See why straw bale gardening is a unique way to make growing vegetables much easier, making the backbreaking, insect-fighting, weed-pulling process a thing of the past. Continue reading
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Easy Way to Make Leafmold
Leafmold is a wonderful material and this is not the first time in covering it on the site. This is a series of photos that show just how easy it can be to produce leafmold fit for the garden. So here is all what you need to make it: A big black plastic bag of … Continue reading
How NOT to Eat Mealworms
This is one of those posts that tries to show you what not to do. If you ever decide to dabble with Entomophagy (the eating of insects), and have never eaten them before, keep the following in mind. Mealworms are the larval form of the mealworm beetle, and are an important source of protein for … Continue reading
How to get Seeds from Broccoli
This circle of life thing is really cool… Following on from the How to Grow Broccoli post (which looked at the life-cycle of the broccoli plant, resulting produce, and return to the soil), this one is all about how to get the seeds from the mature plant, including how to dry and store those seeds for next … Continue reading