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Fermented brown gold (the story of my weed bins)
During the heatwaves I still have garden work to do, but it all gets done by 7 am or maybe 8 am at the very latest. The rest of the day will be a writeoff! Many of the jobs are … Continue reading
Secret soil tanks
When we first talked about moving over here, my then-two-year-old daughter was very clear that she wanted us to plant an orange tree. I thought that sounded just fine. I highly approve of kids eating oranges straight from the tree. … Continue reading
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Tagged citrus, companion planting, droughtproofing, legumes, lemon, lemonade lemon, lime, liquorice, long term strategy, low water use, peanuts, secret soil tanks, self-watering, soil conditioning, soil protection, soil rehabilitation, soil structures, unirrigated, west indian lime, zone 4
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Tatooine on Earth – about fog, dew and moisture harvesting (part 1)
Tatooine. An archetypal image for sandy, dry, desert. Like ours, but alien, with strange technology and strange industries. Like moisture farming. Almost the same as here, farming’s easy to imagine happening anywhere, but farming *moisture* is just different enough for … Continue reading
Urban farming tech – Sub-irrigation
Sub-irrigation is a phrase I only recently came across. I was familiar with self-watering pots, which a home gardener might have a couple of, and I knew of wicking beds, a type of garden bed which also works on the … Continue reading
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Tagged balcony, balcony garden, city farms, recycled materials, rooftop gardens, self-watering, small space gardening, sub-irrigation, summer gardens, urban agriculture, urban design, urban farming, water conservation, water management, water restrictions
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