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2013 in Review Part II

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Thoughtstylings
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...icense–KK6HUF. December I harvest one big-ass squash out of the straw bale garden we planted in the spring. In the ongoing post-modern funhouse of mirrors that is the interwebs, reader Molly informs me that Home Depot put our straw bale garden on their Pinterest page. Maybe I’ll get a free orange bucket, a unhappy flat of petunias or an ugly set of patio furniture as a kickback. That big-ass squash is a reminder of how fortunate we are–care for na...

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Saturday Linkages: Gardening, Rocket Heaters and DIY Tips

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Saturday Linkages
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...Garden Cannot be Designed http://landscapeofmeaning.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-garden-cannot-be-designed.html … Seeds on seeds on seeds: Why more biodiversity means more food security http://garynabhan.com/i/archives/2347 Lawn Pesticides Outlawed! by Susan Harris http://gardenrant.com/2013/11/lawn-pesticides-out-lawed.html?utm_source=feedly … Chelle Lindahl’s rocket mass heater http://www.naturalbuildingblog.com/chelle-lindahls-rocket-mass-heater/ … K...

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Saturday Linkages: Passive Cooling, Cats and Three Mules

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Saturday Linkages
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...-seeds-a-wordpress-seedbank-plugin/ … Permaculture Paradise at Alex’s PermaGarden – Part 1 http://www.naturalbuildingblog.com/permaculture-paradise-at-alexs-permagarden-part-1/ … Growing the color blue: http://chickweedpatch.com/2013/09/24/growing-the-color-blue/ … Handcarts on Rails http://www.notechmagazine.com/2013/09/handcarts-on-rails.html … Brooklyn firm specializes in creating furniture from bowling alley remnants http://on.wsj.com/1fe86iv...

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Eight Things to Consider When Saving Vegetable Seeds

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Gardening, Seeds, Vegetable Gardening
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...ased vigor of hybrids can be advantageous if you’re having trouble in your garden.] 2. Know how the vegetable is pollinated It’s much easier to save the seeds of self-pollinating vegetables such as beans, peas and tomatoes. Remember that bees can fly for miles–anything pollinated by insects have to be isolated or caged to prevent cross-pollination. And many vegetables have weedy cousins. Try to save the seeds of carrots without caging and you may...

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Gardening Mistake #12: The Annual That Ate Your Backyard!

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Gardening, Mistakes, Vegetable Gardening
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...g annuals, whether they be volunteers or valued vegetables, to overrun the garden and smother your perennial plants. This happens to us more than we’d care to admit. It’s really easy to miss. In the spring, you’re so happy to see lush growth erupting all over your yard, that you’re not looking at it with a critical eye. Also, plants are sneaky. One day they’re nowhere near that little sage seedling you planted, the next day, they’ve swallowed it,...

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