Category Archives: Green Plants & GardeningLife has always been rough for the African wasp Certosolen arabicus. Their lifespan of two days doesn’t provide them with much time to get to know the world. But, if there’s one thing that makes these 48 hours worth living, it’s their intimate relationship with the fig tree Ficus sycomorus. A beautiful tale of romance…
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The group of scientists who sequenced the genomes of three different minute wasp species, say that their work has proven that the bees have qualities, useful for both pest control and medicine. They could even improve understanding of genetics and evolution.
The tiny insects lay their eggs inside larger hosts, including [...]
Trying to rebloom the deserts? Try Permaculture.
A quick overview: The method, invented in the 1970’s, involves analyzing the environment you are trying to build and jumpstarting the system. Think of it as trying to get a dough to rise with a starter kit. For example, if you’re trying to grow chickens, you take into account [...]
It began with a finding from researches at MIT that trees can generate a current of up to 200 millivolts. That’s one fifth of a volt, which isn’t so much, but starting hooking it up and storing it, and you can get a bit of power out of an array. To give you an idea, [...]
It’s called the Pendragon apple, and it’s been grown in England since the 12th century.
“Of all the organic varieties, Pendragon was the best apple variety and contained seven of the eight kinds of healthy components at the highest levels,” said pharmacist Michael Wakeman, who, like most of the people quoted on the internet, does not [...]
They are Duane and Chantra Boehm, and they have a small organic farm.
For people new to this blog, the term “organic” means farmers avoid pesticides, herbicides and chemical fertilizers. Everything they put in, they grow. The farm becomes an inner nature cycle instead of having input form outside sources.
Of course, they have to fight the [...]
Plant crops under this tree, and watch your crop yields increase dramatically. The tree has the potential to aid farmers throughout Africa, South America, and much of south and Southeast Asia.
The issue here is nitrogen. It’s a very important component of fertilizer, and is currently provided through man made manufactured fertilizer. It can get [...]
Alright. I just have one question about this. How the HECK did they only discover this thing NOW? I mean, you have this plant. It’s a huge, scary looking, monstrous, rat-eating carnivore, and we NEVER knew it even existed? Where have we BEEN? Could you imagine how this thing could have contributed to our cultural [...]
The demand for organically grown food is growing, and with it, the demand for natural pesticides. It’s been found that rosemary, thyme, clove, and mint aren’t only good in your spaghetti and tea. They also shoo away bugs that’ll eat your crops. If you’ve ever wanted to eat a pesticide before without having to go [...]
What happens if you eliminate the food middleman? Answer: you’d go straight to the farm. Leave it to modern culture come up with an acronym for this sort of thing to make it sound more official and sophisticated than it actually is. They call it “CSA” for Community-Supported Agriculture.
For those who don’t like the sound [...]
