Category: Organic Gardening
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Israeli army tear gasses refugee camp, ruining youth center’s hydroponic rooftop garden – Mondoweiss
At 7:00pm local time on Tuesday January 18th, the Israeli army initiated an attack on Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem, Palestine. The attack, lasting 20 minutes according to eyewitnesses, was after dark, in empty streets and unprovoked, launched from a military base that overlooks the camp. It impacted Lajee Center, a youth and community organization…
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Companion planting is an age-old gardening technique that can help you naturally grow healthier, more abundant vegetables. By pairing the right plants, you create a natural ecosystem where your carrots and onions, for instance, support each other, offering benefits like pest control, healthier soil, and even better flavor. For someone new to edible gardens, this…
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– STRONGER ROOT DEVELOPMENT: Bone Meal is a natural source of vital, readily available organic nitrogen, phosphorus and calcium that promotes strong plant roots, vibrant blooms and more delicious vegetables. Helps to enhance your plants throughout the growing season!ADD TO SOIL: Add to soil or potting mix during seed starting or at any time prior…
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PROJECT eXposed Root On-Orbit Test System (XROOTS) SNAPSHOT To investigate techniques that can be scaled for crop production in microgravity, a NASA-sponsored Sierra Space team is developing soilless nutrient delivery and recovery technologies that will be demonstrated via plant tests aboard the International Space Station. In the future, plants may play a significant role in…
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Beets, like most root vegetables, are cool-weather crops, so it’s generally advised to plant them in milder to cold weather. However, planting them in June — before the peak of the summer heat — may be a good idea. After seeding, beets take 55-70 days to harvest, so you can start harvesting by late summer…
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Lourdes Balduque/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There’s nothing like DIY-ing the ol’ garden to bring out your inner creative. From using jar lids as plant labels to repurposing old bathtubs as vegetable planters, there are so many ways to have…
