All things Green and Dirty v2.0

[KichigaiNeko]

As I haven't been out in the garden over the last 30 days it is best i start a new thread for all those "Green and Dirty Thingies" that us gardeners delight in...so...without further ado....

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10 Best Heirloom Seed Companies
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/10...aders.html
courtesy Atheist Farmers

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Yeah I know Summerqueen, ...but maybe someone needs an education in life?

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Grow what you can where you can...

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Simple crop rotation...

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[Rayaan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX153eYcVrY

[KichigaiNeko]

So it is January here in the wide burnt land "Down-Under" and not much is happening in my garden...except excessive watering to avoid scorching...

Still looking forward to say March or April when something lkike this can be achieved


How many broken Terracotta pots do you have?? For me, far too many. Thanks to ... I love creative designs and unusual ideas ... FB page.

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I lived at this Public Housing complex and am so happy that they have succeeded in making a successful Community garden! So with out further ado...

Episode 8: The Harvest Feast November 5 2012

The Brownlie garden crew harvest their crop to create amazing dishes for their first-ever Harvest feast in honour of Harmony Day, an important multicultural event on the Brownlie Towers’ calendar. It’s a day to celebrate fresh produce, friendship and community and reflect on their success.
FaceBook link: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=482...=2&theater

Very happy for the tenants and staff of this public housing complex. A job well done!

[KichigaiNeko]

A bit of a lol

[KichigaiNeko]

http://youtu.be/3M-HefiFU4Y

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http://youtu.be/7RDdA4vzQ54

Can you name the family, species?

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http://youtu.be/plU9B51ACLQ

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http://youtu.be/EnvYIMJtvN4

[KichigaiNeko]

Source #OccupyTesla's portraits · #OccupyTesla's Page



Urban Farming is taking the world by storm! This solves many of the different problems that we currently see in agriculture such as transportation, price hikes, non-organic and so on. Near the bottom of this description are large informational pdf files, near the top are networks and the stories that others are sharing.

Urban Farm Online
http://www.urbanfarmonline.com

The Urban Farm
http://www.urbanfarm.org/

Atlantic Record's Urban Farming
http://www.urbanfarming.org/

Urban Farming Is Growing a Green Future
http://environment.nationalgeographic.co...n-farming/

Urban Farming and Gardening Resources, Information, and Links
http://www.beginningfarmers.org/urban-farming/

EPA Interim Guidelines for Safe Gardening Practices
http://www.epa.gov/swerosps/bf/urbanag/p...ban_ag.pdf

84 Page UN Urban Farming Guide
http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/F..._guide.pdf

Urban Agriculture Intro
http://www.urpl.wisc.edu/ecoplan/content...rbanag.pdf

Re-using Potentially Contaminated Landscapes
http://www.clu-in.org/download/misc/urba..._sheet.pdf

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Water Purification

Greywater is a manner of filtering certain types of wastewater, deemed to be safe, for non-contact use such as watering soil or refilling the toilet after flushes. These systems are built to minimize water usage by allowing some wastewater to be re-used for certain purposes. Laws in each area are specific as to what is allowed and not allowed so be sure to check with the local government. Here come the links!

Greywater Irrigation
http://greywater.sustainablesources.com/

Safe Use of Household Greywater
http://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_m/m-106.html

PLANNING A NEW GREYWATER SYSTEM
http://www.greywater.com/planning.htm

Installing and Using
http://www.ecologycenter.org/factsheets/greywater.html

How to Design and Install a Graywater System for Irrigation
http://greenliving.nationalgeographic.co...-2144.html

Graywater Design Guide
http://www.water.ca.gov/wateruseefficien...e_book.pdf

Urban Greywater Design and Installation Handbook
http://www.nwc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_...c_logo.pdf

System Coordination
http://www.permaculture.org/nm/images/up...ywater.pdf

Greywater Action Network
http://greywateraction.org/ — wit' Sunt Eu an' Jeramy Butzen

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Drinking Water Filtering Methods



This web outlines the technical, operating and managing aspects of home water filtering systems. It describes the types of contaminants that will be removed by the different types of filter systems These systems are plumbed-in with separate faucets and are ordinarily installed under the kitchen sink or in close proximity to provide convenient use for drinking and cooking, and are called point of use systems (POU).
http://homecents.com/h2o/h2o_pur_meth/

TWENTY-FOUR METHODS TO PURIFY WATER
http://www.enviroalternatives.com/watermethods.html

A more in depth look at many water filtration methods.
http://www.waterforliving.com/files/Meth...cation.htm

wit' Miki Casas an' Angeles Cruz

[KichigaiNeko]

This is Peanut the turtle, shortly after being found in Missouri in 1993. She was taken to to a zoo in St. Louis where the six-pack ring was removed.
It seems that she was trapped in the plastic ring as a young turtle and was unable to free herself. Subsequently her shell moulded itself to the plastic ring and she grew in the strange shape you see here.
Unfortunately the damage is permanent, but peanut is expected to live a long life and today she serves as a mascot for the fight against beach littering.

Please, always remember to clean up after yourself at the beach.

More on peanuts' story and current status: http://bit.ly/WnNWd8

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A tiny jungle house in Tokyo sits on a 12-by-24-foot plot of land.

(image via indeedarchitecture.wordpress.com)

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'Kent Beauty' ornamental oregano looks like hops in shades of chartreuse and purple. Chartreuse plants highlight other colours in a garden, adding a little glow to a shady corner.

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Wisteria floribunda 'Alba'

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Mulch and fertilizer ready for the second harvest planting — in the fair land o' Ishi to Hikari no Ie.

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The 'Veggie Patch' lasted until late January then it was just too hot!! So now that the weather is cooling down overnight....mmmmm

[KichigaiNeko]

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Late afternoon in early March

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"Herb Patch"

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Remember this area?

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Poor Dicksonia antarctica It doesn't like the heat

[Ryantology]

I saw something which made me remember this fresh ol' thread.

[KichigaiNeko]

Absolute GOLD Ryantology!

It does seem that the blogger has weeds in his garden again