Bath gardening with mini worm farms installed

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bath gardening, nature, organic, recycle, worm farm

3 baths, one plastic and the other 2 cast iron were relocated from the old garden. We have decided to grow vegetables in them, as a preventative measure against the porcupines devouring all the vegetables. Here we have Happy installing a mini worm farm.

Holes were punched out the bottom of the bucket as well as the lid

Installation complete, ready for planting.

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Home made bird water feeder #nature #recycle

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750ml bottle, birds, copper elbow, environment, food, garden, nature, orange, recycle, red food coloring, sugar solution, sun birds, sweet sugar solution, water, water feeder, wire coat hanger

These little Orange Breasted Sun-birds wait eagerly every morning for me to fill up the bottle with a very sweet sugar solution, colored with a little red food coloring.

Such a beautiful sight in any garden!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange-breasted_Sunbird

To make the water feeder you will need :

an empty 750 ml bottle (preferably not round),wire coat hanger, a twig for a perch, epoxy and a copper elbow.

Growing Sweet Potato from scraps

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food, garden, green tips, home grown, organic, recycle, sweet potatoes, vegetables

Sweet Potato

Growing your own Sweet Potatoes is really easy.

Cut a cube of your sweet potato about 5 cm x 5 cm.

Fill a large container with potting soil and mix in worm compost. (Placing stone ship in the bottom to ensure drainage.)

Plant your sweet potato piece in the center about 5 cm in-depth.

Water well until water runs out of the pot, making sure all the soil is thoroughly wet. Do this every day. In a short period of time you will see vine growth.

After about 3 months, start feeling around in the soil for new potatoes and harvest as required.

This Sweet Potato has been in the same pot now for 3 years and has provided a great deal of Sweet potatoes.

It also becomes quite a talking point, when I show my guests a new potato pulled from the ground.

 

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The WEEE Man

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Eden, Eden Project, electronic waste, garden art, recycle, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive, WEEE, WEEE Man

Giant sculpture made of waste
The WEEE Man is a 3.3-tonne structure which represents the amount of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) the average British household throws away in a lifetime.

Eden Project

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Diggory

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The Lost Gardens of Heligan – Diggory and friends

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A new twist to a key hole/circle garden – mini worm farm

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circle garden, compost pile, garden, green tips, key hole garden, mini worm farm, organic, recycle, reuse, small scale farming, worm castings, worm farm, worms

Using an empty 2 Lt bottle, cut off the bottom. Fill with worm castings and worms leaving space for some raw organic vegetable waste.

Plant the bottle in the middle of a large container, leaving a small amount exposed at the top.

Cover with a pot.

Plant your desired vegetables in the container. Keep on topping up the mini worm farm with raw kitchen waste.

The mini worm farm will feed your plants right down to the root level. The result happy, healthy and well fed vegetables.

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Keyhole Gardens

This is what is commonly referred to as a keyhole garden, an old world small-scale farming system invented in Africa. Build a circular structure to support the garden and bring it up to waist height to keep yourself comfortable and create easy accessibility. Place a reasonably wide wire tube for compost and a semi sealed “keyhole” entry to allow you to slide in for tending. The compost pile is where you concentrate the watering, which helps break down the organic goodies and disperse them throughout the garden for the plants. Fill in the bottom with wood and other materials at the bottom, pile on some nice soil on top and you’re all set to go!

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Light bulb moments

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light bulb, recycle, reuse

Wow – what a novel idea

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brilliant idea, composting, food, gardening, green tips, home grown, nature, organic, plants, recycle, recycling, reuse, vegetable garden, worm farm, wormfarms, worms

 

I came across this yesterday, and I think it is a brilliant idea to incorporate a worm farm into your vegetable garden. I can going to try this as soon as possible.

 

One could also set one up in a far corner of your garden for your pet feces.

Upcycle – Make an Owl

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cd, Re-use, recycle, upcycle

This kitchen owl was made from salvaged kitchen supplies and a CD which is reflective and can help keep away hawks or other birds from your veggie garden.

Reduce, reuse, recycle, upcycle your Old Umbrella

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diy, environment, garden, green tips, recycle

Great idea – recycle a patio table umbrella frame as a trellis. Or, wrap it in plastic sheeting for a mini greenhouse.