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Question by mj: Who has a worm farm in their backyard? I have to get a worm farm for this garden I’m designing for school. What steps did you take to get your worm farm? What choices were there? Why did you choose the worm farm that you did? Give your answer to this question […]

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Question by mj: Who has a worm farm in their backyard? I have to get a worm farm for this garden I’m designing for school. What steps did you take to get your worm farm? What choices were there? Why did you choose the worm farm that you did? What do you think? Answer below!

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What is a good winter cover crop for a garden?

Image by Chiot’s Run I planted winter rye and hairy vetch in my front garden area in the front yard. It’s quite lovely. I’ve only ever grown crimson clover for a cover crop so I’m quite interested to see how this does. www.chiotsrun.com Question by GEM: What is a good winter cover crop for a […]

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Solar Water Heater

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Solar Water Heater

I decided to build this to fight back at the electric company. I live in Florida, and if there’s one thing we have plenty of, it’s sunshine. This unit was fun and inexpensive to build, it will run for years maintenance free and provide my hot water heater with pre-heated water, so that it will […]

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All the plastic covers now used to help grow crops in the fields?

Image by angrywayne Photo Credit:Peter Lee Question by Where the Isla meets the Tay.: All the plastic covers now used to help grow crops in the fields? Could they not be used over pitches to keep frost off? Also,if tatties were planted at Ibrox then Rangers would lift something at the end of the season. […]

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What Are Some Good Ways To Start A Worm bed?

Image by nicolernorman Question by logand_101: What Are Some Good Ways To Start A Worm bed? I have built a small box out of some old 2 by 4’s.I have a hole dug in the woods big enough for it to fit in, and some dirt in the box. I have put some canadian night […]

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What is the origin of the classic beehive design?

Image by thepicturedrome Beehives near Macclesfield Cheshire Question by JM M: What is the origin of the classic beehive design? What’s the origin of the stereotypical “coiled muddy rope” beehive in drawings and cartoons? What do you think? Answer below!

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Any good sites for organic gardening?

Image by kafka4prez Question by merloutre77: Any good sites for organic gardening? I am planning an organic garden, does anyone have any suggestions for books or websites that might help? If it matters, it’s going to be a large vegetable garden. What do you think? Answer below!

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I’m doing diploma in organic agriculture and i wont to open a NGO so how i do that?

Image by Ecoagriculture Partners Organic farm in Ithaca, NY Photo: Sajal Sthapit Question by perfect_vks: I’m doing diploma in organic agriculture and i wont to open a NGO so how i do that? Now i’m in rajasthan and i want to dovelopmant of farmer and villages. This my dream and how can i come true […]

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How can I learn how to grow with hydroponics?

Image by Ryan Somma Visit my blog at ideonexus.com Question by Fatima: How can I learn how to grow with hydroponics? There are so many books and DVDs on Amazon that I can’t decide. They are all pretty expensive too and I’m broke these days. Are there any good free resources online for learning how […]

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