Facebook Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program - Grants and Education In The Heart Of Geneva It Grows Like No Others Geneva Switzerland calls this Foodscaping: Where neighbors communicate with each other, and each specializes in a few crops, and they trade. This is illegal in most cities in America due to legalities on length laws regarding the length of a front lawn. We must share motivation for the fun of growing simply for the pleasure of providing for oneself. Growing is easy in small quantities. This, believe it or not, is 2.8km from the heart of Geneva, Switzerland, the largest city in the country (but not its capital…) The neatness of it all is possibly explained by the fact it’s Switzerland, the Swiss are like that!
Growing Tomatoes, How to Grow Tomatoes, Planting Tomatoes Back in the 80’s when I started growing tomatoes organically, the only way to get good tomatoes was to grow your own. Now you can get good tomatoes in season at farmers markets and high-end supermarkets, but they still don’t come close to tomatoes you can grow in your back yard, if you know how to grow tomatoes. The first time you tuck into a sun-warmed, vine-ripened tomato, you’ll be hooked. Tomatoes need a long growing season, 6-12 hours of sun a day, and summer heat to set and ripen fruit. Tomatoes perform better when you can mimic the conditions they evolved under. Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) evolved in the Orinoco basin. Grow tomatoes in the sunniest, warmest part of your garden. Tomato Cold Tolerance/Season Tomatoes are summer vegetables that die at the first touch of frost. In temperate gardens in the northern and southern hemispheres, seeds are started indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost date for the area, and planted outside after all danger of frost has passed. Fertilizing
GARDENING: A Comprehensive Guide From Planning to Harvesting, and More (6 pages) If you feel there is a gardener in you but haven’t got around to doing garden stuff, you are missing out on a very fulfilling hobby. Take these wonderful benefits that gardening offers: Article republished with permission from BillyOh.com by LINDSY CULLEN Problem is: You don’t have the faintest idea how to begin and go about your garden journey. So, here we’ll guide you to all things gardening, one step at a time. As an enthusiast or established gardener, this comprehensive gardening resource serves as an additional reference and handy audit of your gardening work. Follow this blog series or browse through the chapters you feel most near to your needs. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. A. Planning is a key to success. Determine your goal. B. Studies show that soil holds the key to a great garden. Different types of garden soil Sand – Loose soil and allows water to penetrate too quickly. Feeding the Soil We commonly associate soil with dirt. Here are the keys to a healthy soil: Composting What to compost
Container gardening vegetables indoor outdoor gardens Container gardening is an easy way to garden, especially when you lack yard space. Here are our recommendations on which vegetable varieties are container-friendly—and which container types are most suitable for each veggie. For supplies, you only need a good container, the right soil mix, and appropriate seed (or transplant) varieties. In addition to providing 5 hours or more of full sun, watering is critical. Beans, snap Container: 5-gallon window box Varieties: Bush 'Blue Lake', Bush 'Romano', 'Tender Crop' Broccoli Container: 1 plant/5 gallon pot, 3 plants/15-gallon tub Varieties: 'DeCicco', 'Green Comet' Carrots Container: 5-gallon window box at least 12 inches deep Varieties: 'Danvers Half Long', 'Short 'n Sweet', 'Tiny Sweet' Cucumbers Container: 1 plant/1-gallon pot Varieties: 'Patio Pik', 'Pot Luck', 'Spacemaster' Eggplant Container: 5-gallon pot Varieties: 'Black Beauty', 'Ichiban', 'Slim Jim' Lettuce Container: 5-gallon window box Varieties: 'Ruby', 'Salad Bowl'
82 Sustainable Gardening Tips Adopting a sustainable way of gardening can be hard at first especially if you are in this business for a long time. But there are so many great tips and tricks that can help you develop a new gardening habit, one that would be an organic way. Using chemical free processes will benefit both you and the ones who consume the products from your garden. Reusing and Recycling Materials in the GardenSaving Water and Conserving EnergyZero-Waste GardeningIntegrating Livestock in Your GardeningSustainable Gardening Tools, Supplies and AmendmentsSustainable SeedsCreative Composting IdeasProviding Habitat for Wildlife and PollinatorsOverall Advice on Sustainable Gardening 82 Sustainable Gardening Tips – Mother Earth News
Most Expensive Specialty Crops in the World - Insider Monkey Growing fruits and vegetables in the home garden is becoming an increasingly popular secondary income source for many people, but what are the most expensive specialty crops in the world and how much profit can they bring a small farmer? While grains and even pricey vegetables like asparagus or cherry tomatoes can boost your regular salary by investing little time and money, the reality is that the market is full of home-grown, organic crop suppliers. Specialty crops, on the other hand, can reap up to $60,000 per acre and require the same caretaking as common vegetables. In a previous article we talked about the 10 most common genetically modified foods and how they’re affecting human health. Due to this, the organic food market is growing significantly, but the biggest earnings remain on a different spectrum. 7. Estimated price per pound: $18 Lavender is a particularly profitable crop for small farmers, because it’s easy to tend and offers multiple sale outlets. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.
95 visdomsord från odlarvänner - Sara Bäckmo Annons Herregud. När jag sammanställde den här listan från Facebook-gruppen Trädgårdsskafferiet blev jag alldeles rörd vid flera tillfällen och skrattade högt vid andra. Så många saker det är som binder oss odlare till varandra. Innan listan passar jag på att tipsa om min nya serie på sajten om nybörjarträdgården: Nybörjarodling 1 – Vad behöver jag för att börja odla? Tack alla som har bidragit med tips till listan nedan! Nybörjartips från odlarvännerna i Trädgårdsskafferiet Odla svartrot i en djup murarbalja. Alla tipsen är kommentarer hämtade från mitt inlägg i Trädgårdsskafferiet om tips till den som är nybörjarodlare.
Top 10 Recommended Grasses Grow Posted By Andrew McIndoe @ 7:41 on August 17th 2015 Category: Blog, Ornamental grasses Our Top 10 Recommended Grasses Grow Love them or loathe them, grasses have become essential subjects in today’s planting palette, mainly because they mix well with perennials in prairie style schemes, adding light height and movement, especially later in the year. I have resisted writing about grasses to grow with perennials, maybe that’s a subject for another time. Instead I’ve chosen my top ten grasses that I reckon fit into any garden. Designers love them and plant them in great drifts, most have clearly never divided a miscanthus after a couple of years. Phalaris arundinacea ‘Feesey’ My first choice is the grass I knew as a kid as gardener’s garters. Stipa tenuissima I first came across this wispy, gossamer grass on a trip to France. Miscanthus ‘Morning Light’ Stipa gigantea Grow this one for its golden flower heads, at their best in late summer. Calamagrostis ‘Karl Foerster’ Pennisetum ‘Karley Rose’
6 Easy Backyard Permaculture Projects for Beginners Permaculture is a word that brings to mind beautiful and large swathes of property filled to the brim with fruit trees, perennial food forests, and natural water sources. While this is a dream that many of us have (myself included!), it can feel like a difficult reality on a small suburban lot. Surprisingly, it isn’t hard to make a mini permaculture paradise, no matter what size lot you live on or your experience level. These six easy backyard permaculture projects for beginners will help get you started! The Suburban Micro Farm Before I get into the backyard permaculture projects, I wanted to let you know about an awesome book that my friend Amy from Tenth Acre Farm wrote: The Suburban Micro Farm: Modern Solutions for Busy People. This book is perfect if you are interested in permaculture and don’t know where to start. This is a gorgeous book with full color photos and helpful diagrams throughout! (Don’t know what permaculture is? Build a Raised Planting Bed Grow More Perennial Vegetables
El invento ecológico que destronó al iPad Quizás no conozcas el invento que fue elegido el mejor del año 2012 por la revista Popular Science por delante del mismísimo iPad. Es Groasis Waterboxx, el invento de Pieter Hoff, un empresario holandés que tuvo una magnífica visión al observar una gota de rocío sobre el pétalo de una flor. Algo tan sencillo llevó a Hoff a plantearse si podría crear algo que recogiera a gran escala, igual que lo hacía la flor, la humedad del ambiente, y poder así llegar a plantar árboles en lugares de extrema sequía. Gracias a su invento, con una eficacia del 90%, hoy están creciendo árboles en el desierto del Sáhara o en el desierto de Los Monegros. Y son muchos los países que ya piensan en implementar la Waterboxx. Por 270 dólares se pueden comprar 10 cajas. María Mazariegos de ideas4all Artículos relacionados:
11 Plants That Repel Mosquitoes The days are finally getting longer, the snow is (slowly!) beginning to melt, and spring officially arrives in just a few days! While the prospect of warmer weather has us all a bit giddy, we can’t forget the unwelcome intruders that tag along with the sunny summer weather. Yes, we are talking about mosquitoes, and everybody knows that they can be a huge nuisance. However, using chemical products to keep them away is not on the top of everyone’s wish list. Read on for some ideas of plants that repel mosquitoes – naturally! Citronella Chances are, you’ve heard of this one before- it’s one of the most common ingredients in most mosquito repellents. You can actually buy live citronella plants from this page on Amazon. Lemon Balm Another great choice for a mosquito repelling plant is lemon balm. Catnip Your feline friends will be happy to know that catnip is a great mosquito deterrent! Marigolds A bright, hardy annual plant, marigolds are a great choice for repelling mosquitoes. Basil Lavender
Windowsill Sprouting my way through the Winter. My orchids are dark speckled and bruised from the cold. The flowery Lantana shrubs are like coarse twine unraveled in a pile on the ground. The tall ornamental grasses, which I love for their swaying grace, stand in stiff bunches like little scarecrows scattered across the lawn. My herbs…oh, let’s not even go there (I think thyme and cilantro are barely holding on). Then there’s the pile of dead and crispy Christmas trees strewn around the fire pit. We like to collect the discarded trees at the end of the season and use them for firewood throughout the winter, but right now, as I look out across the pathetic winter landscape of our backyard, they only add to the overall state of things. My windowsill, on the other hand, is more alive than ever- with lentil sprouts galore! Tricking yourself into thinking its springtime is one way of looking at it, but sprouting lentils is also a great way to add a super fresh, nutrient packed component to a meal or salad.