Happy to see some help in my garden
width=”549″ height=”365″ /> I am also getting some help watering the zucchinis… She has really grown up since last time I posted a picture
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Environmentally Friendly Tips for Your Lawn
width=”549″ height=”366″ /> Who doesn’t appreciate a nice green lawn? Caring for a lawn doesn’t have to be a nightmare. In fact, with a little creativity it can be fun—even if you live in a neighborhood with an overly strict and nosy homeowner’s association and makes seemingly unreasonable demands and is always looking over your shoulder. Here are some of the things to make the task of yard and…
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How to keep termites out of your home
width=”549″ height=”366″ border=”0″ /> Termites are the last insect most homeowners ever want to see on their property. Their voracious appetite for wood can do untold damage to even the newest and best-built homes in any neighborhood. Making sure they don’t do this to you takes persistence and anticipation. Waiting for signs of termites before you initiate a treatment program is the wrong way to handle it. If you…
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Nutrient density of vegetables in your garden
width=”550″ height=”316″ /> Just out of curiosity I got my hands on the USDA food database and had a little fun in Excel and the results were pretty interesting. Assuming I wanted to figure out what vegetables I could grow in my garden had the highest nutrient density. I wrote a formula for each nutrient from Vitamin A to Zinc what percentage rank across all of the foods did…
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5 Easy Money-saving Gardening Tips
width=”550″ height=”308″ /> Starting and keeping a garden is a great way to spend your time for those of you with a green thumb. I just recently took up the hobby, and was shocked at just how expensive it was to start a relatively large garden in my back yard. Undeterred by the cost, I opened my wallet, pulled out the no fee credit cards and began buying seeds,…
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cheap | guest post | recycle
Make the most of May with some quick recycling projects
width=”550″ height=”366″ /> May is a great time to start enjoying the warmer weather and longer days by getting out in the garden. By taking the time to smell the roses and stroll around the allotment plot or garden you can help to combat stress levels and restore the Zen to your busy life. Discovering the plant life and wildlife using your senses will bring you closer nature. While…
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Gardening Novice
width=”549″ height=”366″ /> My ancestors were German farmers, but somewhere along the way the green thumb gene got spliced out of me. Despite enjoying an abundance of homegrown green peppers, squash, and tomatoes in my youth, I never seriously shadowed my grandparents nor my mother in the garden. My youthful experience gardening involved one sad attempt at growing carrots from seedlings, an endeavor so fraught with impatience I harvested…
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Growums seed gardening kit for kids review
width=”538″ height=”316″ /> I am a sucker for kids seed growing kits especially when I pass by them on clearance. The one I found was the Growums Herb Seed Kit at Lowes on clearance for $2.49, though typically they run for $5 so not a bad price at retail. The kit includes 8 peat pots, bottom watering container to hold them, and ~20 seeds of basil, cilantro, oregano, parsley…
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Protecting your transplants with window screens
width=”550″ height=”309″ /> Typically I do my best to give my plants some chance to harden off by reducing the low-end temperature of the grow box and bumping up the extended time the internal fan runs as well as letting them have a few hours out in real sun when schedule and weather permits. Fortunately/Unfortunately eventually these plants have to venture out on their own. To provide some protection…
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cheap | LEDs | Uncategorized | vegetables
How to make a grow box controller
While my existing system was working I decided to make an upgrade to the electronics on my old grow box controller specifically to have a much more industrial strength version that will run without problems for decades to come. This version also is much safer…still probably not quite to a building code but much less worries to burning my garage down in the middle of the night. Finally it…
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Opening day at the farmers market 2013
width=”550″ height=”309″ /> Today was the first day for farmer’s markets to open in my area. Still a bit early for many vegetables but plenty of cold season crops to choose from (kale, asparagus, green onions, etc) I left with some onions and apples…kids left with some honey, lavender soap, and kettle corn. If you haven’t made to your farmer’s market it is a great time to find on…
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Molecular composition of DIRT
width=”550″ height=”433″ /> While walking down the hallways at work I noticed a coworker with a caffeine molecular T-Shirt and made me think of the question, “What does a simple spec of dirt look look?” I know my brain works in weird ways…but anyway what I found was pretty amazing. Above is what an average molecule’s chemical composition looks like. For any of you chemistry nerds more specifically this…
