Permaculture- bio-intensive farming ♪ Here We Are - Dallas Holm♪
- Best-flowering-shrubs-for-hedges
- Bunningswarehouse-How to propogate/grow plant cuttings
- Wakeup-world.com/16-foods-that-grow-from-kitchen-scraps
1/2 gal vinegar, 1 oz orange oil, squirt of soap, water to make up 1 gal
-diluted vinegar will also kill weeds.
Goodshomedesign.com/grow-avocado-tree
16 Foods That Will Re-Grow in garden From Kitchen Scraps...
diyhomeworld.com/16-foods-that-will-re-grow-from-kitchen-scraps
-diluted vinegar will also kill weeds.
Goodshomedesign.com/grow-avocado-tree
16 Foods That Will Re-Grow in garden From Kitchen Scraps...
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Propagating roses by cuttings is easy. Some say the secret of success
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Functions and Benefits of Humic Acid
1) Optimize the structure of soil to increase the buffering power and fertility .
When the soil is less fertile also sandy to some extent ,humic acid will increase its cation exchange capacity
to retain water and beneficial micro nutrient ,accordingly largely increase the fertility of soil.
Under heavy and compact conditions,Humic acid will work with fungi to construct a crumb structure root
to absorb water oxygen and nutrient also improve root penetration.
2) Neutralize both acidic and alkaline soil to release the beneficial metal ions, thus promote absorption by plants.
When the soil is alkaline, many beneficial meatal ion and other trace elements can not be absorbed by plants,
humic acid can buffer the pH and convert the nutrients and trace elements into absorbable form
and promote their uptake by the roots.
When in acidic soil, humic acid will tremendously reduce the toxins such as the ally aluminum and heavy metals, which will be bonded firmly and immobilized ,
thus their toxicity is reduced and phosphate is bonded by aluminum is released.
3) Promote plants growth also largely crease the yield and quality .
Humic acid stimulates the membrane of seeds to form a strong roots, which is decisive to increase the capacity of root to take up both micro and macro nutrients.
4) Increase the plants’ ability to anti drought,frost under stressed conditions.
Try to form a local group
then find a plot of land you can garden together
even if its a median strip
With just one-tenth of an acre of space, it's possible to grow your entire diet,
claims a Northern California gardening research group.
Back in the 1970s, Ecology Action and group founder John Jeavons outlined a system called Grow Biointensive.
Biointensive agriculture isn't a new way to garden, but instead it relies on principles used by ancient Greek,
Roman and Chinese. It focuses on teaching individuals- not large-scale farmers-
to enrich their soil so that they can grow their own food close to population centers.
Outlined in Jeavon's book "How to Grow More Vegetables:
Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine",
Grow Biointensive uses 8 principles: compost application, deep soil preparation, intensive plant spacing, companion planting, carbon farming, calorie farming, open-pollinated seeds, and farming as a whole system.
Biointensive mini-farming techniques, according to those at Ecology Action,
make it possible to "produce 2 to 6 times more food, build the soil up to 60 times faster than in nature, if properly used reduce by half or more the amount of land needed."
In this video, we visited the a Grow Biointensive demonstration garden in Palo Alto
(run by the organic garden center Common Ground) where Robin Mankey shows us strategies for calorie farming like double digging and planting 60% carbon, or compost, crops
to maintain soil fertility and talks about how if we want to grow our own,
we'll likely have to change our palate (think amaranth, quinoa, buckwheat and sorghum). [VIDEO-
Bio-intensive mini-farming: grow more food in less space
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Growing makes a village
Farmers/gardeners are the only people who produce something from nothing - all the other manufacturers produce things by changing them from their raw state into something else more "useful".
The cycle is moving back to that basic fact - that farming allowed villages, towns & cities to be possible.
Farming allowed people to specialise & diversify into industry.
Philip Howes
Growing Root Vegetables:
A guide on how to grow amazingly tasty potatoes, carrots,...
then find a plot of land you can garden together
even if its a median strip
With just one-tenth of an acre of space, it's possible to grow your entire diet,
claims a Northern California gardening research group.
Back in the 1970s, Ecology Action and group founder John Jeavons outlined a system called Grow Biointensive.
Biointensive agriculture isn't a new way to garden, but instead it relies on principles used by ancient Greek,
Roman and Chinese. It focuses on teaching individuals- not large-scale farmers-
to enrich their soil so that they can grow their own food close to population centers.
Outlined in Jeavon's book "How to Grow More Vegetables:
Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine",
Grow Biointensive uses 8 principles: compost application, deep soil preparation, intensive plant spacing, companion planting, carbon farming, calorie farming, open-pollinated seeds, and farming as a whole system.
Biointensive mini-farming techniques, according to those at Ecology Action,
make it possible to "produce 2 to 6 times more food, build the soil up to 60 times faster than in nature, if properly used reduce by half or more the amount of land needed."
In this video, we visited the a Grow Biointensive demonstration garden in Palo Alto
(run by the organic garden center Common Ground) where Robin Mankey shows us strategies for calorie farming like double digging and planting 60% carbon, or compost, crops
to maintain soil fertility and talks about how if we want to grow our own,
we'll likely have to change our palate (think amaranth, quinoa, buckwheat and sorghum). [VIDEO-
Bio-intensive mini-farming: grow more food in less space
♥♥♥
Growing makes a village
Farmers/gardeners are the only people who produce something from nothing - all the other manufacturers produce things by changing them from their raw state into something else more "useful".
The cycle is moving back to that basic fact - that farming allowed villages, towns & cities to be possible.
Farming allowed people to specialise & diversify into industry.
Philip Howes
Growing Root Vegetables:
A guide on how to grow amazingly tasty potatoes, carrots,...
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Eggshells- are gold mines for calcium.
Boil your eggs -use it to water your veggies, they will grow healthy and strong. - Do not throw out egg shells. Wash the half shells, poke small hole in bottom with a pin to ensure draining and fill the shell with soil. Press some the seeds into the soil. The abundance of nutrients in the shells will enable the seeds to grow into beautiful, perky plants. Biodegradable "pots" out of eggshells [or egg cartons]
Grow seeds in them, and when they're ready to be planted, pop the whole lot into the ground. Crack the base of the eggshells before planting, so the roots can go through quickly--Plus, it's a great excuse to do some baking ;) OR grow the seedlings in the egg carton and cut the egg carton up to plant each seedling. 
If you don't buy juice or milk anymore, you may have neighbours that do, or you may buy coconut milk in cartons, TIP you might like to cut the carton in half lengthways, to get 2 from 1 carton
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Mum's Business
What a sweet way to bring seeds into the world! Best of all it's biodegradable once they're ready for potting. |
Grow Food, Not Lawns
Step by Step - Make your own raised bed
Using raised beds can be a great way to grow crops in small spaces.
Building them involves less digging and soil disturbance than dug beds
as organic matter is simple layered on top of the earth (first lay a thick layer of cardboard)
and worms and micro organisms are encouraged to move up from below to break it down into lush soil.
In this way you effectively create an extra layer of topsoil to grow your plants in
and the raised edges give you a contained space where you can easily manage weeds and fertility.
In soil-less environments such as the FFTS roof top, raised beds are essential. and without access to the microorganisms and nutrients found in the top soil that the beds usually sit on,
we have to work hard to create a biologically rich and active environment that will support healthy plant growth.
The secret of this lies in building up a growing medium using a diverse mixture of organic materials (including sticks, leaves, straw, grass clippings, manure and compost) which, through their decomposition,
will promote and sustain microorganism activity.
The method is often referred to as lasagne gardening –
due to the technique of layering the organic material to fill the bed.
Continue reading:bit.ly/TXwWHM
Step by Step - Make your own raised bed
Using raised beds can be a great way to grow crops in small spaces.
Building them involves less digging and soil disturbance than dug beds
as organic matter is simple layered on top of the earth (first lay a thick layer of cardboard)
and worms and micro organisms are encouraged to move up from below to break it down into lush soil.
In this way you effectively create an extra layer of topsoil to grow your plants in
and the raised edges give you a contained space where you can easily manage weeds and fertility.
In soil-less environments such as the FFTS roof top, raised beds are essential. and without access to the microorganisms and nutrients found in the top soil that the beds usually sit on,
we have to work hard to create a biologically rich and active environment that will support healthy plant growth.
The secret of this lies in building up a growing medium using a diverse mixture of organic materials (including sticks, leaves, straw, grass clippings, manure and compost) which, through their decomposition,
will promote and sustain microorganism activity.
The method is often referred to as lasagne gardening –
due to the technique of layering the organic material to fill the bed.
Continue reading:bit.ly/TXwWHM
Old windows make excellent greenhouses
How to grow/protect herbs/veg in winter
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trellis for climbers eg cucumbers, melons - providing shade for lettuces underneath
Grow Veggies In Your Apartment With Windowfarms-good for cold climates
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Gardening | Make a plan for cold weather now
With cold weather on the horizon, strategy and preparation help eliminate last-minute panic.
Mulch is the most important means you can use to protect garden plants against the cold.
Along with the many other contributions it makes in our gardens,
mulch is the first line of defense against cold
because it holds in moisture and moderates soil temperature.
Before you cover your garden with fresh mulch however, rake back the remaining old mulch and top dress your garden soil with compost. That is all you need to do with regard to adding compost.
Rain, earthworms and mycorrhizal fungi will do the rest.
Natural action works the compost into the soil over the winter and,
in so doing, prepares the garden for spring planting.
Next spring after you plant, top dress your garden with compost again before you mulch.
This ongoing soil improvement process enriches the soil and helps keep it healthy.
Plants are less likely to be damaged by cold if root zones have adequate water.
Just as newly planted trees, shrubs and perennials need regular water all year,
so do grass, gardens and container plants, even during the winter.
Hydrated roots are more likely to survive cold than dry roots.
For dormant perennials, only the root system needs to be protected.
Cover plants’ roots with a three-inch layer of mulch.
Protect foliage on vulnerable evergreen plants from cold and drying winds.
Covering plants works but is effective only if the cover extends all the way the ground and is secured in place.
Covering plants down to the ground helps trap heat from the soil.
The cover should be removed as soon as the temperature rises – or else you may bake your plant.
Note: Desiccant spray is useful to prevent leaves from drying wind, too.
The rule of thumb for container plants is that they need to be hardy to two zones below their zone location to make it through the winter in a pot. That means they need more than mulch.
Picture how cold air comes at containers from the top, bottom and all sides.
Leaves and roots have no protection.
Our landscapes are full of microclimates. Move potted plants to a sheltered area that traps heat.
Huddle them together and cover the group.
Often we need to boost their surrounding temperature only a few degrees.
Heat radiates from the surface of the soil overnight. Hold it in with fabric covers or cardboard boxes.
As possible move your most tender potted plants into the garage.
If a hard freeze is predicted, be sure to water plants ahead of it in the early morning.
(Be aware that wetting down plants during a freeze does not protect them, but can actually harm foliage.)
Moist soil absorbs heat from the sun during the day and therefore is able to radiate heat during the night.
Cover vulnerable plants in the afternoon after foliage dries from early morning water.
Again, coverings must reach all the way to the ground.
Plastic alone does not satisfactorily protect a plant from cold.
Plastic in direct contact with foliage intensifies the cold and can burn leaves. A sheet of plastic is OK on top of breathable fabric but should be removed from plants as soon as the temperature rises above freezing. Otherwise plastic may burn foliage.
Sun can actually cook a plant’s leaves under plastic.
Have a plan and stage protective materials for occasions when frost and freeze are predicted.
Make a plan for cold weather now
Gardening | Make a plan for cold weather now
With cold weather on the horizon, strategy and preparation help eliminate last-minute panic.
Mulch is the most important means you can use to protect garden plants against the cold.
Along with the many other contributions it makes in our gardens,
mulch is the first line of defense against cold
because it holds in moisture and moderates soil temperature.
Before you cover your garden with fresh mulch however, rake back the remaining old mulch and top dress your garden soil with compost. That is all you need to do with regard to adding compost.
Rain, earthworms and mycorrhizal fungi will do the rest.
Natural action works the compost into the soil over the winter and,
in so doing, prepares the garden for spring planting.
Next spring after you plant, top dress your garden with compost again before you mulch.
This ongoing soil improvement process enriches the soil and helps keep it healthy.
Plants are less likely to be damaged by cold if root zones have adequate water.
Just as newly planted trees, shrubs and perennials need regular water all year,
so do grass, gardens and container plants, even during the winter.
Hydrated roots are more likely to survive cold than dry roots.
For dormant perennials, only the root system needs to be protected.
Cover plants’ roots with a three-inch layer of mulch.
Protect foliage on vulnerable evergreen plants from cold and drying winds.
Covering plants works but is effective only if the cover extends all the way the ground and is secured in place.
Covering plants down to the ground helps trap heat from the soil.
The cover should be removed as soon as the temperature rises – or else you may bake your plant.
Note: Desiccant spray is useful to prevent leaves from drying wind, too.
The rule of thumb for container plants is that they need to be hardy to two zones below their zone location to make it through the winter in a pot. That means they need more than mulch.
Picture how cold air comes at containers from the top, bottom and all sides.
Leaves and roots have no protection.
Our landscapes are full of microclimates. Move potted plants to a sheltered area that traps heat.
Huddle them together and cover the group.
Often we need to boost their surrounding temperature only a few degrees.
Heat radiates from the surface of the soil overnight. Hold it in with fabric covers or cardboard boxes.
As possible move your most tender potted plants into the garage.
If a hard freeze is predicted, be sure to water plants ahead of it in the early morning.
(Be aware that wetting down plants during a freeze does not protect them, but can actually harm foliage.)
Moist soil absorbs heat from the sun during the day and therefore is able to radiate heat during the night.
Cover vulnerable plants in the afternoon after foliage dries from early morning water.
Again, coverings must reach all the way to the ground.
Plastic alone does not satisfactorily protect a plant from cold.
Plastic in direct contact with foliage intensifies the cold and can burn leaves. A sheet of plastic is OK on top of breathable fabric but should be removed from plants as soon as the temperature rises above freezing. Otherwise plastic may burn foliage.
Sun can actually cook a plant’s leaves under plastic.
Have a plan and stage protective materials for occasions when frost and freeze are predicted.
Make a plan for cold weather now
A keyhole garden has a composting basket built into its center.
Water and compostable materials in the center - feeds and waters the crops in the surrounding veggie growing area.
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"For all things produced in a garden, whether of salads or fruits, a poor man will eat better that has one of his own, than a rich man that has none." - J. C. Loudoun
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Yes, it's a Shoe hanger garden
VERTICAL-VEGETABLES-How to Grow-herbs/veg-in-a-small-area or just for fun |
Grow herbs in a wagon wheel,
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those parsnips are turnips, to deter snails, spread eggshells/shells or fill can with beer, they drown.
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Only heirloom varieties are open-pollinated. Therefore, the only that produce seed to be saved for another year. Although hybrids are in gardening stores, the seeds from hybrid varieties are sterile and cannot be used later. Learn to recognize open-pollinated varieties (Clemson spineless okra, Thomas Laxton peas, Rutgers tomatoes, etc.) and live with inconvenience of learning to identify the varieties that do well. Our food supply depends on us to make the effort!
edis.ifas -seedless watermelon-how? |
Localharvest.org
A Local Harvest CSA Membership:
Check out Local Harvest to find a farm that offers
a Community Supported Agriculture program in your recipient's neighborhood.
Usually you can purchase membership by the month, season, or year.
Your foodie friend will receive fresh, local produce (organic if you choose)
and you will be supporting a local farmer.
The best organic food is what's grown closest to you.
Use our website to find farmers' markets, family farms,
and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area,
where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other goodies.
Want to support this great web site? Shop in our catalog for things you can't find locally!
Localharvest.org
A Local Harvest CSA Membership:
Check out Local Harvest to find a farm that offers
a Community Supported Agriculture program in your recipient's neighborhood.
Usually you can purchase membership by the month, season, or year.
Your foodie friend will receive fresh, local produce (organic if you choose)
and you will be supporting a local farmer.
The best organic food is what's grown closest to you.
Use our website to find farmers' markets, family farms,
and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area,
where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other goodies.
Want to support this great web site? Shop in our catalog for things you can't find locally!
Localharvest.org
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Scoop some soil into a container. Then, add a half-cup of vinegar. If the soil bubbles or fizzes, it's alkaline.
If there's no reaction, scoop a fresh soil sample into a second container. Add a half-cup of water and mix. Then, add a half-cup of baking soda. If the soil bubbles or fizzes the soil is highly acidic. Amend your soil with wood ash or lime, if it's acidic. Amend your soil with sulfur or pine needles, if it's alkaline.Any place azaleas grow is acidic Tomatoes need more acidic soil Soil amendment takes time, so make small changes and wait for them to take hold, before making further amendments. Eggshells can be used as a calcium substitute. Wash and crush them and apply to the soil. Change in acidity should be apparent in about 10 days. Coffee grounds can also be used a soil amendment for nitrogen. |
1. organicgardening.about.com/soil/4easysoiltests
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Compost and get Free Hot Water?
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Resilientcommunities.com/buy-some-compost-and-get-free-hot-water
The Methane Midden: Composting | Straw enjoy the info -please ignore some words 
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♪ He Means All To Me by Dallas Holm♪
Who makes the wind to blow? Who brings the winter snow?
Who makes the grass to grow? Who saves the human soul?
Jesus, Jesus, He makes all to be; Jesus, Jesus, He means all to me.
Who calms the troubles sea? Who sets the captive free;
Who makes the blind to see? Who means the world to me?
Jesus, Jesus, He makes all to be; Jesus, Jesus, He means all to me.
Who makes the wind to blow? Who brings the winter snow?
Who makes the grass to grow? Who saves the human soul?
Jesus, Jesus, He makes all to be; Jesus, Jesus, He means all to me.
Who calms the troubles sea? Who sets the captive free;
Who makes the blind to see? Who means the world to me?
Jesus, Jesus, He makes all to be; Jesus, Jesus, He means all to me.
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This is why we need to grow and eat veg
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Veg GARDEN
Mumsbusiness.com.au/creating-a-herb pot-plant-kitchen-garden Better Homes and Gardens.com/vegetable-garden-plan My Potato Project; The Importance of "Organic" Strawberry grower shows how to make a profit without poisons Want to learn some more gardening basics? Check out our Gardening 101 series. |
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How-to-grow-green-onions-indefinitely
Leeks- same technique as green onions Garlic- grow-from-kitchen-scraps 
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Growing-celery-indoors-never-buy-celery
Celery-plant-update Romaine Lettuce- Same technique as celery Cabbage- Same technique as celery 
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The Healthy Hybrid -15 foods to grow from scraps
Various plants that regrow from the food you already have!
Way to reuse and recycle
1. Apples- grow-apple-seeds
2. Tomatoes- grow-tomatoes-fresh-tomato-seeds
3. Potatoes/Sweet Potatoes- plant-cuttings-potatoes
4. Carrot Tops- gardeningknowhow/children-in-the-garden/grow-carrot-tops
5. Pineapple-How to grow a pineapple
6. Avocado - thehungrymouse/how-to-grow-an-avocado-from-an-avocado-pit
7. Lentils- foodstoragemadeeasy/how-to-grow-sprouts
8. Pumpkin- how to grow pumpkin seedlings Open up the pumpkin, add a little soil and water,
and watch the seeds (which are already inside the pumpkin) grow- FUN
9. Ginger- gardenswag-foods-you-can-grow-from-kitchen-scraps
Nifty-food-plants
Nifty Food & Plants To Grow Indoors {May Surprise You}
Onions, Tomatoes, Beansprouts
Container Garden Advice
1. 12 Nifty Ways To Grow Your Own Herbs
Container Ideas/ plus pallet gardens
Various plants that regrow from the food you already have!
Way to reuse and recycle
1. Apples- grow-apple-seeds
2. Tomatoes- grow-tomatoes-fresh-tomato-seeds
3. Potatoes/Sweet Potatoes- plant-cuttings-potatoes
4. Carrot Tops- gardeningknowhow/children-in-the-garden/grow-carrot-tops
5. Pineapple-How to grow a pineapple
6. Avocado - thehungrymouse/how-to-grow-an-avocado-from-an-avocado-pit
7. Lentils- foodstoragemadeeasy/how-to-grow-sprouts
8. Pumpkin- how to grow pumpkin seedlings Open up the pumpkin, add a little soil and water,
and watch the seeds (which are already inside the pumpkin) grow- FUN
9. Ginger- gardenswag-foods-you-can-grow-from-kitchen-scraps
Nifty-food-plants
Nifty Food & Plants To Grow Indoors {May Surprise You}
Onions, Tomatoes, Beansprouts
Container Garden Advice
1. 12 Nifty Ways To Grow Your Own Herbs
- 2. Growing Garlic in Containers
- 3. Growing-Garlic-Indoors-In-Containers.htm
- 4. Before You Make Your First Container Garden
- 5 Tips for Growing Tomatoes in Containers
- 6. Make a Cool, Cheap, Lettuce Vegetable Container Garden in a Whole Foods Bag
Container Ideas/ plus pallet gardens
- 3. 10 Common Container Gardening Mistakes
- 4. 14 Container Gardening Gifts
- 5. Vegetable Container Gardening - Getting Started
- 6. Vegetable Gardening in Containers - The Basics
- 7. Choosing Your Container
- 8. Pallet Garden a lady can easily make
- How to make an easy Palette Planter
- Pallet Garden
- How to Build a Raised Bed Garden Using Pallets
- Vlog | Starting Our First Pallet Herb Garden
- Build a Hanging Vertical Pallet Garden to Grow Food on Walls
- Building Raised Beds From Reclaimed Pallet Wood
- Man building Raised Beds From Re-claimed Pallet Wood
- Waist High Pallet Garden & More at the 2013 SF Flower and Garden
- How to Build a FREE Plastic Crate Raised Bed Garden
- Wood Pallets: Cool Projects, From Furniture to Houses. :
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Beef production is using so much of our precious resources. Is it really worth it for a steak?
We are wasting huge amounts of water on factory farming. In addition, livestock now use 30 percent of the earth’s entire land surface, mostly permanent pasture but also including 33% of the global arable land used to producing feed for livestock. This is crazy. We can all play our part. It's not like eating steak is actually benefiting your health either, you can get way better protein from plant based sources that use a lot less resources in the process. What we choose to eat has huge consequences, -lets choose wisely! |
Vegie/fruit wash
1. Simplemomreviews/a-simple-diy-fruit-and-veggie-wash
Grab a used, empty spray bottle and a few simple ingredients and you have fruit and veggie wash
2. Cleaning fruit - fill sink with water, add 1 C. vinegar, mix. Add fruit and soak for 10 minutes.
Water will be dirty and fruit will sparkle with no wax or dirty film.
Great for berries - keeps them from molding- strawberries last for weeks!
keeperofthehome/homemade-lemon-citrus-produce-wash-natural-fast-easy
Sidestep These Veggies - unless Organic
Here is a list of the 2012 “dirty dozen” and “clean 15” –
try as hard as possible to get the dirty dozen ones in organic.
1. Simplemomreviews/a-simple-diy-fruit-and-veggie-wash
Grab a used, empty spray bottle and a few simple ingredients and you have fruit and veggie wash
2. Cleaning fruit - fill sink with water, add 1 C. vinegar, mix. Add fruit and soak for 10 minutes.
Water will be dirty and fruit will sparkle with no wax or dirty film.
Great for berries - keeps them from molding- strawberries last for weeks!
keeperofthehome/homemade-lemon-citrus-produce-wash-natural-fast-easy
Sidestep These Veggies - unless Organic
Here is a list of the 2012 “dirty dozen” and “clean 15” –
try as hard as possible to get the dirty dozen ones in organic.
Plant a row of Mrs. Burns Lemon Basil
Natural Remedies-Insect Repellent. Plant lemon grass around the patio
Dab peppermint oil on your ankles and wrists
Optimalhealthconsultant.com/natural-remedies-insect-repellant
wikipedia.org/Pineapple_weed
a good short term mosquito repellant.- works for 30 min to an hour
Grows as a small bush - wonderful to rub on when outside.
Bees are repelled by lemon and cloves. Cut a lemon in half and stick cloves all over it.
Get rid of rodents/mice/rats with peppermint oil, drop it on cotton wool balls
Astore.aAmazon.com/gwens-nest-20
Dab peppermint oil on your ankles and wrists
Optimalhealthconsultant.com/natural-remedies-insect-repellant
wikipedia.org/Pineapple_weed
a good short term mosquito repellant.- works for 30 min to an hour
Grows as a small bush - wonderful to rub on when outside.
Bees are repelled by lemon and cloves. Cut a lemon in half and stick cloves all over it.
Get rid of rodents/mice/rats with peppermint oil, drop it on cotton wool balls
Astore.aAmazon.com/gwens-nest-20
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Bugs/Pesticides
Non-toxic-bug-repellent for skin-with-coconut-oil This is so good for in the kitchen or hang it in a cut off plastic bottle in fruit trees 1. Cheeseslave/how-to-make-a-fruit-fly-trap Bowl fruit & a few drops dishwash, cover with plastic wrap, pierce lil holes. 2. Gardentherapy/fruit-fly-trap WE had a massive ant problem, I immediately sprayed vinegar and teatree oil and that killed them quickly, then To kill the nest I poured a mix of water, honey/sugar and borax down the holes. or put 10 spoons of jelly/jam and 1 spoon of borax in caps, lay them about and ants carry it back to the nest. Or in spray bottle put 1 tspn rubbing alcohol & 1 1/2 tspn dish soap. Fill bottle with water, spray ants. Stacymakescents/homemade-ant-bait Lifehacker/how-to-get-rid-of-ants-naturally Frugalliving-Get_Rid_of_Ants_Cheaply Wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Ants Plant mint around doors / windows to ward off ants. Put mint leaves in pantry etc. Scratchmommy/natural-easy-remedy-for-pests Get Rid of Mice the Friendly Way Vinegar weeding spray. It’s this simple – vinegar, dilute with splash of water, in a spray bottle. Squirt generously. OR One gallon of APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, 1/2 c table salt, 1 tsp dishwash liquid. Mix and pour into a smaller spray bottle. Be careful of plants, as it will kill pretty much anything in its path. littlebitofgreen.com/vinegar-weeding-spray Spray garden bugs with Citrus enzyme cleaner Leaf Fungus - dust with cinnamon, bicarb soda click -Common toxic pesticides sold for home gardens |
BUY organic
Laurakennedy.mybeyondorganic.com/index Healthy meals -mealmixer.com Choose healthy skincare, because skin products absorb into the body Espbotanicals.com/skin care Get Rid of Kitchen Smells Tips for Sprucing Up Curtains Cleaning fruit - fill sink with water, add 1 C. vinegar, mix. Add all fruit and soak for 10 minutes. Water dirty and fruit sparkle with no wax or dirty film. Great for berries too - keeps them from molding-strawberries last for weeks! How to begin eating well Dr Mercola.com/nutritionplan Jamieoliver.com-food-revolution/why JamieOliver.comfood revolution/recipes Food Revolution - Jamie Oliver Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution 1 Part 1 -uTube By Juicing Vegetables Photos/Videos of Polyface Farm Sacred Source Nutrition Our-Nourishing-Roots ournourishingroots.com KeeperoftheHome Adelightfulhome.com Ozzie plants n gardens-Austraflora
Myhomeideas.com GreenTidings Organic-Gardening EdibleHarmony Garden bug spray Soak crushed garlic and cayenne pepper or horseradish in bucket of water, sit and shake occasionally for 1-2 days |
