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    Crochet Hydroponics: Part 5

    By Grubbycup ⋅ May 25, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

    The second adventure in crocheted hydroponics is doing well enough to flower.
    Day 122
    Although very short lived and sparse, the flowers of this black radish are very pretty.

    The acrylic crocheted netting (left) has held up much better than the cotton trial. In fact it appears to be in good enough shape to wash, and be used [...]

    Half-Cooked Thoughts: Breeding without a net.

    By Grubbycup ⋅ May 25, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

    Kits and Cats, boys and girls, gather around, this you are going to want to watch.
    I know enough a lot of you tune in for the silly stuff, and that’s fair, I think it’s fun too, that’s why I do it.
    But like I’ve said before, the only way to make absolutely sure you’ve gone far [...]

    Book Review: Teaming with Microbes

    By Grubbycup ⋅ May 21, 2010 ⋅ One comment

    Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener’s Guide to the Soil Food Web

    Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis. Portland: Timber Press, 2006. 196 pages.
    If you are a gardener who isn’t afraid of some food for thought, read Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener’s Guide to the Soil Food Web.
    It has an interesting premise, and does a nice job of [...]

    Pond Hydroponics

    By Grubbycup ⋅ May 21, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

    Spring is in the air, it’s a beautiful day, let’s take some of our experiments outdoors.

    Just outside of La Mancha is a little pond…

    I know that there are plenty of nutrients in the water. I can tell this by the following observations:

    There are plenty of fish in the pond, and plant nutrients are a known [...]

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