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Monthly Archives: November 2008

This Beast Stinks!

Sunday, November 30, 2008

This one plant made my mom say “did your dog get sprayed by a skunk?” when she came to my house.  Little did I know that sweet basil can fumigate an entire house.

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Happy Turkey Day!

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Let’s all give thanks, eat way too much and have a couple of beers with family.

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Seed Bombs for Guerilla Gardening

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

I recently became interested in Guerilla Gardening, which is using dilapidated or unused land to garden on. Seed balls can be used to inconspicuously beautify an area. Heavy Petal has a great guide on making them. Here’s the recipe: 5 parts dry red clay* 3 parts dry organic compost 1 part seed** 1 – 2 [...]

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Re-Seeding the Aerogarden Without Seed Kits

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

As much as I think Aerogardens are ingenious, I can’t justify buying their expensive seed kits. With all this rockwool sitting around, I decided to start some lettuce in my Aerogarden. Essentially, I firmly place a piece of rockwool in the Aerogarden’s pod hole and set the seeds on top. If the plug looks like [...]

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Off The Grid: Life on the Mesa

Sunday, November 9, 2008

This documentary is the best example of sustainability and a Libertarian utopia. (Video will open in a new window)

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Here’s Your Christmas Present . . .

Thursday, November 6, 2008

See this? That’s what you get. OK, that’s what I started with that will end up as a really sentimental Chrismas present. My stepdad got this plant from his best friend 12 years ago when his mom died and his secretary killed it. Now, I have repotted it and I am going to revive it [...]

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