Archive for May, 2010
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I don’t have enough land to own a farm or any large scale cultivation project. My original idea was to grow bonsai trees, but a 4 year old tree goes for $20. I don’t see how anyone in the world can make any sustainable income off of that.
I can grow anything from cacti to flowers to a full blown tree (don’t have enough space for a tree).
Any ideas on how I can turn my gardening ability into a business?
You didn’t say how much space you do have but you might consider herbs. Many of them don’t take a lot of space and fresh ones are very popular.
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My mom hasn’t really ever gardened before. Last year she tried, but didn’t get into it much. We are into the whole organic foods thing so I thought we should garden to save some money on all the produce we buy. Do you know of any good gardening books for beginners like my mom?
If Square Foot Gardening is still available, it’s a great book for beginners! Not overwhelming at all. There was also a book called something like lasagna gardening……fun but if you don’t have access to the stuff, probably not practical. Gardening for Dummies………?? No offense, just they usually break it down into simple sections.
If you are in the US you can contact your Cooperative Extension Service in your county. They have gardening brochures that may be helpful. Also they have the Master Gardeners, trained volunteers to answer your (many) questions. That’s their job.
There is a kind of gardening called the hydroponics gardening. It is adopted by many people for different reasons. These are small size gardens and can be grown within a small area of land. They are good to grow vegetables especially red juicy tomatoes. It is easy to manage and is less expensive than the conventional way of gardening.
In this type of gardening we do not use soil and hence it is called as “dirt less gardening”. Most of the time, the yield in the hydroponics type of gardening is better. It is much easier to maintain and give the plant its needs at the right time. The plants will consume
What you provide them with. Thus the regulation of nutrient strength, pH, light amount, nutrients and water amount is enabled.
Hydroponics gardening will seem to be difficult if we make it so. We can control the light, nutrients and water cycles of the plants by using sensors in computers. If you grow a single plant then it can be made easier by using manual work to maintain it. There are some basic things that a home hydroponics system would need. They are, light (artificial or natural), water controlled pump (or other watering equipment), a growing tray, and an air pump to provide oxygen supply to the nutrients.
Hydroponics gardening requires a certain growing medium. They can be perlite, gravel, vermiculite, coconut fiber, air, Rockwool. You can get these from a nursery or a gardening store. You can get the parts and plant one of your own. Also,there are readymade kits available in market especially in the gardening supply stores.
For a healthy plant growth micro nutrients are required. Like calcium, sulfur, magnesium, boron, cobalt, zinc, iron, manganese and copper. These are important and essential elements to be present in the plants. If not they will lead to health problems when consumed. The fertilizer used must be a quality brand when it comes to hydroponics gardening.
The pH balance is a significant factor in hydroponics gardening and it must be properly regulated. The absorption of nutrients is lessened if the pH level is unbalanced in a plant. This is where the advantage of hydroponics gardening comes. The simplicity with which pH level of plants is controlled is much greater than that of conventional dirt gardening.
Actually, There are different kinds of hydroponics gardening. Few of the basic types are water culture, wick, drip, ebb and flow, aeroponic and N.F.T. hydroponics gardening is affordable, easy, and you have an yield of fresh produce herbs & spices, flowers all year long!
Abhishek Agarwal
http://www.articlesbase.com/gardening-articles/hydroponics-gardening-the-best-form-of-nonconventional-gardening-753712.html
Fellow Youtube gardener Sean James Cameron (meandmyallotment 2010) kindly sent me some Flower Sprouts. Here’s how to plant them.
The seeds came from www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk
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