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25/09/2024

11/02/2023

If you have pine trees in your garden, you are probably already aware that they can stunt the growth

06/02/2023

When you want relief from illness, instead of reaching for some chemical-filled pill or ill-tasting syrupy medicine that will just leave your brain feeling clogged, why not add essential oil remedies to your arsenal of natural cold and flu therapies? With their analgesic, antibacterial, antiviral and respiratory-soothing properties, essential oils can help ease symptoms and bring comfort so you feel better soon. Combine this treatment with more-than-ample bed rest, hot organic chicken or vegetable-onion-garlic soup, and lots of herb tea, and you’ve got the recipe for healing!

https://www.motherearthnews.com/natural-health/aromatherapeutic-cold-and-flu-reliefzb0z1402zacai/

29/01/2023

Y’all ready the Hügelkultur post from earlier today ?
Great now what you do with those concepts can make your growing year as stellar as you want to be .

HügelPool , based on a Hügelkultur which is a centuries old horticultural technique where a mound constructed from decaying wood debris and other compostable biomass plant materials is later (or immediately) planted as a raised bed. Adopted by permaculture advocates, it is suggested the technique helps to improve soil fertility, water retention, and soil warming, thus benefiting plants grown on or near such mounds

One could easily duplicate this method by utilizing a farm basin or a large kiddie swimming pool. By digging a hole next to it and placing a 5 gallon bucket in the hole , one could collect drain off from this for utilization as a compost tea elsewhere. By placing a spigot or spout in the side you can collect drain off

For those who have poor soil and seek to build raised bed gardens , this is a great way to get the best of both worlds .

Farmers often give these basins away when they develop a leak and many people will throw out the kitty pools for the same reason. Knowing how to source these might save you money in the long run.

The higher you place your drain spigot the wetter your soil will be. I once grew rice in one of these basins by creating a rice paddy.

Many of these basins are galvanized, which is utilizing zinc in the process . Excess amounts of this mineral can cause some issues to plants and soil except for the fact that

Recycled basins are often heavily worn and have lost virtually all of their zinc already

Many people like to use a liner in these

Plastic variants can also be found

A study done on zinc in soil noted that the zinc bonded into compounds within the first inch of soil making them inaccessible to plants

Minor amounts of zinc is a necessary micronutrient for plants

As long as you’re not chewing on the side of the brand new man’s basin, you should be OK

In South St. Louis, they were often used as backyard swimming pools because they were affordable and big. I still see these pop up on the free lists every now and then.

The downsides are, of course, after you have received one for recycling. The metal is often very fragile especially on the bottom where rusting holes probably have developed. This is probably the reason that Farmer gave it away in the first place. And after they’ve been filled with soil and have been kept in one place for many years, the bottom is practically worthless but as long as you don’t plan on moving it, you’ll be OK.. I have one that I filled in with a rusted out bottom whos sides have remained intact and Bonnie .

08/01/2023

Tuscany, Italy

08/01/2023

You don’t need a lot of acreage to have a self-sufficient homestead. Even on a 1-acre farm, you can milk a family cow, raise livestock and reap garden harvests — all while improving your land’s soil fertility with manure and proper grazing management. Learn more below!

https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/self-reliance/self-sufficient-homestead-zm0z11zkon/

20/10/2022

Connect with an age-old process and the life cycle of plants to make fragrant, textured paper. See the photos on this page for step-by-step guidance in the papermaking process.

17/10/2022

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These are versatile and so yummy.

17/10/2022

12/10/2022

Desde el desierto de dunas de arena blanca de Fuerteventura hasta los valles de origen glaciar de Sierra Nevada, la belleza de algunos de los parques naturales...