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The 2.42 Billion Food Forest Tree Planting Plan

On December 14, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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How Will The Biggest Food Forest Tree Planting Plan In The World Affect Water Catchment In The Indian States Of Karnataka & Tamil Nadu? And What Lessons Can UK Gardeners & Farmers Learn? For years Indian farmers were advised to fell trees because they robbed their crops of water and nutrients.… More Leave a comment

Understanding Rods, Poles & Perches

On November 28, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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Rent An Allotment And You’ll Rent So Many Poles Or Perches. For They Are How Allotments Are Measured. Poles and perches are an archaic for of land measure that, though it has been legally repealed for all other purposes in the UK, is still used for allotments!… More 2 responses

5 Principles Of Soil Health For Gardeners

On November 3, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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The 5 Principles Of Soil Health Were Developed For Permaculture & Farmers, But They Also Apply To Gardeners & For Allotments. In this article I’m discussing the five principles of soil health as, though often considered as being more applicable to farmers and those practising permaculture on a large scale, they can be applied to even the smallest garden or plot.… More Leave a comment

Soils & Biodiversity: A WHO Perspective

On September 26, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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Soils & Biodiversity Go Hand In Hand, Simply Because Soils Are Some Of the Most Biodiverse Habitats On Earth. More Here. Biological diversity, often referred to as ‘biodiversity,’ can be defined as “the wide range of variation among living organisms originating from various sources, whether terrestrial, aquatic, or marine.”… More Leave a comment

Soil Biodiversity

On July 18, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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Most Of The Earth’s Biodiversity Is In The Soil Beneath Our Feet. It Is Vital We Protect And Nourish Our Soils And Soil Biodiversity. Carbon Sequestration Part of CO2 emissions can be absorbed by plants and returned to the soil thanks to decomposition by soil microbes. … More Leave a comment

A Strange Soil Bacteria That Might Power Your Car

On March 9, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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It Sounds A Bit Like a Star Trek Inspired Story But Australian Researchers Have Found A Bacteria That Converts Hydrogen Into Electricity. Gardening For Electricity Anyone? Researchers at Monash University in Australia were aware that some bacteria survived very high temperatures around deep water ocean vents and that they fed off of hydrogen gas.… More Leave a comment

Biochar Pros & Cons In Gardens

On January 24, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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Biochar Isn’t New, So What Are The Biochar Pros & Cons In Gardens & Horticulture? In This Article Discover What Biochar Is, It’s Benefits & Disadvantages & How Amazon Tribes Used This Modern Form Of Charcoal To Grow Food. In this article I am discussing the obvious Biochar Pros & Cons In Gardens & Horticulture.… More 2 responses