Blog VCTRY Para todos aquellos que son alergicos a los colorantes artificiales que venden en el supermercado, o quienes tratan de hacer un trabajo un poquito mas ecologico, les traigo algo util. Como teñir huevos con otros alimentos que tienes en la heladera, cosa que ademas, es mas barata. Como les decia esta tecnica es mas barata que usar colorantes, porque si quieres lograr huevos de muchos colores, tienes que comprar un monton de botellitas de colorantes, que no son tan baratas. En cambio aqui, te puedes permitir usar restos de vegetales (los que esten un poco feos o viejos y no sirven para cocinar, o restos inutilizables como cascaras) que ya tengas. Simplemente, ve guardando en bolsitas en el freezer, los restitos que van quedando, las cascaras, las hojas marchitas, etc y asi podras aprovechar todo aquello que ibas a tirar. Cuanto mas cantidad usen del ingrediente que proporciona el color, mas intenso queda. Retira del fuego y deja enfriar a temperatura ambiente.
How to Make a Bee Hotel What are Solitary Bees ? As well as Bumblebees and Honeybees (that live socially) there are some 200 species of wild bees in the UK that are called 'solitary bees' because they make individual nest cells for their larvae. Some species nest in small tunnels or holes in the ground or in sandy banks, piles of sand, or crumbling mortar. Some species of solitary bee species will group their nest cells together in aggregations, and a few have evolved social behaviour rather like bumblebees. Solitary bees are harmless and not aggressive. If you find them (for example in old house walls) please leave them alone. A number of species are commonly seen in gardens, and they are very useful as they pollinate fruit crops. These bee houses are also called 'trap nests', or in America, 'bee condos'. Constructing a Bee House All you need is a wooden box, open on one side, which is then fixed to a sunny fence or wall. The dimensions do not have to be exact and you can make a larger bee house if you want.
25 Ways Of How To Use Pallets In Your Garden Benches, flower pots, tables, small vertical gardens and even canopies covered with plants. All of them can decorate your garden immediately if you know how to make a simple pallet work. After we’ve shown you how to recycle wooden pallets, we thought it would be a great idea to see a bunch of decorative ideas that can beautify your garden. Moreover, they are easy to assemble and prove to be very functional for your future activities! A wood frame and a lot of pillows – cozy and comfortable! Natural wood or Mediterranean touch? Flowers couldn’t have been planted in a better place. :)
Create a simple garden trellis for vertical growing ‘Extreme Levels’ of Monsanto’s Roundup Found on Iowa Soy A study conducted on soybean plants grown on various Iowa farms has found unusually high levels of Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide on the genetically modified crops. Read Post Téléchargements This month’s issue of Mollie Makes sees a bonus gift* of 6 summer fashion project cards! To make the polka dot Peter Pan collar you’ll need the project template. Your project templates for Mollie Makes issue 39 is ready to download Your templates for Mollie Makes 38 are ready to download Happy Pancake Day! Download your templates for Mollie Makes DIY Fashion and start customising your wardrobe Mollie Makes DIY Fashion is available from all good newsagents, supermarkets, independent craft shops, or from our official online store. Illuminate your gadgets with our free desktop wallpaper Click the link to download Mollie Makes issue 37 templates Plus, join in with crafting for strangers and send your paper crane into the unknown. Download the Mollie Makes origami paper crane paper from issue 37 Hello, February!
Inexpensive Mini-Greenhouse - DIY Thirty years ago, I bought MOTHER EARTH NEWS to help pass the time while I was a U.S. Navy sailor stationed on an aircraft carrier. I enjoyed reading the magazine from cover to cover — often three or more times per cruise — and I couldn’t wait for the next issue. Recently, I wanted to try growing in a small raised garden bed. I also made a mini-greenhouse cover for the bed so the crops could get an earlier start. Robert FordMontrose, Pennsylvania
Recycled Jewelry: Inspiration by LiveOAK Staff on November 10, 2008 Brazilian designer, Mana Bernades works with teenagers and students in Brazil teaching jewelry making and creative re-use. She sees luxury in seemingly unusable materials using mini-flasks, PET bottles, phone cards, toothpicks, hair clips, plastic netting, pearls & silver to create unique, modern jewelry crafted by hand. By using recycled materials, the Mana collection demonstrates that re-use can be beautiful and this is done through collaborative education engaging young people to create beauty through eco-friendly design. [sniplet inlinead] About the Author:
News for Seattle and the Northwest Most urban consumers are happy to leave farming to the farmers, but for those with a green thumb, it is getting easier to garden in the city. That's thanks, in part, to DIYers sharing ideas for reusing old materials to garden in and a new range of tools designed to get many more people involved with growing some of their own food. The U.N. While it's probably tough to sustain a family on a micro-garden, FAO research shows that a well-tended micro-garden of 11 square feet can produce as much as 200 tomatoes a year, 36 heads of lettuce every 60 days, 10 cabbages every 90 days, and 100 onions every 120 days. Sure, micro-gardens can easily be created out of plenty of scrap materials: potatoes grown in a bucket or trash can, for example, or wooden pallets turned into an herb garden. Earth Starter is one such start-up. The mat comes with seedballs (seeds mixed with clay and worm castings to enrich the soil, and chili powder to keep pests away). Copyright 2013 NPR.
How ’bout a Nightcap? Here’s a fun little pattern to embellish your gifts of spirits for the New Year. These sweet little stocking caps look adorable perched atop bottles of all kinds. Knit them in the round with small amounts of scrap yarn in about 30 minutes, then pat yourself on the back for avoiding buying another expensive, throw-away bow! Materials: 3.5 mm double pointed needles (US size 4) small amount DK to worsted yarn Instructions: CO 15 loosely and join in the round being careful not to twist stitches P 4 rows K 12 rows (K2tog, k3) around K 3 rows (K2tog, K2) around K 7 rows (K2tog, K1) around K 14 rows k2tog around k 10 rows cut yarn and thread through remaining stitches. Happy 2012 to you, Crafty Friends! Download How ’bout a Nightcap PDF Pattern © Copyright 2011 Simply Notable Fine Print: We are absolutely flattered that our crafty friends would want to make cute items from our original copyright patterns to sell in their online shops or brick and mortar stores.
La rotation des cultures ou l'assolement Les légumes du potager n'ont pas tous les mêmes besoins nutritifs et ils ne vont pas non plus les rechercher à la même profondeur, d'ou l'intérêt de pratiquer une rotation des cultures ou aussi appellé assolement. La culture d'une même catégorie de légumes dans la même parcelle épuise celle-ci d'année en année et contribue aussi au développement des maladies. La rotation des cultures consiste donc à alterner sur plusieurs années la culture de différentes catégories de légumes en fonction de leurs besoins spécifiques. Pour mettre en oeuvre cette méthode de culture, vous devrez séparer votre potager en quatre parcelles sur lesquelles s'appliquera la rotation. Parcelle 1 Vous planterez les légumes feuilles comme la laitue, les épinards, la mâche ou le chou, mais aussi les solanacées comme les pommes de terre ou les tomates. Parcelle 2 Parcelle 3 Parcelle 4 Lire aussi Réalisez un potager 100% naturel ! Nos partenaires marchands vous proposent ça se passe sur le forum... ça se passe sur les blogs...
Recycled Christmas Tree, how to make recycled Christmas ornaments All the decorations on our tree are made from things you would usually throw away. For example, the garland is made from plastic packing "peanuts" strung together on thread. We've cut out the pictures from old greeting cards, punched a small hole in the top, and added a ribbon. We've also made ornaments from pine cones and sweet gum seed balls. Even the tree itself was destined for the trash heap before a co-worker donated it for our use. Use your imagination and see what ornaments you can make from things you would normally throw away. Each year, 25 million extra tons of trash is generated between Thanksgiving and New Years in the U.S. Recycling Homepage
Nourishmat - Changing the Way We Think About Food by Phil & John - Earth Starter If we get to 125K the highest pledge will receive an AROUND THE WORLD PLANE ticket. In an effort to raise funds for Nourishmats in schools, we have decided to fly you to Europe. We've spoken with Education Outside to help coordinate mat distribution to schools. If we get to $90K we will match each mat pledged 1-FOR-1 to a school. If we reach $85K, the highest Kickstarter donor (from today on) gets a FREE ROUND TRIP FLIGHT to Amsterdam where our social media team is! Tweet this! To pledge or order a Nourishmat, just click the green “Back This Project”. The project will not be funded unless we meet the $70,000 so our backers need your support. For US-based projects, you will go through the Amazon checkout process. To order custom rewards please send us a message. A revolutionary way to grow vegetables, herbs, and flowers in small spaces that requires minimal time and effort. Comes with or without built-in irrigation Features: Reusable Built-in Irrigation (optional) Weed Barrier Planting Schedule
Hobbes gratuites Crochet Pattern I've finally decided to write up my Hobbes pattern and instead of selling it I'd like to give it to you for free. The reason he is free is because the creator of Calvin and Hobbes, Bill Watterson did not want to commercialize his work so keeping that in mind Please don't sell this pattern and don't sell the completed work. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I originally made this up for my son because of his love for Hobbes (he's 23 now) I armed myself with Watterson's brilliant drawings as a reference. I made this pattern to look as close as possible to the Hobbes' drawings . I realized that Hobbes could be broken down into basic shapes. He also had the muzzle of a cat so I looked to the famous Amineko cat. Once I got the shapes down I worked on size. Until I started making him I never realized how different Hobbes looks from a regular cat. His head and body are a lot longer thanan normal cat plus he has the shortest fattest legs. That caused me problems since tubular legs and arms don't want to bend. Resources:
Calendrier des travaux de jardinage du mois d'avril Au programme... Potager Semis de pois Dans les régions à hiver doux, semez les petits pois à grains ronds. Récoltez mâche, oseille, pissenlit. En sol léger et perméable, plantez l'ail blanc et l'ail violet. Nettoyer vos carrés de culture en supprimant tout ce qui est fâné ou gelé. Arbres fruitiers et petits fruits Blanc arboricole Si le temps est au beau, vous pouvez chauler les troncs des arbres. Pratiquez l'élagage sur les pommiers et poiriers devenus trop touffus (éclaircissage). Lorsqu'il ne gèle pas, vous pouvez planter un arbre fruitier. C'est le moment de prélever les greffons. Jardin d'ornement Taillez la glycine. Plantez les arbres s'il ne gèle pas. S'il ne gèle pas, vous pouvez procéder à la taille des arbustes qui fleurissent en été. Elaguez les branches mortes ou mal placées. Protégez du gel les plantes fragiles et les potées en terre cuite. Plantes d'intérieur Nettoyez avec de l'eau additionnée de bière les larges feuilles des plantes vertes. Brumisez régulièrement le feuillage des plantes.