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Thursday, December 06, 2012
Hydroponics Tomatoes
Hydroponics Tomatoes
Tomatoes grown hydroponically, indoors under
lights, are equal to, or superior in flavour and nutrition than their outdoor,
soil grown counter-parts. A tomato's sweetness and flavour is largely dependent
on light and temperature. The nutritional value of a tomato is dependent on the nutrition the plant receives
while growing and producing fruit. In the controlled environment of an indoor
garden the plants exact requirements...
Garden Tips
Garden Tips
1.
Attract ladybugs to your garden
with nectar-producing plants such as parsley, dill and fennel.
2.
Rotate your crops each year to
help reduce pest and disease problems, as well as correct nutrient deficiencies
and excesses.
3.
Less than 2 percent of the
insects in the world are harmful....
Fight fire with fire
FIGHT
FIRE WITH FIRE
Fight fire with fire, not chemical warfare.
Controlling pest insects these days using chemical sprays have caused a great
amount of concern to both gardeners and consumers in general. Concerns that
involve our environment, the health of our children, pets and for the gardeners
themselves who are dispensing such chemicals or are working with the plants
after they have been sprayed. Unfortunately, many of these chemicals...
'Monsanto Protection Act' to grant biotech industry total immunity over GM crops?
'Monsanto Protection Act' to grant biotech industry total immunity over GM crops?
While millions of Americans were busy celebrating freedom from tyranny during the recent Independence Day festivities, Monsanto was actively trying to thwart that freedom with new attacks on health freedom. It turns out that the most evil corporation in the world has quietly attached riders to both the 2012 Farm Bill and the 2013 Agriculture Appropriations Bill...
The history of BONSAI
The History of Bonsai BY: A R Awan
Gazing upon the stark beauty of a bonsai, images
of isolated monasteries on a steep mountainside often come to mind. While no
one can say with certainty, it is quite likely that the gentle Chinese monks
first began transplanting naturally dwarfed trees into ornamental containers,
and that it was they who first began to appreciate the windswept beauty of
these trees in their homes and gardens.
“A plant In A...
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