John from www.growingyourgreens.com goes on a field trip to a local community garden to check out how people are growing the Square Foot Garden Method. In addition you will learn how you can protect your strawberry crop from the birds using CDs and how you can use handbags to prevent bugs from eating your crops.
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Image by tofutti break Question by Brenda h: can i use mollies in aquaponics? i have a 10 gallon tank with 9 adult mollies and 3 baby’s and im looking to start a aquaponics system using the mollies im going to have a grow bed above the tank with a drip system i plan on […]
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Image by ReUse photos Add the bedding. I use paper from my office shredder. I personally use all kinds of paper and light cardboard, printed or not. It’s a good way to get rid of junk mail. If you don’t have a shredder, you can tear strips by hand. The worms need something that can […]
Continue reading …Where can I get a good quality hydroponics kit for a beginner that wont break the bank?
October 20, 2011 2 Comments
Image by D-Lab This is an example of a hydroponics system I drew on Scratch. Every time you click on a different part of the system, it says in Spanish what that part is for. I made this because students said they’d like to use computers to learn concepts more. The kids in Atapo Quichalan […]
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Image by JUST COFFEE COOPERATIVE Question by Les R: Can you patent an organic fertilizer mixture? I am developing an organic soil fertilizer and would like to patent the final product. I know there are hundreds of articles on how to mix blood meal, bone meal, cottonseed meal and the like to come up with […]
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Image by Adam Jones, Ph.D. Question by Ollie Williams: All about Organic stuff, for People who know agriculture? What does Organic mean (exactly)? Where can you find organic foods? Who grows organic foods? Is it better for the environment? Why or Why not? Do organic foods taste better? ( opinion ) Are organic foods more […]
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Image by Bob n Renee Raising some turkeys for 4H project. May end up being Thanksgiving and/or Christmas dinner. Question by Eric: Are there any beneftis to raising turkeys? Or are they just a big waste of money? Feel free to answer in the comment section below
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Image by omegaforest Hay Dairies Goat Farm @ Kranji Countryside. kranjicountryside.com/ Question by nat c: how can you cool dairy goats off the summer? It is really hot where i live and i can tell they all hate the heat. Add your own answer in the comments!
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Image by AIDG AIDG has partnered with the University of California – Berkeley to develop a low-cost solar hot water heater. The goal of the project is to design a solar hot water heater that can be built at XelaTeco, sold for 0, and that would produce 100 L of hot water per day. Photo […]
Continue reading …Are landscape timbers safe to use for building a raised bed for vegetable gardening?
October 14, 2011 2 Comments
Image by the.sprouts It was a lot of fun (and so fast!) to build these beds with Green City Growers [1] Also, vermiculite is amazing stuff–it’s the consistency of styrofoam, but made out of VOLCANIC ROCK. [1] growmycitygreen.com Question by Brokn: Are landscape timbers safe to use for building a raised bed for vegetable gardening? […]
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