A combination of apple cider vinegar and water can prevent and treat leaf spots fungi, mildews and scab diseases. Because tomatoes are naturally acidic, vinegar can be used as a natural fungicide as well as a fertilizer on these tasty and nutritious plants.Vinegar...
If she had, Dad wouldn't have seen Baasha cast and Baasha would have died. For Baasha to die on Mother's Day would have been awful. Dad helped her up while mom stood and cried. Then, she rolled backward unexpectedly and no matter how much she kicked,...
Put the flowers in the refrigerator when nobody is home, to slow respiration and water loss. According to the University of Minnesota, the best way to keep flowers fresh is to use a good commercial preservative and mix according to package directions.
And they're ripe for even more! Take that attitude and mix it with the concept of making the invisible (where the food comes from) visible (the food on our plates)–and you could find new ways to increase profits.
Can we decide that good enough is good? Our flocks of pastured layer chickens and broilers eat these ingredients, too—is that good enough, or should we buy the pre-packaged, organic chicken feed shipped in from out of state?
Even in those cases, it is recommended that you top dress with a rich, fine compost instead of sand.Sand particles cannot retain any nutrients, so applying a layer of sand year after year to lawns actually causes lawns to lose their fertility.
During this period, the peanut plants should receive a good soaking, to a depth of of 6 to 8 inches each week. Peanuts grow best when the temperatures are at least 86 F. At that point, the warmer the temperature, the better.
We've covered how gardening keeps you healthy in the past here on HobbyFarms.com, as well as how playing in the barn is good for you , too, but agriculture as a health-promoting activity is back in the news again.
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“During college, I worked at an urban farm in Portland, Ore., called Zenger Farm, where I taught kids about sustainable agriculture and worked in the fields planting, harvesting and weeding,” Susman says.
Keep reading to learn more about composting with yarrow.Is yarrow good for composting? Using yarrow in compost even in such small amounts is, presumably, enough to have a noticeable effect.
The garden is a wonderful source of homemade gifts that are suitable for the holidays. Begin with a pound of soften, unsalted butter. You can embellish the seeds packets by packaging them in a small terracotta pot or in a newspaper pressed pot and tie...
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). But they have many other uses as well and many gourmet recipes can be found using leeks.It...
They are happy in a wide range of lighting and average household temperatures. All are lovely foliage plants. The thin graceful leaves grow in clusters as they do on its cousin, the common Schefflera umbrella tree.
It's a concept the organization calls “earning and learning.” In addition to harvesting produce that would otherwise be left to rot, Urban Youth Harvest creates a sustainable food source for those in need with almost zero carbon footprint and provides...
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Ferment your knowledge. Refrigerate fermented foods, keep them in a cool cellar (55 degrees F is ideal) or add extra salt to slow fermentation. It might have been due to the development of modern conveniences, such as electricity and refrigeration, or...
The American palette and food preferences constantly evolve with an increasing number of “foodie” shoppers seeking unusual and distinct flavors. Start a blog to narrate your experience starting up canning business.
This time, instead of coming straight down from your square knot, join neighboring groups, so that the next square knots will fall halfway between the first group. Pull it to the middle point so that when you hold it up, you will have twelve cords, six...
Lucky bamboo is a tolerant plant and the water-rooted lifestyle gives it an advantage too. Lucky bamboo stems and arrangements can be ordered directly from growers via their websites.
If we give the Hutterite dust, we do not protect them,” Dr. Donata Vercelli told NYT. Low and behold, the saw the same results they found in their human research samples: “If we give the Amish dust, we protect the mice.
And each year, new ornaments are added as gardening friends add to my collection. I wound them in and out among the grapevines and pushed some up into the center of the cone and wired them in place as needed.Decorations included a dozen or so ready-made...
On the other hand, if you are quite short you may prefer to use short handled shovels since you'll find them easier to control.If you are wondering specifically when to use long handled shovels, they are better for tree planting and other hole-digging.
This means organic rich soil that has been cultivated to a depth of at least 8 to 10 inches, good drainage and a consistent water supply. Once summer temperatures heat up and the daylight hours get longer, a typical response in celery is to produce flowers.These...
These “good” bugs will help to keep the “bad” bug population down in your garden as well as providing pollination to your plants. The fact of the matter is that your weedy lawn is doing more for your garden, the environment and your wallet than...
It was first cultivated in southeast Asia around 6000 B.C., it was documented in Europe by 4000 B.C, and was also found in Japan at about the same time. They are about 15 inches long.
And I must say, it looks good, doesn't smell and seems to stay put (except when my collie decides to do some digging.) The mulch has been in place for about six months and my plants do not show any ill effects.As an organic gardener, I'll probably never...