Simple, Organic and Sustainable
If you remember from my 2015 goals video I am along with Huw and Patrick are doing the Frugal Garden Challenge. We will be working to not only show that you can garden cost effectively but it can produce great results! So on to the tips! Tip 1: The initial list Write down all of…
On todays episode we are going to talk about the importance of Honey bees and how they can improve our Urban landscapes. Plants require pollen from one flower to another in order to fertilize and produce a fruiting body. With out these pollinators production drops significantly. According to a 2011 United nations report on bees…
Today i am going to re-cap my 2014 goals and set some 2015 ones! Lets look back at the 2014 goals we set. Goal 1 was to increase the production in the garden. I did this through a number of improvements and technique changes. First off I added a few new perimeter beds…
In a recent episode we discussed a few of the different grow light technologies including compact florescent, high pressure sodium and light emitting diode. Based on the resounding feedback and a few requests we are going to dive a little deeper into growing with Florescent lights. Florescent lights and Compact Florescent work on the same…
Patrick from One Yard Revolution and I discuss mycorrhizae – what they are, how they benefit plants, and how to increase their numbers and effectiveness. We also discuss mycorrhizal amendments and their limitations. How to increase number and effectiveness of mycorrhizal associations: 1) Avoid disturbing the soil as much as possible 2) Avoid dramatic changes…