Monday

Happy Spring!

Happy spring!


 

Home Hydroponics for Indoor Horticulture

Home Hydroponics for Indoor Horticulture

If you have learned about hydroponics or other techniques for raising organic plants without having dirt and
choose to attempt this out in the house, anyone can. Hydroponics is actually manageable to manage and start-up at home.
There are materials one might buy and many you may well can find around the home.

The dirt and soil which you use in order to raise herbs in a historic approach is actually replaced a growth aqueous solution (filled with fertilizers the plant needs to get in order to grow) when it comes to hydroponics horticulture.
The growth solution is literally distributed direct to roots by means with a drip-feeder. The system are automated which the garden enthusiast will regulate how much solution the plants receive within a defined time-span. With more growing liquid the much more the organic vegetables flourish.

Given that a hydroponic system may be automated, the extent of your time and energy which is generally needed in order to look after a hydroponics garden is actually much less than with a regular backyard garden. As long as plenty of h2o is there and growing medium the vegetables could be left unattended for a greater duration time period.

Your home-based hydroponics garden can cultivate vegetables entire year round. The concern in relation to pests and the composition of the dirt are possibly not a problem in this manner of gardening.
A further reward with this style of gardening is without a doubt how fast you can have mature organic vegetables in your home.

The varieties of herbs which are generally best for hydroponics are those with thin roots.
Herbs which possess a bulb root network are usually best cultivated in the conventional soil way in a flowerpot or perhaps outdoors. If you are ready to get under way, start the seeds for your flowers just like you generally would. At the time the seed starts to grow and then obtains around 2-5 millimeters of growth it is generally available to move in to the home hydroponics growpot and now take off growing.

Tuesday

Starting seeds, Gardening 101


Gardening 101: Starting Seeds Make Your Own Pots - Student Operated Press
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Kelli's Northern Ireland Garden


My garden diary in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Organic gardening with an experimental amateur gardener - ...
http://kelliboylesgarden.blogspot.com/May  6
This is the journal of my endeavours to grow a range of fruit, veg and flowers from seed, grow organically, and my attempts to create a personal paradise with 1/2 acre of maintained gardens and 1/2 acre wild meadows.  Kelli's Northern Ireland Garden.  Kelli's Northern Ireland Garden: Apple Tree Inspection.

Amazing picture of the super moon


25 Amazing Shots of the Moon - EgoTV
http://egotvonline.com/May  7
Lack of gravity makes downhill moon skiing a time-consuming process.  This moon over Mississippi is trying to blend in with the sky to avoid detection.  This city attempts to intimidate the moon with a display of its own illumination prowess.

Saturday

Top Ten Methods to Improve Plant Hydration within the Garden

Top Ten Methods to Improve Plant Hydration within the Garden

one.  Water deeply but no additional deeply than the foundation zone of the plant.  Additional than that's unnecessary.

two.  Water slowly – flip down the flow.  Too heavy of a flow of water can result in run-off and wasted water.

three.  Water infrequently however thoroughly.  Adjust the droplets to a bigger size to minimize evaporation.   Frequent shallow watering causes plants to concentrate their root system shut to the surface resulting in plants that are additional sensitive to water fluctuations.

four.  Loosen the soil.  Compacted soil leads to water wasted by run-off.

five.  Mulch, mulch, mulch!   Adequate mulching conserves water  by serving to keep the soil loose and reducing evaporation.   Coarse mulches need to be applied in an exceedingly thicker layer (3-four inches) for maximum effectiveness whereas finer mulches can be applied one-2 inches deep.

six.  Build sure to stay your garden well weeded to scale back competition for precious moisture.  Also take into account removing surplus plants for the identical reason.  This will provide you plants to share!

seven.  In the vegetable garden, use wide rows and plant crops nearer together.  This strategy can allow your plants to own masses of needed sun for growth and fruitfulness but still offer further shade by the base to assist reduce evaporation.

eight.  Avoid watering throughout windy weather!  Wind could be a huge moisture stealer.

nine.  Water early in the morning when humidity is the best to scale back evaporation.

ten.  Contemplate using soaker hoses and timers rather than sprinklers.  This way you'll be able to strategically concentrate the exact correct quantity of precious water at the base of the plants so as to use less water but still achieve smart deep irrigation.  Also, think about collecting rainwater using rain barrels (a fancy name for a coated trash will) beneath your downspouts.  Simply make positive they are lined to keep curious children and animals from falling in and drowning.

As you'll see, little investments in time and coming up with when watering the garden can reap massive advantages in water conservation. Organic gardening does not need to be difficult. Using our resources sensibly just makes sense.

Friday

Black Willow Bonsai

Black willow growing on red lava. #bonsai on Twitpic
Black willow bonsai tree growing on red lava.

Willow on rocks. #Gardening #bonsai on Twitpic
Willow on the rocks. Sounds like a drink. Willow bonsai tree.

Same tree different view. Willow #bonsai #gardening on Twitpic
Another view of willow on the rocks.

Bonsai willow on the rocks. #bonsai #gardening on Twitpic
Training the black willow to grow on the rocks takes time and patience.

Monday

Came across an interesting blog on gutter gardening. What an interesting and effective way to grow herbs and salad greens. Gutter gardening uses the basic rain gutter as a compact place to grow in a limited space.

Wednesday

Good reasons to grow organic vegetables at home.

The dream of being totally self sufficient and living off the fat of the land is unrealistic at best but we can at least cultivate some of our own fruit and vegetables. How much you can grow is dependent upon how big your garden is but with some imagination, you can get very generous results. In earlier times, everyone was more dependent on being in position to grow their own produce. In our world today, though, people can visit any superstore and buy just about any produce whether it is in season or not. Nevertheless, more people are beginning to return to some of these traditional values and we will now look at the advantages of growing your own fruit and vegetables.The first advantage of growing your own produce is money savings particularly because the world economy is in flux. As individuals, we don't really have any control over the overall economy but we are at the mercy of the effects, like higher food prices. However, as vegetables and fruit are rather easy to grow for yourself, it is possible to really start to make a difference to your family budget with a little effort at the outset. You will be happy in knowing that you are eating crops you made yourself and the cost of making it was minimal.Lately there is a growing market for organic food and you will often see many different types of organically produced items in the shops. We have witnessed many studies conducted that show the benefits of organic food in terms of our health and general well being. Perhaps the biggest issue with organically grown food is the high prices which can be a concern if you are on a tight budget. On top of that, you may at times question if the standards necessary to qualify a food as organic are high enough. These issues could be dealt with by just growing your own crops since you have complete control of the entire process.As we become more health conscious, we are becoming more conscious with regards to what we eat and how safe the food is. We need to be sure that the food we eat has all the essential nourishment we need to lead healthy lives. The majority of us check to see the use by date to determine freshness but it doesn't determine if it is still nutritious. We have to know precisely how long before the groceries were packaged before it got to store shelves. Furthermore, many produce are gathered way before they are ready to make sure they arrive at the store looking fresh but lacking all the nutrients. If you have your own garden, you can pick your produce when they are at their optimum freshness with all the essential nutrients intact.Besides the personal savings and the health advantages, you will also have a great time  doing it, so go ahead  and make your own organic  garden  today.

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Friday

Advantages of Organic Gardening

There are many advantages for maintaining an organic garden having fresh vegetables and fruit to eat is just some of the advantages. Staying away from harsh or toxic chemical helps stay healthy. The first thing to start is a compost pile, this material will be black gold in the very near future. While the compost is breaking down, add natural nutrients to your organic garden. The healthier the soil in your garden the healthier crops you will harvest. Feed the soil and the soil will continue to feed you and your family for a lifetime.

Wednesday

Last glimpses of summer. Hibiscus

 End of summer brings a lot of color to my backyard organic garden. Bright reds and soft pinks give it a blast of color to say goodbye to summer and hello to the fall planting season.

This time of year my garden is filled with the large and colorful Hibiscus. Some of them measure a foot across. Paper plate Hibiscus really earn their name, being as big and as round as paper plates.

Keeping an organic garden is not as hard as you may think, there are sound techniques to grow healthy plants without all the harsh chemicals that may be harmful to our health. If you want to learn more about organic gardening check Organic Gardening Now

Friday

The Surprise Butterfly

A was quite surprised by the appearance of this  butterfly (or moth). This being the first time that I have ever seen this bug. Hopefully I can get some help identifying.Fuzzy body and nearly 3 inches across the wings. Took a good video of the little flyer and took a few pictures, but have had no luck figuring out what it is.
Flew into my garden and has not been seen since that day.

Sunday

Bonsai

Just a quick post. A number of my bonsai growing on the shelf.  Lots going on in the backyard garden with wiring of some of the trees and leaf pruning of others. June and July are the months that I take off the leave of most of my deciduous trees, a process that increases the overall number of leaves and reduces their size. After a few years of the annual step your tree will have a much better scale, it will look like a really big 'little tree'.

Where does the time go... a glimpse at bonsai...

Now as the days are getting longer and  longer I have found some time to be in the garden and work on some of my many bonsai trees. Not that I am lacking in material to show you and work on, it is the time to get it on the blog. So here is a little tease of some of what is coming up.


Step by step I have been documenting and photographing the little trees' progress through their training. Here are some random pictures of some of the bonsai tree collection.Hopefully my work will inspire some new bonsai enthusiasts.