February 2012
4 posts
Spring is nearing
Spring is nearing and I’m sad that I’ve neglected this blog over the winter. I had good intentions to continue posting about my indoor gardening. Life took a turn and I never really got involved in my indoor attempts as much as I wanted to. For those of you that also follow my personal blog the reason is already known. For those of you that do not, my dad passed away a week before...
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January 2012
29 posts
Winter Gardening →
homegrownfoodchallenge:
Just because it’s winter the beauty of your garden doesn’t have to disappear. Take a look at Seasonal Wisdom’s steps for a “Wonderful Winter Garden.”
Links to Seed Companies or Seed Vendors with... →
flowerfood:
The seeds that we make available through the Long Island Seed Project are only for experimental purpose where uniformity is not required. We recommend the following fine seed companies that provide quality seeds of stable varieties. Please check them out for your major seed needs (listed in no particular order).
Organic/ small farm:
www.fedcoseeds.com www.turtletreeseed.com...
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December 2011
25 posts
Tokyo DIY Gardening →
permatech:
Tokyo-DIY-Gardening is an open sourcebook and resource for urban gardening on a personal level - ‘hands-on gardening for a crowded city’. It includes ‘how-to’ examples/instructions, photo essays, observations, interviews, articles and more with the aim of knowledge sharing and creation around…
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Wallace Gardens: Cornell University: Paperwhite... →
wallacegardens:
Here is a link explaining the alcohol feeding method for Paperwhites. In a nutshell: it reduces the height of the stalks by about a third, so that the plants don’t flop over when they start to bloom.
I’m using rubbing alcohol: 1 part isopropyl (70%) rubbing alcohol to 13 parts water because…