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What We’re Going To Do About That Lead

Mr. Homegrown
Gardening, Lead
17 Comments
sphate levels are high and the pH is moderate, two factors that further decrease the ability of plants to access lead. The main health concern comes from directly ingesting dirt, and that can be avoided by washing and peeling vegetables and fruits. The recommended wash for lead is a splash of vinegar in water (1 tsp per 1 1/2 qts water). I’d be more concerned if we had kids and they played in the backyard. Little kids, of course, are most...

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Damned Figs!

Mr. Homegrown
Gardening
4 Comments
“In the morning, as he was returning to the city, he became hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree withered at once.”-Matthew 21:18-19 We find it hard to cut down a mature tree, especially a fruit tree. But after living with a substandard fig tree for ten years we finally understood t...

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The Food and Flowers Freedom Act Needs Your Support

Mr. Homegrown
Thoughtstylings
4 Comments
UFA supporters at a commission meeting back in March Local food is coming to Los Angeles. Friday May 21st, the Los Angeles City Council will vote on amending city code to allow growing and selling fruit and flowers within city limits. If you live in the area, the Urban Farming Advocates can use your support at tomorrow’s meeting. From the UFA website: We will assemble between 11 and 11:30am in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Friday mor...

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Moringa!

Mr. Homegrown
Gardening, Permaculture
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Photo by Harvey McDaniel One of the big inspirations for starting our front yard urban farming efforts at the SurviveLA compound is a Philippino neighbor of ours who has turned his entire front yard and even the parkway into an edible garden featuring fruits and vegetables from his native land, most of which we have never seen before. This morning, while walking the dog, I found him cutting hundreds of long seed pods off of a small attractive...

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Rats

Mr. Homegrown
Pests
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rents include not leaving food around and getting rid of wood piles. Rats are also one of the reasons not to put meat in the compost pile, though I’ve found them in our compost pile in spite of the fact that we only put vegetable material in it. It helps to turn the pile frequently and not add too many kitchen scraps at one time. Of course, being SurviveLA, we need to mention the fact that rats are edible. Now it’s fashionable to make...

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When It Gets Hot in Chicago: Make Tempeh!

Nancy Klehm
Fermentation, Food, Recipes
4 Comments
de of our weather is obvious. Due to July temperatures in March immediately followed by appropriate, but ultimately harming coolness, we lost most of our tree fruit production. Local orchardists turned to growing supplemental vegetable crops. There are none or not many apples, Asian pears, peaches, cherries or plums this year. No pawpaws. What we are left with is heat-island city fruit, and shrub fruits of currants, gooseberries, black raspberrie...

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Growing Watermelons

Mr. Homegrown
Gardening
9 Comments
ile producing smaller fruit, early watermelon varieties get you to harvest faster. This means less time for pest and disease problems to develop. While we’ve got a very long season here in Southern California for summer vegetables, with almost no chance of a fall freeze, I’ve begun in the past year to plant early varieties of most vegetables simply because there is less time for bad things to happen. 3. Watermelon is a living mulch. W...

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Saturday Linkages: From The Woodsman Workout to Crafting With Your Cat

Mr. Homegrown
Saturday Linkages
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...ut Warmer Temperatures-New USDA Zone Map Already Obsolete http:// www1.ccny.cuny.edu/advancement/ne ws/Warmer-Temperatures-Make-New-USDA-Plant-Zone-Map-Obsolete.cfm  … Why I don’t Worry Too Much About Organic Fruits and Veggies: http:// ow.ly/1OwcYb  GMO-birthed “Superweeds” Oh joy. You http://www. theawl.com/2012/09/weeds-  The cat food crisis: http:// casaabyayala.tumblr.com/post/293692582 84/la-crisis-de-la-comida-para-gat...

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Pakistan Mulberries

Mr. Homegrown
Food, Gardening, Thoughtstylings
6 Comments
as it’s a fruit that simply doesn’t ship well. Here’s what the California Rare Fruit Growers say about it, “Originated in Islamabad, Pakistan. Extremely large ruby-red fruit 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 inches long and 3/8 inch in diameter. Flesh firmer than most other named cultivars. Sweet with a fine balance of flavors. Quality excellent. Tree spreading with large heart-shaped leaves. Recommended for the deep South and mild winter a...

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Introducing Nancy Klehm With Tips on Growing Jerusalem Artichokes

Nancy Klehm
Gardening, Permaculture, Vegetable Gardening
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And it was still March when he said it. In the past 10 days, dodging rain and wet soil, I have planted out potatoes, asparagus, peas, collards, chard, kale, radishes, carrots, beets, turnips, salsify, and cress. I have many vegetables, fruits, culinary and medicinal herbs sown and growing under lights indoors that have weeks ahead of them under 14 hours of artificial sun. But thankfully, I have already been eating out of my garden which is a lo...

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