I came across Seed Savers Exchange today and thought it was definitely something worth talking about… They are a non-profit, member supported organization that saves and shares heirloom seeds. It was founded in 1975 by Diane Ott Whealy and Kent Whealy to honor a tradition of preserving and sharing, which began when Diane’s terminally-ill grandfather [...]
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Seed Savers Exchange
Posted by All Natural Annie on September 22, 2010
http://allnaturalannie.com/2010/09/seed-savers-exchange/
Window Farms?
Who said you can’t garden in an apartment? Now you most certainly can with Window Farms, which are, to be exact “vertical, hydroponic, modular, low-energy, high-yield edible window gardens built using low-impact or recycled local materials”. Check them out here: Windowfarms.org
Posted by All Natural Annie on January 20, 2010
http://allnaturalannie.com/2010/01/window-farms/
How to fake a green thumb
Now watering your plants can stop being a guessing game thanks to Lechuza‘s Self-Watering Planters. Each planter has a sub-irrigation system that enables your plant to supply itself with the amount of water needed for optimal growth for up to 12 weeks (depending on planter size, plant type and location). These little wonders are available [...]
Posted by All Natural Annie on November 13, 2009
http://allnaturalannie.com/2009/11/how-to-fake-a-green-thumb/
Something to help you stop killing those nice plants!
For novice gardeners and/or hard-to-grow plants, here’s a really useful tool I came across: EASYBLOOM. This sensor will actually tell you if something you are growing needs more water or light (how cool is that!). Between the sensor itself and the EasyBloom website, you can figure out key information like where a plant would grow [...]
Posted by All Natural Annie on May 11, 2009
http://allnaturalannie.com/2009/05/something-to-help-you-stop-killing-those-nice-plants/
