close observation, we felt that at least 2 of them were juveniles. Fuschia is a favorite nectar plant of hummingbirds. All the feeders were used, but, selfishly, I wanted them at the window feeder.
California
El Segundo
Snakes- Good for the Garden
The blue over the eyes indicate it's about to shed its skin. They are non-aggressive creatures- they do NOT ever attack people (at least no snakes in the US) and will never bite unless stepped on, picked up or forced into a corner or threatened with imminent...
California
El Segundo
Is Hackberry Good for Firewood?
The tenacious hackberry tree (Celtis occidentalis), hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 2 through 9, withstands much that nature sends its way. Its BTUs fall short of prime hardwoods, but hackberry logs rate higher on heat than...
California
Santa Monica