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Papaya Planting – Tips For Seed Variety Selection, Germinating, Growing, and Harvesting

Written on 28 Mar, 2010 at 19:37 in Production | viewed 1,521 times | 0 Comments
Papaya Planting - Tips For Seed Variety Selection, Germinating, Growing, and Harvesting

I have a few tips for papaya production. First of all, it’s best to have a variety that you consider tasty. Why waste your time planting something whose taste you do not like? One way to do this is when... (Continue reading)

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The One Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming

Written on 9 Mar, 2010 at 15:23 in Production | viewed 906 times | 0 Comments
The One Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming

“Natural farming is not simply a way of growing crops; it is the cultivation and perfection of human beings.” Masanobu Fukuoka The One Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming, by Masanobu Fukuoka, is available once again. First published in... (Continue reading)

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Making your own apple juice

Written on 9 Mar, 2010 at 15:05 in Production | viewed 1,127 times | 0 Comments
Making your own apple juice

As anyone who has fruit trees knows, a lot of fruit goes to waste. Woodpecker holes, worm holes, bug damage and bruises occur on a considerable portion of the harvest. Imperfect fruit will not last in storage and can ruin... (Continue reading)

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Biointensive Mini-Agriculture

Written on 22 Mar, 2009 at 14:41 in Production | viewed 7,029 times | 0 Comments
Biointensive Mini-Agriculture

For home gardening it means: less work, less irrigation, improved soil, higher yields and no poisons. There are unlimited opportunities in market gardening, mini-farming and mini-ranching. People can have a comfortable income, a high quality lifestyle, provide a great service... (Continue reading)

Garden Plot: My Experience

Written on 22 Mar, 2009 at 14:41 in Production | viewed 3,501 times | 0 Comments

Organic Gardening I started organic gardening in the mid-seventies, when French bio-dynamic intensive methods were the fad. For years I grew most of my own food and medicine in a small garden on an organic farm north of Santa Barbara,... (Continue reading)

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Pest Control

Written on 22 Mar, 2009 at 14:40 in Production | viewed 1,877 times | 0 Comments

Plant a garlic clove beside the plant you want to protect. Pests of all kinds will stay away. Do not plant garlic near peas. Basil near tomatoes will repel worms and flies. Plant onions near carrots and beets. Onions and... (Continue reading)

Living Mulches

Written on 22 Mar, 2009 at 14:40 in Production | viewed 1,849 times | 0 Comments

Living mulches Cover crops are usually killed or incorporated before establishing the vegetable crop. Recently, however, there has been interest in living mulch systems where the cover crop and vegetable grow together in the field for all or part of... (Continue reading)

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Great Garden Tips

Written on 22 Mar, 2009 at 14:39 in Production | viewed 2,675 times | 0 Comments

Bees or Wasps in the House Spray the insect with hair spray. The spray will stiffen their wings and they will plummet to their death. Black Flies or GnatsWater soil with a mix of 1 teaspoon of ammonia and 1... (Continue reading)

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Hydroponics

Written on 22 Mar, 2009 at 14:39 in Production | viewed 4,572 times | 0 Comments

The Aztecs and Incas amazed the Spanish conquistadors with their floating gardens, and now 500 years later you can impress your friends and neighbors with yours. A University of Florida extension agent has developed a floating garden with material available... (Continue reading)

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Organic fungicide and pesticide

Written on 22 Mar, 2009 at 14:39 in Production | viewed 1,982 times | 0 Comments

5 teaspoons of baking soda to 1 gallon of water is an effective fungicidethat works especially well on Black Spot and Powdery Mildew and Kelp and Seaweed sprays work well as pesticides against spider mites ,aphids , white flies ,... (Continue reading)

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