November 2011
The Impulsive Farmer: it's true, it works →
oldpinetree:
I have seen a number of posts here on Tumblr about growing green onions. Apparently, after you cut them up, if you take the piece with the roots and put it in water, new green onions will grow. Well, I tried it last week, and sure enough, new green onions have shot right up! I…
The Best Tangerine of the Season
ediblegardenspointloma:
November 30, 2011
…is the first one.
My Dad at 80 was still planting fruit trees. His last selection was a satsuma tangerine, chosen for a sunny location in his home orchard. We’d had a satsuma years before.
The month he died, November, the little tree bore a tribute crop. I remember the first tangerine from that tree. I want to be planting fruit trees into my 80’s,...
I'd love to start a directory
notquitehippie:
Of all gardening, homesteading, green, and sustainable minded Tumblrs.
Are there any recommendations out there of who to follow?
Want to be a part of this yet-to-be-awesome directory? Hit me up.
dave at notquitehippie dot com
I´m in, but tell us more about your idea. Maybe we could make a tumblr to wich many can submit? With clear guidlines of what kind of content we´d...
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Portable Micro Gardens (SIPs) From Recyclables
Here is a portable micro garden (aka sub-irrigated planter - SIP) made from recycled plastics installed in a mortar box. The same method works in any watertight container including a traditional raised bed lined with sheet plastic. It is a universal method. This is one sure way to avoid the hazard of often-contaminated city soil. The bonus is increased productivity in the range of 50% more...
Watchurbanfoodproduction:
how to grow vegetables in your apartment
Build a Geodesic Dome Solar Greenhouse to Grow... →
oldboychoi:
thesustainablelife:
What do you do when you want to grow your own food, but live here? That’s the question my dad wanted to answer when he started this project about a year ago: Living at 7,750 feet above sea level, with a summer growing season of 80 days, at best, between killing freezes, how can you grow your own food? The answer, as it turns out, is pretty cool: A ...
Permaculture Explained - Dancing with Nature
kadbudugorjeligradovi:
excerpts from recent permaculture course by sector39 collective from wales.
Top 5 Seed Catalogs →
hopingtohomestead:
1) High Mowing Organic Seeds In nearby Vermont, I find that their organic seeds generally perform well in my zine 5 garden.
2) Seed Savers Exchange is actually a non-profit organization dedicated to not letting the likes of Monsanto take over the seed market completely. They save and pass along thousands of varieties of open pollinated heirloom seed that keeps our...
flor gozon tariela & gidget roceles jimenez - the...
kadbudugorjeligradovi:
(this book is for children)
citrus--genetics, breeding and biotechnology
kadbudugorjeligradovi:
john freeman - high plains horticulture--a history
kadbudugorjeligradovi:
michael powell - the accidental gardener--how to...
kadbudugorjeligradovi:
david cooper - a philosophy of gardens
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