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http://www.durgan.org/URL/?UFJVP 8 September 2009 Peat moss and Coconut fibre comparison. When using peat moss, usually the product is added to the medium straight from the bag. Experience has indicated that it does not mix well when water is added. There will be many dry pockets in the mixed...

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?VMMSQ 30 May 2012 Germinating Seeds Here is how I germinate all my seeds. The overall objective is to have high germination rates, and to have little or no root disturbance until planted in the final growing spot. The reasoning behind this method is: The pots are of...

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?AJKVK 13 February 2012 Making Seedling Pots Seedling pots are made from a plastic cup. Four drainage holes are burned with a soldering iron into the sides of the cup, leaving a small reservoir for water. A coffee filter is placed in the pot to stop soil from falling...

The little white pieces showing are some of the small wood chips. A schoolteacher neighbour brings them from the carpenter shop of a technical school. The size is too small for mulch, but they supplement the potting soil.

Do not sterilize. Use exactly as shown in the photographs. Never have any visible soil "beasties". Damping off is not encountered, since I attribute this to poor lighting, excessive dampness, and insufficient ventilation, which is corrected. I never use artificial lighting, and consider it a...

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?BCJYP 31 May 2012 Seedling soil. It was a nice day and all the ingredients were available, so it was decided to make seedling soil for the 2013 season. The underlying nutrient soil was the compost heap. It was modified using some knowledge and information from...

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?XZHCV 16 September 2012 . 214 pounds of tomatoes picked 2,5,9,16 September A total of 513 pounds of tomatoes was picked from about 32 plants over the season.Average 16 pounds per plant. There are probably another 100 or so pounds remaining if the weather holds with no...

In general, the human population does not practice moderation. Attributed to Oscar Wilde, "Nothing succeeds like excess." Moderation indeed! The prevalence of obesity in Canada increased by about 10 percentage points for men and eight for women; in the U.S. it climbed by 10 percentage points...

Tomato seeds are probably the easiest of most to grow. Why would one even think of grafting? Sort of reminds me of the upsidedown planter craze.

Very cute.

Years ago listening to the radio regarding an interview from an old lady family physician, who had practised from about 1900, she was asked if she could abolish one single thing from the diet, what would it be? Here answer was, "beyond a doubt it would be sugar". It always stuck in my mind, not...

Garlic from planting to harvest in Zone 5. http://www.durgan.org/URL/?HIBIY 31 July 2012 Collecting Garlic Seeds Seeds collected, washed in water and allowed to dry. http://www.durgan.org/URL/?DTOIB 14 July 2012. Garlic. Final preparation for storage Garlic was trimmed in preparation for...

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?BFJOU Is Sugar Toxic? I have eliminated refined sugar from my diet and eat as little as I possibly can, Thompson told me, because I believe ultimately its something I can do to decrease my risk of cancer. Cantley put it this way: Sugar scares me. Sugar scares me...

I will sure give buttercup squash a try. It is astonishing just how devastating the squash vine beetle can be.

I have been told that the wine from fresh grapes will not be any good unless virgins tramp the juice out of the grapes in their bare feet. But there are many garden myths.

Here is how my corn is preserved. Ingested as a soup and even as a juice periodically. It is vrry rich and filling. Eat to live not live to eat. http://www.durgan.org/URL/?ZWVZC 6 August 2012 Corn Juice Corn is in season now.It is of the highest quality. Cost is six dollars for 14 cobs if you...

Wheat belly sold a few books. Entertains the sheeple. People still buy supermarket bread, which is made with processed flour. The confectionery section of a supermarket is all junk food. Sugar, sugar, sugar is the problem. All added sugar in all its guises.

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?ACCQE 3 December 2012. Pilot Bread, Wheat,quinoa,sunflower, pumpkin. Pilot bread was made using whole grain wheat flour,sunflower,pumpkin juice and quinoa. Called pilot bread, since it is very hard, with most of the moisture removed and has to be softened in a...

Well lets put it this way. There are a great number of plant berries to grow which are more productive. They goja bushes take no care and grow easily, but the berries must be picked almost daily and individually. They don't all all ripen at once. I drove out to the area to see the commercial...

I have had three greenhouses over the years. My present one is probably the most useful. Situations are different and it takes much thought to get one to suit particular needs. This particular set-up meets my needs almost perfectly, which is preparing plants for outdoor planting at the end of...