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Garden Hacks
I have used some of these ideas. What I found interesting is the use of rain gutters for starting (he does peas), then slipping the contents right from the gutter right into the furrow. I would think that this should work well with most plants that hate transplanting.
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Justin Rhodes: Personal Homesteading Journey, Feb 9, 2021
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Seed Stratification
Here is a great link from Herbal Academy for seed stratification. Some seeds need it to start to grow. I definitely benefit from stratifying seeds in zone 5 growing area. https://theherbalacademy.com/cold-stratification-herb-gardening/
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Growing large gourds
I absolutely love growing gourds! In my zone, 5B, the larger gourds that take 100 plus days can be challenging to grow. Add to that, many larger gourds take 21 days to germinate. If you plant the seeds outdoors and you have a cold dip they often rot. So I have my own method of germinating them. I am not fond of styrofoam…
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planting by the moon garden guide
Does anyone have a planting by the moon garden guide? One that would include frost dates? I guess Farmers almanac has one but we can't find out how much information it actually gives you. It's a paid program. My niece is really getting in to gardening and wants to do gardening by the moon. She is new to gardening and needs…
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Chinampa Gardens
I'm still new to TGN but from my posts you may have figured out I love nature and gardening. If its weird I grow it and if I hear about a certain gardening method I will probably try it. One garden method I love and I could actually put in is a Chinampa garden. If you have not heard about it, here is a link:…
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5 Ways That Businesses Can Help Promote The Mental Wellness Of Their Employees
Since stress is at an all-time high and companies are scrambling to keep employees focused, healthy, and productive during these difficult times, I'm encouraging business leaders to lead their teams in growing food. Caring for the earth always pays off. And I believe a team of food producers, like The Grow Network's, are…
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Hydroponics
We have started to incorporate live plants in our indoor fish tank. What are suggested plants you have used?
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Big Lawns or Gardens: Is it just me?
Anybody else drive by big open lawns or patches of grass by the road and think, "I could grow so much food there!" 😂
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Willow twigs as a rooting hormone?
That's a new one to me.
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Are vegetables and fruits grown hydroponically as nutritious as those grown in dirt?
Hi Everyone, I am Andrea and live in super hot, sometimes very rainy Southwest Florida. We have a limited amount of space and I have been toying with the idea of doing a Tower Garden to grow my own vegetables, but then I stop and think, they look pretty, but are they as nutritious as the vegetables I am buying from my…
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Growing in Elevated Planters - Help please?
As my sister is aging, she has asked me to build her some elevated planters. Another friend, hearing our discussion, remarked that might help her also, as (although younger) she is no longer able to get down to the ground following a horrific automobile crash a few years ago. Another girlfriend just doesn't want to tear up…
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Permaculture: Justin Rhodes, free content viewing (Nov. 27-29, 2020)
https://abundantpermaculture.lpages.co/movie-premier-pp/ ☺️
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Oak Tree Nightmares and Childhood Flashbacks...
I recently purchased my childhood home from my parents. The property is just over a half an acre and has half a dozen massive oak tree's. Does anyone have any advice for this hot mess? There are just WAY to many leaves to compost and mulch them all. Not to mention the thousands of acorns that lay underneath the blanket of…
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Wow! How to be More Productive in the Garden
Oh my goodness, this is amazing!
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Regenerative Agriculture
Here’s a fantastic talk by Gabe Brown, I came across. How he built biomass and micro fungi with cover crops and no methods that can be used in arge or small parcels of land. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9yPjoh9YJMk
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Hugelkultur Bed Help
I am a novice to permaculture and gardening in general. I hired a so called consultant to help me plan these hugelkultur beds but it has been a very long process and not sure if I am really doing things properly. Here's the scenario: I live in tropical Panama in the highlands -daily temperature is 70-75 degrees all day;…
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Farmers Almanac's Garden Planner.
Has anyone used this planner? It looks pretty good but I don't want to put in a bunch of time during the 7 day trial and find i wasted my time. Garden planner programs have gotten more popular, i just would like some advice please.
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Weed Suppression With Ground Cover
I looked around for this topic but so far did not find it. I have used black plastic, landscape fabric and cardboard to suppress weeds prior to planting. Laid out over a good "crop" of weeds the soil turns black and crumbly and has earth worms running through it. The landscape fabric or black plastic can have holes punched…
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we can learn from natives on how to restore the land
A dear friend of mine posted about this film on Instagram. Gather is an intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political and cultural identities through food sovereignty, while battling the trauma of centuries of genocide. I thought I'd share it here: Let me know if…
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Moved: Gardening with children
This discussion has been moved.
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Lasagna Gardening
Has anyone tried lasagna gardening? I am putting in raised beds this weekend, if weather permits. Its ther perfect time to make a lasagna garden with all the "found" materials this time of year. My neighbor needs his leaves raked so I volunteered. He uses not chemicals so I will have pretty good composting materials. I…
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Farming when there is drought
Hi guys I hope everyone is doing okay. I have a question.. I am planning to move to another country and buy some land there. But the problem is that it does not rain much there and it seems like the water sources are getting scarse. How could I solve this problem on my future property? By creating something to have enough…
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Permaculture
has anyone got any recommendations on permaculture classes?
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📺️ The Most Important Thing About Guerilla Gardening
Hey! Like I mentioned last time, my Puerto Rico Airbnb isn't a gardening spot after all. Can't grow too much food in the shade. But I still have to grow! Check out how I grow without a yard in Puerto Rico ▶️ What is the most important thing to you need if you are going to guerilla garden? This applies even if you are…
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Gardening by the Moon
who else is doing this? I had to have a dog proof fence built around the vegie garden and may be at the last day (?) for seeding a transplanting. any thoughts?
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The Mystery Man Growing A Guerilla Food Forest
I discovered a bucket on my way to the public beach in Puerto Rico that led me to my mystery man. After finding the perfect bucket for my guerrilla garden, I noticed that someone had also planted trees nearby. It feels great to know that I'm not the only one growing food by the beach. Someone's got to feed the iguanas -…
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The power of succession planting
I am always amazed at what is possible if you time your plantings and showings right and are able to so succession planting. This is my bulb fenel which I popped in directly after clearing out kohlrabi and sugar pees. Prior I had some Radishes. I will start sowing spinach or carrots in between the fennel in some weeks to…
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Favourite garden tool or device
There are plenty of helpful tools and gadgets that we all keep in our shed/garden but what’s the one you keep going too make life easier? Mines a long and short version of the same tool, a 3 pronged hook or cultivator. Great for scratching the top few inches to weed and prepare the ground for direct seeding. Weeding…
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Guerrilla gardening in an Island Paradise - pt 1 ;)
So how do you grow food when you have no yard? I found myself in this situation - my rental in Puerto Rico is way too shady to grow food and doesn't have a lot of space. But growing food is so important. So what to do? There are a TON of options if you are in this situation. In this video I show you two possibilities:…