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Free Solar Greenhouse Plans
Solar Greenhouses greenhouse plans at end of articleCalling a greenhouse solar is somewhat redundant, since all greenhouses are solar heated to some extent. The greenhouse itself traps the heat each day, as anyone who has been inside a greenhouse for just a few minutes on a sunny day knows. Although a traditional greenhouse acts as… »
Indoor Strawberries | GardenHacker.com
Grow your own strawberry patch indoors! This is great for kids as well as adults, you just have to keep the cats out! (in case of cats, I recommend the planters that don’t expose much soil). If you’re patient, you can grow from seed – if not, talk to your garden center and see if… »
The Lompoc Record
“… Rather than the brawny, sprawling crops of summer that bear fruits, pods, ears and gourds, winter vegetables tend to be small and offer up leaves, flowers and roots. Most take up less space, don’t require as much sunlight and are content to grow in containers. A number of these cool-season crops can also be… »
Clever plot – Gardening is Now Fashionable
And if it’s fashionable in Europe this fall, you know that in spring it’ll be the rage in the US… Okay, so it already is here, with urban gardens, people converting their front yards into beautiful plots with decorative peppers and cabbages, etc. ”…The Scottish Women’s Rural Institutes (SWRI) has created an easy-to-follow guide to… »
Small Footprint, Big Yield
Some of the best use of space I’ve seen in a long time. Even though I’m blessed with almost one acre of land, a lot of it is taken up by play areas or swamp for half the season. The rest of the lawn is “harvested” for mulch. If I had the wood, I’d build… »
Grow your own borscht: Planning a fall vegetable garden
We’re not in Virginia, but the same ideas apply. The Hack: Make use of your garden into the fall and beyond by planning and planting cooler weather crops now. Grow your own borscht: Planning a fall vegetable… »
Free Info in Sustainability Permaculture Visions
Free is good! Free Info in Sustainability Permaculture… »
Get Your Mind Out of the Gutter and Put Your Garden There Instead
Make your own “vertical veggie garden” with some gutter material and an exterior wall you’re not doing anything with anyway! The Hack: Use a wall and some gutter material to make a vertical garden where no garden has dared to cling! “… The idea is essential this: Why not put rain gutters in rows along the… »
LED Grow Light Panels: Prices Getting Reasonable!
The prices for LED grow lights are getting more reasonable – as more people and businesses are manufacturing them, the prices get better and better. I’m currently using a set of T8 (Fluorescent tube) replacements which necessitated rewiring a shop light to remove the ballast from the circuit. They’ve worked well as grow lights, but… »
Growing small fruit in the home garden
Three types of fruit for the home gardener that are easy to grow: strawberries, blueberries and raspberries. The Hack: bigger strawberries, june producing variety, other than 1-2″ of water per week during growing season and at least six hours of sun ”…The spaced-row method limits the number of daughter plants allowed to grow. Mother plants… »
Myth-ing from the Garden
More for landscape than for gardening, but the information is valuable. Linda Chalker-Scott has a great list of articles she’s written, including the use of wood chips, epsom salt, dust mulching(!) and more…. »
Time saving
"Your Food4Wealth garden is basically a natural habitat that is made up of edible plants, and you can create one more easily than you realize. As a matter of fact, it's far easier than creating a traditional vegetable garden. You won't have to dig, and you won't have to heave heavy loads. It will only take a few hours and many of the materials you require can be gathered for free. ..."Read more...