Join me as I go through how the plant imports have faired after their first 2 months, what has survived, what has thrived and what is hanging on by a thread. This is a follow up video from my Ecuagenera plant haul/ plant unboxing video Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:25 Anthurium esmeraldense 04:53 Anthurium pedatum 08:43…
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How Much to Grow for Self Sufficiency | Food Security and Resilience
How Much to Grow for Self Sufficency | Food Security and Resilience. I am often asked How much food do I need to grow to be self sufficient? Here is an explanation of how to decide and how to plan to grow enough for food security with some resilience built in to your gardening plans.…
Crisis, Hope, and Permaculture
Our documentary called “Green is the New Silver (Lining): Crisis, Hope and Permaculture” is live! Check out the short trailer, then click here to see the full 40-minute video: https://www.discoverpermaculture.com/permaculture-masterclass-video-1 This film covers a great deal of ground: a brief introduction to permaculture, personal stories about how I got started, an overview of the Greening…
Human composting: The rising interest in natural burial
Natural organic reduction, more simply known as human composting, is a natural process that transforms the body into soil. It has become a recognized alternative to embalming, and a climate-friendly option compared to cremation. Correspondent Ben Tracy visits the Seattle funeral home Recompose, the first human composting facility in the country, and talks with those…
Pruning jade plants (crassula, money plant)
Sometimes jades need a trim so that they can be both better looking and healthier. Like most succulents, jades (crassula, aka; money tree) tolerate pruning pretty well. But still, there’s no need to make more cuts than what’s best for our plant. And it’s not good to unnecessarily traumatize the plant, or interfere too much…
How to fix common indoor plant problems | Indoor Plants | Gardening Australia
Tammy takes us through the spectacular but sometimes difficult plants in the Marantaceae family. Subscribe http://ab.co/GA-subscribe Known to many plant people as calatheas (many now in Goeppertia genus), marantas (prayer plants), ctenanthes, and stromanthes; they are grown for their stunning foliage patterns, colours and shapes. Unfortunately, they are also notoriously tricky to keep happy and…
Bamboo in Permaculture with Brendon McKeon “Living Permaculture” Episode 1
Click this link to learn more about Bamboo in Permaculture http://youtu.be/pcgFC3Q3CNA We love this diverse use Bamboo species…it is good for so many things in permaculture. Bamboo Multiplex is a thin reed clumping bamboo used for hedges, erosion control, mulch, contour lines, privacy borders, etc. It has a very deep rooting system which makes it…
How to compost your mailer at home?
What does compostable packaging actually mean? This video will explain it all and show you how the mailer can be composted at home at the end of its lifespan. Signet’s How to Series shows you how you to use and reuse your eco-friendly products. Compostable Mailer: Eco alternative to plastic mailers https://www.signet.net.au/packaging/eco-friendly/packaging-supplies/compostable-mailers.html To find out…
Families are starting to grow their own food in response to inflation
With inflation at the highest level in four decades, some families are looking for ways to save money, including learning how to grow their own food. Source
Grow Lots of Tomatoes… Not Leaves // Complete Growing Guide
In this video, I’ve compiled everything you need to know to grow a ton of tomatoes instead of huge tomato plants with very little fruit! In this complete growing guide, I will show you how to grow the maximum amount of tomato plants in a small growing space by growing your tomatoes vertically. We will…