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The Ruth Stout Method Of Gardening

On June 22, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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The Ruth Stout Gardening Technique Confirms That There’s Nothing Much New In Gardening. Most New Techniques Are Old Ones Being Resurrected. The Stout Method Is A Forerunner of Permaculture, Lasagne Gardening & No Dig. This Article Explains More. Ruth Stout Started Gardening in 1930, in her middle age.… More Leave a comment

Ideas That Confuse Gardeners

On April 21, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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There Are Many Ideas That Confuse Gardeners. This Includes New Gardeners & Those With Years of Experience But No Understanding Of Key Gardening Techniques & Science. Just Because Our Ancestors Did It Doesn’t Make It Right. Here Are A Few Things That Are Often Misunderstood.… More Leave a comment

Les Maraîchers Parisiens

On March 16, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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BioIntensive Vegetable Growing For Gardeners Is A Method Of Growing 8-9 Crops Per Year Based On The Techniques Developed By Les Maraîchers Parisiennes (Market gardeners from Paris) Starting In the 1600s. BioIntensive Vegetable Growing sounds so new and modern that I was recently asked if it was being developed so mankind can travel to distant planets and grow their own foods.… More Leave a comment

Wartime Gardening: How to Make a Compost Heap

On February 18, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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How To Make a Compost Heap Divides So Many Gardeners. Some Say Make It in Pallet Bins, Others Buy Expensive Compost Makers And Add Accelerants. Here’s How Wartime Britain Made Compost. The Basic Principles in this film on Wartime Gardening: How to Make a Compost Heap still work.… More 2 responses

1940s Wartime Gardening Video

On February 5, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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The Wartime Dig For Victory Campaign Saw Every Scrap of Land Being Turned Over To Food Production. Gardening Was A Way To Win The War. And Government Sponsored Films, Teaching Gardening Skills, Were Shown in Cinemas And Village Halls . This film repeats content from a previous one in the first few minutes but then goes into new material and is a revelation.… More 2 responses

1943 Onion Growing Time Lapse Photography

On January 27, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Time Lapse Photography Is Often Thought To Be a Modern Innovation. But This 1943 Onion Growing Video Is Superb. Not Only Is It Filmed So Well But It Succinctly Shows The Two Year Life Cycle Of An Onion in Just Ten Minutes.… More Leave a comment