Great article from the-organic-gardener.com regarding Comfrey. The Hack: make a concentrated liquid containing all of the big 3 nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, in substantial amounts. NPK= 8 : 2.6 : 20.5 %. “…Place the plant’s leaves into a large container, preferably one with a tap or…
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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…
Why are My Tomatoes and Peppers Not Producing?
Your tomatoes and peppers are very sensitive to the amount of nitrogen you give them, where many other plants are not. The Hack: Low nitrogen fertilizers or mulches until the first fruits are the size of golf balls (they’re recommending…
What fruits can I grow in my garden?
A friend of mine asked: “So, what fruits can I grow in my garden?” The easy answer: the three types of fruit for the home gardener that are easy to grow: strawberries, blueberries and raspberries. Berries? They’re not fruits! Okay,…
Returns from the Day – Turning Tillage into Tomato Sauce
Returning from the farmer’s market with unsold goods means a monster salad to be eaten that night, or locally grown compost material that has a hidden value: “…As the farmers tracked the economics of their efforts, one found that his tomatoes, sweet…
More on Dynamic Accumulators: green cover crops
“… Green Manures-An Investment in Your Soil’s Fertility There are many times during the season, and at different stages of plant growth, when you can till under a cover crop. Each time has virtues and drawbacks, and choosing a time is…
Should I compost the weeds?
“Several links to many weeds for use in compost, as companion plants(!), as cover crops, and more. “… Mentioned are the more obscure sulfur accumulators: “…Calamus, Caragreen, Coltsfoot, Eyebright, Fennel, Garlic, Meadowsweet, Mullien, Mustards, Nettle, Plantain, Complete article after the fold
More Factory Farms – are Free-Range Veggies a Thing of the Past?
There are some pets that cannot survive in the wild, or – are there? Okay, maybe the silkworm but… how’d I get on that tangent? Indoor farming: is it a threat or a salvation? Hard to have erosion in a…
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How can I keep the caterpillars off my cabbage?
Perhaps someone else can chime in on this, but other than covering the cabbages with a floating row cover (works as long as you do it before you see the cabbage moths) or using BT, does planting the purple variety…
For the Obsessive Compulsive, for Rainy Days, for Black Fly Season
I’d always see the expensive packs of “seed strips” which were more expensive than buying the carrots fully grown in the supermarket and shake my head. Suddenly it hit me – you should be able to make your own, and…
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