Holy Crap! What a Nice Rooftop Garden!

May 4, 2008

Rooftop Gardening, Self Watering Containers

...Photo by antifa123 Check out how these enterprising Chicagoans responded to the “but I don’t have room for a garden” argument via antifa173’s informative rooftop gardening Flickr set. Not only do you get to see their beautifully designed self-watering container system, but they tell you how to do it with detailed instructions!...

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How to kill your palm tree

Mrs. Homegrown

November 14, 2016

Gardening, Trees

...have to. Don’t be fetishistic about tidyiness. Let the palm be its natural self. It knows how to grow, it knows where it wants its fronds and boots– after all, palms are much, much, much older than us as a species. They know what they’re doing. You’ll save money and the palm will thank you if you leave it alone. If you do prune your palm, hire a company that knows what they’re doing, or research the topic well before doing it yourself. One final f...

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Saturday Tweets: Raccoon Steals Donut

Mr. Homegrown

January 9, 2016

Saturday Linkages

...UUvpRSN — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 6, 2016 Stich & Glue Plywood Canoe https://t.co/kp3v9atE0x — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 5, 2016 3D Printed Self-Watering Planter https://t.co/UtQuRYR8Gu — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 5, 2016...

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Grow the Soil

Mr. Homegrown

June 20, 2008

Gardening

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...nts. On the left a vigorous eggplant growing in high-end potting soil in a self-watering container. On the right a spindly, nitrogen starved specimen of the same variety of eggplant, planted at the same time, in our parkway garden. The container eggplant on the left is larger, has greener leaves and is obviously more healthy. The stunted eggplant on the right is the victim of depleted soil. There’s some irony here. With our book release and press...

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Homegrown Revolution at the Silver Lake Film Festival

Mr. Homegrown

April 27, 2007

Thoughtstylings

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...Echo Park Film Center, Homegrown Revolution’s debut video “How to Build a Self Watering Container” will premiere at the Silver Lake Film Festival, as part of the Sustainable LA program on SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY May 6th at 11:30 a.m. at the LosFeliz 3 (1822 North Vermont Avenue-map). We’ll be sharing a program with composting Culver City comrade Elon Schoenholz, the Fallen Fruit dudes, and even the illustrious Midnight Ridazz, who have agreed to wak...

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