A safe habitat is one of the most important basic need for insects. In this new episode of PBS Wisconsin’s Let’s Grow Stuff, we learn how native plants provide some of the best habitat and food for pollinators and songbirds. Because they evolved in our region, they’re well-adapted to grow here so are more hardy…
Ohio University’s Compost Facility
Ohio University is home to one of the largest in-vessel composting operations at any college or university in the nation. The OHIO Compost Facility allows the university to divert its food waste from greenhouse gas-producing landfills and instead to create a nutrient rich soil amendment to enhance our campus landscape beds and intramural fields. Source
City Park Reintroduces Rare Regal Fritillary Butterfly
Regal fritillary butterflies are introduced at the Crow-Hassan Park Reserve in Hennepin County. Like many grassland insects, the majestic prairie butterfly’s population has plunged. #PrairieSportsman #PioneerPBS #Minnesota Prairie Sportsman celebrates our love of the outdoors to hunt, fish and recreate, and promotes environmental stewardship. Prairie Sportsman’s team includes: Dylan Curfman, producer/editor/videographer Cindy Dorn, writer/producer Bret…
Community Compost Temperature Check
With the right balance of greens, browns, water, and oxygen our community compost pile has reached temperatures above 125 degrees Fahrenheit. This means that the pile is actively decomposing which should produce usable compost in a couple months. Source
Wild Rice check up
This rice has been active since planted as seed late fall 2013. Source
Mastering Lettuce: Tips and Tricks for Growing, Sowing, and Protecting Your Crop
Lettuce plants can produce for months when harvested by hand (no knife!) and kept tidy (fewer slugs!), I show you the method here. You also see the results of an experiment with different composts for sowing, how to plant and the use of covers to protect from weather and pests. Plus the beds are no…
How to grow Raspberries – Work With Nature garden diary # 3
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make easy organic fertilizer from used tea bags/ best diy liquid compost for any plants #Shorts
we share a simple way to make organic fertilizer with used teabags/ Best diy liquid fertilizer for any plants #shorts Source
Water Bath Canning Step by Step
See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Canning (also known as bottling) is a fantastic and cost-effective way to store your produce, enabling you to lock away the freshness of summer to enjoy any time of year. To can your produce safely you need to know how to effectively sterilize jars and create the perfect seal,…
Introduction to permaculture for beginners free online permaculture design course
Enroll and get more info at https://www.ecodesignhive.com/beginners Transcript: Hi, everyone, it’s me, Heather Jo Flores, and I just want to make a quick video to invite you to jump in to my new Permaculture for Beginners class. It’s going to focus on whole systems design and on empowering you to start doing permaculture no matter…