These are my five hens. (And my female pekin named Sunny in the begginning) There’s 3 Rhode island reds and 2 Easter Eggers. In 2 days they will be 20 weeks old, and one of the Rhode islands just started laying. Also, the RIRs aren’t pure breeds, and are bred to lay more eggs. They […]
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Image by uniteddiversity Question by prof of prove: 2 minutes-”The Organic vs. Conventional Agriculture”-survey? Hi..I’m Taylor’s University College’s student, currently taking pre-U prog. In my course work, I was asked to produce a ‘mini-thesis’. Hopefully U could spend some time by taking part in this survey. Before answering the survey, please state general background about […]
Continue reading …need names of potassium mobilising soil micro-organisms for use in organic agriculture n isolation steps.?
November 3, 2011 8 Comments
Image by uniteddiversity Question by ecosense_mamoo: need names of potassium mobilising soil micro-organisms for use in organic agriculture n isolation steps.? Feel free to answer in the comment section below
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Image by the.sprouts so the weeds don’t get in — part of sprout’s gardensense project [1] [1] gardensense.thesprouts.org Question by Lepke: How high does a raised garden bed have to be? I plan to build a raised garden bed in my back yard to grow vegetables (tomatoes, squash, etc.). I am planning to raise the […]
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Image by bill anderson The Library of Celsus was comissioned by the Consul Julius Aquila as a mausoleum for his father, Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, Roman governor of the Asian Provinces. It may be that Celsus was granted heroic honors, which would furthur justify the expense. The monument was constructed between 110 and 135 AD, after […]
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Image by gawthspork worm farm recordings – ypsilanti, mich. – april 29, 2007 Question by Em: Slugs in my worm farm? I have slugs that have got into my worm farm. How can I get rid of them without affecting the worms? Can you help? Leave your own answer in the comments!
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Image by AIDG Papa Carlos and Mama Coney are helping test the CalSolAgua Batch Solar Water Heater on their rooftop in Guatemala Question by Graci: How efficient is solar water heater? How much savings can we get from solar water heater? Say in percent (annually). I don’t know how solar companies can guarantee the benefits […]
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Vegetable garden has yellow or brown leaves, but the vegetables look great. Should I worry?
November 1, 2011 7 Comments
Image by Theory Our hosts, Les Fabulets, are members of a community vegetable garden collective in Rouen. They left the key to the garden with us, and encouraged us to go and pick what we liked from their plot. We enjoyed fresh cabbage, lettuce, carrots, leeks, beets, and other goodies all during our stay in […]
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