Saturday Linkages: Invaders, Sick Chickens and Adaptive Reuse

August 2, 2014

...blog/2014/08/when-to-isolate-a-sick-chicken/ … via @terrygolson Can Edible Gardening Reduce Deforestation? – http://go.shr.lc/1lkI1wO via @TenthAcreFarm How to Kill Poison Ivy – http://tafarm.us/1kEpTgQ via @TenthAcreFarm “Does Beauty Still Matter?” A thoughtful article by @mharrisonhough http://goo.gl/WxIcmv Adaptive Reuse: Old Stuff, New Life http://wp.me/p4fosC-i8 The Tree of 40 Fruit http://feedly.com/e/oYHHyvzf Protected Bike Lanes Grow in CA...

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Shiitake Happens

Mr. Homegrown

April 20, 2009

Mushrooms

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...noted that indoor marijuana farmers have been experimenting with container gardening for years and that Homegrown Evolution would be wise to take a look at the kind of innovation that comes with higher (so to speak) profit margins. Good point. In trying to find better sources for information on small scale indoor mushroom growing (other than the current go-to expert who will remain nameless and who I think is a bit of a hype-meister) I kept coming...

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Self Watering Barrel Gardens, Aussie style

Mr. Homegrown

August 25, 2014

Gardening, Self Watering Containers

Gardening Australia did a video, well worth watching, of David de Vries’ self watering containers that he builds for the Red Cross in Alice Springs. De Vries has devised a simple and efficient way to turn drums into gardens. They look good too. We’ve featured self watering containers on our blog and in our books. They are a great way to deal with hot climates and bad soil. And, in many places, drums are as plentiful as people. Thanks to Helen in...

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Saturday Linkages: Dia de los Muertos Edition

Mr. Homegrown

November 1, 2014

Saturday Linkages

Storing garden tools with style (aka Zombiewall) http://t.co/IapgFLe0xh #gardening pic.twitter.com/q8OaATUgaJ — Timber Press (@timberpress) October 31, 2014 The life-changing magic of Tidying Up http://t.co/YAqJoa1Vzk — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 1, 2014 Neighbors raise stink about mothball driveway http://t.co/RehcKFDhfZ via @BigNewsNetwork — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 30, 2014 Don’t Believe the Headlines: Bike Boom Has Been Fanta...

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Speakeasy – this Sunday

Mr. Homegrown

August 15, 2008

Events

...nday August, 17th at 7 p.m. in Los Feliz. We’ll do some hands-on apartment gardening, play some games and listen to the music of our friends Triple Chicken Foot, who will bring their brand of foot stomping roots music to what will be a fun evening. Location and details: Mt. Hollywood Underground 4607 Prospect Avenue, Los Feliz Admission: $15.00 Information and passwords: 323.302.2257 or www.smartgals.org (not just for chicks) Remember the password...

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