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Soil Blocker Recipes

March 26, 2010 by Darren

Soil blockers are a great way to start seeds for your garden, but some of the soil blocker recipes you’ll find around the web aren’t exactly sustainable – including things like peat moss and artificial nutrients. I’ve tried to take the general ideas from other recipes, and make a more environmentally-friendly soil blocker recipe mix. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food Tagged: seed germination, seedlings, soil blockers, vegetable garden

Soil Blockers

March 25, 2010 by Darren

A couple of years ago I bought a soil blocker with some birthday money. Incidentally, it was way cheaper to get it sent from the US than to buy it in Australia – something like 40% cheaper for exactly the same product made by the same manufacturer. It seems the manufacturer or distributor is not very … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food Tagged: seed germination, seedlings, seeds, soil blockers, vegetable garden

What Is Lunar Planting?

December 11, 2008 by Darren

Lunar planting, or lunar gardening, does not involve nude gardening at night by the light of the moon! It is all about timing your gardening activities to coincide with certain phases of the moon. [Here’s an example](http://aussieorganicgardening.com/blog/?p=198) of how much difference some people claim lunar planting can make to your gardening success. I’ve read various … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food Tagged: compost, empirical observation, leaf growth, lettuces, lifecycles, lunar cycle, lunar gardening, lunar phases, lunar planting, pest attack, pests, phases of the moon, routine chores, seed germination, seedlings, star signs, tomato, worm farms

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