Category Archives for "Gardening"
August 1, 2020
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Aeroponic Gardening with the Tower Garden
“Where’s the soil?”That’s one of the most common questions people ask me when they see my Tower Garden, whether in person or online. The answer is, there’s no soil. That’s because the Tower Garden is a form of aeroponics.What’s Aeroponics?Let me begin by describing hydroponics because most people are more familiar with it. In hydroponics, plants grow in […]
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June 9, 2020
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Plant A Garden: COVID-19 Diary, Day 88
I’ve been wanting to get back to gardening. Now, the pandemic has cemented this intention into action. Some government officials have been warning that the food supply chain may be affected. That food access would suffer. At the very least, the prices of some items will go up. Already, as of today, we have 34 confirmed cases […]
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August 22, 2013
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Make Your Own Compost Tea!
If you’re into organic gardening like me, you’ve probably heard or are already using compost tea. I’ve never used it, but I’m about to get started — you’ll learn more about it in this post. Compost tea is essentially water infused with compost. It has all the beneficial microorganisms and nutrients of compost, but in […]
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July 24, 2013
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The Rewards of Growing Your Own Food
Why didn’t anybody ever tell me growing your own food could be so rewarding? Every day, my kids and I see signs of life… and growth.
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July 18, 2013
- in Gardening , Green Home by Alexis Rodrigo
Trouble In (My Organic Garden) Paradise
It’s been enjoyable and fulfilling to visit my garden every morning, picking peas, and watching LIFE happening all around me. But lately I’ve noticed that one of my rose bushes seems to be sick. It’s leaves are turning yellow and brown, and it has stopped blooming. Finally, today, I Googled these symptoms and identified the […]
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