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What Is Circumnutation?

On October 3, 2024 By Stefan Drew

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The Concept Of Circumnutation Was First Introduced By Charles Darwin In His 1880 Book, “The Power Of Movement In Plants.” Darwin Observed That Plant Stems And Leaves Exhibit A Slow, Circular Or Elliptical Motion, Even In The Absence Of External Stimuli.… More Leave a comment

What is JADAM Microbial Solution (JMS)?

On September 30, 2024 By Stefan Drew

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What is JADAM Microbial Solution aka JMS? Social Media Is Full Of It But Is It A Useful Gardening Technique? For several years now there has been an increasing interest in JMS, the JADAM Microbial Solution. But what is it, is it a well researched credible horticultural technique or is it just another myth?… More Leave a comment

Solar Weed Control: The Solar Dehydrator Approach

On September 26, 2024 By Stefan Drew

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Tired Of The Endless Battle Against Stubborn Perennial Weeds? Forget The Labour-Intensive Task Of Drowning Them In Buckets Of Stagnant Water. There’s A More Efficient And Eco-Friendly Method: Solar Dehydration With A Solar Dehydrator. Here is how a solar dehydrator works and is made at nil cost to build and operate.… More Leave a comment

Shredding Paper Doesn’t Speed Composting

On September 23, 2024 By Stefan Drew

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Despite The Claims, Shredding Paper Doesn’t Speed Composting. Try This Thought Experiment. Let me explain. I frequently read we should rip paper into small pieces before putting in a compost heap as it increases the surface area and that speeds composting.… More Leave a comment

Domesticating Wild Plants, Creating New Crops: Apios Americana

On September 20, 2024 By Stefan Drew

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Mankind Has Been Creating New Crops By Domesticating Wild Plants For Millennia. After Wheat, Maize, Rice Etc He Is Now Turning His Attention To Apios Americana, The Potato Bean. Of course Apios is neither a potato nor a bean. But it does produce an edible tuber and is the latest in a succession of wild plants that have been domesticated.… More Leave a comment

Neurospora intermedia Fungi: Transforming Food Waste into Haute Cuisine

On September 18, 2024 By Stefan Drew

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Could We Transform Food And Garden Waste Into Nutritious Food. The Fungus, Neurospora Intermedia, Is Doing Just That. More on Transforming Waste Into Food Below Fungi and waste go together in so many ways. For example we grow mushrooms commercially on waste straw and manure, other fungi species such as Oyster mushrooms are grown for human consumption on “waste” wood and we know that mycorrhizal fungi are essential to soil health.… More Leave a comment

What Is Electroculture? A Modern Gardening Myth?

On September 16, 2024 By Stefan Drew

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Electroculture Is Appearing Across Social Media As The Latest Gardening Technique. But It Has No Scientific Credibility & Often Promotes Expensive Pieces of Wire. What is electroculture ?: Electroculture, the practice of using electricity to stimulate plant growth, has recently gained popularity on social media.… More Leave a comment