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It has only been a few days and the Cold Frames are working exceptionally well already! With in 20 minutes the temperature had gone up by 20 degrees Celsius! Over the past few days the cold frame has often been much warmer despite the cold temperatures outside. It works so well that it has even…
Cold frames are a great way to get a jump start on your season and extend well into the fall when the snow arrives. Follow this How-to video on building cheap effective cold frames! I decided to build two cold frames with all recycled material. The windows I received from a home renovation, the lumber…
What a fun filled episode! Much like the rest of you eagerly awaiting warm enough weather to plant outside our grow rooms and grow lights are over crowded. I had to move some of my plants upstairs into a window. The sun is more more powerful then the best grow light so I hardened all…
4 weeks ago I started the indoor rock dust field trial. The two hypothesis are that the rock dust will have no impact on the germination rate and that the seedlings will do better with rock dust included in the soil mixture. The base soil mix is equal parts cocunut core, peat based potting mix,…
This year I am going to participate in both the Rock Dust and Biochar field trials. The idea here is to use 4 different plants and test the effects of these products on their health and production to see if they are beneficial for the home gardener. I plan on using tomatoes, peppers, kale and…