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Tag: Plant
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not always easy being green
Cruising through the New York Times this morning, I came across a story?áabout some of the trials and tribulations presented by wild landscape gardening. Margie Ruddick?áis a landscape architect living in Philadelphia. She has?ánurtured a wild?á(and very beautiful) garden that doesn’t require?áwatering, saves runoff?áwater from going into the sewers and feeds the birds and neighbours.…
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my little green pals
?á ?á I am a proud mama… not only to a cat, but to a vast number of tiny, green lives. This year I started my garden indoors. I was waiting to find out which plot I?áwas allocated?áin the Community Garden, so I?ácouldn’t plant outside. I took a couple of egg cartons, a small bag…
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sprouting experiment has begun!
As those of you who peeked at this website yesterday probably know, I am attempting to grow sprouts inside my living-space/studio for the first time.?áJust now I soaked, swirled, and now am re-soaking my seeds; the next thing to do is wait about 2-5 hours, then drain them. After that all I need to do…
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sprouting experiment
I have wanted to try growing edible food inside my home for quite some time. I’ve not any sort of outdoor space attached to my home,?ábut have been craving my own little “kitchen garden“. A year ago, I had some basil in my bathroom, sandwiched in between my bath and a window (it’s a special…
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Community Gardening With Tainted Plot: Becoming one of the Flower-People
by Natasha Henderson, Montreal Community Garden. Plot. Allotment. A piece of earth, a bit of land. One can tend plants, care for the soil and those plants, and?áharvest the spoils as they happen. For several years IÔÇÖve known people who have had these little bits of land to grow vegetables, fruits and herbs. Beets, peppers,…