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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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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Village Homes: A Model for Sustainable Suburbs

Mrs. Homegrown

February 21, 2014

Design, Garden Design, Permaculture, Urban Farming

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...limits–the almond crop is harvested every year and sold to support the the gardening services for the entire development. There are also community garden space available for those who wish to raise more food crops than their own yard space allows. The lush growth coupled with the reduced asphalt surfaces makes the whole development 10 degrees Farhenhiet cooler in the summer than the surrounding suburbs. I could go on and on, but perhaps the best w...

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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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The Hugelkultur Question

Mr. Homegrown

November 17, 2014

Gardening, Permaculture

48 Comments

...hould be experimenting, I thought. And we have a pile of wood. But, like a gardening version of Hamlet, I started waffling again. I decided to post the hugelkultur question to the Garden Professor’s Facebook page. One of those horticulture professors, Linda Chalker-Scott is someone who I seek out when writing a magazine article. A civil discussion ensued on that Facebook page, proving that Facebook is good for something other than angry political...

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