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https://hemorroidas.online/north-willamette-horticulture-society-meeting.php | 2021-01-16T20:32:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703507045.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20210116195918-20210116225918-00525.warc.gz | 0.8373 | 3,166 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__34238189 | en | 16, · Nor Willamette Horticulture Society Conference and Tradeshow. e 64 Annual Nor Willamette Horticulture Society Conference and Tradeshow brings toge er farmers, researchers, agriculture suppliers, Extension specialists, and o er agricultural professionals for a day of learning and networking. is year we are switching to a one-day format wi concurrent sessions. 26, · Save e Date for e Nor Willamette Horticulture Society annual meeting! e Horticultural Society is a group of farmers, Extension agents and o er agricultural professionals at ga er every uary for a ree-day annual meeting which includes an Organic Crops Section, Vegetable Section and Berry Section. 13, · e Nor Willamette Horticulture Society is a group of farmers, OSU Extension agents, and o er agricultural professionals who ga er each uary to learn e latest news in organic and conventional vegetable and berry production. Speakers come from near and far, from local farmers and Oregon State University Extension researchers to national (and sometimes international) experts. Morning sessions on regulations and regulators: what farmers need to know. Afternoon concurrent sessions for Berry, Organic and Vegetable Crops. Stick around for e Wine, Beer, & Cheese Social. NOR WILLAMETTE HORTICULTURE SOCIETY 55 ANNUAL MEETING uary 12 ~ Organic Crops Day • uary 13 ~ Vegetable Day • uary 14 ~ Berry Day Clackamas County Fairgrounds 694 NE 4 Ave Canby, Oregon 97013 Registration Form Name: (for name badge) _____. Nor Willamette Horticulture Society 61st Annual Meeting uary’12 ’~’Organic’Crops’Day’•’ uary’13 ’~’Vegetable’Day’•’ uary’14 ’~’Berry’Day’ ’ Clackamas’County’Fairgrounds’ 694NE4 ’Ave’ Canby,Oregon’97013’ ’. Nor west Horticultural Society, a 501(c)3 non-profit. Mailing Address: PO Box 4597, Rolling Bay, WA 98061. [email protected] wes ort.org. 206-780-8172. 206-780-8172. Nor Willamette Horticulture Society meeting. PREVIOUS EVENTS. Lexington Convention Center 430 West Vine Street Lexington, KY 40507. SSAWG Conference. MORE DETAILS. . 25-28, . Lexington, Kentucky «BACK. INK OGGÚN. Ordering and Design [email protected] (256) 655-8792 P.O. Box 58007. 1 day ago · e Pennsylvania Horticultural Society uses horticulture to advance e heal and well-being of e Greater Philadelphia region. PHS uses horticulture to increase four building blocks of heal and well-being: access to fresh food, heal y living environments, deep social connections, and . Welcome All Aspiring, ice, & Expert Gardeners! e American Horticultural Society (AHS) is one of e most respected, longstanding national gardening organizations in e country. Since 1922, we have been a trusted source of high quality gardening and horticultural information. Today, our mission blends education, social responsibility, and environmental stedship wi e art. 12, · NOR WILLAMETTE. HORTICULTURE. SOCIETY. MEETING. 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Nor Surrey Horticultural Society y 16. Our y meeting will take place, using some fancy social distancing, on Saturday y 18 at 2pm. Please RSVP Karol if you are going to attend. Our mon ly meetings and speaker programs take place at e Unitarian Universalist Church at 1685 W 13 Ave, Eugene OR 97402.Entrance is on e east side of e building and ere is ample parking in e parking lot which can be accessed from bo Chambers St or W 13 Ave. Additional parking is available in e adjacent Looking Glass Center parking lot, but please do not park under e. American Society of Horticultural Science meetings. Bean Improvement Cooperative. Crop Science Society of America. Crucifer Crop Germplasm Committee. Nor American Pulse Improvement Association. Nor Willamette Processed Vegetable Grower meetings. Pacific Nor west Vegetable Growers Association. Phaseolus Crop Germplasm Committee. Pisum Crop. 29-30 – Nor Willamette Horticulture Society’s Vegetable and Berry Conference, Clackamas 30 – Clackamas Master Gardener Training starts, Oregon City. FEBRUARY. 1 – State of Fire in Oregon Meeting, Springwater Grange 4 – Free Food ket Information Boo, Beavercreek Heal Clinic 5 – Federal Income Taxes for Woodland Owners. Central Vancouver Island Botanical Garden Society (BC) Hardy Plant Society of Oregon. Horticulture Centre of e Pacific (BC) Lake Forest Park Garden Club (WA) Lake Grove Garden Club (OR) Nor west Perennial Alliance (WA) Salem Hardy Plant Society (OR) e Tacoma Garden Club (WA) Victoria Horticultural Society (BC) Willamette Hardy Plant Group. e Nor Willamette Research and Extension Center in , as our Tree Orchard Crops Extension Specialist. is was a new position for NWREC focused on tree fruit and nut crops—but,mostly working wi e hazelnut industry. Besides getting to know his new industry,meet e grow-ers,and get familiar wi e key research. Horticultural Society to Meet ember 18-20. Plan to attend e 79 annual meeting of e Oregon Horticultural Society em ber 18, 19, and 20 on e Oregon State University campus. Vegetable Crop sessions will be held on ursday, ember 19. Emphasis will be on irrigation, pesticide residues, soil compaction, and farm management. «Alternative raspberry field re ation practices and e use of organic amendments: Implications for root diseases and nitrate leaching.», 57 Annual Nor Willamette Horticulture Society Meeting, Canby, OR, USA, uary -12, Berry Section. Your guide to gardening in Nor America and beyond. From what plants to grow and how to grow em, join our society to read e latest Rock Garden Quarterly or engage in our annual Seed Exchange. We promote e cultivation, conservation, and knowledge of rock garden plants, eir value, habits and geographical distribution. is includes woodland and alpines as well as desert, bog and steppe. aaas annual meeting (american association for e advancement of science) seattle, washington. 69 annual conference of e canadian society of microbiologists sherbrooke, quebec 63rd annual nor willamette horticulture society conference canby, oregon. Ticknor is a Professor of Horticulture wi Oregon State University based at e Nor Willamette Experiment Station. His full time is directed to research on ornamental plants including rhododendrons. He has been cited for Distinguished Service and Outstanding Teaching in Horticulture by e American Horticultural Society, Inc. 1970. e Columbia-Willamette Chapter of e Nor American Rock Garden Society (NARGS) is a small, friendly garden club at meets in Portland, Oregon and draws members from nor western Oregon and sou western Washington. Our chapter has been active for about four ades and has hosted a number of regional and national NARGS meetings. Nor Willamette Horticulture Society Meeting Canby, OR uary 11, . Sources for data & statistics USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - 2008 Organic Production Survey - Data collected directly from producers - Includes certified organic farms and exempt producers. I provide talks to growers, and master gardener meetings upon invitation. Selected examples of recent invited presentations include: Putting e Snap in Snap Peas, eXtension NAPB webinar, 05/06/14. Nor west Vegetable Varieties and Creating Culinary Treasures, Master . Oregon State University Nor Willamette Research and Extension Center. Canby, Oregon On Wednesday, uary 16, Neil Evans will present Farmers’ Rights When Regulators Knock at e Nor Willamette Horticulture Society Meeting hosted by Oregon State University’s (OSU) Nor Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC). Horticulture Calendar of Events. Click below for a listing of workshops, classes, tours and o er events at happen on a recurring basis. Below is a listing of e best gardening-related activities taking place all over San Diego County. Small fruit breeding and new raspberry, blackberry and blueberry cultivars. Growers Meeting sponsored by University of Talca, Temuco, Chile. Tailoring irrigation practices to plant needs for small fruit crops. Nor Willamette Horticultural Society, Portland, Oregon. Bryla, D.R., Yang, W. 2004. Irrigation scheduling: Accurate forecasting of. NSHS mon ly meetings are held on ursdays evenings at Sacred Heart Church, 62 School Street, Manchester, MA. Please see our Mon ly Programs schedule for specific dates, times and topics! Nor shore horticulture society p.o. box 171, Manchester, MA 01944 978-232-0 2. Since 1888, e Florida State Horticultural Society is one of e oldest horticultural societies in e United States. 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Jun 02, 2020 How to Use Copper Sulfate As a Fungicide. Prepare your copper sulfate solution. Add 3 tbsp. Add 3 tbsp. of hydrated lime into the mixture and once again stir until completely dissolved. Pour the mixture into a pump-up sprayer. Repeat the process in two weeks if the plant is still infected with fungi.
Mar 31, 2006 Actually known to plant pathologists by the complete name of lilac bacterial blight, this disease is caused by a bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. Syringae. The same organism is the source of bacterial blight on pear, blueberry, cherry, maple, and many other woody plants and the symptoms of lilac blight are similar in appearance to fire
Apr 08, 2021 Copper sulfate and lime were mixed in a slurry and spread over the grapevines. In 1882, a French scientist observed that this anti-theft treatment was effective in reducing a disease called downy mildew. Copper sulfate and lime became known as Bordeaux Mixture.
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visible symptoms of disease in plants, but moderate deficiency may merely reduce yields. Copper once was regarded as a plant poison, as indeed it may be when too much of it is used on soil. As a matter of fact, a 5-percent solution of copper sulfate was one of the first spray formu-
The disease is caused by the bacterium Erwinia tracheiphila, and at first may only affect a few vines on a plant. However, as the disease progresses, more leaves wilt, and eventually, the entire vine is affected. Bacterial wilt is most severe on cucumber and cantaloupe and less severe on squash, pumpkin, and watermelon.
The concentration of copper sulfate to apply in freshwater is calculated by determining the total alkalinity of the water and dividing that number by 100. For example, if the total alkalinity of the pond is 100 mg/L, then 100/100 = 1 mg/L copper sulfate. Do not use copper sulfate if the total alkalinity is less than 50 mg/L.
Unfortunately, copper sulfate can damage marijuana plants. Adding lime can partially attenuate this effect. Another effective approach is to use Bacillus subtilis, a strain of bacteria that fights mildew and gray mold without affecting plants. Air Sanitization. By far, the best fungal disease treatment is to
Plant diseases amenable to control by copper fungicides. Uses of Copper Compounds: Table B - Plant Diseases Amenable to Control by Copper Fungicides
Uses of Copper Compounds: Table B - Plant Diseases
An aqueous solution of copper sulfate is also used to treat various diseases of cucumbers. Substances prepared on the basis of this remedy are used to treat: +. Powdery mildew - for spraying, take 7 g of copper sulfate and 100 g of liquid soap per 10 liters of water. Separately, copper and soap must be dissolved in water.
Copper fungicides have been reported effective against numerous plant diseases. A list, by no means exhaustive, of some 300 diseases that have been found amenable to control by copper fungicides, appears in Table B. Correction of Copper Deficiency in Soils
How to use copper sulfate depending on the type of plant and disease Spraying of stone trees (plum, apricot, cherry, cherry plum, cherry, peach), as well as pears, apples, quince is made with a treatment-and-prophylactic solution with a 1% concentration of copper vitriol.
Oct 18, 2017 Growers may add lime to reduce potential for plant damage. Common forms of fixed copper fungicides include: basic copper sulfate (Cuprofix, Basicop), copper hydroxide (Kocide, Champ), copper oxychloride sulfate (C-O-C-S), cuprous oxide (Nordox), and copper octanoate (Cueva) How copper works: Bluestone (Copper sulfate pentahydrate)
Copper sulfate 7. 0% for controlling early, leaf spots, downy mildew, and late blight, anthracnose, and certain other fungal diseases. 32 oz. Ready to Use, Copper Fungicide. Formula will not burn plants. Contains copper octanoate, which is a Copper salt combined with a naturally occurring fatty acid.
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Copper sulfate in various forms is used as a fungicide and algicide. As a fungicide, a mix of 72 copper sulfate pentahydrate and calcium hydroxide (Bordeaux mixture) can be effective against plant 73 diseases caused by both fungi (such as powdery mildew, downy mildew) and by bacteria (such as bacterial
16 rows Copper fungicides are also effective for fungal diseases. Copper ions kill by denaturing proteins and enzymes in cells of pathogens they contact that have not yet infected the plant. They have no post-infection activity and are non-selective, which is why phytotoxicity occurs when they get inside plants.
32 oz., Ready to Use, Copper Fungicide Copper Sulfate 7.0% for controlling early, and late blight, leaf spots, downy mildew, anthracnose, and certain other fungal diseases Formula will not burn plants Contains Copper Octanoate, which is a Copper salt combined with a naturally occurring fatty acid Comes in an easy-to-use bottle
72 copper sulfate pentahydrate and calcium hydroxide (Bordeaux mixture) can be effective against plant 73 diseases caused by both fungi (such as powdery mildew, downy mildew) and by bacteria (such as bacterial 74 leafspots and fireblight). Another application is a mixture of copper sulfate and ammonium carbonate that
Jul 20, 2020 Don’t expect copper fungicide to cure an existing fungal disease. The product works by protecting plants against the development of new infections. Ideally, apply copper fungicide before fungus is visible. Otherwise, apply the product immediately when you first notice signs of fungal disease.
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Copper is an organic fungicide that can treat or prevent fungal disease on your plants. Fungal diseases can be a real problem in some areas of the country, especially where it’s cold and wet. They can kill your plants and some of them are highly contagious. That’s why any tool that can help in the fungus battle is welcome, in my book. Copper, the humble metal they used to make pennies out of, is extremely effective.
taken to prevent copper from damaging the host plant. Copper sulfate (also called bluestone) was one of the original forms of copper used as a fungicide. Bordeaux mixture combines copper sulfate with lime (cal-cium hydroxide), which acts as a “safener” to neutralize the acidic copper sulfate — this reduces plant damage.
P.M.A. Millardet (a French botanist) first used Bordeaux mixture (copper sulfate and lime) to control downy mildew in the vineyards of France He noticed that a copper sulphate-lime powder mixture that was sprinkled on grapevines along highways to prevent stealing of the grapes also controlled downy mildew This observation led to the discovery and development of Bordeaux mixture
Feb 16, 2021 The effect of such a copper sulfate fungicide is preventing fungal infections on healthy plant tissue or the reduction of active fungal infections that can disease or destroy the plant. If a plant
During this process they attack and kill plant cells, which leads to the decline and eventually the death of the plant, if the fungi is left uncontrolled. Fungi thrive in moist environments -- some in cold and moist environments and some in warm and moist environments. If fungi are noted on your plants, use copper sulfate to kill them.
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There are hundreds of varieties of Onion grown in the world. According to colour, there are red, white and yellow types. Red and white varieties are grown in India. Although, onion is consumed in all the countries of the world, it is cultivated only in some countries. Hence it has export market and export value. Area under onion cultivation in the world is about 20 lakh hectares. India has the largest area of about 4 lakh ha. (20%) followed by China about 3 lakh ha. But the production is the highest in China (48 lakh MT) as against India (44 lakh MT) due to higher productivity in China (16 MT/ha than India 14 MT/ha). In India, of the four lakh hectares of area under onion, the maximum area of about 95,000 ha (about 24%) is in Maharashtra. Other important states are Karnataka, Orissa, U.P., Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, M.P., Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Gujarat.
Varieties of Onion.
Big size - 4 to 6 cm. Diameter
Medium - 3 to 4 cm. Diameter
Small - 2 to 3 cm. Diameter
Podisu - 2.5 to 3.5 cm. Diameter
The varieties of onion available for export from India are
Big Onion Varieties
a) Pusa Red
b) Agrifound Light Red
c) N-2-4-1 Agrifound Dark Red
d) N-53, Nasik Local
e) Bellary Red
Small Onion Varieties
a) Agrifound Rose
b) Bangalore Rose
Uniform in size, we provide availability of onion in customized packing and quantities as per customer requirements.
Specification of Red Onion:
a) Each onion having light and dark red colour The sizes of red onion vary between 30mm to 70mm.
b) Packed in 5 Kg/10 Kg/20 kg/25 Kg mesh bag as per customer requirements.
c) 13.5 to 15 tons of red onion in one open door 20 feet box container and 40 feet box container contains 26 to 30 tons.For long duration voyage refrigerated box container are preferred.
d) 1 Kg of red onion consists of 12 to 13 onion of 45-50mm. i.e. 13.5 tons in 20 feet one door box container.
Country Of Origin : India
Sample Availablity : Yes ( On request )
Port of Shipment : Kochi Port or Thiruvananthapuram International AirPort
Packing : PP or Jute Bags
Delivery Period : With in 20 - 30 Days of LC Confirmation
Certification : ASTA or as required by the buyer
Minimum Order Quantity : 1 full 20 Feet Container
Maximum Supply Ability : 2-3 Containers
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Why consider veggie gardening at home?
Gardening usually requires a considerable amount of physical activity that can help promote an active lifestyle. The activity also reduces the risk of some serious diseases like high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, colon cancer, and depression. Gardening can make your family even healthier if you’ll plant vegetables that you would later harvest and consume. If you’re a budget-conscious homeowner who wants to try veggie gardening, you may want to try these gardening ideas at home:
- Window box gardening (initial setup cost is around $50) – This is a type of gardening you’ll want to consider if you have very limited space and you’re just starting to explore this activity. Lettuce, carrots, tubers, oregano, basil, and spinach are some of the plants you can grow. This DIY link will show you how easy it is to plant veggies in a window box garden.
- Container gardening (initial setup cost is below $100) – This type of gardening is ideal if you have a considerable amount of space at home and you’re a little bit serious on growing several types of vegetables. Container gardens are the big brothers of window box gardens that you can set up on your home’s front or backyard. Container gardens allow you to plant bigger types of heat-loving plants like squash and melons!
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Enjoy backyard gardening with these safety tips
Gardening can make you feel better and it can improve your surroundings. Planting greens around your home may help reduce the warm temperature. Moreover, you may want to consider some friendly reminders from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for you to have an enjoyable gardening experience.
Gardening involves digging the soil using sharp tools. All family members who will participate in the gardening activity should have updated vaccinations to prevent tetanus infections. Make sure everyone wears comfortable clothing with long sleeves, boots, and wide-brimmed hats if you expect to work under the sun. Applying SPF 15 sunscreen lotion may also lower your risk of sustaining sunburn and skin cancer. You may want to avoid the hottest time of the day, so you don’t get too much sun exposure. Take breaks often and make sure everyone drinks lots of water to stay hydrated.
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Some of the most common problems with sprinkler heads include spraying a geyser, failing to go back down as expected and breaking. When this is the case, it becomes important for you to replace it immediately to avoid further unwanted results. You first of all need to check the nozzle’s size, the manufacturer and the model size of the head as indicated on it so that you can easily get the its replacement. After buying a new head, you need to get down to work by digging round the head to create enough room. Unscrew all the nuts holding the broken head making sure that no dirt finds way into the sprinkler’s riser. Screw the new head in place and after running down water to test it and ensure its working after which you just need to fill the hole you had earlier dug.
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Weeds can be loosely defined as plants that are growing in the wrong place. Many weeds can be easily controlled and do little more than cause a nuisance to a gardener or landholder.
Here are some methods for controlling weeds:
Use of a Stirrup Hoe – The best method for controlling weeds is to use a stirrup hoe to cultivate the ground at least once a week. It doesn’t take much time to go out and work your hoe down each row, and by doing this, no weeds can grow because seedlings are uprooted or cut off before they have a chance.
Use of a Pitchfork – By using a pitchfork in a new and/or large bed with little or no existing plants, you will be able to get most of the roots of long rooted weeds.
Vinegar or Boiling Water – If you spot a weed growing in the sidewalk cracks of your sidewalk or in your driveway, try pouring boiling water or vinegar over them.
Mulch – Use lots of mulch. As long as mulch is applied thick enough to keep sunlight from reaching the soil, it will keep new weeds from sprouting.
Hand Picking – The best way to control weed is to hand pick them. Try to pick them before they flower to prevent them from going to seed and seeding themselves all over the yard. Also, be sure to get all the roots; as the weed will more than likely be back in a couple of weeks.
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Özgür Tarım’s corporate vision expresses the collective aspirations of the people who work here. It unifies us, directs our efforts and sets us apart from other companies.
Sultanas are produced from the Thompson Seedless variety grapes. Sultanas are extremely popular with their universal appeal as both a healthy snack and or ingredient base for baking.
Turkish Thompson Raisins are very popular in world markets with it’s similar taste and odour to Californian style although it’s reasonable prices.
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Sultanas, requiring lots of endeavor to be grown is a delicate fruit which necessitate manpower at all stages.
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Özgür Tarım renovated its production lines and incorporated state of the art technologies with a level of precision and stability.
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Grape, requiring lots of endeavor to be grown is a delicate fruit which necessitate manpower at all stages. This hard process starts with a 3-year lasting period, beginning from seed planting to reaping the fruit. Grapevines, pruned carefully in January are bound to the 1,5 meter high sticks from ground. Healthy pruning and hanging operation generate good buds. The vineyard starts to bud with the first days of spring. The small bunches of grapes start to become apparent throughout March and at the beginning of April. These grapes get plump and grow during summertime with the attentive supervision of farmers and under the summer sun.
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It may be pointed out that during the period 1901 to 1947, agricultural production declined.
The population rose by 38 per cent while the increase in cultivated area was to the extent of 18 percent. The annual output of food grains and pulses remained almost constant.
Pandse has made a special study of the yield of principal crops in India for the period between 1910-11 and 1945-46 and concluded that the yield per acre of cereals did not show any consistent decline or increase but there was a positive increase in the yield per acre of commercial crops and food-grains. He did not agree with the belief that there had been deterioration in fertility or in the standards of agriculture.
(ii) Post Independence Period:
The process of decline in productivity has continued in the post-independence period, as compared to the pre-1939 period. The average yield of cereals per acre during 1946-47 to 1949-50 had declined from 619 to 565 lbs. Rangnekar found that the volume of output in India declined from 0.9 metric tones in 1938-39 to 0.86 metric tones per hectare in 1951. Similar conclusion were reached by studies undertaken by ICAR and the Grow More Food Enquiries.
With the introduction of economic planning in 1951 and with the special emphasis on agriculture development, particularly after 1962, stagnant of agriculture was reversed as:
1. There was a steady rise in average yield per hectare.
2. There was a Steady rise in area under cultivation.
3. Due to increase in area and increase in yield per hectare, total production of the crops recorded a rising trend.
(iii) Trends in Food-grains Production:
The increase in agricultural production has an important impact on the economic development of a country. In India, the increase in the production of foodgrains has been given in table 2.
It reveals from table 2, that in the last fifty two years food-grains production has increased by about more than three times. The increase in the production of rice was four times while it was over nine times in respect of wheat. Here, it is worth noting that there exists wide variations in the production of food-grains.
During the course of first two five years plans, the production of food-grains was on the increase but in the third five year plan it has shown a declining trend. Further, in the course of three annual plans, production of food-grains has increased to a great extent. But in the subsequent five year plan periods, the rate of growth of agricultural production was favourable.
According to the first column of the table, the production of cereals was 468 lakh tones in 1949-50 which turned to double i.e. 947 lakh tones in fourth five year plan. During the sixth plan period, its production was recorded 1340 lakh tones and further 1719 lakh tones ending the last year of eighth five year plan.
The production of pulses was registered at 132 lakh tones in 1995-96 which was 110 lakh tones during first plan period. This crop witnessed very deep fluctuations during second and third plan period. Thus, total production of food-grains was recorded 648 lakh tones in first plan period which rose to 1047 lakh tones in fourth plan, 1232 lakh tones in fifth plan, 1462 lakh tones in sixth plan, 1706 lakh tones in seventh plan and 1851 lakh tones in 1995-96.
Regarding trend of rice and wheat, it was 276 lakh tones and 86 lakh tones in first plan which increased to 441 lakh tones and 218 lakh tones in fourth plan and further to 798 lakh tones and 628 lakh tones respectively in 1995- 96. During 2002-03, production of total food-grains 1742 lakh tones, pulses 111 lakh tones, rice 727 million tones and wheat 651 million tones.
This data indicates that production of food-grains has increased considerably over the years but in terms of percentage, increase in production varies from one plan period to another plan period.
(iv) Non-Food Grains:
The trends in non-food grains production in India after the introduction of economic planning is shown in table 3.
Table 3 is the evidence that during the course of five year plans, the production of non-food-grains has increased to a great extent. The production of cotton increased by two and a half times, three times of sugarcane, 3.3 times of oilseeds and 1½ times of jute. These crops have a great importance, in the field of international trade.
The production of cotton was 30 lakh bales in 1950-51 which increased to 80 lakh bales in 1980-81, 97 lakh bales in 1991-92 and 131 lakh bales in 1995-96. Regarding jute, its production was 33 lakh bales at the start of first five year plan in 1950-51 which rose to 68 lakh bales in 1980-81, 103 lakh bales in 1990-91 but its production reduced to 89 lakh bales in 1995-96.
The production of sugarcane has shown upward trend as it was 570 lakh tones in 1950-51, 1520 lakh tones in 1980-81, and 2540 lakh tones in 1991-92. At the close of eighth five year plan, its production was registered at 2829 lakh tones. In case of oil seeds, production was 186 lakh tones in 1990-91 against 50 lakh tones in 1950-51, and 101 lakh tones in 1980-81.
During 1995- 96, the production of oilseeds was recovered 224 lakh tones. Similarly, production of cotton, jute, sugarcane was 87,103 and 2816 lakh tones and production of oilseeds was 151 million tones in 2002-03.
The agricultural production depends not only on the area but also on the productivity of land. It shows the relationship between inputs and output.
The agricultural productivity can be classified into two categories viz;
(A) Agricultural Productivity per worker.
(B) Agricultural Productivity per hectare.
A. Agricultural Productivity per Worker:
In India, the productivity per worker is not only low but also differs from one state to other as is shown in table 5.
The above table 5 shows that the labour productivity is only Rs. 1213 per worker on the average for India as a whole. It is Rs. 3195 in Punjab, Rs. 1236 in U.P., Rs. 2922 in Haryana, Rs. 2072 in Kerala, Rs. 1707 in Assam and Rs. 1819 per worker in Kerala.
Per Worker-Agricultural Productivity: International Comparisons:
The per worker labour productivity in India is low as compared to some developed countries. According to Dr. Baljeet Singh, “In India per worker productivity forms 1/23 of that of U.S.A. and Japan and 1/21 of that in U.K.” The low level of per-worker productivity is an indicator of backward agriculture. However, a brief presentation of per worker productivity of different countries of the world has been made in table 6.
The above table 6 shows that India’s agricultural productivity per worker is a little more than one thirty fourth of West-Germany and less than one twentieth of England. The stagnation in agricultural productivity has resulted due to the increasing prices of agricultural produce, disapproving many theories of price production complexes and imperfect food distribution. However, productivity per worker for India was Rs. 1,213 while it was Rs. 18,120 for Japan, Rs. 19,264 for USA, Rs. 27,690 for West Germany.
B. Agricultural Productivity per Hectare:
The per hectare productivity has been analysed in two aspects as:
1. Per-hectare Productivity of Different Crops:
The trend of per hectare productivity of different crops has been analysed in the table 7.
The table 7 indicates that the per hectare productivity of rice in 1950-51 was 668 kgs. per hectare which in 1980-81 increased to 1336 kgs. and further 1804 kg. per hectare in 2002-03. The per-hectare productivity of wheat which was 663 kgs. in 1951 increased significantly to 1630 kg. per hectare in 1980-81 and 2613 kg. per hectare in 2002-03.
For maize, it was 1638 kgs per hectare in 2002-03 against 547 kgs per hectare in 1950-51. The per hectare productivity of sugarcane was recorded to be 65,000 kgs. in 2002-03 against 3342 kgs. in 1951. In case of cotton it rose to 193 kg. per hectare in 2002-03 against 88 kg. per hectare in 1950- 51. Regarding, Jute, it was 1043 kg. per hectare in 1950-51 which increased to 1130 kg. in 1980-81 and further 2154 kg. per hectare in 2002-03.
C. Some International Comparison of Productivity:
No doubt per hectare productivity in India has increased after the introduction of economic planning. But, if we compare it with developed countries it seems to be very low as has been shown in table 8.
The table 8 shows that the per hectare productivity of rice during 2000-01 in India is 1913 kgs. which in Japan is 6410 kgs. and in China it is 6320 kgs. Similarly, the productivity of wheat is 7240 kgs. in France and 7250 kgs. in U.K while in India it is much low i.e. 2553 kgs. per hectare. Similarly, productivity of cotton is very low as compared other advanced countries. | agronomy |
https://entrepreneurhk.org/food-tech-accelerator-bits-x-bites-opens-applications/ | 2021-10-27T21:37:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323588244.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20211027212831-20211028002831-00017.warc.gz | 0.929547 | 566 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__187276496 | en | Food Tech Accelerator Bits x Bites Opens Applications
New Accelerator VC to Shake Up China’s Food System.
Bits x Bites, a new accelerator venture capital fund in China, has launched the country’s first accelerator program for food tech startups tackling food system challenges. By investing across the value chain from seed to table, it seeks to foster an ecosystem of purpose-and-profit companies to create a more sustainable food future.
The program is based in Shanghai, with the first cohort starting in February, 2017.
Bits x Bites is a big step forward to bring the good food innovation movement to China, with its focus to give food tech startups the capital, community, and coaching needed to thrive and achieve rapid growth. The program also seeks to challenge China’s entrepreneurs to offer new ideas for global food system issues.
“There is tremendous worldwide momentum to solve the pressing food system problems, from food security and safety to the environmental impact of food production. In this global mission that will take many different forms of solutions and collaboration, we believe food tech startups in China can play a big role and bring disruptive solutions,” says Matilda Ho, Bits x Bites founder who is a serial food entrepreneur and former business designer and consultant with IDEO and The Boston Consulting Group.
“The program offers a wonderful opportunity for startups to get immersed in the most important aspects in building a successful food business,” continues Ho.
Bits x Bites has identified four key investment areas: agriculture, food production, distribution and retail, as well as learning and sharing. It has engaged an expert community that lends deep industry access across the supply chain as well as business and domain expertise. Amongst its advisors and mentors are leaders from design innovation consultancy IDEO and Italy’s food ecosystem hub Future Food Institute, as well as a rich roster of startup founders, product designers, and engineers. Over its 120-day program, startups are coached towards product-market fit, using design thinking and lean startup methodologies to build companies from zero to one.
For more information about Bits x Bites, visit http://bitsxbites.com/
ABOUT BITS X BITES
Bits x Bites is China’s first food-centric accelerator and venture capital fund that invests in startups to shape the future of good food. It invests across the full supply chain, from agriculture and production to distribution and retail to learning and sharing. Over 120 days, Bits x Bites offers community, coaching, and capital to help startups build a sustainable purpose-and-profit business to tackle global food system challenges. Startups learn the essential skills to achieve product-market fit, refine business ideas, and bring world-class execution. | agronomy |
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Succulents and rockery plants have become very popular for their ease of cultivation, spectacular diversity of shapes and sizes, striking colours, and waterwise characteristics. This scientifically accurate guide is aimed at assisting gardeners and horticulturalists to identify commonly used species from all over the world. | agronomy |
https://askingminds.net/d/79-what-are-the-health-benefits-of-acerola-cherry | 2021-06-15T18:40:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487621519.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20210615180356-20210615210356-00497.warc.gz | 0.936469 | 350 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__12368357 | en | What are the medicinal health benefits of Acerola Cherry ? What is Acerola Cherry good for ?
Barbados cherry, also known as Acerola cherry, is a tropical plant. Although it is generally 2-3 m tall, some types can reach up to 6 m tall. Due to being a tropical climate plant, it suffers from cold below minus 2 degrees and the plant dies. It has the ability to grow better in acidic soils. It is recommended that those who grow this fruit grow regularly in dry periods in order to increase the yield.
Barbados cherries (acerola cherries) are bright red. Its leaves are bright and dark green. Fruits have 3 wide rounded edges and the seeds are located in the center. Fruit flesh is yellow. Its fruits are a full store of vitamin C. The main purpose of growing the plant is that it has a very rich structure in terms of vitamin C.
What are the health benefits of Acerola cherry ?
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- The ingredient named pectin helps the digestive system. It protects the intestines. It also helps to lower cholesterol level thanks to this substance. | agronomy |
https://latestdatazone.com/pesticide-soil-injectors/ | 2023-12-10T11:13:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679101779.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210092457-20231210122457-00684.warc.gz | 0.949339 | 693 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__144515035 | en | One of the biggest challenges growers face when growing crops is controlling pests. By using pesticides, growers can effectively eradicate pests and keep their crops healthy and production high. Unfortunately, some pests are resistant to pesticides, meaning that growers need to resort to other means to control them. One such means is soil injection with pesticides; it’s a technique that has been used for many years to control pests in crop fields. In this blog post, we will explore the basics of soil injection with pesticides and help you understand how it works and why it’s important for growers. We will also provide a guide on how to choose the best pesticide for your crop, based on its pest profile and location.
What are pesticide soil injectors?
Pesticide soil injectors are machines used to introduce a pesticide into the ground. This allows the pesticide to be more effective and reach areas that it would not be able to reach on its own.
How do they work?
Soil injectors are a type of pesticide applicator that uses pressurized gas to dispense pesticides into the soil. They are often used to treat large areas quickly and accurately. Soil injectors come in different sizes and styles, and can be used with a variety of pesticides.
Benefits of using a pesticide soil injector
There are many benefits to using a pesticide soil injector. They can be used to precisely apply pesticides to a target area, reducing the amount of product that is wasted and the risk of drift. Additionally, they can increase the effectiveness of pesticides by allowing them to reach deeper into the soil where they are more likely to be effective.
Drawbacks to using a pesticide soil injector
There are several potential drawbacks to using a pesticide soil injector. First, the process is time-consuming and labor-intensive, which may not be suitable for large acreages. Second, there is the risk of damaging the environment or people if the injector is not properly used or if the dosage is too high. Third, pesticide soil injectors are not typically effective in areas with dense vegetation or in soils that are poorly aerated. Finally, some pesticides can damage beneficial insects and other organisms in the soil, which can lead to reduced crop yields.
Pesticide soil injectors are a critical piece of equipment for any agricultural operation. They allow farmers to apply pesticides and fertilizers directly to the surface of the soil, where they are most effective and minimally harmful to the environment. Thanks to modern technology, pesticide soil injectors can be used in a wide variety of applications, from small plots of land to large-scale farming operations. If you’re looking for an investment that will improve your bottom line, look into purchasing a pesticide soil injector.
Advantages of using pesticide soil injectors
There are many advantages to using pesticide soil injectors when applying pesticides. They are fast and efficient, allowing you to apply more doses of the pesticide in a shorter period of time. They also allow you to target specific areas, making them ideal for use in fields or around plants.
Disadvantages of using pesticide soil injectors
Pesticide soil injectors can be a useful tool for managing pesticide applications, but there are some potential disadvantages. These devices can be expensive to operate and maintain, and they may not always be effective in controlling pests. Additionally, pesticide soil injectors can produce unwanted side effects in nearby plants. | agronomy |
http://vietnamesegarden.net/tag/edge-technology/ | 2019-01-19T23:47:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583684033.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20190119221320-20190120003320-00579.warc.gz | 0.947473 | 429 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__202509718 | en | JD.com which is a global retailer and the largest in China has entered a partnership with Mitsubishi Chemical. Mitsubishi Chemical is a chemical manufacturing plant owned by the Japanese. The two have come together to open a hydroponic plant factory in the city of China. The main purpose of this plant factory is to use advanced and cutting-edge technology in the field of agriculture and also utilize JD’s retail infrastructure. The plant factory occupies close to eleven thousand and forty square meters and uses a hydroponic culturing system. The factory also uses solar light, and the seedling environment is closed and uses artificial light. The factory currently produces an array of products that include cabbage, spinach, lettuce and coriander among others. JD.com prides itself in producing quality food options that are nutritious and great healthy options to their customers. JD.com wants to ensure that their customers are getting the fresh produce that is safe and is of premium quality.
JD.com will provide these options to their customers both offline and online and at the 7FRESH stores belonging to JD.com. JD.com is aware that nowadays customers want transparency when it comes to the products that they buy and this they do by tracking the crops from the time they are planted up to delivery. The food market in China, for example, value food safety and puts it as a top priority when purchasing food products. This is because there is a high increase in environmental problems and deterioration as well as the overuse of fertilizers. This new factory will be environmentally friendly to ensure that the growing population in China is fed while not causing any harm to the soil. The JD.com factory ensures a standardized production of food crops that are of premium quality by a management system that controls the humidity, temperature, liquid fertilizer and light automatically.
The JD.com factory can produce a higher number of vegetables than any other system, and all their vegetables will be available on JD.com and 7FRESH. This marks the company’s entry into the fresh produce industry, and they guarantee that the fresh products are treated with uttermost care. | agronomy |
https://fhinn.co.uk/farm-schooling-non-profit-pronounces-piedmont-agricultural-students-program-to-encourage-subsequent-technology/ | 2024-02-24T12:20:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474533.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224112548-20240224142548-00598.warc.gz | 0.92661 | 1,113 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__181449530 | en | Agriculture is our state’s prime business and is accountable for 1 in 6 jobs in North Carolina. But, this necessary business is underneath stress. Yearly we lose farmland to improvement, and we additionally face generational challenges as the typical age of a farmer in our state at the moment is 58 years previous.
Aspiring younger farmers are enrolling in highschool and faculty applications to pursue their educational training in agriculture. The scholars are on the market nevertheless, entry to working farms is usually restricted to those that come from farming households. Furthermore, entry to hands-on coaching within the rising strategies of regenerative farming is extraordinarily restricted. Younger farmers are hungry to contribute new options to the challenges going through the agricultural business, they simply want extra alternatives to study and discover brilliant futures in farming.
What’s the Piedmont Agriculture Students Program?
The Piedmont Agriculture Students Program is a two-day agricultural seminar developed by the Juneberry Schooling Basis for choose pupil students from excessive colleges throughout North Carolina to take part in hands-on and immersive agricultural coaching on a regenerative farm.
Scholar students will likely be launched to all areas of regenerative farming at Juneberry Ridge, a 750-acre working farm in Norwood, N.C. College students will attend lectures and acquire hands-on farm expertise associated to soil well being, water administration, wildlife, aquaponics, farm-to-table hospitality, and extra. This system offers room and board for accepted college students.
Scholar students should obtain a nomination from a instructor/educator.
Nomination Type: Submit Scholar Scholar Nomination On-line Right here
Nomination Deadline: Open from January 8 to deadline February 9, 2024. Software Course of: Nominated college students will obtain an e-mail invitation from the Juneberry Schooling Basis to fill out a pupil software due on or earlier than March 1, 2024.
Our program is in search of brilliant, upstanding, and enthusiastic highschool juniors and seniors with the next standards:
• 3.0 GPA or greater enrolled in a North Carolina Excessive College (Junior or Senior)
• Curiosity in regenerative agriculture, farming, and/or agribusiness
Why give attention to inspiring younger farmers?
“If we fail to encourage younger farmers at the moment, it’s solely a matter of time earlier than we lose our farmland together with prime quality native meals manufacturing proper right here in North Carolina. So, how can we encourage the subsequent technology? Our reply is to offer the farmers of tomorrow with the absolute best training in regenerative farming. We designed the Piedmont Agricultural Students Program as a name out to our brightest younger minds, to convey them out to our residing classroom, to indicate them how we farm, and invite them to examine a brighter future for meals manufacturing with us.” – Suzanne Durkee, President, Juneberry Schooling Basis
Concerning the Juneberry Schooling Basis (edu.juneberry.com)
We envision a future the place our meals programs grow to be extra resilient over time, not much less so. That is attainable after we empower farmers and customers with data, instruments, and practices that take complete contexts into consideration to develop stronger farming ecosystems. Complete contexts are those who combine constructive agricultural practices with long- and short-range outcomes for our soil, water, crops, livestock, wildlife, farmers, and native communities.
Our mission is to encourage present and future farmers to reimagine the agricultural panorama in North Carolina by the research, analysis, and real-world software of regenerative farming.
Positioned in Norwood, N.C., the Basis is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit public charity established in 2022 with funding assist from the North Carolina state legislature and personal donors. Overseen by the North Carolina Division of Agriculture and Client Providers, the Basis affords immersive farming internships and accredited coaching in addition to hands-on studying and farm workshops for future farmers, together with faculty and highschool college students. The inspiration is actively working to enhance our native meals programs by offering training and hands-on coaching in regenerative agriculture. Core to our instructional mission is a give attention to strategies to develop meals domestically whereas contributing to lengthy vary outcomes for soil well being restoration, group vitality, and financial prosperity for agricultural companies proper right here in North Carolina.
Past sustainable: Regenerative Schooling
We empower present and aspiring farmers in North Carolina with future-minded data and instruments in regenerative farming. In mild of latest threats and tendencies going through agriculture, we provide a recent strategy to farming that follows pure processes to develop wholesome meals whereas bettering group resiliency in its complete context. Pure processes are those who permit farmers to keep away from or remove completely typical dependance on artificial chemical compounds of their farming programs.
We consider farming strategies should evolve to think about the entire context of rising meals by wholesome means. Sustainability practices don’t go far sufficient. The Juneberry Schooling Basis affords training within the rising apply of regenerative farming. We give attention to bettering soil well being and biodiversity in order that farmers can feed communities whereas revitalizing whole ecosystems. By inspiring younger farmers to domesticate a regenerative path for native meals manufacturing, our basis helps be certain that the land and those that work it’s going to thrive for generations to come back. | agronomy |
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HERBANO was started during the first Corona lock-down in spring 2020. When we saw that our farmer colleagues that focussed on selling to restaurants all of a sudden found it challenging to sell their produce we decided to take action. In order to support these local farmers and prevent food waste we started to buy their surplus and turned them into delicious, plant based and organic preserves. That is how HERBANO was born; transforming a problem into a solution.
By buying produce from small scale and regenerative farms you support sustainable farming practices, circularity and an environment where the farmers receive a fair price. Our whole production is hand made in small batches so you can enjoy delicious food while supporting a more responsible and sustainable way of eating.
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https://www.dllgroup.com/en/blogs/blogsoverview/Parts-supply-chains-farm-equipment-and-whats-next | 2023-05-28T05:56:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224643585.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20230528051321-20230528081321-00676.warc.gz | 0.962996 | 1,869 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__82788370 | en | Farm equipment sales typically follow farm commodity prices. When farmers can sell their crop at a higher price, naturally they have more money to upgrade their equipment to become more efficient. It’s simple economics.
But what happens when the companies manufacturing new, cutting-edge tractors, planters and harvesters can’t build farm equipment because a global pandemic shakes up manufacturing supply chains? What happens when there’s a shortage of rubber for tires, steel for frames and axles, and tiny microchips that control performance? That’s a different level of economics that farm equipment manufacturers, farm equipment dealers and farmers themselves are all trying to understand.
Demand side: Pent-up demand for farm equipment from farmers
With prices for corn, soybeans, wheat and other commodity crops remaining stagnant over the past six years, farmers have been hesitant to make big purchases like new tractors, planters and combines. Instead, many have opted to extend the use of their older equipment. But with commodity prices coming back stronger than expected over the past year, farmers are now in a better financial position, allowing them to update their equipment. In fact, according to reports by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM):
- Tractor sales are up almost 26% through May of 2021.
- Combines sales are up 13% compared to the same time period in 2020.
- Sales over the past year have been above the five-year average, indicating farmers are now acting on pent-up demand for equipment.
Internationally, ag equipment unit sales are expected to continue rising around the globe through at least 2023. After growing 5% internationally from 2019 to 2020, most regions of the world are expected to continue seeing growth. For example, increases in tractor sales in the first five months of 2021 compared to 2020 are up in the following countries:
- Canada (Up 52%)
- Germany (Up 34%)
- United Kingdom (Up 21%)
Farm equipment sales could be even stronger were it not for struggles manufacturers are facing in keeping up with production. Many are still playing catchup due to COVID-related factory closings and production slowdowns due to labor shortages. But possibly the biggest unresolved problem for equipment manufacturers is disrupted worldwide supply chains that are making it hard to acquire the components needed to build the equipment.
Supply side: Supply chain disruptions that slow manufacturing
Most farm equipment requires hundreds of component parts made of steel, rubber, glass, plastic, electronics, lubricants and more. The average tractor itself is made up of more than 1,700 different components. Over the past few decades, manufacturers, looking to improve cash flow and be more efficient with their resources, have moved toward a just-in-time delivery of raw materials and component parts from their suppliers. This works great as long as manufacturing supply chains are predictable. But if even one part of the supply chain fails, manufacturers aren’t able to deliver product.
COVID-19 has been the biggest catalyst to supply chain breakdowns for farm equipment manufacturers over the past 18 months. Factories that supply raw materials and components have had to shut down or curtail production significantly because of government interventions and a labor force that has juggled temporary layoffs, illness and family needs. Steel, which makes up approximately 70% of farm equipment, saw a decline to 50% production capacity early in the pandemic according to the American Iron and Steel Institute. Less steel leads to less capacity to build farm equipment.
More recently, decreased production and increased competition for microprocessor chips from other industries —including the auto industry, video games and electronics suppliers — have impacted farm equipment. As farmers have adapted to precision technology and telematics — the computers that help them operate — their equipment has become more reliant on electronics. In a recent poll by Farm Equipment Magazine, 88% of respondents expressed concern that the lack of chips would cause farm equipment inventory challenges. To add to the concern, Intel’s CEO was quoted as saying he expects it might take 6 to 9 months to boost production of the chips and that the current shortage could extend for a couple years.
Rubber, used in tires and belts, is also seeing supplies tighten as a result of a variety of issues, including production challenges in Asia where most of the raw material is produced, a lack of shipping containers globally and this spring’s bottleneck in the Suez Canal. China’s efforts to stockpile rubber in anticipation of a shortage has also caused disruptions that will likely extend into the short term.
Factory fires and hurricane Laura caused large petrochemical facilities in Texas and Louisiana — some of the world’s biggest producers of petroleum-based plastic inputs — to reduce production. The abnormally hard winter freeze across Texas also shut down electric utilities for weeks, causing a shortage of raw materials used by companies that produce plastic parts for farm equipment. As a result, normalized production levels for plastic parts and components could take months.
What equipment dealers and farmers should consider
With farm equipment facing a shortage due to parts scarcity that could extend for months and possibly more than a year, farmers and farm equipment dealers are starting to make changes that will help them into the future.
“I think the best dealers are thinking in advance rather than waiting to make the sale,” said Ken Whitelaw, global head of Program Management, Food and Agriculture at DLL. “They’re managing the relationship. It’s not just a transaction anymore. Dealers are changing their mindset and thinking about the needs of their customers further into the future and how they can continue to be involved along the way.”
In many cases, dealers now are working with customers who won’t see the equipment they want for six months or longer. Dealers are looking for creative ways to facilitate a deal — including taking advantage of early-order programs offered by manufacturers and working on creative trade and financing options.
“We’re finding ourselves helping dealers and farmers book deals before the equipment is delivered,” said Whitelaw. “It helps the farmer with peace of mind that their equipment is on order with a delivery date, and it helps the dealer because it gives them the opportunity to sell their customer’s trade sooner than they normally would.”
Taking a new look at technology
From a farm equipment dealer standpoint, the past year has seen the use of technology accelerate both facilitating sales and developing customer relationships.
“We literally had customers buying tractors from dealers that were physically closed due to local government mandates,” said Whitelaw. “Everything went online. Farmers could download their contracts with dealers and dealers could do a socially distanced delivery. Dealers learned that technology could make it easier and more convenient for the customer.”
Technology and the drive to build customer relationships has also opened the eyes of dealers looking to provide a deeper level of service.
“I think the technology thing is really key. If I’m running a dealership, I’m now asking myself, ‘How do I position myself to service my customers?’ — whether I’m the seller of the equipment or not,” said Thomas Casey, vice president of Asset Management, Food and Agriculture at DLL. “It’s one thing to sell the asset, but can they play a bigger part from a service standpoint? How can they stay connected to the equipment and the customer and be a service provider on the technology side? I think the current environment has just opened people’s eyes to embracing technology.”
In the future, that might mean helping customers consider options that are not as common in today’s farm equipment market, but it may also evolve in the near future. With dealers lacking farm equipment inventory today, manufacturers are likely to encourage dealers to do a better job of stocking equipment as production levels improve and not rely as much on being able to order from factory stock and have it delivered in a week. Additional inventory on dealer lots may also create different revenue streams.
“There’s never been much rental and rental fleet activity in the ag industry,” said Casey. “I think maybe it will be a reactionary thing, but I see that as a bigger opportunity for additional revenue for dealers and possibly manufacturers.”
With the jury still out on how long it will take for supply chains to get back to normal across the globe, the impact of the disruptions over the past year have brought light to opportunities for ag equipment dealers and manufacturers. Which of these opportunities will stick around over the long term is yet to be seen.
“One of the advantages of being a global company is we have a footprint across more than 30 countries,” said Whitelaw. “In times like these, where things are unpredictable and changing, having that global perspective can be an advantage. Seeing how supply chains are working. Seeing how dealers and manufacturers are adjusting in different countries. Those are insights we can bring to our customers, along with solutions to support them, that can put our customers at an advantage.” | agronomy |
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This product is registered annually with the Department of Agriculture as a specialty fertilizer and the composting process is permitted and regularly monitored by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The absence of industry in Cape May County results in a bio solids product where heavy metals and other contaminants are not a concern. The USEPA has classified Cape May County’s bio solids as being of “Exceptional Quality”. Deters fungus growth.
This product is intended for uses such as lawns, shrubbery, flowers, golf courses, landscaping, sod crops, and agronomic crops.
CapeOrganic is an economical substitute for products such as peat moss, chemical fertilizer, and commercial mulches. More than one hundred local contractors, landscapers and government agencies are regular customers for CapeOrganic . The consensus among our customers is that CapeOrganic is one of the best soil supplements available anywhere.
Topdressing, especially in conjunction with de-thatching or aeration and reseeding, is an excellent way to rejuvenate older turf, and insure lush growth. CapeOrganic ’s high organic content helps retain moisture.
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https://www.strategic-success.com/post/how-john-deere-is-leveraging-ai-iot-and-data-analytics | 2023-09-29T01:13:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510462.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20230928230810-20230929020810-00328.warc.gz | 0.937687 | 536 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__317505778 | en | How John Deere is leveraging AI, IoT and data analytics?
John Deere is a global leader in agricultural machinery manufacturing and for many of us, this name recalls bright green and yellow tractors. Over the past two decades, Deere has made significant investments in building its internal capabilities around data science and analytics. The company’s acquisition of Blue River Technology in 2017 is now empowering its entrance into AI and computer vision to see and measure data on individual crops with the goal of autonomous decision-making. This has helped them transform from a pure equipment manufacturer into a data-driven technological manufacturing company. Their vision is to improve customer productivity and help to deliver more value to farmers, helping them to collect data and harness it for improved farm management.
The John Deere Operations Center delivers value to farmers with tools and features that enable them to easily access farm information to better manage their daily operations. Through dashboards farmers can see what is happening real time, analyze performance, and collaborate with partners to gain insights, increase profits, and direct their plans with more precision in the field.
All types of data e.g. fuel level, location, machine hours, is collected primarily from sensors embedded both in the machines and in the field (soil), and also pulled from external sources e.g., weather prediction data, commodity pricing. Data is then automatically uploaded onto the cloud via the cellular network, Wi-fi, or Bluetooth. Farmers can access and manage the data through the MyJohnDeere.com portal. Through an app, farmers can monitor activity in real-time, analyze performance, determine how best to utilize equipment, and collaborate with partners for insights that help the farmer decide what to plant, where and when with the optimized condition. The value created for farmers is improved productivity, increased efficiency, improved operations, decreased downtime, and reduced costs to ultimately maximize profitability.
(Dashboards on tractors displaying information. Source: Deere.com)
Blue River Technology has developed a solution using advanced machine learning algorithms to enable robots to make decisions, based on visual data about whether or not a plant is a pest, and then deliver an accurate, measured blast of chemical pesticides to tackle the unwanted pests.
The aggregate machine data is also used for predictive maintenance by Deere to find patterns that indicate a machine or sensor problems and notify failures in advance. Remote diagnostics save time and money from technician visits and reduced downtime. Deere also used the data internally to improve product quality, enhancements, as well as to advise the next generation of new product and service development.
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https://www.linnbenton.edu/future-students/programs-of-study/agriculture/crop-production.php | 2019-11-21T08:42:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496670743.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20191121074016-20191121102016-00188.warc.gz | 0.91434 | 379 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__89891871 | en | - Why Choose Crop Production?
- LBCC Student Organic Farm
Why Should You Choose Crop Production?
The Crop Production program combines classroom teaching and hands-on learning to develop the skills students need to manage field crops and the soils that sustains these crops. Students enroll in an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) professional-technical degree. This degree is designed for students who will start a job in the agricultural industry. A crop production degree enables students to find jobs in Agronomy, Farm Management, Agricultural Supplies, Pest Management and Natural Resources Conservation.
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LBCC Student Organic Farm
Established in the Spring of 2004, the organic garden covers nearly two acres. The crops are planted, tended, and harvested by LBCC students. During the school year, the produce is prepared and served in the LBCC restaurants, while over the summer, a student-run courtyard market offers fresh-picked produce to students and staff.
The farm is divided into fields in which spring, summer, fall, and winter crops are raised. Students use methods such as crop rotation, inter-cropping, cover cropping, and the incorporation of organic matter to maintain soil fertility and ecological diversity. These practices support non-toxic sustainable production and protect crops against plant diseases and insect pests.
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https://gardensforgood.naturespath.com/en-us/ | 2023-06-08T17:39:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224655092.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20230608172023-20230608202023-00078.warc.gz | 0.906284 | 1,911 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__93748074 | en | Applications for our 2023 Gardens for Good Program are Now Closed. Public Voting is Open June 12 – 25.
At Nature’s Path, we believe in the power of community gardens to plant it forward® by alleviating food security and creating a positive social impact on the communities in which they are grown. Since 2010, our Gardens for Good program has donated over $615,000 to 74 community gardens supporting the organic movement and investing in a flourishing future for their families and neighbors.
With food insecurity on the rise across North America and research indicating community gardens can lower household food security concerns by up to 90%, Nature’s Path is increasing donation efforts from previous years, awarding each community garden winner $7,500 for more impactful outcomes for the gardeners.
How to Support:
Once all applications are received, you can learn more about the community gardens and vote for the applicant of your choice, strengthening their chances of winning $7,500 in grant money. By voting, you are putting money directly into the hands of deserving, organic gardeners, lowering household food security concerns and empowering positive community growth.
Winner Selection Process:
Every year we receive so many deserving garden applications, so how do we choose the final 15 winners? To select the winners, we consider both the number of votes your garden receives (during the voting phase) and conduct an internal evaluation of your application based on our 3 criteria (outlined in the rules & regulations).
Over the years we’ve donated over $615,000 in grant money to over 74 gardens across North America. Here are just a few examples of our previous winners and their inspiring garden projects.
- Bowman Elementary’s Urban Garden Program – Anchorage, AK
- Chelsea Urban Farm – Chelsea, MA
- Cultivating Change at 509 Hanson! – Whitehorse, YU
- Deep Roots – Earleville, MD
- Downtown Eastside Urban Farm – Vancouver, BC
- Green Acre Community Garden – Paterson, NJ
- Healthy for Life Garden Program – Rapid City, SD
- Indigenous Roots Forever – Pawcatuck, CT
- Jardin communautaire de Shippagan – Shippagan, NB
- Maple Alley Inn Community Garden – Bellingham, WA
- Michigan Urban Farming Initiative – Detroit, MI
- New Start Community Garden – Burien, WA
- Pitney Meadows Community Gardens – Saratoga Springs, NY
- Project Sweetie Pie – Minneapolis, MN
- The Everybody Eats Together Garden – Atlanta, GA
- The Grove Garden Project – St. Louis, MO
- Tsi’thotuhutsya:te (The Creators Land) – Oneida Nation of the Thames, ON
- Variety Garden and Greenhouse – Worcester, PA
- VEG (Valleycliffe Edible Garden) and Beyond – Squamish, BC
- West Broad Street YMCA Garden – Savannah, GA
- West Island Mission – Food Bank – Pointe-Claire, QC
- YES Prep Public Schools – North Forest Elementary – Houston, TX
- AfriThrive Garden – Silver Spring, MD
- Alief Community Garden – Houston, TX
- Arcata Community Health and Wellness Garden – Arcata, CA
- Arma Community Garden – Arma, KS
- Ashamaawaso (s/he feeds a child) – London, ON
- Black Urban Farmers Association – French Camp, CA
- Cheyenne River Youth Project Winyan Toka Win Garden – Eagle Butte, SD
- Cowichan Green Community’s The Inclusion Garden – Duncan, BC
- Food Strong Learning Garden – East Cleveland, OH
- Galiano School Garden – Galiano Island, BC
- Gardeneers Piccolo School Garden – Chicago, IL
- Harris Health System’s LBJ Hospital Community Farm – Houston, TX
- Jubilee Community Garden Society – Duncan, BC
- Manna Meal Community Garden – Charleston, WV
- Mohawk Seedkeepers – Ohsweken, ON
- Odyssey Charter School Garden – Wilmington, DE
- Painted Turtle Farm – Gettysburg, PA
- South Los Angeles Community Farm – Los Angeles, CA
- The Ben Jones Community Garden at The HUUB – Orange, NJ
- The Gathering Place Garden – St. John’s, NL
- The Healing Garden at Ferry Lane Farm – Simsbury, CT
- Trellis for Tomorrow – Phoenixville, PA
- The YAM Project – in Sudbury, Ontario
- Growing Roots – in Pomona, California
- Garden Joy – in Ripon, California
Austin Discovery School
Austin Discovery School is an academically rigorous public charter school dedicated to building compassion, collaboration and critical thinking by engaging students with the natural world. In their EcoWellness Program, children learn environmental stewardship, gardening skills, science, and how to care for creatures we share this land with. The program includes dedicated staff, gardens and tended farm animals.
The Giving Teaching Garden
St Louisville, KY (at Shawnee People’s Garden, supported by Louisville Grows)
Shawnee People’s Garden was once an empty city lot in the middle of an urban food desert. But then citizens and local non-profit, Louisville Grows, transformed it to an oasis of organic greens. Among its gardeners was BJ Jones, who distributed his crops to folks in need. With Gardens for Good, Jones’ donations have grown and its founders now instruct others how to garden and how to create community gardens in other Louisville food deserts.
Occupy Madison Village Gardens
In response to mass homelessness and food insecurity, Occupy Madison set out to provide shelter for those in need. Building 99 square foot houses resulted in the first tiny homes village integrated within a U.S. neighborhood, and it’s still going strong. Within the village, the project grows its own food to sustain and connect the community.
St. Mary’s Foundation for Children
Bayside, New York
As New York’s first children’s hospital, St. Mary’s Foundation for Children aims to brighten up the days of its nearly 2,000 patients. Providing long-term health, the hospital teaches its children about gardening and healthy eating. With the help of Good for Gardens, the hospital aims to collaborate with more local schools and youth-based groups. Together they take part in urban farming on a dedicated one-acre plot of land.
The Growing Chefs! Classroom Gardening Program
The Growing Chefs! Program allows children to learn about the origins of food and the benefits of eating well, in a fun way. With volunteer chefs at hand, young students learn everything from planting seeds, growing, and harvesting, to cooking a meal with them. It has been running for more than a decade with schools across British Columbia clamoring to join. The program hopes to include more schools to teach the value of eating sustainably.
Tri-Isle Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc.
Kahului, Hawaii (Hāli’imaile Community Garden)
The Goodwill Garden is dedicated to building food sustainability in a place where one out of seven people go hungry. The gardening space is in Kahului, Hawaii as part of a larger project whose goal is to provide access to fresh produce. The vegetables grown are donated weekly to food banks, which results in several hundred pounds of produce each month. The project serves all Maui, where 18,600 residents seek help from food banks.
The Table Community Garden
Since 2012, the Table Community Garden has been the second affiliate Community Food Centre, offering access to healthy foods. Its nickname the Good Food Bank is what separates it from others. The project offers a variety of fresh products to support healthy and fresh food choices that often come from its own garden. Aside from providing free produce, the project also runs cooking and gardening lessons.
Oliver’s Food Project
Oliver’s Food Project sprouted from curiosity when two siblings saw children rummaging through the recycling. The siblings Oliver and Piper’s mother explained the children were doing so to get money for food. This idea did not sit well with Oliver, who then created the garden project in Hamilton, Ontario. The family began selling their vegetables, where 100 per cent of sales went straight to local youth charities. The project has since expanded across five more gardens within their neighborhood.
Sole Food Street Farms
Sole Food Street Farm is the brain child from a group of residents in one of North America’s worst urban slums. To help address the problems in their neighborhood, a group of residents created an urban farm, from a vacant contaminated plot of land. The project’s mission is to empower those with limited resources, giving jobs and agricultural training for those managing addiction and, chronic and mental health issues. | agronomy |
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Cosan mill, Brazil.
The number of cars on the road is expected to triple to 2 billion by 2050. There are likely to be twice as many trucks then as now. Sustainable biofuels are expected to play an increasingly important role in helping to meet customers’ fuel needs and reduce CO2 emissions.
The international market for biofuels is growing, due largely to the introduction of new energy policies in Europe and the USA that call for more renewable, lower-carbon fuels for transport. Today, biofuels make up around 3% of the global road transport fuel mix. This is expected to rise to 9% by 2030.
In 2010, Shell sold 9.6 billion litres of biofuels in petrol or diesel blends. We are one of the world’s largest distributors. We are now investing in the production of the lowest CO2, most sustainable and cost-competitive of today’s biofuels – Brazilian sugar-cane ethanol. This can reduce CO2 emissions by around 70% compared to petrol. In 2010, we agreed to form the $12 billion Raízen joint venture with Cosan, Brazil’s largest producer of ethanol. We also continue to invest in developing advanced biofuels for the future.
Today’s biofuels pose some sustainability challenges. From cultivation to production to use, some biofuels can emit significantly less CO2 than conventional fuels. But the CO2 benefits of biofuels vary depending on factors including the raw materials used, and how they are processed and distributed.
If land used for biofuels crops is not carefully managed, concerns can arise over competing directly with food crops or displacing these crops into sensitive areas, such as forests rich in biodiversity. Other challenges include contested land ownership, labour rights, and the water used in producing biomass and processing some biofuels.
We support international certification schemes that require biofuels to come from sustainable sources. We have also been introducing our own sustainability clauses into new and renewed supplier contracts since 2007. These clauses require suppliers to respect human rights in the production of their biomass and biofuels. They also require suppliers not to cultivate, produce or manufacture biofuels in areas rich in biodiversity. Suppliers must be able to trace supply chains, and they must belong to relevant international bodies promoting sustainable biomass production. In 2010, 83% of the volume of biofuels we purchased was from suppliers signed up to these clauses.
We are working with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to learn more about helping to protect areas rich in animal and plant life. We have been working to influence the industry to adopt more sustainable biofuel production processes. In 2010, we developed a joint approach to encourage governments to recognise and offer financial incentives for better management of land use. We have been engaging with other energy companies and environmental non-governmental organisations – such as WWF and Conservation International – to investigate ways to promote sustainable production of biofuel crops on underused land, without displacing existing farming activities to other areas.
We also work with industry, governments and voluntary organisations towards the development of global sustainability standards for biofuels. We are active in a number of roundtable organisations that have developed sustainability certification schemes. For example, we belong to Bonsucro, formerly the Better Sugar Cane Initiative, which works to reduce environmental and social impacts of sugar-cane production. Bonsucro has developed industry standards for the certification of biofuels from sugar cane.
Soy and palm oil accounted for less than 5% of the biofuels we bought in 2010. We take part in the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), which checks and approves claims for sustainable palm oil production and assures the transparency and traceability of supply chains. We are also a member of the Roundtable on Responsible Soy, which promotes responsible soy production and has been developing a certification system for use from 2011.
Producing low-carbon biofuels
Brazilian sugar-cane ethanol is the most sustainable biofuel available today. From cultivation through to use, it produces less CO2 than any other commercially available biofuel. Our partnership with Brazilian company Cosan is our first involvement in producing biofuels on a large scale. The Raízen joint venture, to be finalised in 2011, will have the capacity to produce over 2 billion litres of sugar-cane ethanol a year, with significant potential to grow.
Sugar cane used in the process is grown on land hundreds of kilometres from the Amazon rainforest. Shell supports the work of the Brazilian government to implement effective land use policies and address concerns over sugar-cane production displacing other crops to areas rich in biodiversity. We also support government efforts to protect the land rights of indigenous peoples.
Cosan’s approach uses waste material from sugar cane to power its own plants, delivering electricity it does not need to the national grid. This further reduces overall CO2 emissions from the process.
Brazilian sugar cane needs virtually no irrigation to grow because of high seasonal rainfall. With recycling, the production process uses around 10 litres of water to produce each litre of ethanol. In 2010, Cosan recycled about 90% of the water used in 19 of its 23 mills, and there are plans to install the same technology in the remaining mills by 2013. New technology that air dries sugar cane is also reducing the need for water.
Cosan uses liquid derived from the crushed cane as natural fertiliser on its land. Other residues from filtering the cane and ash left from burning cane for power are also used to nourish the soil, limiting the use of chemical fertilisers.
Cosan is planning to phase out most of its manual harvesting by 2014 in advance of São Paulo state requirements. Mechanical harvesting is more efficient and removes the need for first burning the straw from the cane. Cosan is training some staff for new opportunities under mechanisation, as well as to gain new skills for employment elsewhere.
As part of our agreement with Cosan, we have drawn up a series of robust sustainability standards and procedures that must be followed. They include sound land, water management and labour practices. In the coming years, Raízen aims to have its mills and all ethanol produced from its own sugar cane certified under the Bonsucro scheme. It also plans to have certified all ethanol produced from suppliers’ sugar cane.
Raízen will include our interest in Codexis and part of our interest in Iogen Energy – two advanced biofuels ventures. We expect Raízen to provide plant residue for feedstock, power, and technical expertise, which could help these advanced biofuels processes achieve commercial scale.
FUELS FOR THE FUTURE
Shell was one of the first energy companies to invest in developing advanced biofuels from non-edible plants and crop waste. We continue to invest in a range of projects, but scaling up the technology from the laboratory to commercial viability can take many years. Not all projects will succeed in becoming technically and commercially viable.
In our work to develop advanced biofuels we have partnerships with leading biotechnology companies and academic institutions. With Iogen Energy, a Canadian company, we are developing technology that uses enzymes to break down the cellulose in plant walls and turn it into sugars. These are then fermented and distilled into ethanol. Iogen Energy opened a demonstration plant in Ottawa in 2004, which produced over 430,000 litres in 2010. We continue to make progress towards possible investment in a full-scale commercial cellulosic ethanol plant.
Our research programme with Codexis in the USA develops natural enzymes into “super-enzymes” for faster conversion of non-edible crops or plant waste to ethanol, as well as directly into components similar to petrol and diesel. With US company Virent, we are working on the conversion of plant sugars directly into high-performance liquid transport fuels. In 2010 this partnership started production at a demonstration plant that has the capacity to produce up to 38,000 litres of biogasoline a year. We have also started research into producing diesel and aviation fuel using this approach.
In early 2011, Shell transferred its interest in Cellana, a joint-venture company researching the conversion of algae into biofuel, to partner HR BioPetroleum. The decision allows us to focus on other advanced biofuels options that better suit our portfolio and strategy.
Electric and hybrid vehicles that can switch to petrol or diesel offer the potential to reduce CO2 emissions from road transport, although this depends on how the electricity is produced. If the electricity is generated by gas-fired plants or by renewable energy, the overall CO2 emissions will be significantly lower than if generated by coal.
Hydrogen fuel cells are expected to play a role in the longer term transport energy mix. Car makers, fuel suppliers and governments will need to work together to invest in new vehicles and distribution points in order to establish a hydrogen market and infrastructure that will bring down costs. We have invested in a number of hydrogen filling stations around the world as part of a demonstration programme. There were nine of these at the end of 2010 in the USA, China and Japan. | agronomy |
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Faculty of Agriculture is dedicated to the education of highly qualified experts, development and broadening of professional knowledge in the field of agriculture and related sciences. Applying the highest academic standards we enable students to acquire competences based on the newest scientific knowledge, for the benefit of our agricultural society. See Also: University of Zimbabwe Intake.
The Vision of the Faculty of Agriculture is to be viewed by our stakeholders and the general public as providers of scientific research-based agricultural and natural resource knowledge that is relevant and timely for addressing current and future problems, and for teaching and creating opportunities to further enhance public well-being..
Through the development and refinement of teaching and research programmes that are intellectually challenging, rigorous in both analysis and application, as well as socially relevant, the FoA aims to produce well-rounded graduates who can contribute to a fuller understanding of the Human Condition in both the historical and cultural contexts.
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But also anticipate a big push into areas once considered unsuitable...
Wine experts have known for several years that a hotter, drier climate would change growing conditions in many of the most prized wine regions – forcing vineyards to mist grapes on the vine to protect them from the sun, or move sensitive vines to more hospitable terrain.
But the latest findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, still took the researchers by surprise. "We expected to see significant shifts, but we didn't expect to see shifts like these," said Hannah.
The scientists used 17 different climate models to gauge the effects on nine major wine-producing areas. They used two different climate futures for 2050, one assuming a worst-case scenario with a 4.7C (8.5F) warming, the other a 2.5C increase.
Both forecast a radical re-ordering of the wine world. The most drastic decline was expected in Europe, where the scientists found a 85% decrease in production in Bordeaux, Rhone and Tuscany...
Full Guardian article here. More on climate change here. | agronomy |
https://www.ssec.si.edu/stc-program-soils-unit-kit-3rd-edition | 2023-06-03T08:13:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224649177.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20230603064842-20230603094842-00043.warc.gz | 0.962567 | 117 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__105578146 | en | STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 3rd Edition
In Soils, students investigate the chief components of soil (sand, clay, and humus) and the relationship between soil and plant growth. They create their own compost bags to observe decomposition of organic materials over time. Students observe and read about earthworms to learn about their connection to plant roots and soil. They also conduct tests to observe and compare such properties of soil as odor, appearance, and texture. Settling, water content, and soil consistency are explored.
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https://www.timesaverslandscaping.ca/calgary-lawn-maintenance/ | 2017-09-26T21:31:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-39/segments/1505818696696.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20170926212817-20170926232817-00134.warc.gz | 0.898995 | 185 | CC-MAIN-2017-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-39__0__55361505 | en | The “Spring Cleanup” is a combination of services designed to bring your lawn out of winter hibernation and prepare it for the growing season.
Step 1: Power-raking to remove excess thatch and allow the lawn to breath.
Step 2: Aerating to alleviate soil compaction and allow the roots to access needed nutrients.
Step 3: Debris cleanup to remove anything that accumulated throughout the winter.
Step 4: A fresh cut to initiate the growing cycle.
The “Fall Cleanup” is designed to remove all debris to keep a clean appearance and create ideal conditions for hibernation and post-hibernation services.
Step 1: Blow out flower beds and tree beds to remove all leaves and other debris that has accumulated.
Step 2: Raking the lawn and removing all leaves and debris for off-site disposal.
Step 3: A final cut. | agronomy |
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Parboiled Non Basmati Rice, we manufacture is also known as converted rice is a specific rice, which has been partly boiled in the husk. It comes through the three elementary steps of parboiling, which are soaking, drying and steaming. The mentioned steps make the grain easier to process with hand, rise its nutritional life and modifies its texture. The parboiling process of this product drives nutrients, particularly thiamin, from the husk to the endosperm, hence the Parboiled Non Basmati Rice is nutritionally kindred to brown rice.
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https://skincancernet.info/algae-microfarms-51/ | 2020-08-12T06:19:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738878.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20200812053726-20200812083726-00263.warc.gz | 0.925528 | 1,311 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__10299536 | en | How algae microfarms can help transform our food culture by growing abundant healthy food in a very small area and extend the growing season, affordably. Home, Community and Small Algae Microfarms Most common question over the past 35 years: “Can we grow algae at home or in our communities?. Will algae microfarms grow new superfoods for urban and rooftop The first Pacific Northwest spirulina microfarm near Olympia Washington.
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Spirulina has been adopted by village farms in the developing world. Thousands of tons have been sold each year for the past 40 years as a food and feed supplement. Parallel to large scale commercial farms has been the evolution of village scale algae systems, primarily in the developing world in Africa and Asia.
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Chapterwise Comprehensive Oilgae Report. The International Algae Competition challenged people around the world to design our future with algae food and energy systems.
Aquamole is a guacamole dip made by blending fresh algae with yogurt, cream cheese, herbs, and guacamole spices for a savory green dip for crackers, chips and bread. A number of enterprises provide laboratory scale equipment and services for automated growing, monitoring and controlling algae.
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The International Algae Competition is a global challenge to design our future with algae food and energy systems. Algae Lab Systems of Colorado algaelabsystems. But others see networks of smaller farms. | agronomy |
http://www.thrivenc.com/newsandevents/company-combines-green-power-agriculture-efficiency-sustainability | 2016-02-07T10:22:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-07/segments/1454701148834.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20160205193908-00199-ip-10-236-182-209.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.951111 | 289 | CC-MAIN-2016-07 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-07__0__37585785 | en | Anson County to realize 300 jobs with GrowGreen.
GrowGreen Power Inc., a combination agriculture and green power company, is set to build a new plant just outside of Wadesboro in Anson County. Construction will begin with a 50-acre greenhouse and eventually expand across 100 acres. Included will be a hydroponic greenhouse and a solar thermal/biomass power plant. The combination of renewable energy production with hydroponic crops will create a sustainable system that will be capable of producing up to 30 times as much as traditional farming.
The $250 million project is expected to expand the local workforce by 300, as was noted in the resolution of support passed unanimously by the Anson County Commissioners at their regular monthly meeting convened on September 12.
“Our team has worked diligently to find a location that fits our needs,” said Bradley Nixon, Principal and CEO, in a press release from July 5, 2011 that announced the company’s site selection. “We received a tremendous response when we first announced our intentions to come to North Carolina. The support we’ve received from the community has been very positive and encouraging.”
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Corporate Expansions Create Hundreds of Jobs Across North Carolina.
Alternative Energy Producer to Invest $60M in Northeastern N.C.
Solar Power Innovator Semprius Plans Manufacturing Facility in North Carolina | agronomy |
https://rooseveltgreencampus.wordpress.com/2014/11/10/great-success-for-rooftop-garden-meeting-kickoff/ | 2018-03-19T18:37:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257647044.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20180319175337-20180319195337-00609.warc.gz | 0.969989 | 407 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__209782971 | en | On Friday, November 7th, Environmental Sustainability Student Associate Rebecca Quesnell, in collaboration with Roosevelt University’s Physical Resources Department, hosted the first Wabash Rooftop Garden planning meeting of its kind. The meeting was developed in an attempt to involve the RU community, which includes faculty, staff, and students, in the Rooftop Garden planning for Spring ’15. The meeting was a huge success considering it was the first of its kind and a total of six were present at the meeting. Several others have expressed interest in getting involved with the planning for this coming Spring as well, so as of now there are about a total of twelve individuals interested. This is wonderful considering that student associates come and go and graduate. If there is more RU community involvement, we can have a strong garden just as the one out at the Schaumburg campus is.
This initial kickoff meeting included briefly going over background information on the garden, as well as delving into the focus for Spring of ’15, which then lead into a group discussion, and ended with next steps for the garden. Wonderful ideas and suggestions were brought up during the meeting, and it is very exciting to know that involvement is already flourishing for this coming year. One major idea that was brought up during the meeting revolved around starting the plants indoors. This past Spring was cooler than it was warm and plantings were done early in the Spring due to certain circumstances. As such, it cannot hurt to start the seedlings inside and then transplant them when the weather warms up so that there can be optimum success with the garden this coming year!
If you have any interest in getting involved with the garden, please feel free to contact myself, Rebecca Quesnell, at firstname.lastname@example.org, or feel free to stop by the Physical Resources Department in Wabash B16.
To check out another recent blog post on the Wabash rooftop garden, check out the following link: | agronomy |
https://boliviaeconomica.net/category/temas/industry/page/3/ | 2020-07-13T00:44:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593657140746.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20200713002400-20200713032400-00485.warc.gz | 0.948826 | 876 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__35485435 | en | The meat sector has had exports for $14 million in the first four months of 2020 with more than 3,000 tons exported. In 2019, throughout the year, meat sales reached $24 million with 5,300 tons, which makes it predictable that this management will exceed these figures.
Production was reduced by up to 50% due to the closure of 1,500 farms in Cochabamba. This month, 12 million chickens will be produced, not 18 million as usual. That deficit of 6 million chickens will cause the price of chicken to go up. The increase in the cost of chicken benefits the wholesalers more; producers sell the kilogram of chicken between Bs 12 and Bs 13and the traders sell it for Bs 16.
The project of the industrialization of the lithium offering favourable conditions to the investors, it is indispensable to guarantee the democracy and the legal security so that the investor can recover his capital from 2 to 3 billion dollars in a period of 10 to 20 years. The amount of lithium concentrated in the Uyuni, Coipasa and Pastos Grande’s salt flats amounts to approximately 21 million tons, however, for every gram of lithium, there are 19.2 grams of magnesium, making evaporation require further procedures. The ideal is a ratio equal to one.
The soybean harvest reached 1.97 mn tons of soybeans, on an extension of 1.02 mn hectares, obtaining a yield of 1.9 tons per cultivated hectare.
The industry reached an agreement on the payment of the grain with the producers, between $250 and $260 per tone. Planting projections for the winter season are 335,000 hectares of soybean, 110,000 hectares of wheat, 130,000 hectares of sunflower, 90,000 hectares of corn and 450,000 hectares of sorghum. The productive sector of Santa Cruz proposed to the Government to create rules to be able to reprogram short and long term credits, suggesting periods of up to 12 years.
Since February 9 of this year, Petrobras has started importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from overseas markets and has significantly reduced its demand for Bolivian energy. Even though the price of Bolivian gas exported to Brazil fell in the second quarter to $4.58 per million BTUs, it is still higher than LNG, which costs less than $2 per million BTUs. In April Petrobras imported an average of 10.6 MMm3d of Bolivian gas and an average of 5.6 MMm3d of LNG. In May, it introduced an average of 11.4 MMm3d of Bolivian gas and 5.7 MMm3d of LNG.
Between January and April 2020, external sales of milk recorded a growth of 19% in value and 7% in volume compared with the same period 2019. Colombia is the leading destination in 2019 bought more than 4,000 tons for a cost of $ 13 million. The Department of Santa Cruz was the only milk exporter in 2019.
Crude oil finished virtually unchanged on Friday, with Brent’s barrel for August delivery ending at $38.73 in London, up 0.5% from Thursday’s close. In New York, meanwhile, WTI’s barrel for July delivery dropped 0.2% to $36.26.
The health emergency that the country is going through has generated a new business; the production of biosecurity suits and implements. Cotexco, a company from Cochabamba that before the pandemic produced jeans, indirectly exported up to five thousand chinstraps to Peru. In Santa Cruz, some 600 small companies have begun manufacturing these materials. The internationalization of Chinese production is reducing the only source of income for these business units.
25% of the discotheques, cafes, bars, restaurants and liquor stores affiliated to the Federation of Tourist Activities and Entertainment of Cochabamba (Fatec) have closed during the three months that the quarantine has already lasted. Also, the sector loses five million bolivianos ($718,390) in each month it is not operating, which represents a deficit of almost Bs 15 million ($2.15 mn) | agronomy |
https://leapsfarm.com/about-us-2/ | 2020-01-23T02:22:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579250608062.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20200123011418-20200123040418-00081.warc.gz | 0.929766 | 145 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__15346593 | en | Leap’s Farm is owned by the husband and wife team of Russ and Patty Leap. Our goal it to provide the best flour, cornmeal and hopefully this fall pumpkins. We value bringing the best product we can to market even if it costs a bit more because our customers should only have products that surpass there every desire. The farm itself is 38 acres in rural Indiana county Pa.
We do not add any bleaches, dyes, preservatives or anything else in the milling process. In keeping with our old world cold milling process we do not remove anything from the grain either, so all of our products are whole grain so they retain all the flavor and nutrients found naturally in our grains. | agronomy |
https://greengrow.shop/index.php?route=information/information&information_id=4 | 2021-01-27T12:42:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610704824728.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20210127121330-20210127151330-00522.warc.gz | 0.968487 | 211 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__174761759 | en | Who We Are
Green Grow is a family owned business, locally owned and operated. At Green Grow the PEOPLE make the difference. We are all very knowledgeable with over 40 years growing experience. We are always happy to assist with any questions or concerns you may have. We are here if you need a single part or are setting up a new grow space. With thousands of items and hundreds of brands in stock we are your one-stop for all your gardening needs all year round. We have the largest in-stock selection of indoor gardening, hydroponics, and related supplies in the Midwest!
What We Do
Green Grow has been established and helping the community to grow all year long. With the type of climate here in Michigan it is hard to grow all year around due to cold winters. We want to take the garden indoors to keep ol man winter outside by himself. We can't bring nature indoors but we sure can emulate it. Whether your garden is indoors or out we have all the products you could ever ask for in the gardening profession. | agronomy |
https://www.wholesale.molesseeds.co.uk/throw-to-grow | 2017-04-29T03:33:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917123270.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031203-00108-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.937041 | 160 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__134595122 | en | Our range of direct-sown, perennial and annual seed mixtures make a stunning and easily-raised display from late spring to early autumn, depending on sowing time and mixture choice. Each mixture contains varieties with overlapping flowering times, so the display changes subtly over time. The overall effect, as breezes waft through the mixture, and bees, butterflies and other insects flit about the flowers, is well appreciated in parks, estates and gardens from Scotland to Cornwall. Our Throw to Grow range is a cost-effective choice for filling large areas of flower beds, and our huge range of mixtures includes cut flowers, mixtures to attract bees and birds, and a range of colour options. Often called ‘wild flower mixtures’ they are in fact non-native in origin. | agronomy |
http://agriculturaglobal.blogspot.com/2009/07/ | 2018-07-23T17:41:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676599291.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20180723164955-20180723184955-00169.warc.gz | 0.858311 | 286 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__221406454 | en | El pronóstico es del International Grain Council, básicamente habrá una gran cosecha de maíz -una vez más- por el cultivo de EEUU. Los precios se estabilizan.
The world's 2009-10 grain output forecast has beenrevised up to 1.733 billion metric tons, but is still 57 million tons less thanthe record 2008-09 crop, the International Grains Council said Thursday. The 18-million ton rise from June's world grain production estimate is partlydue to larger than expected U.S. corn plantings, said the IGC. The larger plantings, combined with an improved outlook for production in theEuropean Union, China and Africa, pushed the IGC's 2009-10 world cornproduction estimates up to 781 million tons from the June estimate of 768million tons, said the report. However, even with the upward revision, 2009-10 world corn production is alsoexpected to fall short of the previous year by 6 million tons. The IGC slightly increased its world wheat output forecast to 654 milliontons, up 2 million tons on the previous forecast, but down 5% on the year. "Prospects (for wheat) have improved in Russia, the US, China and Morocco,but forecasts for the European Union, Canada and Argentina are lowered," saidthe report. | agronomy |
http://blog.albanywoodworks.com/2014/11/how-to-eat-sugarcane-memories-from-deep.html | 2017-12-15T16:05:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948575124.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20171215153355-20171215175355-00292.warc.gz | 0.952746 | 531 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__70193243 | en | Blogger's Note: This blogger had their first Sugarcane at the Old Farmer's Day festival at around age eight. The outside looks of the rugged stalks belied the juicy delicious syrup contained within. This time of year is Sugarcane harvesting time in Southern Louisiana, let's take a moment to "stop and taste the sugar".
(Above): Cut stalks of Sugarcane from the harvest.
From the LSUAg Center website:
"Sugarcane has been an integral part of the south Louisiana economy and culture for more than 200 years. When Jesuit priests first brought sugarcane into south Louisiana in 1751, little did they know that the foundation was being laid for an industry that now contributes $2 billion to the Louisiana economy.
The first successful sugar crop used to produce raw sugar was that of Etienne de Bore. In 1795, de Bore succeeded in making sugar that was valued at $12,000. A thriving sugar industry soon replaced the cultivation of indigo in Louisiana. The first sugarcane varieties grown in Louisiana were 'Creole,' from which Etienne De Bore first granulated sugar, 'Otaheite,' and later 'Louisiana Striped,' 'Louisiana Purple' and 'D74.' These varieties were called the 'Noble' canes and were characterized by a large stalk diameter, low fiber content and a sucrose content satisfactory for sugar production under Louisiana conditions.
Today, Louisiana sugarcane yields range from 30 to 50 tons per acre, with recoveries ranging from 180 to 240 pounds of sugar produced from each ton of cane. These sugar levels rival yields obtained in the more tropical sugarcane-growing regions. That's why sugar continues to be a major part of the south Louisiana economy."
How to Eat Sugar Cane
From the WikiHow website:
Step 1 Take out a sharp knife and a cutting board.
Step 2 Cut the stalk into sections between the segments, as the end of each segment is woody and not edible.
Step 3 Start from the top and slowly and carefully cut into it and slice down to the bottom to remove the outer, woody layer.
Step 4 If you look in the middle of it, you will see the fibrous veins; that is where the sweet sugar sap will be.
Dig into it and pull some of the fibrous material out.
Step 5 Chew it like gum to squeeze out the sugary sap. Spit out the fiber after it is no longer sweet.
Enjoy! Sugarcane has been a tasty treat for generations of children throughout the South. | agronomy |
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As we all know, nature plays a huge part in Wiccan rituals. So why not bring the ingredients you need into your home — or your yard? If the prospect of cultivating your garden is a bit overwhelming, don’t worry, we’ve narrowed down a list of thirteen herbs that are all great choices!
Mind you, while most of the herbs we’re about to discuss have magickal properties, some of them have other beneficial properties as well. For example, basil, mint, lavender, and rosemary are all considered to be natural pest deterrents. So even though we use them for casting, their protective properties extend to our gardens too.
Many of the plants on our list can thrive indoors as well. So with that in mind, let’s talk about the herbs that are great for witches to grow.
Top 13 Herbs a Witch Should Plant
Basil leaves have a wonderfully complex flavor that makes them ideal for culinary purposes. However, that’s not the only benefit we get from the herb.
Namely, basil can help us fight bacterial infections and even strengthen our immune systems against viruses. Additionally, it seems to be an effective treatment for bloating, as well as kidney and liver issues. But how can it be used in Wiccan practices?
Well, basil is useful for casting protective and warding spells, as well as attracting love, money, and general prosperity. It’s mainly associated with Mars (Ares) and therefore gives off fiery masculine energy.
You can plant basil in your garden or in a container — though you’ll need to ensure adequate moisture drainage. The herb needs to get about seven hours of sunlight every day. However, if you opt to plant it outside, make sure to plant it near vegetables, not herbs. If you must, you can keep it near rosemary or chamomile, but make sure it’s nowhere near sage or rue.
Chamomile is famous for its soothing effects. Aside from promoting sleep and relaxation, it can also reduce inflammation and pain. Needless to say, these associations make chamomile ideal for anxiety and stress-relieving spells. On top of that, we can use them to attract happiness, peace, as well as money, and success.
Washing your hands in chamomile tea will attract abundance. Alternatively, you can also use dry chamomile flowers to cleanse your space and release negative energy. We usually associate chamomile with the Sun and various solar deities. So if you need someone to call to during a ritual, try Apollo, Helios, or Ra.
You’ll note that the flowers of this plant look a lot like common daisies. But unlike daisies, chamomile doesn’t grow as easily. You’ll want to be particularly vigilant about watering the herb during the summer, though it generally needs dry soil. If you can, plant your chamomile somewhere that’s partly in the shade.
You could also grow the herb in a container, though you’ll have to make sure it has room to grow. After all, chamomile loves to spread out — though it also likes to grow next to mint or basil! Lastly, depending on the type of chamomile you get, it’ll either produce flowers annually or perennially.
Chives are another herb that is associated with Mars and masculine energy. As such, it helps repel evil spirits, cast wards, and other protection spells, as well as break hexes. On a more medicinal level, eating chives can also help us fight off bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. And it’s been shown to repel certain insects!
Best of all, you’ll be able to take advantage of those effects whether you plant the herb in your garden or indoors. If you have to use a container, you’ll need to give each plant about 6 inches of space. It won’t spread out as it grows, but more chives will probably want to come out from the ground.
Ultimately, you’ll be able to harvest your chives several times each year. You’ll just have to wait until it’s about 6 inches tall, then snip the leaves at the base.
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Cilantro, a.k.a. Mexican parsley, is an herb we often sprinkle over various soups, as well as bean, egg, and fish-based foods. The annual plant is a wonderful garden companion for tomatoes and spinach. Additionally, it goes well with basil, mint, and lavender, among other things.
Now, cilantro contains an antimicrobial compound that could help us fight off infections and food poisoning. However, the real benefits of cilantro go beyond its culinary and medicinal uses. Namely, the seed of the cilantro plant, called Coriander, is an ingredient many Wiccans use for healing spells and even to attract love!
If you decide to keep it in a planter, you’ll have to put it near a southern window. While the herb appreciates sunlight, hot weather makes it bolt pretty quickly. Still, once you figure out the right placement for your cilantro, it’ll be a wonderful addition to your garden.
Dill is a fantastically flavorful herb to use in everyday cooking, particularly for soups, dips, and salads. It has numerous health benefits, such as promoting digestion, boosting immunity, and even reducing blood pressure and preventing diabetes. These attributes make it pretty useful for casting protection spells against diseases.
But the most popular use of dill as a spell casting ingredient is for love and lust spells. Since the herb is aligned with the element of fire and masculine energy, it’s also a useful ingredient for warding off evil magick and banishing spells.
The perennial herb should keep growing year-round, whether you plant it in a garden or keep it in a pot. However, you’ll want to figure out the size of the container based on the variety of dill you’re using. Above all, you’ll want to make sure the plant is getting plenty of direct sunlight. Do that, and your dill will not only enhance your spells but also help your garden thrive!
Most people know exactly what lavender is used for. Whether you get it in dry form or as an essential oil, it’s generally considered to be an anxiety-relieving plant. As such, we can use it to attract serenity — but that’s not the only way to use lavender for spell casting.
Namely, lavender can also help us purify and cleanse our tools and space. Additionally, it can enhance our clairvoyant abilities. It’s also a common ingredient used in love and attraction spells.
This herb is associated with the goddess Hecate, the sorceress Circe, and many other female deities. However, since it’s also connected to the planet Mercury, it has distinctly masculine energy.
Above all, lavender needs direct sunlight and fairly dry soil. If you keep it in a pot, make sure the moisture can drain away freely. That will help it bloom throughout the year. However, if it only gets sunlight and drainage during the summer season, that’s when it will bloom.
Mint is another wildly popular ingredient for spell casting. The plant’s name comes from the Greek Menthe, which was the name of a nymph that tried to seduce Hades. The nymph was subsequently turned into a plant by Persephone. That should explain why we still associate this herb with the King and Queen of the Underworld.
On its own, the herb is a natural remedy for stuffy noses and upset stomachs. It could even improve brain function and bring mental clarity. In Wicca, we use it for healing and purification, as well as to enhance psychic awareness.
Unlike most of the herbs we’ve discussed so far, this perennial seems to fare best in wet soil. Its roots spread very quickly, so you might want to plant it in a container even if it’s in the ground or in your garden. Otherwise, in a few years you might have a garden completely full of mint! Still, mint will be a fantastic addition to your garden because it’s an effective insect repellent.
Over the centuries, people have used pretty much every part of the mugwort plant to achieve various results. The root of the herb was said to boost energy, while the other parts were used to relieve digestive issues. Some of those uses have even made it into folk magick practices. For example, people might put mugwort leaves in their shoes before embarking on long journeys.
In Wiccan practices, we use the bushy perennial plant to enhance various psychic abilities. Aside from scrying and divination, mugwort can also help us get into the right state of mind for lucid dreaming.
Notably, this plant is also known as Artemis Herb. That’s why we mainly associate it with Artemis or Diana. In any case, that’s what gives mugwort psychic properties that are perfect for practicing Lunar magick as well.
While mugwort is pretty flexible, it should ideally get plenty of direct sunlight and well-draining soil. Because of that preference, you can easily plant the herb in a pot, as long as you move it to the sun.
Like most herbs on this list, oregano requires direct sunlight and well-draining soil. As long as it has those things, you can grow it in your garden or in your kitchen. If you keep it in a garden, the plant should be quite an effective pest repellant. However, it’ll also attract beneficial insects that help with pollination.
Believe it or not, oregano shares some common associations with mugwort. For example, both are associated with the planet Venus. Additionally, both offer protection, particularly when traveling. On top of that, oregano can boost creativity and happiness, and even enhance prophetic dreams.
Rosemary is a hugely important spell casting ingredient for Wiccan practices. It’s great for protection, purification, and cleansing spells, as well as attracting honesty, fidelity, and happiness. Additionally, you can use rosemary to improve your memory — wearing it while you study will help you retain information.
With that being said, rosemary doesn’t seem to get along with other herbs. Apparently, sage is its only companion. So you might want to plant it near vegetables instead, if you get the chance. Alternatively, you can just keep it in a pot.
As an evergreen shrub, rosemary should do well in moderate climates, though it’ll thrive in sunlight. Thanks to its strong aroma, rosemary should be an effective insect repellent as well.
Sage is an excellent herb for cleansing and purifying our space and tools before performing rituals. Like juniper, lavender, mugwort, and rosemary, this herb is great for smudging. Of course, if you don’t like the smell of burning herbs, you can always make a cleansing spray instead.
Other than its protective properties, sage also promotes wisdom, knowledge, and healing. It also enhances mental clarity and psychic power. On top of that, people have been using sage for its medicinal properties for centuries now.
If you don’t live in a humid climate, your sage will grow as a perennial. The plant should do well whether you keep it in a pot or you plant it in a garden. Just keep in mind that the only herb it seems to agree with is rosemary.
Summer and Winter Savory are aromatic herbs that belong to the mint plant family. As such, they share some of the same medicinal benefits as mint. However, unlike mint, these herbs still prefer well-drained soil and direct sunlight. Both can be annual or perennial, depending on the conditions.
The best way to utilize savory herbs in Wiccan practices is to carry or wear them in pouches. According to Wicca, the savory plant enhances mental powers. So it’s great for improving clairvoyance or practicing divination.
Last but not least, we have thyme. If you’re looking to attract the blessings of the Fair Folk, this is the perfect herb to plant in your garden. Of course, you can also put it in a clay pot, as long as you provide plenty of sun, heat, and soil drainage.
Thyme can help treat colds and maintain overall health — but then again, so can many of the other plants on our list. As for its magickal benefits, this herb is unrivaled! We can use it for beauty spells, to gather strength and courage, and enhance psychic power. Additionally, thyme is famous for protecting against evil spirits, so having a bush in your garden or home can summon positive energy.
Cultivating the Ultimate Wiccan Garden
The herbs we’ve listed above are a good place to begin building your garden. Don’t feel obligated to plant all of these, even just one in a planter is a great start! These herbs are hardly the only ones you might want to use for your rituals though. Furthermore, fresh ingredients aren’t a necessity for casting spells. Many of the ingredients we use for spell casting could already be in your pantry! Happy casting!
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https://waronwildlife.co.uk/2020/05/20/bye-bye-bees-sum-of-us/ | 2022-06-27T18:32:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103337962.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220627164834-20220627194834-00393.warc.gz | 0.906418 | 555 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__50086173 | en | Sum of Us have launched a petition that might be of interest to anyone who visits this site. “Bee-killing neonics are still being sprayed in Europe. Tell rule-breakers to respect the ban!” Details are below:
“Countries including Belgium, Spain and Romania want to pretend our Europe-wide ban on bee-killing neonicotinoids never happened. Using an “emergency” loophole, they’re allowing tonnes of the banned chemicals to be sprayed on crops that could end up on our plates.
Even in the midst of the pandemic, Belgium granted a new re-authorisation for one of the toxic neonics, thinking we’d be too distracted to notice! If we don’t act to stop this, our ban will be useless — and the bees will suffer the consequences.
We’ve already called on the EU to stop countries from breaking the ban. Now it’s time to double down by putting pressure on individual governments to protect the bees — before it’s too late.
It’s not small, struggling farmers who want to keep Europe’s fields full of banned pesticides — it’s megacorporations like Bayer and Syngenta, who’re behind many of the so-called “emergency” requests for neonic exemptions.
They claim that crops like corn and sugar beets can’t be grown without neonics — but Germany, France and Sweden have all rejected applications to re-authorise the bee-killing pesticides. If they can grow crops without killing bees, other countries can too!
Our food system doesn’t need toxic pesticides to thrive — but it does need bees. Will you act now to save them?
Unfortunately, pesticide bans aren’t always enough to protect our crucial pollinators. Bayer, Syngenta and co. have millions to spend on court cases, government lobbying, anything to keep churning out litre after litre of their bee-harming chemicals.
But with our combined people power, we’ve got a real chance of stopping them. Over 150,000 of us showed the EU we’d had enough of fake “emergency” exemptions to our bee-saving neonicotinoid ban. Hundreds more SumOfUs members chipped in so that the Bee Defender Alliance, a group of independent scientists and beekeepers, could take on Bayer in court to fight and defeat the pesticide giant’s latest legal challenge to the ban.
We can’t give up until our bees are safe. So please, will you help get all European governments to uphold this important pesticide ban? | agronomy |
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Several of us are starting a small market garden in Timberville for the 2009 growing season. This opprotunity will give us a chance to try and implement some of the things we have been learning about and to establish ourselves as farmers! So far, we have tilled in an almost 2,000 sq. ft section of lawn and sowed a cover crop of oilseed radish and winter rye. We are currently going through the processes to aquire a spot at the Harrisonburg Farmer’s Market and then configuring a budget, supplies list, and seed selection. Its exciting! Let us know if you have interest, information or comments! | agronomy |
https://caribbeannewsglobal.com/hunter-buffington-joins-santa-fe-farms-as-a-products-division-vice-president-and-director-of-policy-and-advocacy/ | 2024-04-14T01:39:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816863.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414002233-20240414032233-00869.warc.gz | 0.926459 | 747 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__196912300 | en | Widely respected industrial hemp industry leader brings deep regulatory and product delivery experience to new role at Santa Fe Farms.
SANTA FE, N.M. & LOVELAND, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#CBD—Santa Fe Farms, a leader in the production, manufacturing, and distribution of hemp and hemp-derived products for industrial use, soil health, and carbon offsets, and Hemp Feed Coalition, a non-profit with the mission to gain federal approval for hemp by-products as commercial animal feed, today announced that Hunter Buffington has joined Santa Fe Farms as Vice President of the Products Division and Director of Policy and Advocacy.
Buffington will split her time between Santa Fe Farms in her new role and as a policy consultant for the Hemp Feed Coalition (HFC) as the HFC’s first ever application for hemp-fed laying hens gains federal approval from the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM).
“Hunter Buffington is one of the few industry veterans in the emerging industrial hemp community, and her product and policy expertise is particularly critical at this stage of the company’s and the industry’s development,” said Santa Fe Farms CEO Steven Gluckstern. “Our ongoing ability to attract world-class experts to develop and implement the strategies and plans to build a vital new industry from the ground up is critical to the success of Santa Fe Farms.”
As VP of Products and Director of Policy and Advocacy, Buffington will be responsible for commoditizing hemp by-products and creating an overall value chain in the agricultural, carbon and manufacturing segments. Furthermore, she will be working on policy connecting the supply chain with rural economic development grants in Indian Country and other rural communities to create circular economies with hemp.
“The budding industrial hemp industry is still emerging; and the enthusiasm that began in 2018 now needs investment, development of standards, regulatory oversight and business intellect to become what we know it can be on a global scale,” explained Buffington. “That future for the hemp industry includes a supply chain that protects farmers by adding new crops to their agricultural toolbox that can capture carbon, provide high quality food and feed sources, and can change the way we think about building materials and carbon. Santa Fe Farms comprehensive approach to the business is what the industry needs and I’m proud to be a part of making it happen.”
About Hemp Feed Coalition
The Hemp Feed Coalition (HFC) began in 2018 as a pilot project under the Colorado Hemp Industries Association (COHIA) before forming its own non-profit organization in 2020. The HFC intends to continue its mission to gain federal approval for additional hemp by-products as commercial animal feed. To support the work of the HFC, visit our website and become a member at hempfeedcoalition.org.
About Santa Fe Farms
Santa Fe Farms is an integrated company leading the growth and development of the industrial hemp industry. Santa Fe Farms spans the growth, transformation, and impact of industrial hemp into key wellness, chemical and physical ingredients and components which can be incorporated into thousands of product categories including health, human and animal nutrition, agriculture, building materials, paper and packaging, plastics, and advanced carbon materials. Santa Fe Farms will be a net-negative carbon business and source of offsets available to other enterprises seeking to reduce their carbon footprint to meet ESG goals and/or regulatory requirements. For more information, visit santafefarms.com.
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https://offtgrid.com/2023/06/19/best-lawn-rakes-for-lush-and-healthy-yard/ | 2024-04-19T05:06:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817289.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20240419043820-20240419073820-00860.warc.gz | 0.926757 | 4,181 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__198874849 | en | A well-manicured lawn can significantly elevate the curb appeal of your property, but it requires regular maintenance and the right tools to keep it looking its best. One essential tool for achieving a pristine yard is a high-quality lawn rake tailored to your specific needs.
This ultimate guide to choosing the best rake will explore the various types available, help you understand their benefits, and discuss key factors to consider when selecting one.
With expert advice on features, top picks for different yard sizes and debris types, as well as tips on proper usage and maintenance, this comprehensive resource ensures that you’ll be equipped with all the knowledge needed to find the perfect lawn rake for your yard’s requirements.
- A quality lawn rake is essential for maintaining a well-manicured and healthy yard.
- There are several types of lawn rakes to choose from, including traditional leaf rakes, thatch rakes, lawn sweepers, and power rakes.
- Consider factors like the size of your lawn, the type of debris to be removed, user comfort, storage space, and budget when choosing the best rake for you.
- By selecting the right tool based on specific needs related to size and terrain type or debris amount etc., one ensures their garden’s best care possible.
Benefits Of Using Lawn Rakes
Using a lawn rake has many benefits, including enhancing the appearance of your lawn, promoting healthier grass growth by removing thatch and debris, and keeping your yard clean and inviting.
Enhanced Appearance Of Your Lawn
One of the primary reasons to invest in a quality lawn rake is to enhance the overall appearance of your lawn. A well-kept yard contributes significantly to the aesthetic appeal and value of your property, especially for those embracing off-grid living who aim to create a harmonious balance with nature.
For instance, using a power rake can help remove thatch – a layer of dead grass and organic material – which accumulates on lawns over time. If left unchecked, this buildup forms an unsightly mat on your lawn’s surface that restricts water access, blocks sunlight penetration, and suffocates grassroots.
Healthier Grass Growth
One of the most significant benefits of using a lawn rake is that it promotes healthier grass growth. When leaves and other debris cover your lawn, they block sunlight from reaching the grass, which can inhibit proper photosynthesis.
This can lead to weak or yellowed grass and eventually cause decay or bare patches in your yard. Removing such debris with a high-quality rake helps ensure that your lawn gets the light it needs to thrive.
In addition, raking helps loosen compacted soil around the blades of grass as well as remove any dead or decaying plant material that might otherwise suffocate your lawn and prevent new growth from emerging.
Removal Of Thatch And Debris
Removing thatch and debris is an important aspect of lawn care, as it can impact the health of your grass. Thatch refers to the layer of dead turfgrass tissue located between the soil surface and living grass blades.
Too much thatch can hinder proper water and nutrient absorption in your lawn, leading to weak growth and vulnerability to diseases.
Choosing the right rake for removing thatch and debris depends on factors such as the size of your yard and type of vegetation present. For instance, a traditional leaf rake with long tines works well for light-duty tasks like removing leaves or small debris from a small patch of grass.
Overall, proper removal of thatch and debris helps promote healthier growth by allowing air circulation around individual blades while preventing excess moisture from getting trapped underneath, inviting fungal diseases.
Understanding The Different Types Of Lawn Rakes
There are several types of lawn rakes to choose from, including traditional leaf rakes, thatch rakes, lawn sweepers, and power rakes.
Traditional Leaf Rakes
Traditional leaf rakes are the most common type of rake and are perfect for basic yard work such as gathering leaves, grass clippings, and other lightweight debris. These rakes come in a wide variety of materials and designs, including plastic, metal, bamboo, and more.
One benefit of traditional leaf rakes is that they generally have flexible tines that make it easier to move around obstacles or get into tight spaces.
Thatch is a layer of dead grass and other organic matter that accumulates between the soil and healthy grass blades. This buildup can block vital water, air, and nutrients from reaching your lawn’s roots.
That’s where a thatch rake comes in handy. Thatch rakes have shorter tines than traditional leaf rakes to pull up this choking layer. Using a thatch rake on an overgrown lawn will make it easier for the grass to grow properly by allowing sunlight, oxygen, and water to penetrate into the soil.
Keep in mind that you may need to use more force with these short-tined rakes than traditional ones when breaking up stubborn thatch buildups.
Lawn sweepers are a popular type of rake that can make tidying up your yard an absolute breeze. These handy tools use brushes or tines to pick up grass clippings, leaves, pine needles, and other debris from your lawn’s surface.
One of the biggest benefits of using a lawn sweeper is how much time it can save you compared to manually raking everything up by hand. This is especially true if you have a large yard or property with lots of trees and foliage that shed throughout the year.
If you have a large lawn with plenty of heavy debris or thick thatch, then you might want to consider investing in a power rake. These rakes use metal tines mounted on spinning wheels to dig deep into the turf and pull out dead plant material.
However, power rakes are typically more expensive than other types of rakes, so they may not be the best choice for those on a tight budget. Additionally, they can be quite heavy and difficult to maneuver around tight corners or obstacles in your yard.
Factors To Consider When Choosing A Lawn Rake
Consider the size of your lawn, type of debris to be removed, user comfort, storage space, and budget when choosing the best rake for you.
Lawn Size And Terrain
Consider the size and terrain of your lawn when choosing a rake. A small, flat yard may require only a lightweight handheld rake for quick leaf cleanup. However, larger or uneven terrains will benefit from a wider rake with adjustable height features for comfortable use.
For example, if you have an acre-sized property or hills and valleys in your backyard, a lawn sweeper would be more effective at picking up leaves quickly and efficiently.
Type Of Debris To Be Removed
Before choosing a lawn rake, it’s important to consider the type of debris that needs to be removed from your yard. If you have a lot of leaves or pine needles on your lawn, then a traditional leaf rake will do the job.
On the other hand, if you need to remove excess thatch buildup or moss from your lawn, then a thatch rake might be more suitable.
For those who frequently deal with small debris like gravel or mulch, garden rakes with strong tines can make the task much easier. It’s also worth considering whether you prefer plastic or metal tines when selecting a rake – plastic is lighter but may not last as long while metal is more durable but heavier to use.
When choosing a lawn rake, comfort is an essential factor to consider. Raking can be hard on your back and arms, especially if you have a large yard or are dealing with heavy debris.
Look for rakes that have comfortable grips that won’t slip out of your hands during use.
Another way to increase user comfort is by selecting a rake with adjustable height settings. This feature allows you to adjust the handle length to suit your height, reducing the need for awkward bending or stretching while raking.
When choosing a lawn rake for off-grid living, it’s important to consider the amount of storage space you have available. If you have limited storage space, compact and collapsible rakes are a great option as they can be easily stored away when not in use.
For example, a handheld rake with foldable tines or a garden rake with detachable handles can save valuable space while still being versatile enough to handle various tasks.
On the other hand, larger rakes like lawn sweepers or power rakes may require more storage room but offer greater efficiency for bigger yards and heavy-duty tasks.
When it comes to choosing the best lawn rake for your specific yard needs, budget is an important factor to consider. While you may be tempted to go for the cheapest option available, keep in mind that a higher-priced rake typically means better quality and durability.
However, this doesn’t mean you have to break the bank to get a good rake.
Consider your needs and what type of debris you need to remove before selecting a rake within your budget. For smaller lawns with light debris, a handheld plastic or metal leaf rake can be both affordable and effective.
Lawn sweepers can also come at various price points and are great for larger yards with more extensive cleanup required.
Remember that investing in a durable rake now will save you money down the road since you won’t have to replace it as often.
Features To Look For In A Lawn Rake
When choosing a lawn rake, keep in mind the features that can make your work easier such as a comfortable grip, durable tines, adjustable height and multiple functions.
One of the key features to consider when choosing a lawn rake is a comfortable grip. This may seem like a small detail, but it can make a big difference in your overall experience while using the tool.
Look for rakes with ergonomic handles that are easy to grip and won’t cause strain or discomfort on your hands and wrists.
For off grid living enthusiasts who spend a lot of time tending to their yard, having a comfortable grip on their tools can help prevent injuries and fatigue. A good example is the Fiskars Leaf Rake which comes with soft-grip touchpoints that enhance comfort as well as provide control while holding onto it.
One essential feature to look for when choosing the best lawn rake is durable tines. The tines are the prongs that do the actual raking in most types of yard tools.
Metal tines can withstand heavy debris, such as rocks or wet leaves that might snap a plastic rake’s tines. Ames and Fiskars make high-quality rakes with strong steel or aluminum tines that won’t bend or break easily.
Another important factor to consider when choosing the perfect lawn rake for your yard is adjustable height. You want a rake that can be adjusted to suit your height and comfort level, especially if you’ll be raking for an extended period.
Some rakes come with telescoping handles, while others have fixed-length handles.
For example, if you’re tall, then you can extend the handle of your rake so that it reaches up to your shoulder or chest level comfortably. This feature not only ensures that all parts of your lawn are well-raked but also reduces strain on your back and shoulders caused by bending over too much during use.
When choosing a lawn rake, it is important to consider its versatility and multiple functions. Look for rakes that can be used for tasks beyond leaf or debris removal. For instance, a landscape rake can be used to level gravel or mulch in your garden while also being helpful in spreading compost or preparing soil for your next planting season.
In addition, some rakes come with detachable heads that allow you to switch between different tine configurations such as curved tines for gathering leaves and straight tines for dethatching.
This makes them even more versatile as they can be customized based on the task at hand.
Top Picks For The Best Lawn Rakes For Different Yard Needs
Here are our top picks for the best lawn rakes based on your yard needs: For small lawns, we recommend a handheld rake; for larger lawns, go for a lawn sweeper; for heavy debris, use a power rake; for versatility, get yourself a garden rake; and lastly, if you need to level your lawn or spread mulch or gravel evenly, then opt for a landscape rake.
Best For Small Lawns: Handheld Rake
For those with small lawns or gardens, a handheld rake may be the best option. These rakes are lightweight and easy to maneuver in tight spaces. They can also be used for spot cleaning and removing debris from hard-to-reach areas.
When choosing a handheld rake, look for one that has durable tines and a comfortable grip. Plastic rakes may be more suitable for light use, while metal ones are better for heavier tasks such as removing sticks or stones.
Best For Large Lawns: Lawn Sweeper
If you have a large lawn and want to save time while still maintaining its appearance, then a lawn sweeper is your best bet. Lawn sweepers use brushes or combs and wheels to collect debris efficiently, making it ideal for capturing both small twigs and larger leaves.
With a large capacity bin that can hold up to 26 cubic feet of material, you won’t need to stop as often during yard work. This added convenience makes the lawn sweeper an excellent choice if you are after effective garden maintenance without sacrificing energy on raking tasks alone.
Best For Heavy Debris: Power Rake
If you have a large lawn with heavy debris, a power rake might be the best option for you. Power rakes, also known as dethatchers or vertical mowers, use motorized blades to break up thatch and remove dead grass from your lawn.
They can handle tough jobs quickly and efficiently, saving you time and effort.
According to USA Today’s review of 11 different rakes from various brands such as Gardenite, Fiskars, Truper, and Ames; Sun Joe AJ801E Electric Scarifier + Lawn Dethatcher is one reliable pick for heavy-duty tasks like removing thick leaves pile in large lawns.
Best For Versatility: Garden Rake
If you’re looking for a rake that can handle multiple tasks, then the garden rake is your best bet. This versatile tool has curved tines that are perfect for removing debris from tight spaces and leveling soil.
It’s also great for spreading mulch or compost in your vegetable garden or flower beds.
What’s more, a garden rake is constructed with sturdy tines made of metal or plastic materials to withstand heavy use without breaking down quickly. With its versatility and durability, a garden rake will save you money while helping you keep your yard tidy all year long.
Best For Leveling: Landscape Rake
The landscape rake is an essential tool for anyone interested in off-grid living and gardening. This type of rake features a long handle and widely-spaced tines that are ideal for smoothing out soil or gravel, removing debris, or leveling mulch.
One of the best things about the landscape rake is its versatility. It can be used on various types of surfaces like lawns, gardens, driveways, pathways, or even construction sites.
Also, it’s perfect for creating a level surface before planting seeds or laying down sods.
Tips For Using And Maintaining Your Lawn Rake
Proper technique is crucial when using a lawn rake, so make sure to pull it towards you in smooth, even strokes and avoid exerting too much pressure.
Proper Technique For Raking
When it comes to raking your lawn, there is a proper technique that can help you achieve the best results. Start by standing upright with your feet shoulder-width apart and bend slightly at the knees.
Begin raking in a back-and-forth motion, starting at one side of your yard and working your way across to the other side. Be sure to overlap each pass slightly to ensure you don’t miss any leaves or debris.
When picking up piles of leaves, use a scooping motion instead of dragging them along the ground. Remember to take breaks when necessary and avoid overexerting yourself as this may lead to injury or strain.
Cleaning And Storing Your Rake
After using your lawn rake, it’s essential to clean and store it properly. This will help prolong its lifespan and ensure that it remains effective over time. Cleaning your rake can be as simple as hosing off any debris or muck that’s accumulated on the tines after use.
Once the rake is cleaned, make sure to dry it thoroughly before storing it away. Moisture left on the tines can cause rust or corrosion, ultimately shortening the lifespan of your tool.
To prevent this from happening, you can lay your rake flat in a dry spot with good ventilation until fully dry. Alternatively, you can lean it against a wall or hang it up in an appropriate storage area such as a garden shed or garage.
When To Replace Your Rake
Like any garden tool, a rake will eventually wear out and need to be replaced. One of the first signs that it’s time for a new rake is when you notice the tines are bent or missing altogether.
This can make raking more difficult than necessary and may cause damage to your lawn or garden. Another indication that it’s time for a new rake is when you start noticing rust on the metal parts, which can weaken the tool over time.
If you find yourself using your rake frequently, you’ll likely need to replace it sooner rather than later. However, if you only use it occasionally, your rake may last longer before needing replacement.
In conclusion, choosing the right lawn rake can make all the difference in keeping your yard looking its best. With so many options available, it’s important to consider factors such as lawn size, type of debris to be removed, user comfort, and budget when making a decision.
Look for features like comfortable grips and durable tines to ensure that your chosen rake will stand up to regular use. And remember to follow proper technique for raking, clean and store your tool properly after each use, and know when it’s time to replace it.
1. What factors should I consider when choosing a lawn rake for my yard?
When choosing a lawn rake, it is important to consider the size of your yard, the type of debris you will be raking up, and the level of durability and quality you need from your tool. It can also be helpful to read product reviews or ask for recommendations from other gardeners in your community.
2. Should I choose a leaf rake or a thatch rake for my yard?
The type of rake you choose depends on what kind of material you are trying to remove from your lawn. If dealing with leaves and light debris, a leaf rake is likely sufficient. However, if removing heavy layers of thatch buildup from grass roots, use a thatch rake instead.
3. Are certain materials better than others when selecting a lawn rake?
Yes – look for sturdy materials like aluminum or steel as they provide greater durability while being lightweight enough to handle easily during use.Also look for ergonomic handles which provide more comfort during prolonged periods working outdoors.
4. Is there any maintenance required for my new lawn rake?
Yes! Regularly cleaning the tines (teeth) using soap/water ensures maximum performance levels over time so rust/rot/etc don’t damage them permanently.Taking additional steps such as seeking seasonal tune ups by professionals may help ensure longer lifespan/fewer issues related wear & tear but general cleaning can prevent long-term issues developing early on with less effort/time involved overall; just make sure storing tools properly when not in use so they remain functional season after season. | agronomy |
https://www.robchew.com/publication/uav-crops-rwanda/ | 2022-06-26T14:46:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103269583.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20220626131545-20220626161545-00329.warc.gz | 0.930636 | 265 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__142261442 | en | Accurate projections of seasonal agricultural output are essential for improving food security. However, the collection of agricultural information through seasonal agricultural surveys is often not timely enough to inform public and private stakeholders about crop status during the growing season. Acquiring timely and accurate crop estimates can be particularly challenging in countries with predominately smallholder farms because of the large number of small plots, intense intercropping, and high diversity of crop types. In this study, we used RGB images collected from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) flown in Rwanda to develop a deep learning algorithm for identifying crop types, specifically bananas, maize, and legumes, which are key strategic food crops in Rwandan agriculture. The model leverages advances in deep convolutional neural networks and transfer learning, employing the VGG16 architecture and the publicly accessible ImageNet dataset for pretraining. The developed model performs with an overall test set F1 of 0.86, with individual classes ranging from 0.49 (legumes) to 0.96 (bananas). Our findings suggest that although certain staple crops such as bananas and maize can be classified at this scale with high accuracy, crops involved in intercropping (legumes) can be difficult to identify consistently. We discuss the potential use cases for the developed model and recommend directions for future research in this area. | agronomy |
http://rolecall.us/french-style-xacmp/how-to-make-a-small-greenhouse-985302 | 2023-12-03T20:41:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100508.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20231203193127-20231203223127-00562.warc.gz | 0.922589 | 8,272 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__14424883 | en | When this couple built their own greenhouse out of recycled materials, they set out to mimic the architectural details of their 1940s home. If your greenhouse is quite small, you can keep them outside. You don’t want a swamp inside of your greenhouse. Misting is the best approach to improve humidity. If you're looking for a more temporary or seasonal greenhouse, why not at least choose one that will stand out in your backyard? You will need to buy cheap and thin timber size 0.25” thick by 2” wide that will fit the dimensions of the door which are 6.75’ x 3.0’. You can make them into a miniature greenhouse. Once the measurement is taken, cut the wooden boards according to measured length and make the frame of your greenhouse by fixing wooden boards on right place using nails. Its clear exterior means you can spy on your plants all day long! Lay 2- by 6-inch boards on their sides along the inside of the rebar to create a frame of runners for the greenhouse. Step 10: My Next Instructable. But here's something you might not know: You don't actually need to shell out a ton of dough in order to own a greenhouse yourself. The amazing thing is that she does all this from a small 6′ by 8′ greenhouse. Indoor Greenhouse in Your Apartment: How to Set Up. In a hurry? Another very important aspect to be calculated is the purpose of your greenhouse. This no work micro greenhouse project is quick, handy and best of all—it’s practically free. You can have a small greenhouse to overwinter your ornamentals or house your herb garden with as little as three large glazed windows. Follow along with these steps to learn how to build a greenhouse made of vintage windows and small in size (10’x12’x8), and we guarantee the outcome is worth the effort. As you plan your solar greenhouse, you should think first of this kind for many reasons. Bonus: it's portable. After the primer dries, attach the elbows to the ends of the two 5' section of pipe with the PVC cement. Simply slide the panes on top during cold weather and uncover for warm days. Yes, you really can make your own DIY greenhouse with just a bit of elbow grease, some leftover lumber, and—if you're feeling particularly motivated—a splash of paint in your favorite color too. An alternative to a large full sized greenhouse is to make a small greenhouse that can be used for starting seeds and small plants. Swipe the inside of the elbow pieces and the ends of the PVC pipe with the purple primer. A Wooden mini greenhouse can be adapted to any size and need. Also, remember there’s no cheaper energy than the energy you don’t have to use, so if designing a new greenhouse, build it so that it does not require … Growing Fruits and vegetables all year round in Canada or the colder parts of North America would be wonderful but, sadly, our climate limits us to a few… I love these ideas. Examples would include an orchid, a small fern, or a cactus. 2. Plus get tips to help your seeds thrive, even if you've never planted seeds before. The owner made it out of antique windows, and the level of detail in every aspect of the final house is remarkable. I collected the windows over the course of a … Another DIY Barn Greenhouse . This greenhouse bills itself as "virtually unbreakable," and with so many glowing reviews on Amazon, we're inclined to believe it. This greenhouse is 11 feet wide, 15 feet long, and about seven and a half feet tall. Learn how to make a mini greenhouse with upcycled materials to start seeds indoors. They are also quite budget friendly. This free greenhouse plan from Crafts a la Mode takes some old windows and makes them into a greenhouse just pick enough for a few plants. You can easily put together this pretty piece in a weekend using scraps and items you probably already have at home. See how to make it here. If you aren’t keen on this type of DIY projects, a greenhouse kit is another option for you. Got an old stack of CD cases that you hate to just throw away? Here's a greenhouse so beautiful, you just might be tempted to move in. You can purchase greenhouses at your local hardware or garden stores that are pre-assembled. These same 20 foot PVC pieces make up the “ribs” of the greenhouse between the two end pieces. For larger mini greenhouses, an exhaust fan serves the purpose of ventilation, which is essential for exchanging inside air for outside air to control temperature, replenish carbon dioxide, or remove moisture. With the cost of ready Drink bottle hot house best idea I’ve been saving my bottles to make 1. working on a school project very helpful and informative. An alternative to a large full sized greenhouse is to make a small greenhouse that can be used for starting seeds and small plants. The impeccable framing beneath this greenhouse keeps it extra sturdy—meaning it'll last for years. S creening off part of the greenhouse with polythene and battens will limit the area to be heated. No problem—turn to a DIY kit that can fit your go-to plants without stealing away too much landscape. I … In the greenhouse, you can control the environment which isn’t possible in the natural environment in an open field. We've got 40 fun and terrific indoor greenhouse projects, just for you. This lightweight structure is made from wood, with a plastic covering over the openings. Clever Ways to Use Mason Jars in Your Backyard, Truck Yeah You Can DIY This Amazing Waterfall, How to DIY the Ultimate Backyard Fire Pit. You don't have to break the bank to create your own greenhouse. Also, make sure you make the top area operable by fixing it with hinges so that you can take plants in and out easily. Then pound in your 6 foot long pieces of rebar every 4 feet in a straight line leaving 48 inches protruding from the ground. DIY Small Greenhouse Easy DIY Small Greenhouse: How to build an indoor greenhouse to start seeds, grow vegetables or grow tropical plants indoors. Once the measurement is taken, cut the wooden boards according to measured length and make the frame of your greenhouse by fixing wooden boards on right place using nails. Every gardener should know about these toxic flowers. Make your garden grow without spending a lot of dough. As a matter of fact, this blogger shared that she built the one pictured here over six years ago, and it's still standing strong today. The full set of instructions is available here. Mini greenhouse from recycled windows. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. If you're looking to root plants, it's important to retain moisture and control the temperature. Get the tutorial at The Elliott Homestead. More Small Green House Kits. Another creative idea that is ideal for the germination of plants. A good tip is to group and label the timber lengths together for each side so you know where it will be used. Also, it is a good idea to make or buy a little rubbish bin on wheels which you can take with you as you work in your greenhouse. If you are passionate about gardening and have a small space but want to have a greenhouse then this post is for you. 5 20 foot pieces of 5/8 inch rebar (cut in 1/3's to about 6 foot lengths) 7 20 foot lengths of 1 inch schedule 40 PVC with a small (3/16-¼ inch) hole drilled dead center, at 10 feet The area the greenhouse is placed should have proper drainage. Mild to Intense, here we've listed 13 most common flowers that are poisonous. Be creative. Floored Greenhouse Plan; This easy to build greenhouse has a plywood floor and plywood half-walls, topped with a wood frame covered with plastic. Do you love to recycle? What can be a better way to reuse these handy little containers than to make a mini greenhouse in which you can start seeds and propagate cuttings. It'll Save You Money AND It's Not As Hard OR Expensive As You Think Do you want to build a greenhouse in your backyard? 10 Houseplants That Can Survive the Darkest Corner, Ben & Erin Napier Talk 'Home Town' Season 5, 93 Best Easy Low-Carb Recipes With Tons of Flavor, High Tunnel Walk-In Garden Greenhouse Kit, 15 Best DIY Gazebo Ideas for Your Backyard, This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. While these cute greenhouses don't come with a tutorial, we're getting so much inspiration just by looking at them. Read more on this. How to Build a Small Greenhouse from How To Specialist. Country Living participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. This video from Homemade Hints will show you how to build a small greenhouse with PVC pipe: Greenhouses provide a controlled and protected environment to keep your plants fresh all year long, even during off-seasons and harsh winters. Attached greenhouses have about a third less surface area for the same floor space as a freestanding one. Get this: No tools are required for assembly of this greenhouse! Building the sides of the greenhouse The first step of the project is to build the side frames of the small greenhouse. Country Living editors select each product featured. Attach the 10' section of pipe to the unthreaded end of an elbow with PVC cement and press down firmly. An Orchid Hothouse . These rocks naturally absorb heat – and the release of this heat keeps your plants warmer during the dark, cold hours of winter. The simple hoop greenhouse pictured below was built by PondPlantGirl on instructables and cost less than $25. By the way, plant selecting play a vital role to make a garden profitable. You lay the perimeter of the greenhouse with wood. Since there's probably a lot of greenery in your backyard, choosing a bright blue color is the perfect way to make a greenhouse stand out. This trampoline was transformed from one backyard accessory into a completely new (and amazing!) A greenhouse is a great way to grow various types of plants throughout the year like herbs and fruit. If your greenhouse has limited or no ventilation, your plants may die. In fact, this DIY version came together at just $745 from start to finish. You can also grow exotic plants you wouldn’t be able to otherwise on a regular garden setting. How to build a small, cheap and easy greenhouse Material List for 28 foot by 15 foot greenhouse, sorry, with pvc, the greenhouse has to be small. To make a mini greenhouse out of recycled windows simply follow the instructions for a largely sized greenhouse but make it smaller. Check out this tutorial from Martha Stewart to learn how to make it. Finally, go … This greenhouse is made entirely from 2×4 lumber, so that you can get the job done with common tools in just a weekend. Since this option is made out of old windows, it's easy to decorate with glass paints. It includes an adjustable roof vent, rain gutters, and a lockable door handle. These homemade mini-greenhouses are very practical and they allow you to grow your plants in the best way possible. A greenhouse environment, even on a small scale, can improve the lifespan and productivity of garden plants. Winter hardy vegetables can be grown in unheated greenhouses–even those covered with flimsy plastic sheeting–into Zone 3. Cover your garden or pond to keep plants warm on cold winter days and nights! Assemble a Greenhouse Kit . You can make a mini greenhouse with as little as 6 windows. In the step cover and arrange the plastic sheets over the structure. This space-friendly mini structure came together with leftover lumber and salvaged storm windows. You can make a mini greenhouse with as little as 6 windows. You can build a cheap greenhouse by using PVC pipes and plastic sheets or you can spend a few bucks and build a strong and long-lasting greenhouse by using corrugated plastic, a cooling fan, a heater, and a thermostat to control the inside environment of your small greenhouse. Understand your needs and wants; Pick Your Plants wisely. Repurpose windows into a cold frame garden. With these mini greenhouse ideas, nothing will stop you from growing everything you want during unfavorable conditions. These ideas are more useful for those who are city dwellers and have a limited space garden. Some stores carry greenhouse kits, which are starter kits to build a small greenhouse consisting of parts that can be assembled. 13 Cheap DIY greenhouse plans. Use a circular saw with a … Learn how to make this versatile and good looking greenhouse from old CD cases. It might be on the back of your yard or the front of your yard, your choice. What will really please you is just how easy so many of these DIY projects are. But make sure you have enough space around your greenhouse. All you need to make one like it is some PVC pipe with connectors, zip ties, and plastic sheeting. Learn how to do it. Use a plastic or metal hoop structure (PVC pipe works perfectly) to create a dome structure. Small Greenhouse Plans; Follow this instructional YouTube and build your own small greenhouse from 2×4 lumber and plastic. Look for bottles in a variety of shapes, as this can give you more customization options. To make a profit from fast-growing plants, you can choose ginseng, bamboo, gourmet mushrooms, herbs, or saffron. It's easier and less expensive than you think. A kit can make it easy for anyone to build an inexpensive greenhouse in their backyard regardless of their building skills. This one is built like most other PVC pipe hoop greenhouses. 1. Too little will make your plants die of thirst. They are available to buy and build in all difference price points, styles, shapes, and sizes. Use a plastic or metal hoop structure (PVC pipe works perfectly) to create a dome structure. Talk about turning trash into treasure! Put on your favorite garden shoes and get to it! Not feeling ready to take on the challenge of one of these projects? In this video, I'm sharing how I'm turning a regular clear, plastic bin into a Mini-Greenhouse! Just a few plants. It is easy to make and you’ll need about 40 CD cases to make a greenhouse illustrated in the picture above. 1. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io, 28 Beautiful Colors to Paint Your Front Door, 80+ Fresh Ways to Decorate Your Porch and Patio, Stock Tank Pools Are Officially Trending Again, 16 DIY Porch Swings That Are Comfy and Stylish. To make a mini greenhouse out of recycled windows simply follow the instructions for a largely sized greenhouse but make it smaller. Cover it in clear plastic for an affordable backyard greenhouse. Secure it where it is needed with tape or super glue. If you are planning a mini greenhouse for one season, then you should invest in simple and light structure, easy to assemble and dissemble. As you can see in the imagine, you need to cut the ends of the studs at about 82 degrees (make 8 degree cuts). Thus construction costs are lower, and less heat is … 30- Plastic Sheeting 2 x 4 Greenhouse. You have entered an incorrect email address! After this, you need to make the greenhouse door and greenhouse windows. Do not swipe the inside of the threaded elbows. The new plans are more detailed and come with a cut list and step by step diagrams. Jun 19, 2020 - Explore Offgridmaker's board "Small greenhouse", followed by 4100 people on Pinterest. This creative greenhouse is very fun to make. One way to do this is to use rolling benches or to get a small greenhouse kit such as the Solexx 8ft x 8ft Garden Master or the onion-shaped Riga 2s that have pre-built-in shelving. House-attached greenhouses are even cheaper to build. 2. Firstly, you need to find a suitable place to build your small greenhouse. White flowers, red flowers, various types of succulents...there's a high likelihood that whatever you choose to grow will flourish! And added the old siding at the bottom to both make it look nicer and to secure the plastic to the frame. The plastic sheeting is light-weight, durable, and holds the heat in while keeping the cold out. Barn style greenhouses are attractive and not too difficult to build. To make a small indoor greenhouse, you will need to follow the right instructions first, or else things might go wrong. The greenhouse should be tucked away to where the wind can’t damage it. See more ideas about greenhouse, small greenhouse, diy greenhouse. This small DIY greenhouse is fold-able! You can use a simple 1 liter plastic bottle to make a variety of greenhouses. This lengthy greenhouse is easy to move and store, and allows air to flow freely even on hot days. Use these free building plans to make this structure, perfect for a country home's backyard. A portable greenhouse is used for placement of plants inside, forming a micro internal climate, which will provide what is necessary for your small … A Wooden mini greenhouse can be adapted to any size and need. Flowers spread the color... © 2020 Balcony Garden Web | All rights reserved, Easy DIY Mini Greenhouse Ideas | Creative Homemade Greenhouses, Check out our article on diy garden cloche ideas, Beginner’s Guide for Growing a Salad Garden, Growing Ginkgo Biloba Tree | Ginkgo Biloba Tree Care and How to Grow it, 24 Creative DIY Outdoor Water Fountain Ideas, 35 Beautiful DIY Indoor Plant Display Ideas, 10 Creative DIYs to Turn Old Plant Cabinets into Plant Homes, 24 Stunning Attic Rooms with Plants Pictures, 12 Best Types of Peace Lily | Spathiphyllum Varieties. Find more about this. 1. Portable greenhouse – A portable greenhouse, as the name implies, is a greenhouse a few, very small dimensions much smaller than those of the greenhouses we all know, and that are used for planting and harvesting. Pallets are really useful recycling material, especially for a gardener. How to Make a Mini Greenhouse With PVC Pipe. Super easy and super cheap too! greenhouse structure. Create a hothouse with old doors and window panes that you now no longer use? Fold up DIY greenhouse. This forms the door of the greenhouse. If you do not, they recommend that you build your greenhouse out of PVC pipe with a wooden frame. Generally, greenhouses are the shape of a small building with four walls, a roof, and a single entry/exit. Mason jars provide a quick solution for getting a greenhouse-like effect. This simple greenhouse is adaptable to small spaces and only require pallets. It can get really hot inside when it … With plenty of space for vegetables, herbs, and flowers, it also offers durability, strength, and walk-in access. A greenhouse might sound like an impossible dream, but a mini greenhouse constructed of PVC pipe is … Take matters into your own hands with this greenhouse kit from Wayfair, which is an ideal size for storing plants without dominating the yard. For best results, choose a large inset window that receives lots of light. Exercise your green thumb year-round by installing a DIY kit with a waterproof cover and durable steel frame. The full set of … Do you have Problems with the humidity levels in your greenhouse?or you want to increase humidity in greenhouse? Little Window Greenhouse Plan. RELATED: New Ways to Repurpose Old Windows. It's a gorgeous greenhouse … It measures only 4 x 4 feet, disassembles in minutes with wingnuts and can be built in a weekend. They're one of the prettiest and most practical backyard ideas, and they're equally at home in a small backyard as they are in a sprawling English garden. This greenhouse was made out of several discarded windows, believe it or not. Get the tutorial at Design Dreams by Anne. A greenhouse kit makes it possible for you to build your own plant nursery. Get the tutorial at The White Cottage Farm. These kits generally maximize the growing space quite efficiently. You don’t need to own a large piece of land to build a greenhouse and even if you just want to decorate your patio you … Shown on: Fix It Up! You will only need to take the measurements for your mini greenhouse and create the structure by joining together the pipes by means of couplings L and T joints, in order to adjust the length and the size of your greenhouse. Click here to learn how to build a greenhouse the easy way! It features zippered front and back doors in addition to exhaust vents, a coated steel frame, and an airtight, UV-protected cover. Make Greenhouse Door and Windows . Thank you for reading our article about small greenhouse plans and we recommend you to check out the rest of our projects. Get the tutorial at Montana Wildlife Gardener. 39. Mini Greenhouse – You may not want a large structure in your yard so instead you can build a mini greenhouse that will work on individual garden beds keeping the frost and cold off of any plants already in the ground.. $50 Greenhouse – Build a greenhouse which is completely tailored to the space you have available for no more than $50 and with such a basic design anyone can make it. Rebekah Lowin is the Lifestyle Editor for The Pioneer Woman, covering food, entertaining, home decor, crafting, gardening, and holiday. Secure the rebar to the boards with 1/2-inch fence staples. This is such an unbelievably simple idea, I can’t quite believe it isn’t already everywhere. This budget-friendly mini greenhouse puts your old window frames to good use in order to control the temperature of your florals. If so, this DIY is really going to make you smile. Get the … RELATED: Clever Ways to Use Mason Jars in Your Backyard. Making a sloping roof Step 3 All the same, a heavy-duty steel framework makes it incredibly stable. It needs minimal effort and is extremely versatile and compatible with different needs since its structure is made of PVC pipes, which are really easy to arrange. Have you, like many others, switched over to playing music on your devices? DIY Small Greenhouse Easy DIY Small Greenhouse: How to build an indoor greenhouse to start seeds, grow vegetables or grow tropical plants indoors. Too much humidity may let mold, mildew, and bugs to run wild in your greenhouse. Just be aware that it will be more labor-intensive. One of the many things we love about greenhouses? Start by stretching a string along where you want the two long sides of the greenhouse to be. This mini greenhouse is economical and simple to make and the best way to recycle plastic bottles. PVC greenhouse is the most simple to make yet the most functional. She has a larger greenhouse that she grows her tomatoes to crop in but all the seedlings, the cacti and the planters are grown under heat. Tip #12 – Raised garden beds You can make your greenhouse any size you like, here’s the cutting list we used: 200mm x 50mm pine: 1500mm x 2; 1200mm x 2 . More about us. Cover it in clear plastic for an affordable backyard greenhouse. … Why Build A Small Greenhouse In Your Backyard?Build a small greenhouse! 13 Cheap DIY greenhouse plans. Plants You Can Grow Instead of a Fence for Privacy and... 8 Kitchen Scraps that can Become Future Houseplants, 13 Common Flowers that are Poisonous | Toxic Flowers. If, however, your goal is to dedicate each day to the healthy and good garden, you can create a more durable mini greenhouse that is slightly more complex, which allows you to organize plants both in winter and in summer. The kit provides you with all the materials you need. From its colorful front door to its arched roof, this barn-style greenhouse is one after our own hearts. HI guys! Fortunately there are two do-it-yourself options: buy a ready-to-assemble greenhouse kit or purchase plans and build the greenhouse from scratch. Otherwise, consider having a small circulating fan in your greenhouse, lest the warm air rise to where you don’t want it to be. For building this, measure the space where you are going to place your greenhouse. Whether you have a full-size outdoor greenhouse or a small indoor greenhouse, shelves and potting benches are necessary in order to make the best use of your greenhouse space.Shelving creates a useful storage space for seeds, tools, and … Here, we're sharing tips on how to build a greenhouse that's as inexpensive as it is beautiful and useful. Get the tutorial at QT's Random Ramblings. You can also grow exotic plants you wouldn’t be able to otherwise on a regular garden setting. Add Tip Ask Question Comment Download. Here‘s another DIY greenhouse with step by step building photos. A mini greenhouse will definitely benefit your garden and allow you to grow many vegetables throughout the year. All you need to make one like it is some PVC pipe with connectors, zip ties, and plastic sheeting. So no matter what type of weather is outdoors, everything can be in bloom inside your home. Luckily, you can make a small greenhouse all by yourself. Luckily, you can make a small greenhouse all by yourself. Learn to make this here. 10 of 12. Also Read: Budget-Friendly DIY Greenhouse Ideas. Always select a better place that receives a good amount of sunlight to build your small greenhouse. Similar to the hoop greenhouse, this mini version is made using PVC pipe and plastic covering. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Reasons to Make a Greenhouse. Crop schedules & planning. The real gem here, in our opinion, is the sliding red door. Greenhouse From Old Windows: This is a brief guide on how I took some old windows from houses they where tearing down in my neighborhood and turned them into a small greenhouse in my back yard. Outsunny 20 feet x 10 feet x 7 feet Portable Walk-in Garden Greenhouse - Measuring a spacious 10 feet x 20 feet, this greenhouse kit has a steel frame and transparent plastic cover. Here is a step-by-step process so you can clearly understand the procedure, Step 1: Select a Place. These micro greenhouses can be made with one or two soda bottles with the labels removed. Not to worry: We've also got options for store-bought structures that can be had for cheap. Also check out round up of various types of homemade greenhouses, hoop house plans, vegetables to grow in a greenhouse, wooden greenhouses, cold frame plans.. 38. Follow the plans and the instructions described in the image, if you want to get a professional result. Instead of spending the winter gazing through glass panes at frozen flower beds, transform your window into a mini-greenhouse where herbs, houseplants, and even little pots of grass will thrive. Building A Small Greenhouse. Make sure you like Homestead and Survival on Facebook to be updated every time we find a tutorial for innovative ways you can become self-sufficient on a budget. Ventilation. These are ideal for growing a single, short, shallow-rooted plant. The result? If you own a patio or a rooftop garden, you can try this. Crafts a la Mode. After you have made the frame, paint it and let it dry. Speaking of green, the true-to-theme hue of this assemble-yourself structure couldn't be more perfect for housing your plants. Ideal for a low-budget build and small back yard. Shelving is generally something that you attach to the interior of your greenhouse walls or lay on top of the built-in framing. We have left the upper part of the greenhouse open on two opposite sides for ventilation during the summer. insulating a small greenhouse with bubble wrap is cheap and easy and will only take about an hour to wrap-up a small greenhouse. Even a small nook on your patio or balcony can get a little greenhouse love. Look for umbrella greenhouse covers at your home improvement store—or make your own using an inexpensive old umbrella. Reasons to Make a Greenhouse. How to Build a Small, Portable A-Frame Greenhouse with PVC Pipe & Plastic Sheeting for Less than $50 (Greenhouse Plans Series) If you love the DIY route, you can build a sturdier structure. These homemade mini-greenhouses are very practical and they allow you to grow your plants in the best way possible. I’m going to start saving bottles for the winter. It is important that they be vertical and within ½ inch of the 48 inch target. This little greenhouse is made from 40 upcycled CD cases that are hinged together. Leave it indoors where it can double as beautiful decor. Idea 1: Build a cobbled pathway across the floor of your greenhouse using dark gravel or small stones (you can reach out to a local nursery or a dealer that sells rocks for driveways). The simple hoop greenhouse pictured below was built by PondPlantGirl on instructables and cost less than $25. Make good use of space by fixing hooks to rafters in wooden greenhouses. Usually made of hardwood or metal paired with glass, the shelters make gorgeous outdoor decor, and more importantly, they help keep your garden growing all year long. Learn more about it here. It's probably hard to believe, but there are, in fact, tons of options available online, including pre-built houses and affordable kits that come with everything you need to get it done yourself. In addition to being quite the conversation piece, it's a great spot for getting an early start on planting seedlings. Short on space? 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https://epicnews.in/centre-to-make-goa-self-sufficient-in-next-3-years-minister/ | 2021-10-18T04:13:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585196.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20211018031901-20211018061901-00474.warc.gz | 0.972338 | 339 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__109244767 | en | The Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Minister Shobha Karandlaje today said that the Centre will work with the state government to make Goa a self-sufficient state in the next three years.
In a review meeting, Ms Karandlaje said that the Centre is ready for all kinds of support to establish an integrated agriculture university in the State.
“In the meeting, we have reviewed what the Centre has given us. We discussed the need for an integrated agriculture college here which is the subject of the state government too,” the Minister said.
Ms Karandlaje said, “For establishing an agriculture college, the state government will need help from the Centre and not only on this – there are other problems, like some farmers are not able to receive the benefits of ‘PM Kisan Samman Yojana’ due to some issues with land records. But these collective issues will also be discussed with the Centre.”
Speaking further, the Minister said, “Goa is self-sufficient in milk but we have a target in vegetables as well. So like these, we have many targets.”
Ms Karandlaje also talked about the welfare of the farmers and said, “We are visiting everywhere and interacting with farmers. For their welfare, both the government Centre and the state will work together.”
“The Chief Minister of the state Pramod Sawant is aggressively working here especially for farmers,” she added.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) | agronomy |
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|The grapes are hand harvested, destemmed and crushed, and each vineyard lot is maintained separately. Before initiating fermentation, the must and skins are soaked at cool temperatures. Cold-soaking intensifies both the color and flavors of the finished wine. Fermentation is then set off with selected yeasts in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and lasts for a period of six to seven days. During the initial stages of fermentation, the must is aerated by draining the wine from the fermenters and then returning it, a process called "rack and return." This stimulates the production of phenolic compounds which smooth and soften the tannins. These two techniques yield a wine of deep, full color and excellent fresh, fruity varietal flavors without harsh tannins.
Following completion of the alcoholic fermentation, the wine is pressed from the skins and returned to stainless steel tanks for full malolactic fermentation. It is then racked into French oak barrels, roughly half of which are new and the balance of one and two years' use, for approximately eighteen months depending on the vintage.
|GRAPE VARIETY: 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.5%-14.5% TOTAL ACIDITY: 0.60g-0.65g/100ml RESIDUAL SUGAR: 0.05g-0.10g/100ml pH: 3.50-3.60|
|The Cakebreads show their commitment to quality through their years of family teamwork, their stewardship of the land, their care in growing and vinifying individual lots of grapes for each wine and their public programs for healthy living. The result is a world-class winery that crafts distinctive wines and welcomes dedicated visitors year after year.| | agronomy |
https://www.beelovedgardens.com/blog/photo-tour-aug-25 | 2019-09-18T19:44:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514573331.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20190918193432-20190918215432-00303.warc.gz | 0.889871 | 307 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__46601784 | en | Photo Tour Aug 25
At long last! Another photo update! It sounds ridiculous to say that there hasn't been time to go around taking pictures... but that's how it seems to have been.
Here are some photos to give you a glimpse at what is going on around here.
Trays of seedlings (lettuces, chard, spinach, kale, etc) on their way to the garden to be transplanted.
Some close-ups in the greenhouse. Oakleaf lettuces:
Chives (which look the same at this stage as onions & leeks)
Lettuces in the garden:
Arugula & tatsoi:
Yellow swiss chard:
Red swiss chard:
Baby beets (for the fall)
Beets (next crop)
Hakurei turnips, ready to pick:
"D'Avignon" radish... red above-ground, white below-ground
Yellow peppers, s-l-o-w-l-y ripening
Red peppers, again ripening slowly. It takes 3+weeks to turn from a green pepper to a red pepper.
Baby Cilantro and Dill... ready in a couple more weeks
Scallions & another crop of turnips
Sunflowers along the edge of the garden. These are with-pollen (for the bees) and with-seeds (for the birds). Therefore, not the cutting type (for people). | agronomy |
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If you're possessing a hard time getting your grass to be able to look great, it could be time for you to think of installing the irrigation sprinkler system. Fundamentally, this is a way to water the complete yard within just 60 minutes. As a home owner that has irrigation water, this can be employed in the sprinkler process. It becomes an easy way to water the complete garden and never have to worry about your own household water invoice raising.
In relation to drip irrigation system design, it is important to make certain they are appropriately mounted. In fact, there are a few items that could go wrong. All the pipes should be secure so they do not leak. It is also imperative that you winterize this sprinkler system when this time will come. For the present time, make sure the pipes feel secure so water will not be seeping below the ground. Otherwise, there could be a problem together with damaged water water lines that is gonna be a severe issue.
In the event that you actually reside in a region where right now there is really a water constraint, you will know it is possible to primarily water for a couple hours a day a couple of days per week. Because of this, it is important to be sure you could water the complete garden without having to go out and transfer this hose pipe. The whole lawn may get the drink regarding drinking water with the help of the sprinkler system. This is also a useful tool for people who are gonna be growing lawn seed. The earth must be damp and that means you have to have a way to very easily water the entire yard. Find out more now. | agronomy |
http://midislanddahlia.com/ | 2014-04-18T08:02:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609533121.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005213-00615-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.934358 | 136 | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-15__0__42501315 | en | The next meeting of the Mid Island Dahlia Society meeting will be held on Monday,, April 7th at Winthop Hall, Church of the Advent, 555 Advent St, Westbury at 8 PM. At the April meeting we will demonstrate how to take cuttings and to have them thrive without a greenhouse. Since the May and June meetings are dedicated to plant sales, a discussion of the Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes of planting dahlia tubers and cuttings will follow. A good start leads to great plants. Great plants produce great blooms. Don't miss it..
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https://ikidyounot.in/whats-the-noorjahan-mango/ | 2024-04-25T09:01:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712297290384.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425063334-20240425093334-00175.warc.gz | 0.942623 | 443 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__161734552 | en | Written by Adweita Panigrahi, a grade 2 student.
A jumbo-sized mango is the pride of a small district in Madhya Pradesh. Its extraordinary size and flavour, make it a prized fruit for mango lovers. No wonder it has been named after the most famous empress of India, Noorjahan.
It’s mangoes everywhere
Summers are mango time. Everyone loves this juicy and delicious fruit. India has more than 1000 varieties of mangoes. you can have mangoes any way you like- as a shake, like ice cream, like a cake or eat them just like that. Whichever way you have mangoes, you will be happy. Alphonso, Dasehri, Kesar, Malda, Langda are common varieties. But there are some rare and unusual varieties of mangoes that are specially created by cultivators. One such is Noorjahan mango.
Super size me
Noorjhan mango is cultivated in a small region of Alirajpur in Madhya Pradesh. It grows to a massive size of 2 kgs to 3.5 kgs- the size of a watermelon, or a jackfruit! The local cultivators believe that this mango came from Afghanistan. But there’s no proof of that.
Growing this mango is not easy. And every year only a few Noorjahan mangoes are grown. That is why each mango can fetch a very high price- 1000 rupees per piece. Not only that, mango lovers book their Noorjahan mangoes with the cultivators in advance. And why not? After all, mangoes come only once a year.
2021- A good harvest
Cultivators were disappointed last year as their mango trees did not flower properly. This year, the flowering has been good. One cultivator, Shivraj Singh Yadav owns three trees of Noorjahan mango. He is happy with the crop this year and hopes that more people will grow the giant Noorjahan mangoes and make them popular.
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https://world-estate.com/Bulgaria/properties/Sell/Land/land-sell-bulgaria-aksakovo-afce80c4-1605-43de-b27c-66397ab90b20 | 2019-01-22T21:54:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583874494.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20190122202547-20190122224547-00108.warc.gz | 0.815093 | 115 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__6184821 | en | 148,512.50 EUR Land Sell Bulgaria, Aksakovo
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- LocationBulgaria, Aksakovo
- Part of cityNot specified
- Land size0.0
An attractive offer for 25000 sq.m. plot of land in the vicinity of the village of Kichevo. It is an agricultural land at the moment. It borders to the East with a creek and a dirt track to the West. It is an opportunity for a ranch or a holiday village. A long term investment. | agronomy |
https://brooklynnaturedays.com/blog/2016/3/20/worm | 2019-08-23T05:26:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317847.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20190823041746-20190823063746-00337.warc.gz | 0.957873 | 137 | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-35__0__220023826 | en | It is "worm weather!" as the kids have been saying. The ample spring rain has created the perfect conditions for muddy fields and tons of worms to discover. Digging in the dirt, the kids observed worm tunnels, the different sizes and shapes of worms, and the slippery, slimy feeling of worms in their hands. Practicing gentleness, as worms are living creatures, the kids observed the worms' segmented, strong bodies, looking at the veins and different colors of the skin. We also talked about how worm eggs hatch from a cocoon underground, where worms enjoy the dark, cool, and damp dirt. We also discovered acorn weevil larvae in our search! | agronomy |
https://bodegaloscerrosdesanjuan.com/eng/historia.php | 2023-10-02T17:03:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511002.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20231002164819-20231002194819-00463.warc.gz | 0.936012 | 329 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__148971100 | en | LOS CERROS DE SAN JUAN IS THE OLDEST WINERY IN URUGUAY
In 1854 the Lahusen family, coming from Germany with a long agricultural and viticultural tradition, acquired four estates among San Juan and La Plata rivers, giving rise to the Los Cerros de San Juan and Cochicó Rural Company.
The unique characteristics of the land and the rocky and graveled San Juan River bed were the main reasons for choosing this place, which, in a way, shares features with the prestigious French region of Bordeaux. Without doubt, they decided to implant the noble grape varieties they had brought from Europe in this promising land.
In 1872, they also imported French oak barrels which were housed in a new stone-built cellar where our wines rest to this day.
DECLARED HISTORICAL MONUMENT AND HERITAGE OF THE NATION
The entire infrastructure of the winery and the complementary services for production make up a special agricultural-architectural complex.
The original cellar for the production and aging of the wine- today known as Bodega de Piedra- the old general store, the carpentry and blacksmith works, mostly built in the second half of the 19th century, they all show constructions made of stone, with wide and thick walls of colonial style typical of the region.
In 2014 -on the 160th anniversary of the company- we started to participate in the best international wine competitions, in which since then we have obtained great results that ratify our commitment to tradition and quality. | agronomy |
https://mcnygenealogy.com/pictures/1300/pic-1525.htm | 2022-01-16T10:47:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320299852.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20220116093137-20220116123137-00060.warc.gz | 0.91643 | 156 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__183547643 | en | Pictures of Rochester and Monroe County, NY
Old pictures and postcards of landmarks and points of interest in Monroe County, NY
Harris Seeds (#1)
Dated: Prob. 1950s
Manufactured by: Dexter Press, West Nyack, NY
Text on back:
Joseph Harris Co., Inc.
Moreton Farm, Rochester, N.Y. 14624
Acres and acres of flower and vegetable trials, many thousands of square feet of greenhouses, seed processing facilities, research laboratories, a busy seed Farm. Joseph Harris founded his seed company and published his first catalog in 1879. He would find it hard to recognize now!
Go to Monroe County GenWeb page. | agronomy |
https://britishmums.com/dubai/explore-the-uaes-top-organic-farm-full-day-learning-fun/ | 2020-09-21T07:05:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400198942.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921050331-20200921080331-00353.warc.gz | 0.947188 | 759 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__52396769 | en | As British Mums we know that the winter months are the best time to explore the Dubai outdoors and one of our favourite places to visit is Emirates Bio Farm. The farm offers educational tours, farm-to-table meals, affordable shopping and much more only 50 minutes away from Downtown Dubai. So, if you’re looking to escape the city for a fun day out with the family, look no further!
Open Farm Days; from tractor rides to harvesting your own vegetables
This winter, Emirates Bio Farm is running Open Farm Days with daily farm tours, from Mondays to Saturdays. The farm tour is one of the highlight experiences at Emirates Bio Farm! Just imagine the excitement on your child’s face as you set off a real tractor ride into the open fields! As all the produce is handpicked, you’ll be able to spot the farmers hand-picking the daily harvest.
You will then be dropped off and guided through the fields to harvest some vegetables while you learn all about how organic and sustainable farming works. After a walking tour, you will be taken to the greenhouse to learn all about greenhouse farming. We think this is such a wonderful learning experience for children and adults alike, learning how our food can be grown organically in the UAE.
The tour happens hourly and is booked on a first come first serve basis at the farm (no pre booking required); a mere 35 AED per person with kids under 6 joining in for free.
At the end of the tour you’ll be treated to a visit to The Farmer’s Table, which is Emirates Bio Farm’s recently launched restaurant. They offer seasonal meals made of organic produce harvested at the farm each morning, the dishes they create are inspired by a zero-waste mentality where they try to use all parts of the vegetables (from the roots to the stems!). This is the only restaurant in the UAE with a greenhouse view.
You can spend the rest of the day watching the kids enjoy the outdoor playgrounds and feed the friendly goats while you sip on a freshly squeezed moringa and kale juice. On your way out, don’t miss out on buying your weekly groceries from the farm shop that offers the most affordable prices on fresh organic produce!
Locally grown, globally certified
Emirates Bio Farm prides itself on its sustainability principles, always highlighting that they are organic and locally grown yet globally certified by the EU, USDA and ESMA. They are relentlessly working towards protecting biodiversity and the environment through their organic farming practices. They continue to focus on their mission of educating the community about the realities of food and the impact of their choices on the environment through their visitor centre and farm tours.
Emirates Bio Farm is also cultivating a seed library where they collect seeds to be re-used which increases the UAE’s independence when it comes to food security. By buying from Emirates Bio Farm, you get a fresher and more affordable alternative to choosing imported products that would yield a higher carbon footprint. Not only are all their produce handpicked daily, they even offer a delivery service which gets to your door within 24 hours of harvest! Their harvest is also available at all major supermarkets across the UAE.
About Emirates Bio Farm
Emirates Bio Farm is the largest privately-owned organic farm in the UAE located between Dubai and Al Ain amidst the red desert dunes of Al Shuwaib. On a 250,000 Sqm facility, Emirates Bio Farm is advocating for environmental protection, health and well-being of all UAE residents through driving a fully integrated visitor centre to allow visitors to experience farming in a safe, educational and fun environment.
For more information visit www.emiratesbiofarm.com. | agronomy |
https://websterlandscape.wordpress.com/ | 2018-11-21T14:40:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039748901.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20181121133036-20181121155036-00232.warc.gz | 0.933438 | 1,665 | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-47__0__4695487 | en | Kathryn prepares for planting day.
The first shipment of plants arrived in the back of Max’s pickup truck. We lined them up for inspection, like so many little soldiers, and examined them against the plant list, and against expectations.
Max checks through the inventory of plants.
A plant in a six inch or gallon size pot doesn’t generally match the mature specimens seen either in other gardens or in on line photos. In fact, some of these infants are unrecognizable from their adult counterparts.
A perfect morning to begin the planting.
The first to be planted was not one of the new plants however, it was the one we’ve had the longest in anticipation of a new garden – a present from friends on Bainbridge Island it’s a lovely purple Cotinus, Smoke Tree, variety unknown.
Mark plants the Smoke Tree, the first of many plants to be added to the new garden.
The leaves will turn a nice bright orange as fall goes along. In the spring the leaves will re-emerge along with a delicate, spidery flower that lends the tree its name. This little guy has a long way to go before he starts smoking, but at least he’s finally in the ground.
Next I planted five Helleborus ‘Ivory Prince’, Lenten Rose. The nice thing about Hellebore is that they bloom in the winter, when not much else is going on in the garden, plus they have a lovely, long standing flower, a nice whiteish-pink bloom. These shade lovers are also deer resistant, which isn’t a factor for us, but is a common problem in many Puget Sound locations.
Flats of Babys Tears, Brass Buttons, Sweet Flag and Ferns ready for planting.
Next in are a few Hosta ‘Halcyon’– the most slug resistant variety, some Iris Siberica ‘Siberian Irises’; a Phygelius ‘Devil’s Tears’ Cape Fuschsia; and Agastache ‘Acapulco’; a variety of Sedum -‘Matrona’ which doesn’t look like anything right now, and a mix of grasses: Acorus Gramineus ‘Ogon’ (a golden variegated Sweet Flag with great color); Briza media, Quaking Grass; Carex Testacea Orange Sedge and the fabulous Stipa Gigantea Giant Feather Grass, the latter not yet close to stately stature it will acheive. Grasses are great for adding texture to your garden; they’re hearty as all get out and drought resistant, too. While I put in these plants Mark planted the Juniperus scopulorum “Skyrocket” juniper, the Buxus Sempervirens ‘Suffruticosa’ Dwarf Boxwoods that continue the existing low hedge up to the new path, and a number Taxus Baccata “Fastigiata” Irish Yew.
The Japanese glass floats re-set into the new plant beds.
The design calls for placing the Japanese glass floats in a pattern that suggests water flowing from the dish rock. Before we planted much in the glass float area, the floats needed to be set in. So in the midst of planting the above, we took a break and washed, dried, and replaced the floats in the landscape so we could plant around them with confidence. They look great!
And speaking of placement, I left an unplanted space in the southwest bed because a tree was designated for that spot, and we’d need unfettered access to it. When Lisa designed this bed, she did not specify a tree so we checked with Max for recommendations. We want one with a canopy that won’t spread much or get too tall, 20’ to 25’ high is plenty, just tall enough to block the view from the neighbor’s bedroom window. Max gave us a few recommendations, I won’t go through the list here (ping me if you’re interested) and from that we selected the Stewartia pseudocamilia Japanese Stewartia, so named because its spring flowers resemble a camellia. We also like its conical shape, fall color, and its perfect size. It’s a slow grower, so an 8-foot specimen like the one we got is going to take a while to reach maximum height.
The Japanese Stewartia settles into its new home.
When the tree arrived Mark dug a giant hole for it, cut off the burlap, and with a bit of a struggle (an 8 foot tree probably weighs well over100 pounds) and the help of a hand truck, the tree was in and I finished planting the bed with some Helictotrichon sempervirens,Blue Oat Grass; Lavandula x Intermedia ‘Grosso’, Fat Spike Lavender; Monarda didyma ‘Rasberry Wine’ Bee Balm; and some little Erythronium, Dog Tooth Lilies that are nothing but a nubbin right now. Along with the Stewartia came a whole flat of fabulous looking Ophiopogon planiscapus Nigrescens, Black Mondo Grass. A selection of ground covers – Soleirolia soleirolii, Baby’s Tears; Sedum ‘Angelina’; and Leptinella ‘Platt’s Black’, Brass Buttons will be planted once we have put a layer of mulch down over the planted areas.
A couple of tips about planting for the uninitiated, you’ll need a spade, extra top soil in a bucket or in the wheelbarrow, a trowel, garden shears, a box knife, a rake, and your gloves. You’ll use the box knife to cut through stubborn root bound plants. Don’t be shy about this; you want your plant to establish new roots which it will do more quickly if you get rid of some of the tough old ones. Another great garden tool is one of those new fangled garden rakes (we picked up one at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show last February) that have a sliding mechanism to vary the spread of the tines so you can get in some pretty tight areas with your rake. Tighten the tines and turn the rake over it acts like a cross between a shovel and a pitch fork. When you’re ready to plant, dig a nice size hole, mix some top soil into it, press the plant firmly down into it so it makes good contact with the bottom, and shovel your soil in around. Fill in completely, pausing every few plantings to smooth with the rake. If you encounter troublesome roots while you’re digging your hole, use your shears to cut those off. And I know it sounds silly to say this, but don’t forget to water when you’re all done for the day. You don’t want to hunker down with your favorite cocktail and your feet up only to realize you have to go back outside and turn on the sprinkler.
On a beautiful Sunday afternoon in October when I wrote this, we also cleaned up the vegetable garden, picked the last of the tomatoes and readied for colder weather. Raking up the leaves from the seven maple trees that are planted on all sides of our property keeps us busy with the rake and the compost bin from October until the end of November. The sun umbrellas were taken down and Mark hoofed them up to the attic until next May.
Max has also delivered a variety of shade-loving plants for “The Grotto”, which I’ll talk about in a subsequent post. More about ground covers soon, too. This post is long enough!
A composite photograph of the newly planted beds. | agronomy |
http://www.rgrc.dna.affrc.go.jp/ineNKCSSL54.html | 2017-10-18T05:43:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187822747.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20171018051631-20171018071631-00594.warc.gz | 0.725377 | 159 | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-43__0__55621332 | en | Nipponbare / Kasalath Chromosome Segment Substitution Lines (CSSLs) 54 lines
These plant materials consist of 54 chromosome segment substitution lines (CSSLs) developed from backcrosses of rice varieties Nipponbare / Kasalath. The genotype of each line was determined using 214 RFLP markers distributed along the 12 rice chromosomes. These CSSLs can be used as a permanent mapping population and can also be useful for QTL mapping of many traits.
Genotype data PDF(44K) EXCEL(180K)
'A' represents a homozygous allele for Nipponbare, 'B' for Kasalath, and 'H' for a heterozygous allele.
RGP genetic map: | agronomy |
https://www.rotaryeclubone.org/makeups/articles/supermarkets/ | 2023-10-01T19:13:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510924.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20231001173415-20231001203415-00852.warc.gz | 0.96401 | 893 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__17632767 | en | Every major supermarket chain I was able to speak to told me they were having trouble obtaining reliable large shipments of locally grown items. A great job creation opportunity exists.
This is a competitive challenge for the supermarkets, because research has shown that almost 30% of shoppers say they would consider switching to another chain if their favorite store does not carry an adequate amount of locally produced food. 70% of these shoppers say they would pay a premium of up to 10% to for locally grown food, increasing local farmers’ income.
In order to satisfy this demand, a few industry leaders have shown the way.
Virginia's Food City grocery chain worked with the Virginia Farm Bureau, and successfully grew its sales of "locally grown" products to about 20% of all vegetable sales, increasing area farmers income from half a million dollars a year in 2000 to ten times that much in 2011.
Already a leader in this area, Walmart has set a goal of to sell 9% locally grown produce by 2015.
An organization that has taken positive steps to help farmers seize this opportunity is Pilot Mountain Pride, located in the Winston-Salem area of North Carolina. They worked with area small farmers and Lowes Foods to develop a relationship to market produce from many small farms in a way that grocers are accustomed to receiving it - in large amounts. They enroll farmers via the internet, word of mouth and training opportunities and advise them of opportunities to sell, as well as combining small harvests from individual farms for sale to customers with requirements for large amounts. They also train the farmers in food safety "traceability to source”. Lowes has put a “local face” on the food by posting local farmers pictures near the vegetable department.
Four issues caused a profound change in traditional local agriculture, and create a business opportunity.
First, none of the food you eat is grown near where you live, and a very large amount is either grown in other countries or 2500 miles away on the other side of ours. Food is one tenth of our economy. Unfortunately, we send a lot of that money abroad. On the list of crops which we import are some real surprises. Brussels sprouts, garlic, cucumbers, peppers, eggplants, squash and tomatoes were all locally grown in the 1960's, but today almost half of all we eat are imported!
Second, our appetites and standards have shifted. The salad you ate on this cold day contained lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, and so forth was almost surely imported because those crops do not grow near you during the winter. Prior to 1960, your salad would have been coleslaw, or kale and apples, or some other winter crop that stored well. Since traditional field grown crops are not produced all year around, supermarkets must import them many months of the year.
Third, our desire for tropical fruits and vegetables like avocados, pineapples, and kiwi has grown.
Forth, imported food gets a surprising subsidy. When food is shipped between countries by air or ship, there is no tax on the fuel used. It is cheaper to ship a crop like oranges from Central and South America to our east coast than it is to ship them from California. (The European Union has a proposal on the table to change this during 2014 so as to encourage energy conservation and slow climate change).
One of the ways that local farmers can guarantee the supermarkets locally grown food 12 months a year is by growing hydroponically in labor and technology intensive greenhouses. While more costly and labor intensive per acre, the yields are much better than traditional open field farming - 20 times more harvest for cucumbers and colored bell peppers, and 5 times more for tomatoes - and they produce year around, solving the supermarkets supply variability problem, while providing the farmer steady income.
rule of thumb is that a dollar spent locally increases the local economy
between $3.00 and $7.00 due to a multiplier effect. Think about the local and regional economic
impact if we apply that notion to the 10% of our countries economy we spend on
Environmentalists and "job creators" could join forces to create a stronger, healthier America. What an opportunity!
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do not necessarily represent the opinions of Rotary eClub One and its editorial | agronomy |
http://oakleysunglassessale.us/6-facts-about-services-everyone-thinks-are-true/ | 2019-09-22T21:12:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514575674.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20190922201055-20190922223055-00108.warc.gz | 0.976313 | 466 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__153367172 | en | Importance of Lawn Care and Landscaping
People in the society should always make sure that they have been able to take care of their environment at all times. Therefore one should always do landscaping so that they can benefit from it from time to time. One of the benefits that the individuals will always get when they have done landscaping may include that they will always prevent soil erosion from occurring.
The soil contains some nutrients and hence one should make sure that they have not been washed away by the erosion that will take place. The crops will grow healthy and faster when the soil contains the nutrients which will boost their growth. One should look for help from the experts who know how landscaping should be done so that one can do it in a professional manner at all times. When the people have taken care of their environment, it will always support life and hence the individual will feel comfortable to live in such a place.
A person should always make sure that they have been able to do mulching of the soil at all time so that they can always regulate the temperatures of the soil and retain its moisture. The moisture which will be retained in the soil will help the crops to grow faster and healthy at all times. Mulching will also prevent the crops and hence help them to grow at all times in a healthy manner. When one has put mulch on their crops, it will decompose after a certain period and hence it will turn into manure which will help the crops to grow faster. When one wants to increase their yields, they should always make sure that they have done fertilization on their land so that they can increase the nutrients.
Lawn care will also help an individual to do weed control. The crops will always have ample nutrients from the soil once a person has eradicated the weeds on their farm through landscaping. When one has removed all the weeds that will be on their farm, they will not deprive the crops the nutrients they will absorb from the soil. Landscaping will also help the soil to stay free from the pests and insects which might affect it. The crops will grow healthy at all times because there will be no insects which will transmit diseases to them. One should look for the experts who will guide them on how they are supposed to do landscaping in their area at all times. | agronomy |
http://www.rowland.harvard.edu/rjf/spicer/index.php | 2018-03-21T20:27:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257647692.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20180321195830-20180321215830-00692.warc.gz | 0.905282 | 375 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__104023190 | en | Plant Meristems Group
Plants are able to regenerate whole body parts like roots and shoots with
relative ease because they demonstrate amazing cellular plasticity.
Masters of dedifferentiation, plants not only retain pools of stem cells
throughout their lives, but also create new stem cells in response to
developmental and environmental cues. My primary interest is in the role
of parenchyma cells in shaping large woody plants - namely, through their
ability to dedifferentiate and generate new meristems in response to
wounding, and during the transition to secondary growth.
Because plant cells are cemented together throughout development (there is
no cell migration in plants), coordinated differentiation and
specialization of cells requires cell-to-cell communication. The directed
cell-to-cell movement of the plant hormone auxin (indole-3-acetic acid) is
known to regulate many aspects of plant growth and cellular
differentiation. Current research in my group is centered on the
potential role of auxin as a source of 'positional information' in the
origin of new stem cells through the dedifferentiation of parenchyma.
Because I focus on woody tissue (i.e., secondary growth), in which plant
cells have extremely thick cell walls, much of this work requires the
development and/or modification of techniques in plant microscopy and
molecular biology. I'm especially interested in developing methods to
image live cells in woody tissue.
(Under constructionSorry for the inconvenience, but we're just getting started!
- Probing the limits of cellular dedifferentiation: xylem parenchyma as latent stem cells
- Exploring new methods to detect auxin in situ
- Live cell imaging in plants: beyond Arabidopsis | agronomy |
https://ultramiriam.medium.com/dig-deep-plant-a-vegetable-garden-and-grow-your-own-food-8ed6b1120fd1?sk=2e26ca395e3db3c01bb05a708baf5664 | 2021-05-12T03:13:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243991693.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20210512004850-20210512034850-00058.warc.gz | 0.931488 | 1,163 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__137924859 | en | Dig Deep! Plant a Vegetable Garden and Grow Your Own Food
In the time of Corona, plant a vegetable garden and watch it grow your own food.
To nurture a garden is to feed not only the body, but to feed the soul ~ Alfred Austin
I say, plant a garden and watch it grow your own food.
Gardening in the time of Corona
The world is now living in the time of the Corona pandemic. All of our lives have been turned upside town.
But my husband and I are grateful for our vegetable gardens and look forward to our harvest in the summer and fall.
We have had great success with our vegetable gardens. In spring 2017, my husband Jon and I planted our first vegetable garden. We researched gardening websites to learn how to go about planting one. We watched YouTube videos.
We made a list of the kinds of vegetables to grow. We drew a diagram of vegetables to grow next to each other and apart from each other. We decided on a 4 foot by 12 foot raised bed garden.
We then went to Home Depot for supplies. We bought 32 feet of 2" x 8" wood boards, chicken wire, mesh, and four stakes. We bought bags of organic garden soil to mix with the soil we dug from our backyard.
We lined the ground with chicken wire and plastic to prevent ground hogs from tunneling from below to pull out the roots.
Organic Vegetable Plants, Lavender, and Marigolds
We purchased small organic potted vegetable plants — 4 each of tomato plants, kale, red lettuce, romaine lettuce, strawberries, squash, eggplant, oregano, cilantro, spearmint, and red, orange, and yellow peppers.
To keep deer away, we bordered the four corners of the garden with the scent of perennial lavender plants.
Marigolds adorned the garden through out to attract bees, butterflies, and lady bugs.
We wrapped mesh around the stakes. We protected the garden with mesh to also keep away birds, groundhogs, squirrels, rabbits, and opossums from devouring the garden.
We finished planting our first vegetable garden in April. In May and through out the summer and autumn we feasted on kale, red lettuce, strawberries, spearmint, cilantro, and oregano.
The tomatoes were slower to grow but we picked them from the vines in July, August, and September. The peppers brightened the garden in August and September.
Kale, red lettuce, and romaine lettuce were plentiful all summer, and the strawberries grew like wild flowers.
Our first vegetable garden was a pleasant success. The only vegetables that failed to grow were eggplant and squash.
The following years, we planted asparagus and waited patiently to see them sprout. Asparagus take 2–3 years to grow. Finally, three years later, they have started to sprout this year.
We eat lots of salads in the summer time and since we started gardening we eat our home grown kale, red lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, spearmint, cilantro, oregano, strawberries, romaine, other greens, and soon asparagus.
My husband and I enjoy our harvest with dinner and lunch. I especially enjoy going to the garden right before lunch or dinner to cut what ever the garden has to offer on any given day.
We also plant spinach, cauliflower, and cantaloupe seeds in egg cartons and almond yogurt containers. We built another raised garden bed for these fruits and vegetables and grew the same vegetables from the previous years. This year we will try to grow watermelon.
Patience and Tender Loving Care
Planting a vegetable garden is not overwhelming. But it does require patience, willingness to learn, time, and tender loving care.
Read and watch useful gardening website and YouTube videos to help you build a raised bed vegetable garden.
The physical act of gardening and weeding, whether a flower or vegetable garden, is a very fulfilling, meditative, and spiritual experience.
The Spiritual Dimension of Gardening
Gardening rewards me with pleasure, peace, joy, and calm.
There is so much more about vegetable gardening that we need to learn and master but the seed has been firmly planted.
The first year we planed our first vegetable garden, we were pleasantly surprised to see a stunning sunflower sprout, grow, wiggle its way through the mesh, and tower over to make the garden more magnificent all summer and autumn.
You never know what you’re going to get when you plant a vegetable garden!
For more tips, watch my YouTube video — Be A Runner & A Vegetable Gardener.
Planting a Vegetable Garden in the Time of Corona
The coronavirus pandemic has turned our lives upside down but it has also given us the opportunity to do things differently and to discover things we hadn’t considered.
Gardening and planting, whether a flower garden or a vegetable garden, is a good way to relax, take a break from the news, wash away your worries, and connect with dirt and the Earth.
If you don’t have a yard or space to build a vegetable bed, you can grow vegetables indoors. You can choose to grow a container garden, or a window bed garden.
Here are some good tips on how to grow vegetables indoors.
Go ahead. Plant a vegetable garden. Watch it grow your own food.
Miriam Diaz-Gilbert (aka Miriam Gilbert) is an ultrarunner, gardener, and published author working on her memoir. | agronomy |
http://middleageramblings.blogspot.com/2007/05/windy-city.html | 2018-06-18T09:51:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267860168.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20180618090026-20180618110026-00488.warc.gz | 0.981542 | 310 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__26866118 | en | No - this is not about Chicago! This is about the panhandle of Texas and in our area, I think the wind blows 364 days a year! It may blow from the North, South, East or West. Where we sit on a hill, it doesn't really make any difference! It is always windy out here. We have been trying to get a yard ready to seed for about a month or so. It has been killed with Roundup, tilled, junk raked out, leveled and were ready to try to seed it, when first the rains came! Now being from West Texas - you NEVER complain about water from the sky! When the water stopped, the wind started and it has not stopped! We do not want to kill everything in our yard (or the neighbors either) so have been unable to spray Roundup again. I think the next possibility will be to till it again, level it and just seed it, and hope for the best! We did not really have good grass before but something is certainly coming up out there! But the winds - they keep coming!!
In addition to the yard, we have been trying to decide what to plant for some color in our yard. I found Crape Myrtle bushes on sale, so we have planted those. I am hoping they will spread and cover the entire fence area with their foliage and blooms for many years to come!
I really shouldn't complain about our breezes. If we didn't have any kind of wind, it sure could get hot! | agronomy |
http://sidegemeinde.com/The-Benefit-2531 | 2017-05-27T17:35:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-22/segments/1495463608984.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20170527171852-20170527191852-00459.warc.gz | 0.96309 | 1,149 | CC-MAIN-2017-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-22__0__46644035 | en | The Ultimate Guide to Weed Control Services in Tulsa
In regards to garden care in Tulsa, a lot of people fully grasp the basic principles; holding the grass trimmed, preserving the garden watered, etc. But, 1 point that also looks to plague even the most seasoned home-landscaping aficionados? Weeds. Weeds can seem to stump almost all people, together with quite a few Tulsa garden care organizations. That is why at Greenleaf Lawn LLC, we have used a great deal of your time and energy determining the simplest methods to remove weeds, leaving all of our consumers with perfectly-clean lawns the can definitely be happy of, year spherical. We’re joyful to offer weed-killing solutions that make us the premier Tulsa garden treatment services.
Weed handle is essential for various explanations, and really finally ends up benefiting your garden in excess of most of the people realize. Certainly, weeds are actually a lot more than just eye sores in a garden. Whilst a lot of people are inclined to take a look at them from the cosmetic standpoint, and easily say ‘weeds are hideous,’ there exists a further fact to them in regards to your lawn, in addition to a far better reason for their general elimination. To put it simply? Weeds can actually start to get rid of your garden.
Before you decide to worry regarding the compact groups of dandelions right here and there in your lawn, let us have a speedy take a look at just how they may be so harmful. Once you put a great deal of effort and time into holding your lawn balanced, lush, and environmentally friendly, a weed can certainly manage to ‘spoil’ it, just because it doesn’t glimpse great with all the rest of the grass. But, it may be accomplishing more injury beneath the surface. A few weeds here and there all over your garden probably will not induce any actual hurt, besides being unattractive. But, if weeds really turn into a problem with your yard, they could in fact be killing the grass, triggering far more and even more weeds to pop up.
Weeds get control of lawns by fundamentally ‘stealing’ the vital vitamins and minerals in the soil which the grass has to increase and prosper - they are able to even steal moisture in the soil. Every time they try this, it could really choke out the lawn, plus the grass can die. They're able to grow to be a fair more substantial difficulty very immediately, simply because weeds are acknowledged to breed rapidly. Some weeds are annual, plus some are perennial, but there are plenty of well-known weeds that could develop hundreds of seeds annually leading to spreading and progress all over a garden very quickly whatsoever.
One more issue and threat that can be typically discovered with weeds within the property? Allergic reactions. Matters like ragweed, and other people, can definitely cause havoc on these with allergy symptoms or respiratory troubles, so it’s vital to maintain your lawn weed-free if you'd like to generate sure all your family members and buddies are respiration easy about the house. To put it simply, weeds is usually an even bigger pest than the vast majority of us essentially believe, and besides the fact that they just ‘don’t appear awesome,’ they serve a bigger negative intent, and it is often a very good thought to acquire them eradicated as promptly and proficiently as possible.
At Greenleaf Garden Treatment Companies, we specialise in weed removing, and also have taken innumerable methods in studying the very best methods of accomplishing so over time. Thankfully, that is what we now can use as our greatest internet marketing place: We have several years of working experience in weed killing, and we know what will work, and what doesn’t. Due to this, we only retain the services of fully-certified spray experts who may have the highest skills, and adjust to the many correct licenses during the point out of Oklahoma. Our experts need to be expert individuals who understand what to search for, and how to cope with even the trickiest of weeds in almost any predicament. Soon after all, the best person with the position would be the most critical think about getting rid of weeds swiftly.
Following, we make certain the equipment and goods we use are merely as productive as being the experts applying them. Employing only condition from the artwork sprayers and spreaders, and chemical compounds having a confirmed background of doing away with weeds successfully, we use our experience to generate certain your lawn is clean and weed-free right away, so don't just are you presently eliminating nearly anything ugly, but you are defending your lawn from the method.
It’s ok to ‘obsess’ around your garden a little (soon after all, we definitely do!), however you might not certainly have the garden of your dreams in the event you dismiss the ‘little points,’ like removing weeds completely. They could be accomplishing far more destruction in your lawn than you at any time considered, and killing them off can last but not least provide you with a clean, environmentally friendly garden without anxieties. Really don't allow weeds stake their declare more than your garden - they could mature obviously, but that does not suggest they belong there, and using charge by using a garden company like Greenleaf is a good method of getting rid of these forever.
For additional info on our weed manage assistance or on just one of our other providers, remember to give us a call at (918) 640-6405 or simply click right here to go to our web-site. | agronomy |
https://www.experiencemidsussex.co.uk/bluebell-vineyard-estate/ | 2022-07-01T02:33:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103917192.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20220701004112-20220701034112-00113.warc.gz | 0.933182 | 225 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__229001825 | en | Situated on the edge of the Ashdown Forest near the famous Bluebell Steam Railway in Sussex, England, Bluebell Vineyard Estates is home to the award-winning ranges of ‘Hindleap’ sparkling wines and ‘Ashdown’ still wines. Nestled among bluebell-strewn woods, from which the vineyard derives its name, Bluebell Vineyard Estates thrives on meticulous attention to detail and a passion for producing world class wines.
When Barry and Joyce Tay bought Glenmore Farm in 1982 they never would have imagined that the 100 acre estate, once home to thousands of Large Whites and Landrace pigs would now be home to over 130,000 vines growing premium quality Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Seyval Blanc Vines.
The transition from swine to vine began in 2005 with the planting of the first vines. Under the careful supervision of winemaker, Kevin Sutherland, and our four yellow Labradors, the estate has continued to flourish, growing from 15 acres to 100 acres under vine in the last decade. | agronomy |
http://alsop.vipkingslot.xyz/install/Exotic-yellow-fruit-with-spikes.html | 2021-03-07T11:21:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178376467.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20210307105633-20210307135633-00568.warc.gz | 0.93933 | 1,299 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__8169258 | en | Rollinia is a large yellow fruit with a bumpy, somewhat spiky surface. Native to the Amazon, it comes from the Custard Apple family, much like our friend cherimoya. The fruit is soft and creamy and the flavour is comparable to lemon meringue pie. Try scooping it out and mixing it with ice cream for a delicious treat. Rollinia can’t be kept.
Rambutan. Exotic fruit of Southeast Asia. The rambutan, Nephelium lappaceum, is a fruit considered exotic to people outside of its native range. To people of Malaysia, Thailand, the Phillippines, Vietnam, Borneo, and other countries of this region, the rambutan is a relatively common fruit the same way an apple is common to many people in cooler climates. This may change for the rambutan over.
This orange fruit has rough, spiky skin and looks like an alien seedling. Don’t be intimidated—the fruit inside is sweet and fresh with a flavor most similar to cucumber or kiwi. The slimy seeds are a delicious addition to fruit salad. To eat, just slice the fruit in half, scoop out the fruit and serve!
What Fruit Trees Have Thorns?. Thorns on fruit trees are a defense mechanism to defend against grazing animals, such as deer and livestock, whose eating habits may damage or even destroy a tree.
Probably the least exotic item on this list (which is why we're finishing out with this one), the Kumquat is a small, edible fruit that closely resembles an orange and is native to south Asia and.
This section continues with the discussion of fruits from the previous Fruits of Temperate Regions. There are thousands of tropical fruits. Many of them are consumed locally on a daily basis. There are over 250 edible fruits in the Philippines alone. The tropics have the capacity to produce large quantities of fruit and international trade is adding new kinds as rapid shipment possibilities.
Tropical Fruits. Monstera - Fruit Salad Tree. Often called the Fruit Salad Tree or the Swiss Cheese Plant as the ripened fruit has a pineapple-banana odour and fruit salad taste. The mature fruit has a yellow-green, violet-spotted rind of hexagonal plates covering a creamy-white, soft pulp. Highly ornamental, an excellent choice for heavily shaded positions. Image Price Avail. Propagation Size.
This is a genus of succulents with tight rosettes of leaves and spikes of small flowers borne at various times of the year depending on the species, but mainly i spring or autumn. The leaves may be green, silver-grey, purple or red and bi-colour v.
Rambutan is a fruit tree cultivated in humid tropical Southeast Asia. It is a popular garden fruit tree and propagated commercially in small orchards. It is one of the best-known fruits of Southeast Asia and is also widely cultivated elsewhere in the tropics including Africa, southern Mexico, the Caribbean islands, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, India, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka.
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The fruit is usually a dry capsule which splits to release the numerous small seeds; in some species it is fleshy and berry-like. H. leschenaultia is a vigorous shrub with erect slender stems, leaves smooth rich green, has rich yellow eaxy saucer shaped flowers with overlapping petals produced in clusters and abundance through summer. It grows to a height of 2m x 1.5m.
The Jack fruit is the largest tree-borne fruit, strangely related to mulberries, and is native to Southern and South-Eastern Asia. It is the national fruit of Bangladesh, but is also cultivated in South America, throughout the Caribbean, and can even be found in East African countries, such as Uganda and Mauritius. A single fruit can weigh as much as 36 kg and can reach up to 50cm in diameter.
Usually the jackfruit is cut in half and the 5 centimeter long yellow and soft pieces can be taken out. Inside the yellow fruit there is a brown rather soft pit. The pit can be sundried and eaten, but the flesh is even tastier. It tastes as if a lot of tropical fruits were mixed together in it and remids me of multi-fruit ice cream. Jackfruit.
This huge fruit (it’s the largest tree-born fruit in the world and can reach up to 80 pounds in weight) is one of the most versatile, good for both savory and sweet preparations. Oh, also it’s going to end world hunger so that’s pretty great. Look for it in its dried or chip form for an exotic snack on the go. 8. Dragon fruit.
Exotic fruits including physalis and kumquats have great health benefits. Rambutan is a rich source of vitamin C. What is it? A vivid red fruit covered in hairy spikes, cultivated throughout South East Asia. Closely related to the lychee, it has leathery skin that peels easily to reveal a juicy pearly white fruit with a delicate, almost perfumed, flavour. Health benefits A rich source of.Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Both registration and sign in support using Google and Facebook.The fruit turns a bright yellow when ripe, has a waxy skin and the entire fruit is edible, juicy and crunchy. 3. Horned melon. Cucumis metuliferus. The horned melon, also known as African cucumber or jelly melon, is an annual vine native to Africa, but can now be found grown in California, Australia, New Zealand and Chile as well. When ripe, the melon has a thick spiky yellow outer skin, with. | agronomy |
https://realestateinvesting.com/blog/indoor-agriculture-opportunities-declining-retail-sector/ | 2023-12-05T04:20:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100545.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205041842-20231205071842-00231.warc.gz | 0.938416 | 933 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__130403803 | en | Indoor Agriculture and Opportunities in the Declining Retail Sector
Despite a booming economy, all across America big box outlets are closing, malls are being bulldozed, and major retailers are closing up shop. In what has been called the “retail apocalypse,” by 2023, 50% of the country’s malls are expected to close. The unstoppable force of online retailing continues its toll on brick and mortar store fronts. Since the beginning of 2018, retailers have announced plans to shutter more than 6,700 stores in the U.S., according to Fung Global Retail Technology, a retail think tank. That number exceeds the previous all-time high of 6,163 store closings, amid the 2008 financial meltdown. Like during any market decline, opportunities are presented to those entrepreneurs and investors who deploy capital creatively.
Indoor Farming Opportunities
This falling market coincides with a dramatic increase in an equally important sector – indoor farming. Indoor agriculture takes many forms, including variations of hydroponics, aquaponics, aquaculture, vertical farming, and urban farming. People are growing all types of fruits, vegetables, fish, and cannabis indoors, and are making money doing it. Organic produce is in high demand and there are not enough producers to meet that demand. Though a large number of conventional outdoor farmers are converting their land to organic growing to meet that demand, this conversion takes time, because in order to achieve organic certification, the soil must sit for a few years without added chemicals. Conversely, a start-up indoor operation can begin growing organically immediately.
There are currently over 40,000 farms growing some type of crops indoors in the U.S. totaling over one billion square feet of growing area. The United Nations estimates food production will need to increase 70% by 2050 to feed a growing world population and the desire for more protein-based diets as wealth increases. Indoor farming produces more crops per square feet than outdoor farming, while mitigating risks caused by weather and disease. An indoor farm can produce 350 times more produce per acre using 1% of the water used by soil farmers. Indoor farms also don’t risk hurting nearby environments with pesticide over-spraying and fertilizer runoff.
Data from Agriculture research website, Agrilyst, from May 2017 shows the average size for all indoor farms is 32,524 square feet. In addition to enough square footage to grow crops, these operations generally require water – though not as much as traditional soil-based agriculture – electricity, and an economical labor force. Greenhouses use natural sunlight while indoor or vertical farms require higher amounts of electricity for artificial lighting. Coincidentally, this year, 735 Toys R Us stores will close down. Each of those now empty buildings averages 32,500 square feet of opportunity.
Locally Grown, Economically Viable
Perhaps most importantly, these indoor farms offer proximity to consumers. Crop production that is closer to the population which consumes those fruits and vegetables means not only fresher produce, but less energy expended in delivering them to market. In many cases, today’s organic vegetables are shipped in refrigerated containers across country, or even across oceans. That said, indoor food is still generally more expensive than its soil-grown counterpart. These costs won’t drop until the industry begins to scale and cost efficiencies are found.
A recent 30,000-square-foot vertical farm in New York City costs almost $4 million in startup capital—not including labor. Another operation in Newark cost more than $30 million! Suburbs where retail centers are going bust offer an alternative to urban farmers for high-priced, urban, real estate prices. Suburbs offer similar proximity to consumers with abundant and inexpensive unoccupied retail space, and a reasonable cost for labor compared to high cost of living urban areas.
The indoor farming revolution has not gone unnoticed in the investing world. Last year, the San Francisco-based indoor farming startup, Plenty, cashed in with a $200 million funding round from institutional investors. Last month, greenhouse operator, BrightFarms, raised $55 million in a Series D financing round. Indoor cannabis growing startups have also raised hundreds of millions of dollars.
Like any other business, many local or regional indoor operators need capital, but are raising smaller amounts of money that do not meet the criteria of institutional investors. Venture capital firms and private equity firms are leading the charge in investing in large companies, but with equity crowdfunding, now individual investors can get a piece of the action with passive returns from direct investments in indoor agriculture projects. | agronomy |
https://scottrobertladd.net/5-reasons-you-need-a-led-grow-light-timer/ | 2023-12-03T14:22:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100508.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20231203125921-20231203155921-00852.warc.gz | 0.948214 | 1,699 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__173812926 | en | 5 Reasons You Need a Led Grow Light Timer
Led Grow Light Timer is an electronic device used to regulate the amount of light that is provided to a plant in an indoor grow environment. This type of timer controls the amount of time the lights are on, as well as the intensity of the light. By controlling the amount of light that is supplied, the timer helps to ensure that the plants are receiving the right amount of light to promote healthy growth. The timer can also be used to reduce the amount of energy used by the lighting system, as it can be set to turn off the lights when not in use. This not only helps to save energy, but also helps to save money, as less energy is required to power the lights. Led Grow Light Timer is an essential tool for any indoor gardener, and can help to ensure the best results for any grow project.
Led Grow Light Timer
Led grow light timers provide the user with a convenient way to manage the timing of their grow lights. This includes setting the on/off times, the duration of the lights, and the intensity of the light. Timers help to ensure the plants are receiving the right amount of light for optimal growth. They also help to reduce energy costs by automatically turning the lights off when no longer needed. With a timer, growers can also set a light schedule that ensures that the light cycle is consistent and plants are receiving the correct amount of light for their growth. Timers also help to reduce the amount of manual intervention needed for the grow lights, allowing the grower to focus on other things.
Benefits of using LED Grow Lights with Timers
LED grow lights with timers offer a variety of benefits for those who are looking to get the most out of their indoor plants. For starters, LED grow lights are more efficient than traditional lighting fixtures, meaning they use less energy and produce less heat. This makes them ideal for indoor gardens and greenhouses. Additionally, LED lights produce a higher quality light spectrum that helps to maximize photosynthesis and plant growth.
The other major benefit of using LED grow lights with timers is that they can be scheduled to switch on and off at certain times. This means your plants can be exposed to the optimal amount of light throughout the day, without you having to manually adjust them. Not only does this save time, but it also ensures that your plants are receiving the right amount of light without getting burned or over-exposed.
Furthermore, LED grow lights with timers are incredibly versatile and can be used in a variety of settings. Whether you’re growing vegetables, herbs, or flowers, you can set your LED lights to the perfect schedule for whatever you’re growing. This allows for maximum flexibility when it comes to your lighting needs.
Lastly, LED grow lights with timers are incredibly easy to install and maintain. They’re simple to set up and don’t require any additional wiring or modifications. Additionally, LED lights are also quite affordable, so you won’t have to break the bank to reap the benefits of using them.
Overall, LED grow lights with timers are an excellent choice for anyone looking to get the most out of their indoor plants. They are efficient, versatile, and easy to install and maintain. Plus, they offer the perfect amount of light without the hassle of having to manually adjust them. So if you’re looking to get the most out of your indoor plants, LED grow lights with timers are certainly worth considering.
Types of Timers for LED Grow Lights
When it comes to cultivating lush, vibrant plants, LED grow lights are an invaluable tool. But, in order to get the most out of your LED grow lights, you need to use the right timer. Timers are an essential component of any LED grow light setup, as they help regulate the light exposure of your plants and ensure they receive the optimal amount of energy to thrive.
There are a few different types of LED grow light timers on the market, and each offers its own unique advantages and drawbacks. Here’s a look at the different types of LED grow light timers available and how to choose the best one for your needs.
The first type of LED grow light timer is the analog timer. This type of timer is one of the oldest and most reliable options, and it’s the most common type of timer used in professional settings. An analog timer will allow you to set specific times for your LED grow lights to turn on and off, and they are incredibly accurate and reliable. However, they can be somewhat complicated to use, and they require manual adjustments to change the settings.
The second type of LED grow light timer is the digital timer. Digital timers are similar to analog timers, but they are much easier to use and more precise. They typically allow you to set more precise times for your LED grow lights to turn on and off, and they are often pre-programmed with different settings for different stages of the growing cycle. Digital timers are also much easier to adjust than analog timers, making them a great option for those who need to make frequent changes to their LED grow light setup.
The third type of LED grow light timer is the smart timer. Smart timers are designed to be used with LED grow lights that are connected to a home automation system, such as Amazon Alexa or Google Home. These timers allow you to control your LED grow lights with your voice or through an app on your smartphone or tablet. Smart timers are great for those who want to have complete control over their LED grow light setup, as they allow you to make changes on the fly.
When it comes to choosing the right LED grow light timer for your setup, it
How to Set Up an LED Grow Light Timer
LED grow light timers are an invaluable tool for any indoor gardener looking to optimize the growth and health of their plants. By using timers to regulate when your LED grow lights turn on and off, you can ensure that your plants are getting the correct amount of light throughout the day. Setting up a timer for your LED grow lights is a straightforward process that only requires basic knowledge of wiring and electronics.
The first step in setting up a timer for your LED grow lights is to determine the wattage of the lights you plan to use. Knowing the wattage of the lights will allow you to determine the amperage of the circuit that will power the lights. Be sure to consult the manufacturer’s instructions to ensure you are using the correct wattage and amperage for your particular setup.
Once you have determined the wattage and amperage of your LED grow lights, you can move on to wiring your timer. Begin by attaching the black wire from the timer to the 120 volt circuit. Then, attach the white wire from the timer to the neutral wire. Finally, attach the green or bare wire from the timer to the ground.
Once all the wires are connected to the timer, you can plug the LED grow lights into the timer. Make sure the wattage and amperage of the lights match the wattage and amperage of the timer. You should also use an extension cord to ensure that the lights are far enough away from the timer to prevent any potential damage.
Once your LED grow lights are connected to the timer, you can begin programming the timer. Make sure to set the timer to turn the lights on and off at the correct times. Depending on what type of plants you are growing, you may need to adjust the hours of light to ensure they are getting the optimal amount of light throughout the day.
Finally, once your timer is programmed, you can mount it to the wall or the ceiling. Make sure to mount it in a spot that is easily accessible and away from any sources of moisture.
By following these steps, you can easily set up a timer for your LED grow lights. Timers are an essential tool for any indoor gardener
The Led Grow Light Timer is a great tool for gardeners who want to ensure that their plants get the most out of their LED lights. This timer allows gardeners to set a specific length of time for their LED lights to stay on, which helps to ensure that the plants get the most out of their energy. This timer is also great for gardeners who want to make sure that their plants get enough light during the night. | agronomy |
https://www.fashiondivadesign.com/why-you-should-invest-in-a-lawn-for-your-home/ | 2024-03-03T18:56:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476397.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20240303174631-20240303204631-00077.warc.gz | 0.962316 | 572 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__22135441 | en | Do you have a lawn at the moment? Perhaps your front garden has been paved into a driveway by a previous owner or filled completely with decking. Whilst this can often look great and suit your requirements, you shouldn’t underestimate the benefits of having a lawn for your home.
Certainly, stripping the decking down and having a lawn laid down for you is going to be a big job. However, by the end of this article, you will certainly see the benefits of doing so, particularly for your local environment.
So, why should you invest in a quality lawn laying service to enhance your property?
1 – It’s the green thing to do
If you’re conscious about the environment, and the size of your carbon footprint, then you’ll be pleased to learn that having a lawn laid on your property will go along way towards reducing your carbon footprint.
2 – Reconnect with nature
Particularly if you have children, you would all benefit greatly from being able to touch your bare feet to the grass. It grounds you and connects you with nature. You can lay out a blanket and enjoy a picnic as a family, and it’s a fun way to introduce your children to camping as well!
3 – They absorb and sequester carbon dioxide (producing more oxygen)
The world could do with being a little greener, and you can contribute towards exactly that. Sure, it might not put a stop to global warming, but it’s something. It will feel good for you. Lawns and grass produce so much clean oxygen, making your home and property and enriching environment.
4 – They look beautiful
There’s no denying that a lawn looks absolutely beautiful. In addition to that, a quality lawn will increase the buyability of your property. People when house-hunting are always looking for a beautiful garden. So, if yours has only a paved area with not a lot going on, fewer people will be interested in buying it from you, in the event that you wish to sell up and move.
5 – Grass absorbs a significant amount of heat
The difference will be minimal, and it certainly won’t be enough for you to really notice the difference; however, a quality lawn absorbs a great deal of heat. This can contribution towards temperature moderation in urban environments.
6 – Firebreak
A grass area can serve as a firebreak, reducing the risk of fire hazards in your property.
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https://www.viettonkin.com.vn/palm-oil-industry-in-indonesia/ | 2020-01-19T14:32:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579250594603.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20200119122744-20200119150744-00328.warc.gz | 0.947207 | 577 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__206050163 | en | The international demand for palm oil is expected to grow in the future due to the world’s expanding population increasing its diet of palm oil-based goods, including margarine, peanut butter, and brands of cookies and chips. The rapid growth of the palm oil industry in recent years has benefitted the economy of Indonesia. Global palm oil production is dominated by Indonesia and Malaysia. These two countries, together, account for around 85 to 90 percent of total global palm oil production. Indonesia is the largest producer and exporter of palm oil worldwide.
The upstream palm oil sector mostly consists of the planting and harvesting of oil palm. Companies that have produced and exported CPO over the last 15 years have generated substantial profits. The sales of palm oil improved in 2016 as a wet-dry season in Indonesia drove production and improvements in the economies of the EU, China, and India boosted demand.
Strong global demand will likely keep Indonesia’s upstream palm oil sector profitable in the coming years. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decision to ban the use of artificial trans fats in foods beginning in 2018 will increase American interest in palm oil, which has been named as the main replacement for trans fats. The EU’s plan to rely on renewable energy sources for 10 percent of its transportation needs by 2020 has also boosted palm oil sales. The Guardian reports that 45 percent of the palm oil exported to Europe in 2014 was used in biodiesel. Furthermore, the Indonesian government is contributing to the demand for palm oil by implementing biofuel subsidies to decrease the country’s need for imported oils and spur the growth of its domestic renewable energy sector.
The government has also pledged its support for the upstream palm oil industry. In revising the Negative Investment List in 2016 the government permitted foreign individuals/organizations to own up to 95 percent of a palm oil plantation and 25 percent of a plasma plantation. Although the specified plantation does not have to include a palm oil processing unit, it must be at least 25 hectares in size.
The main dangers for global companies in Indonesia’s palm oil sector are environmental issues and land disputes. First, individuals/organizations interested in CPO production in Indonesia must factor environmental sustainability into their plans.
Land disputes between palm oil companies and local communities present another reputational risk for foreign investors. Indonesia’s National Lands Agency registered over 3,000 conflicts between palm oil companies and communities in 2013. Companies that engage in land grabs and violence against indigenous people have experienced protests and boycotts. Both slash-and-burn farming and violence against indigenous people can lead to lawsuits that result in fines and confiscation of companies’ land. This economic loss in Indonesia is compounded by the risk of a company becoming an international pariah.
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https://caqueta.travel/en/culture/amazonian-fruit-trees-dance-el-doncello-town | 2024-04-22T06:18:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818081.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20240422051258-20240422081258-00193.warc.gz | 0.946806 | 150 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__2078453 | en | Amazonian Fruit trees Dance-El Doncello town
Amazonian Fruit trees Dance was created in 2005 because it was necessary to remark the importance of another economic aspect of this region such as the Amazonian fruit trees. In the municipality there are large plantations of these trees. Under the concern and investigation by the choreographer and dancer Luis Enrique Carrillo, the research process began about the process of cultivation. The dance represents at first, the preparation of the soil, then the cultivation and the marketing.
In 2006, this dance participated in the Departmental Meeting of Dances in Curillo town and won in the category of "new proposed dance". The Amazonian Fruit trees Dance is the most representative dance in the town and in Caquetá. | agronomy |
https://www.tea-dealers.com/collections/green-tea/products/japan-tama-ryokucha-tsuyu-hikari | 2019-11-21T18:17:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496670948.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20191121180800-20191121204800-00105.warc.gz | 0.913697 | 194 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__2287558 | en | Japan: Tsuyu Hikari Tamaryokucha
100% Tsuyu Hikari cultivar grown naturally without the use of pesticides or chemical fertilizer and grown in the mountainside away from traffic pollution. This tea is grown and processed by an award winning tea maker who makes some of the best tamaryokucha and kamairi in Japan. Tamaryokucha is a style of Japanese green tea that is almost the same as sencha except that it is not rolled or shaped into long thin needles so it has a curly appearance. It is also put through a hoiro and slightly baked, which kills some of the astringency of normal sencha and enhances the flavor and aroma. Extremely Limited!
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Strong floral aroma with stone fruit notes at the front and a baked bread at the end with lots of residual sugars.
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5g loose tea leaves
Water temperature 185F (85C) | agronomy |
http://www.platipus-anchors.us/applications/vineyards-orchards-soft-fruit-and-fruit-protection/introduction-4/ | 2013-05-18T06:51:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00020-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.914746 | 200 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__112926308 | en | Vineyards, Orchards, Hops, Soft Fruit and Fruit Protection - Introduction
Platipus are market leaders in the design, manufacture and supply of mechanical earth anchoring products. Founded in 1982, we are renowned for providing some of the most innovative and cost effective anchoring solutions for the Landscape, Civil Engineering and Utility industries.
Technology in the vineyard and fruit growing industry improves almost with every harvest. The anchoring point for any trellis or crop protection system, light or heavy, is usually the most important part of the structure, particularly when the fruit is ripening and the canopy is at its largest. Without a secure reliable anchor point the result could be catastrophic and costly.
The Platipus anchor is a unique, modern and versatile device that can be rapidly deployed in most displaceable ground, including chalk. It is driven from ground level using conventional installation equipment, can be proof loaded to an exact holding capacity and made fully operational immediately. | agronomy |
https://www.bluestacks.com/apps/simulation/farming-simulator-20-on-pc.html | 2020-02-24T21:52:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875145981.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20200224193815-20200224223815-00322.warc.gz | 0.86059 | 686 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__90274872 | en | Play Farming Simulator 20 on PC
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Step into the World of Farming with Farming Simulator 20 on PC
Farming Simulator 20 lets you live the life of a farmer in charge of a plot of land. Plant and harvest a variety of different crops and tend to your livestock of pigs, sheep, and cows. Speed up your farming by upgrading your tractor and other farming equipment. You can even raise and ride your own horses! When you play Farming Simulator 20 on PC, you get to experience an expansive farm land in the North American Midwest. Enjoy classic farming mechanics and tinker with the new machinery and crop activities. Over 100 realistic vehicles and tools by the world’s biggest tool makers. Immerse yourself in the rural life in the new 3D graphics engine. More detailed and more realistic than ever before!
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- 1 Install BlueStacks and run the installer
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BlueStacks lets you play Farming Simulator 20 on your PC or laptop at fullscreen and true HD resolutions, allowing for a riveting and realistic farming experience impossible on mobile devices. Want more performance? BlueStacks is 6x more powerful than the most advanced flagship Android device on the market. This means smooth framerates and the most realistic graphics on Android. Driving your farmer’s truck on mobile with clumsy touch controls can be a frustrating experience. With BlueStacks, you can control your games with the mouse and keyboard or use your favorite gamepad. Just use the Advanced Keymapping feature to drag and drop your own custom control scheme, or choose from pre-made control templates.
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You can start a new career as a livestreamer with BlueStacks – all you need is a stable broadband connection. There’s no complicated setup or suite of third-party software you need to install. Just fire up BlueStacks, hop into Farming Simulator 20, then start streaming by activating Streaming Mode! Now you’re broadcasting very planted seed and tilled plot to the world! | agronomy |
https://criet.unimib.it/en/progetto/sustainable-excellences/ | 2024-02-21T06:19:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473370.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240221034447-20240221064447-00874.warc.gz | 0.949351 | 780 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__14671075 | en | Sustainable development and circular economies
Talking about sustainable agriculture means recognizing the role of territorial protection, defense and enhancement of farmers and of all agricultural activities. Italy presents a model of agriculture in which there is an important series of factors: quality, distinctiveness, cultural and anthropological value of production, biodiversity and sustainability. Today agriculture is called in the front line, not only in the battle of the right to food, with a constantly growing world population and resources less available, but also to produce in order to preserve natural resources, to protect the soil and the water, to contribute to the challenge of reducing CO2 emissions and combating climate change. Biodiversity is based on the protection of genetic heritage, but also on the development of traditional knowledge and techniques, important assets of local communities. Today, the agricultural world is characterized by four strong points: the first is being a supporter of a fairer society and of a world where life’s quality and environment’s quality are inseparable and where respect for work is a commitment priority; the second is the ability to create and to request innovation in a context of sustainability; the third is to enhance the role of agriculture, not only as a location for food production, but also as a center for the protection of the environment and the territory, for the conservation and promotion of rural culture, assigning the primacy of the rural environment of lifestyles and sustainable production models; the fourth, finally, is the construction of short supply chains with high added value, to which to associate the ability to create inter-sectoral relations through which to redistribute income and responsibilities in an equitable manner. The Italian agricultural model can apply to meet the challenge facing the future, demonstrating that even if intensive agriculture can be respectful of biodiversity, it is the guardian of the environment and the heritage of civilization that it expresses. It is the protagonist of the entire supply chain from field to table, not only because it is environmentally sustainable but also because it is economically sustainable. But related to the agricultural world there are segments and professions that make sustainability a primary value of their work. These are sustainable excellences that, without renouncing the “beauty”, are committed to the defense of fundamental values. Cultural heritage is an essential factor in helping to promote and enhance the territory, attracting talent and tourism. In this sense it’s crucial to develop sustainable projects around the places of culture where a shared planning must grow, producing well-being and economic development for the entire community, while preserving the environmental and architectural context. We can not overlook the question of space as a resource to be protected. Preserving the different territories means defending places where man is able to orient himself and recognize himself, places to which he feels he belongs because he finds his memory, his own history, his own culture and his identity. Therefore sustainable development and protection and enhancement of the landscape are not alienable concepts and must go hand in hand. Today more than ever, it is only right to apply these concepts to fashion, one of the most polluting industries in the world. Transforming it into a more sustainable sector that includes both the principles of eco-sustainable fashion, attention to the environment, as well as those of ethical fashion, respect of working conditions and availability of information about the finished product. In the kitchen, the zero km is just the starting point to talk about sustainability: alternative energy resources, reduction of consumption, water resources, attention to recycling and re-use of waste, sustainable mobility, these are some other issues to start the comparison. Finally, as regards architecture and design, we are talking about professions that are increasingly sensitive to a design that takes into account the environmental conditions of a place, so as to adapt wisely – and without renouncing aesthetics – to the concept of evolution and capable of outlining the future scenario of a living and its sustainable and ethical objects. | agronomy |
https://bloggingintensifies.com/re-mulching/ | 2023-10-03T04:04:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511053.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20231003024646-20231003054646-00030.warc.gz | 0.983001 | 342 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__61487733 | en | I have been slacking on my posts, though technically still doing better than I had been. It’s a combination of being busy and just being generally meh overall. One think keeping me busy was re-mulching the flower beds around the house. Not just throwing down new mulch though, I mean raking up the old and putting down new weed barrier. This meant going around the existing plants and the little metal stakes to hold the weed barrier down were a pain because there is a ton of super packed rock in the area that makes them hard to insert into the ground.
In the case of the tree out back, it also meant digging up the ground around the tree to add a new flower bed space completely. We added a lot of new plants to the area as well, though most in pots for ease of use.
Then my wife put all her decor out again.
We also started working on the basic garden set up for the year. In the past we’ve had issues with trying to garden at this house because there is a lot of wildlife that comes around that eat or dig up everything. Right now it’s in buckets, though I plan to put legs on these wooden boxes we have to put the buckets into. Which is part of what the pile of wood behind the garden plants at the bottom is for. We also may use the stairs as a tiered herb garden. It’s all wood that was salvaged from my parent’s deck which they recently had replaced.
Anyway, here are some photos of the completed set up.
Here is a random bonus of the backyard from when I was mowing recently. | agronomy |
https://casadelcacao.net/history-of-cocoa-and-women-in-costa-rica/ | 2024-04-24T23:02:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296819971.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424205851-20240424235851-00127.warc.gz | 0.949122 | 724 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__39270123 | en | In Costa Rica, the history of Cocoa has always been intimately linked to the history of the Amerindian peoples. Long before Spanish colonization (and even after!), some regions like Talamanca cultivated and fermented cocoa for food, trade and religious reasons.
It is in this same region of Talamanca that the ACOMUITA association was born: the association of Bribri women of Talamanca. Born in 1991, this association was created after a major earthquake: the initial objective was to help women from different villages affected by the earthquakes to cope with the disaster.
Zoom about the term: Bribri
The Bribri people are an ethnic group found in Costa Rica. These are the descendants of the indigenous peoples of the region. Most of them now live in the Talamanca reserve and in the province of Puntarenas.
Development of ACOMUITA around cocoa in Costa Rica
After the ACOMUITA site, the association has 6 fundamental objectives:
- The promotion of indigenous women’s autonomy and respect for their decisions regarding the Territory.
- The promotion of the education of indigenous women, with the aim of allowing a better insertion for all with regard to the social, political and economic questions of their people.
- The maintenance of cultural values and the promotion of indigenous identity.
- The strengthening of organizations set up by indigenous women with regard to the management and administration of the various policies.
- Give indigenous women the means to carry out the various projects they wish to set up.
- Facilitate access to information and in particular about the legal instruments aimed at the legal protection of women in Costa Rica
Today, an association like ACOMUITA is seen as essential for the region : nearly 80% of cocoa producers in Talamanca are precisely indigenous women. Thanks to this grouping, they have managed to make themselves heard in their villages and are increasingly present in decision-making spaces. By allowing them financial autonomy, these women were able to obtain new roles and ensure, thanks to cocoa, a more important place in the Bribri community.
The ACOMUITA association now supplies cocoa to world-renowned chefs and exceptional chocolatiers. To go even further, these women have now owned their own brand Tsirushka “women of chocolate” since 2003. This means that ACOMUITA now manages all the production, from the harvest of the cocoa, to the sale.
More than a group whose goal is to promote the production of organic cocoa, ACOMUITA exists to be able to give a voice to all indigenous women, thanks to the richness of cocoa cultivation in Costa Rica. They claim the right to speak at political meetings of their people. They can now participate in many discussions, whether it is about the conservation of national parks or about the law such as paternity.
In addition to this, the Bribri women who are part of the ACOMUITA network have participated in resistance movements against the Ministry of Agriculture, criticizing state machismo and the danger linked to mining activity on agricultural land.
To remember :
Cocoa is therefore not just a “kitchen-product-thing”: it has enabled the emancipation and legitimacy of indigenous women in Costa Rica. The production of this organic cocoa by women makes it possible both to protect the environment and the know-how of ancient peoples, while affirming the autonomy of indigenous women. | agronomy |
http://thegardenwars.blogspot.com/ | 2018-01-19T09:16:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084887849.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20180119085553-20180119105553-00010.warc.gz | 0.966056 | 1,314 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__230346845 | en | Sunday, April 3, 2011
I found a nice little tool that calculates exactly how many of each kind of plant you will need to be self sufficient. Its great and kind of daunting if you plug in peas or beans for a family of 5 like ours.
Now I'm guessing that this is for the length of the season, or until you pull the veggies out of the garden, like carrots.
Here is the list of how many plants we need:
100 pole beans
15 broccoli 30 Corns 100 Peas 20 Spinaches
75 carrots 10 Cucumbers 10 Hot Peppers and
15 cauliflowers 15 Kales 15 Strawberries 5 Pumpkins
20 celery 20 Lettuces 20 Tomatoes
20 chives 10 Melons 35 Radishes
So I know I've got the carrots, cauliflower corn, cucumbers (by 5 x's that), tomatoes (just barely), and radishes. Lettuces are really over covered and we may be giving away alot peppers should keep my dad making his dip for this winter and next I think without this we did pretty well! But it was still fun to see and know that we did something right just by chance!
Here is the link.
In fact the entire website is awesome and I fully intend to start using it. It offeres a garden journal, where you can upload pics and keep your thoughts on it. A To Do List where you can keep your ducks all lined up! Its got way more stuff that I'm just gonna play with. Registration is free so there is nothing to lose. So here goes!
here is a link to the tour and some of the features it offers.
That took most of Saturday. The first part of the day was taken up with attending the first outdoor Farmers Market of the year! We bought 2 pea plants, because our pea starts are not looking so good. The rest of the day was spent cutting down the trees and planning the garden. We are doing a combination of square foot gardening and traditional gardening. Below is a link that explains more fully what Square Foot Gardening is. It is ideal for small spaces and limited space.
It is an excel sheet but if you don't have excel she has a pdf file on her site as well. But this is an awesome site.
Today was all kinds of crazy and didn't get to the garden at all except to water the plants! We still have to lay out our squares because I'm gonna be a little nuts about my space because lets face it I'm that way! But tomorrow provided the rain doesn't come will be planting day.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
The last of the 4 pictures here contain the 'poor poor tomatoes' that have never sprouted. So sad..... the first 3 contain the cucumbers, peas, and broccoli. The flat with the cucumbers and broccli have sprouted! We have about 30 healthy little sprouts and had it not snowed this weekend they would be int he ground. They love the cold frame and I'm so excited that they are growing. But that is a lot of broccoli and cucumbers and I don't do pickles.... So i guess we need to buy one of the vacuum sealer thingy so we can freeze. Add one more new thing to learn to do.
I'm so excited. Because of the snow and the freezing rain that hit this weekend the flats are currently sitting on the wsher and dryer next to the cat food. Much the the chargin of the cats. I keep spraying them with the mister I have for watering when they venture a step onto the seedlings. Ya they hate me right now.
The next step was to dig the holes for the frames to sit in. We did this because it helps to keep the plants warmer by filling the hole with about a foot of compost/manure covering with straw then dropping soil on top of it. As the manure decomposes it will create heat for the plants and provide nutrients! Plus we got the manure for free! Love free stuff! We did pay for the soil, but that is ok, $30 for a
truckload of soil that I know is gonna grow stuff, no problem. This was a huge job to do by hand, but thanks to my loving husband we quickly had 2 ‘graves’ in the front yard. I’m not kidding you, they looked like graves! Same shape, both a little over
4 foot deep and the bus drivers were wondering what was going on for a week or so. But we just have to plant now! And try to figure how to utilize these in the hot humid Summer of Indiana.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Basically all we did was lay out the ties 3 long and 1 wide. hammered some rebar down through the wood and ground (3 foot lenghth) to hold in place, not that there was a lot of danger of the things moving!) Tilled the ground up, removing what we could of the grass, laid newspaper to help keep weeds out and filled in with about 2 1/2 truckbed fulls of good workable soil bought from Good Earth, garden mix.
Thankfully we were able to just back up the truck through the yard and shovel it from the bed of the truck! And voila! Instant garden... well almost instant. It took us about 5 days of hard work, mostly Andy, but I tried to help.driving in the re-bar....
Sunday, March 20, 2011
However we have our hearts set on it this year as well as our extended families hearts set on it. Plus we have a growing buddy this year! Melanie, Joe and Bria, albeit a long-distance gardening buddy-set! But we will take all the encouragement we can get! We plan to be rather productive this year by not only having a 'regular' garden, but we also have cold frames in place, that while started late will still be used, as well as hanging mini gardens and maybe some extensive hanging gardens. We also want to try a few other ideas out. I fully intend to faithfully record all highs and lows. Even if we fail utterly and will try my hardest not to let myself take the blog down if that happens! So here starts, the first day of spring, let The Garden Wars begin!!!
and yes we also have a garden gnome! | agronomy |
https://www.meed.com.au/products/organic-times-coconut-flour-500g | 2019-11-12T02:52:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496664567.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20191112024224-20191112052224-00439.warc.gz | 0.784867 | 134 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__127565656 | en | ORGANIC TIMES COCONUT FLOUR 500G
Our coconut flour is made from organic coconuts. The by product of the milk process. The remaining pulp is dried and then ground - a resourceful way to use all the fruit. High in dietary fibre, a good source of protein and gluten free. Can be used in baking, deserts, and bread crumbs.
Natural sweetener, no fructose, natural thickener. No GMOs.
NASAA certified organic 3412P
Ingredients: Organic coconut.
Fat (total) 18.1g
Carbos (total) 57.6g
Dietary fibre 38g | agronomy |
https://spurofthemomentranch.org/horse-manure-to-natural-compost/ | 2023-09-26T15:56:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510214.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926143354-20230926173354-00026.warc.gz | 0.94458 | 354 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__298186953 | en | Spur of the Moment Ranch takes a natural by product – horse manure – of our very special horse guests and turns it into natural compost. This process is an environmentally friendly way to recycle this by product and turn it into something nutritious for our gardens. Our guests at the ranch were fascinated by the process and husband Skip gave them a tour of our compost center here at Spur of the Moment Ranch in Mountain, Wisconsin.
Vermiculture, using worms to process compostible material, was selected as the method to handle an environmentally challenging waste product at the Ranch because it could be easily contained. Our 5′ by 16′ EPM, inc flow through composter houses a 34″ Worm Bed” raw materials are fed in the top and finished Worm Castings harvested from the bottom. During the process we collect fresh manure from Manure Stanchions around the horse paddocks, each horse guest leaves us about 50 pounds for a weekend stay. this is moved to a pre-compost area and aerobically composted for 6-12 months and then used as the primary food source for our 250,000 Red African Wigglers. as surface feeders these worms consume about 200lbs per day. As the worms continue to feed and we harvest around 110 lbs. per days the worm casting move through the composter slowly developing a strong microbial content in addition to the natural fertilizer components of the casting. After the harvest, the castings and run through a sieve and mixer then bagged in biodegradable packaging for sale in our sister company Growth Spurt Compost, LLC Visit our website at www.growthspurtcompost.com for more information or drop us an e-mail at email@example.com . | agronomy |
https://www.walsinghamvillage.org/category/walsingham-farms-shop/ | 2019-01-20T01:36:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583688396.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20190120001524-20190120023524-00601.warc.gz | 0.946127 | 307 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__160324339 | en | All content ©2019 Walsingham Development Group (or otherwise with permission)
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Join us for Open Farm Sunday on Sunday June 11th, for a great family day at Walsingham Farm Shop here in Walsingham.
Take a free tractor and trailer tour of Walsingham Estate farmland, meet Walsingham Estate farmers and find out more about how they produce our food.
Take home a pumpkin plant to grow, enter our Pumpkin Competition with judging in October.
Supplier tastings, children’s activities, beers from Norfolk Brewhouse in Hindringham and farm shop BBQ for sale.
10am-4pm. Tractor and trailer tours free, donations welcome to YANA, the farming mental health charity, and the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
The weather was kind as Walsingham celebrated Her Majesty’s 90th Birthday with a Big Picnic in the Abbey Grounds
Open Farm Sunday at the Farm Shop on Sunday 5th June, was a lot of fun.
People really enjoyed the tractor and trailer tours around Walsingham farms, and the food and farming displays where our local Walsingham farmers were on hand to explain what they do.
Lots of children took a pumpkin plant away, to enter the Farm Shop’s pumpkin growing competition (there will be a weigh-in before Hallowe’en, during the October half term week on 22nd October). | agronomy |
https://www.hamiltoncountylandbank.org/success-story/urban-orchards/ | 2024-02-23T00:41:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473871.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20240222225655-20240223015655-00047.warc.gz | 0.924443 | 747 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__185545680 | en | Success Story | Urban Orchards
Vacant Lots Transformed into Urban Orchards in Five Cincinnati Neighborhoods
Chris Smyth has been involved in dozens of community garden projects in Cincinnati over the years. Formerly the Sustainability Coordinator at Price Hill Will, he helped the neighborhood community development corporation build seven different community garden projects and installed more than 100 home gardens through the Grow It Forward Program. Price Hill Will has partnered with The Port and Hamilton County Landbank on a number of initiatives ranging from homesteading, creating affordable housing opportunities, to a Percussion Park at the corner of Warsaw and McPherson.
“It’s so important to help children understand our connection to food. Many kids think food comes from Kroger; they don’t realize there’s an entire ecosystem that supports the growth of fruit and vegetables.”
Each lot has its own distinct features – such as sun, shade, slope, soil and water – that Chris takes into account when designing the master plan for each parcel. The nine orchards he’s established so far feature 100 fruit trees, 300 berry plants, 800 perennials/medicinals. After three years of growth, Chris expects the yield to be 6,000 lbs of fruit each year after 2022.
“The work Chris is doing through these orchard projects helps activate vacant lots that may not be redeveloped back into housing,” shared Will Basil, Senior Planning Associate with The Port. “We believe using these lots to grow edible food and educating people about the importance of these types of ecosystems is a good start towards helping shape a more sustainable future.”
On a 1/3-acre at the corner of Glenway Avenue and Schiff Avenue, peach trees planted in Spring 2017 yielded fruit in 2018 and aronia bushes are full of berries in early September 2019. Chris uses a tarp system to keep weeds down and installed the orchard rows on contours because there’s no available water source.
“By spacing the orchard rows and using tarps on the contour of the property, we’ve been able to maximize the water flow,” commented Chris. “The fruit trees are planted in patterns of three: a nitrogen fixer (Black Locust), an Apple and another fruit tree. In between the trees; berries, medicinal plants and pollinators provide habitat for bees and predatory wasps. This helps the orchard be self-fertile and creates a strong ecological immunity to pests.”
Chris has hosted students from the Deaf Institute and many other neighbors at the orchards in Price Hill. “The orchards help create community interaction,” he notes.
While the Landbank has funded his work through the Neighborhood Initiative Program (NIP), from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency, Chris has plans to launch a non-profit called The Common Orchard Project later this year. You can find more information via www.facebook.com/commonorchards. He’d like to identify a 2-acre site in a central location to make it a demonstration space that can educate more children and adults about Permaculture throughout Greater Cincinnati. You can learn more about Chris, his work and plans at http://chrismyth.com.
Learn More About the Gardens + Greens Program
Help us put properties back to productive use. Our gardens + greens program focuses on transforming vacant lots into gardens or community green space. Any party interested in purchase may apply. All applicants must be able to show a viable redevelopment project and the ability to maintain the property.See our Available Properties | agronomy |
http://kozi.com/pesticide-collection-coming-next-month-must-reserve-spot-by-next-wednesday/ | 2018-07-20T16:15:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676591718.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20180720154756-20180720174756-00082.warc.gz | 0.889604 | 287 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__99948741 | en | [4/5/17] Pesticide Collection Coming Next Month- Must Reserve Spot By Next Wednesday
WSDA- the Washington State Department of Agriculture is holding a pair of pesticide collection events in May, allowing the opportunity for farmers, ranchers and residents to safely and properly dispose of unusable and unwanted pesticide products.
To reserve a space for one of these events, contact WSDA by April 12. You can sign up for disposal by email at email@example.com- or call 360-902-2056.
People who sign up will be notified by program staff and will be given further instructions about the collection event, time and location.
If you don’t feel safe, or are uncomfortable handling the pesticide product, contact WSDA and request on site assistance.
Upon request, the program will provide on site assistance at no charge and help you safely inventory your unwanted pesticides.
The program only collects unusable and wanted agriculture and commercial grade pesticides.
Materials such as fertilizers, motor oil and household hazardous wastes are not accepted at the WSDA collections.
The WSDA operates the Waste Pesticide Disposal Program for residents, farmers, small businesses and public agencies, free of charge.
The goal is to help Washingtonians properly dispose of unused or unusable pesticides to prevent human and animal exposure and to eliminate the potential source of environmental contamination. | agronomy |
https://mbq-tmt.org/event/kanenshona-atakaritehtsherakahawi/ | 2021-05-18T15:03:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243989637.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20210518125638-20210518155638-00154.warc.gz | 0.831774 | 137 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__24105056 | en | - This event has passed.
June 26, 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
“Seeds Carry Health” Mound Garden Project
Learn how to plant a mound garden
Join us as we learn “how to”, traditional roles,
and benefits of mound gardening, and more!
– Help us plant our garden
– Supper provided
– Watch for harvesting workshops in fall
Offered by the Diabetes eduction program in partnership with Community health and ENYONKWA’NIKONHRIYOHAKE PROGRAM
Call 613 967-3603 to register. Space is limited! | agronomy |
https://skycircus.org/ebookpdf/HnJgDwAAQBAJ/skycircus.org | 2021-11-28T21:10:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964358591.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20211128194436-20211128224436-00133.warc.gz | 0.890212 | 232 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__11051051 | en | Do you know that you can save money by getting the book Multicriteria Analysis in Agriculture by Julio Berbel in pdf version instead of buying one? We have the pdf version of the book Orphans of Islam available for free. Just click on red download button below to download Multicriteria Analysis in Agriculture by Julio Berbel for free.
This book outlines the latest trends in the use of multicriteria analysis in agriculture by highlighting recent applications for modeling agricultural decision-making. It introduces specific case studies using multicriteria analysis as a method for selecting multiattribute discrete alternatives or solving multiobjective planning problems. The book is intended for a broad readership, including agricultural and environmental economists, engineers and all scientists whose work involves the management of agricultural resources and decision-making in agriculture.The methods and applications presented in this book cover decision-making processes in agricultural and environmental contexts. The methodologies described consider multiple criteria simultaneously in a wide range of complex decision-making contexts by taking into account multiple, conflicting criteria. Given the wide range of case studies covered, the book offers a comprehensive guide to decision-making in the agricultural context and beyond. | agronomy |
https://toolvee.com/how-to-prune-a-hedge/ | 2023-12-05T12:03:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100551.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205105136-20231205135136-00596.warc.gz | 0.944013 | 1,079 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__241108154 | en | Prune A Hedge
A hedge is a line of small trees or bushes which are planted very close together, especially along the edge of a road, field, or a garden. Pruning means to trim a bush, a tree or a hedge by cutting the dead or the overgrown branches or stems, basically to encourage growth.
Pruning a hedge stimulates the growth of new branches and also reduces pest infestations. As it promotes the growth of the branches, it makes the hedge much stronger and bushier. When shaping is done along with pruning of the hedge, it makes it even more attractive and beautiful.
Gardening is a hobby for many people, but many of them do not know the proper method of pruning a hedge. Either they do it at the wrong time of the year, or they use the wrong equipment or method. This article is written with the purpose of serving as a guide to pruning your hedge, such that everybody can prune their trees and hedges perfectly and make their gardens attractive.
Methods of pruning
There are various types of hedges, and each variety requires a different way of pruning and shaping. Here are the introductions about each of them-
This is simply pruning the dead, diseased, and broken branches to make the hedge cleaner. You will generally do that to mature plants.
Plants with thick foliage are treated with this method of pruning. This is just decreasing the density of the hedge to allow sunlight and air to pass through. This is considered as a selective method.
This is also a selective pruning method. Reducing a plant is basically shaping it in such a way that it looks more tidy and beautiful. Not all plants are selected for this type of pruning. Plants with good health and growth are generally selected for this type of pruning.
Raising is done to clear the top of the hedge. This is generally applied to make it more convenient for the surrounding, which is generally commercial places.
When to prune
Firstly, it is to be decided that when you want to prune your hedge. Different varieties of hedge have different seasonal preferences. Mostly, the proper time to prune a hedge is the late winter or the early spring.
During these seasons, the plant loses its sap, and henceforth they do not suffer much, which further promotes the growth. Additively, these seasons have minimal disease transmission or pest infestations.
Tools for pruning
To have a proper pruning, you need a proper hedge pruning guide. Two of the equipment which are explicitly necessary for pruning are garden stakes and a pruner string. These two serve as a marking tool. With them, you can mark the parts that you want to trim. Alongside that you will also need the best hedge shears.
Uncontrolled trimming can cause serious damage to the hedge. So, don’t hurt the plants much and cut as minimal as possible. Only the overgrown branches or stems should be pruned.
Here are some recommended tools for certain thickness of branches-
- If the branches of the hedge are thin (0.75 inches of diameter or even below that), hand pruners are advisable. Bypass and anvil are the most recommended hand pruners.
- If the hedge has thick branches (0.75 – 1.5 inches), loppers are needed to be used.
- For the branches which are more than 3 inches, electric pruners or trimming saws are recommended.
- For shaping the hedges, pruners can be used, but a garden spear will make it easier.
These are the standards. You can go your way if you are comfortable with something else. Find out on Sacramento tree professionals for pruning.
Steps to pruning
In order to have a perfect pruning and shaping, without harming the hedge, there are certain steps to follow. You have to make the right cuts such that you prevent the formation of wounds so that the plant can recover faster.
- While trimming a branch, the major bud must be located. A cut should be made .25 inches above it. Then a shallow cut, preferably near the collar of the stem, should be made.
- Opposite the first cut, another cut is to be made, but slightly up or down the branch. The remaining stub must be cut, ensuring that there is no peeling of the bark of the branches.
- If the hedge has any damaged part, it should be removed first.
- After the removal of the damaged or diseased branches, you should disinfect your equipment to avoid the spread of the disease any further.
- The narrow and weak crotches, the co-dominant branches, the crossing branches, or any other such unwanted branches must be cut off.
- Lastly, protect the major branches and the stems to ensure proper growth and dress the wounds properly.
- Follow this process to have a nice pruning experience
Pruning a hedge is a large and practical topic. So, pardon me if I have missed anything. However, here you will have all the basics you need to start pruning your hedge.
Thanks a lot for taking care of your hedge. | agronomy |
https://lcafood.dk/processes/industry/grasspillproduction.htm | 2023-12-08T19:07:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100769.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20231208180539-20231208210539-00506.warc.gz | 0.940831 | 652 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__302039100 | en | Grass pills are produced by cooking, drying and pressing fresh grass. Grass pills are used as feed for horses and cattle.
The present data refer to grass pill production in DanGrønt (Ringkøbing) where the main processes are following: 1) grass produced by local farmers is transported to the factory by trucks, 2) grass is cooked (70-80°C) and pressed until a dry matter content of 30%, 3) the press liquid is evaporated in a two step evaporator until a dry matter content of about 35%, 4) concentrated press liquid and pressed grass is mixed, 5) the mixture is dried in a rotating continuous oven (heated with coal or gas, 800°C at entrance), 6) steam and grass from the oven is separated in a cyclone, 7a) steam is returned to the evaporator and used as heating source in step 3, 7b) the dried grass is grinded and sieved (6-8 mm sieve) and pressed into grass pills in a pressing machine, 9) grass pills are cooled with air and stored for distribution the market.
Condensate from evaporator (step 3) is returned to local farmland through a network of pipelines. Nutrient content of condensate is low and the product does not displace any fertilizers. Transportation of grass from field to factory (average approximately 20 km) is performed by trucks.
Data have been derived from DanGrønt's (Ringkøbing) green account (2003). Raw material input is a combination of grass and lucerne, but since there are only small differences in processing of grass and lucerne all input has been considered as grass.
All production processes at the factory as well as administration and product storage are included. Distribution of condensate on local fields is included. Grass transportation to the factory is not included.
DanGrønt is among the largest producers in Europe (Danish market around 80%). The factory in Ringkøbing is one out of three factories in DanGrønt producing grass pills. The factory in Ringkøbing is solely producing feed pills whereas the two other factories (Ølgod and Ribe) are producing dried hay in addition. Production data for hay and pills cannot be separated at Ølgod and Ribe production facilities and specific data on pills could therefore only be derived from Ringkøbing. The factory in Ringkøbing is modern and extraordinary heat efficient, and the factory's heat consumption is probably about 40% lower than a Danish average (rough estimate by employee). On the other hand additional electricity is used to achieve heat savings (primarily due to pumping for heat reuse) and electricity consumption is probably about 10 % higher than a Danish average (rough estimate by employee).
No comparable data sets have been found and data have not been validated.
1) heat value of fuel (mix of coal and natural gas), 2) for internal transportation at plant (trucks etc.).
DanGrønt (Ringkøbing) green account (2003).
Data URL: http://www.lcafood.dk/processes/industry/grasspillproduction.htm | agronomy |
http://www.vegpeople.org.uk/ | 2014-03-09T14:12:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-10/segments/1393999679121/warc/CC-MAIN-20140305060759-00012-ip-10-183-142-35.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.957925 | 206 | CC-MAIN-2014-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-10__0__164738417 | en | We are something new. A co-operative of local organic growers and restaurants working together to provide fresh, seasonal food of the highest possible quality.
We supply produce to restaurants, caterers and public sector organisations in and around Greater Manchester. All the produce is grown within 50 miles of Manchester city centre and as far as possible is picked to order the day before delivery so it's really fresh and we cut down on waste.
Buyers and growers are working together as a co-op to help coordinate supply and demand locally and to ensure growers are paid a fair price for their produce. This is truly local produce at it's best.
We'll be at the Northern Restaurant and Bar Show on the 18th and 19th May in the Market Kitchen area. Pop down for a chat and there'll be a chance to meet some of our growers and get a special show discount off your first order.
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https://kickam1530.com/garden-fresh-produce-for-opening-day-at-hannibal-farmers-market/ | 2023-12-01T19:37:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100304.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201183432-20231201213432-00115.warc.gz | 0.929869 | 395 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__190324756 | en | Garden Fresh Produce for Opening Day at Hannibal Farmers Market
A garden variety of fresh fruit and vegetables, along with a whole host of home-baked and homemade goods will be available for opening day of the Central Park Farmers Market 2021 season.
The first weekend of the farmers market is April 24 at Central Park on Broadway and Fourth Street in Hannibal. Market hours are 7:30 a.m. to noon every Saturday through Oct. 30. Tuesday evening dates will be added through the summer.
Steve Huse, market manager, said the vendors are anticipating a good year. “I’m excited and really looking forward to this year’s Farmers Market season. 2021 looks to be a banner year for our market,” he said. “We will have a lot of new vendors and a lot of new products available this year.”
Especially as the economy recovers from the stresses of the pandemic, shopping locally is more important than ever.
Located in the heart of Hannibal, in the city’s oldest park, the market plays a vital role as a community gathering place that offers the very best products from the area. The market offers consumers healthy, yet affordable, alternatives to the typical supermarket experience.
About 20-30 vendors participate in the Farmers Market each week. A list of the items that were available last year include: Tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, kale, onions, cabbage, spinach, potatoes, carrots, zucchini, peppers, yellow squash, beets, watermelon, hot peppers, mushrooms, sweet corn, green beans, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, honeydew melons, cherries, strawberries, cantaloupe, apples, blueberries, blackberries, baked goods, goat’s milk soap, coffee, flowers, herbs, homemade peanut butter, jam, jelly, and bread.
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https://bahaiteachings.org/the-farmer-the-first-active-agent-in-human-society/ | 2023-12-05T22:16:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100568.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205204654-20231205234654-00847.warc.gz | 0.977694 | 1,782 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__47553643 | en | The views expressed in our content reflect individual perspectives and do not represent the official views of the Baha'i Faith.
I have worked in agricultural development and agricultural extension in South Africa for four decades, and I’ve learned something profound: it’s the farmer, not the farm.
I started in the arid plains in North-western South Africa, hanging on the edge of the Kalahari, where I attempted to apply university training in Agricultural Business together with my expanding understanding of the Baha’i teachings on agriculture and development.
Two of the most oft-cited passages in this connection come from Abdu’l-Baha:
The question of economics must commence with the farmer and then be extended to the other classes inasmuch as the number of farmers is far greater than all other classes. Therefore, it is fitting to begin with the farmer in matters related to economics for the farmer is the first active agent in human society. – Abdu’l-Baha, from a tablet to an individual Baha’i, October 4, 1912.
First and foremost is the principle that to all the members of the body politic shall be given the greatest achievements of the world of humanity. Each one shall have the utmost welfare and well-being. To solve this problem we must begin with the farmer; there will we lay a foundation for system and order …. – Abdu’l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 312.
Note that Abdu’l-Baha did not say we must commence or begin with the farm. He deliberately said to begin not with the farm, but with the farmer – with the human being that lies behind the entire agricultural industry upon which so much of any economy rests, and upon which all humans base their sustenance.
I grew up in Hollywood, amidst a family of movie actors and entertainers. I happened upon this advice about farmers as a Baha’i youth, and it inspired me to study agriculture. Ever since I was five years old, I knew I would someday live in Africa – hopefully in service to bettering the lot of the African people. Agriculture would get me there. But, being an average person and, then, of little experience, I, like so many others in my field, equated the farmer with the farm. So, I, like so many others, studied agricultural production and agricultural economics.
As planned, after studying, I took my ambition to serve to Africa. I arrived in 1979. Only then did I truly start to learn. When I had about 10 years of practical experience working with poor farmers in the area where I had settled, and had seen failure after failure of farm-based agricultural development programs, I began to question the premise upon which those programs were based – the dominant paradigm – which was, essentially, “begin with the farm.”
During the 1980s and ‘90s, I became involved (first as an economist and later as extension manager) in a collection of projects involving 70000 hectares (around 170,000 acres) of mostly maize production, where the goal was the development of over 3000 farmers. We invested more than $110 million in U.S. dollars, a current value of about $1 billion. The indicator of development: an increase in yield as measured by the amount of crops delivered to the silo. That typical state-managed estate project entailed mechanization packages based on grouping farmers in economically viable farming units, land rehabilitation, and highly-managed farming – all premised on an analysis of the farm itself.
This approach had two effects. First, it caused the project managers to override the training programs because increasing yields through training took too long, and because they were being evaluated (and remunerated) on the basis of deliveries to the silo. So, the project managers effectively took over the farms and farmed for the goal of increased production, at the expense of the human development objectives. In short, they worked to task based on what was being measured, highlighting that both the starting premise and its attending indicators are critical drivers in development planning and action.
Recent studies have shown that the farmers in that area have not advanced much in terms of income and standard of living. Ironically, a few years ago, I had a student from the area whose business (as a contractor) is to plough, plant, harvest and otherwise manage the very same farms for which I was responsible. This student was a child of one of the then-project managers who had worked for me. He did the same work his father had done, only now for the children of the farmers we had tried to “develop.” The focus remained on farming according to the capacity of the farm – on behalf of the farmer.
The second effect: the farm-production-based approach resulted in a measurable decline in the nutritional status of the very farm families whose yields had been successfully increased through the project.
The problem, we discovered too late, came from focusing the project on economic production within a predetermined technology package, based on an assessment of the farm. Following this approach, we bound the farmer to paying off the loan for the required technology. That meant he had to deliver all the maize to the silo; with the profits paid back to the farmer. The problem was that, in that community, food was the purview of women; cash was the purview of men – and the vast majority of the farmers were men.
Prior to the project, women harvested food for the family and then sold the surplus. But the development project I worked with required all the maize to be sold. The result: although there was more cash in the household, there was less food. Clearly, the problem was not with increased production. The problem was the plan that did not consider or take into account the impact of the project on the larger family system – we had assessed the farm, not the farmer.
Another project involved about 100 individual farmers being allocated 100ha (250 acres), of which three quarters would be planted in peanuts and one quarter in maize. It was located in an area known as Marapyane. In those days, I was just learning Setswana, the local language. At one of the meetings with the farmers, I kept hearing them say something that I could only hear as “no grow groundnuts.” I did not know if they were refusing to grow groundnuts, or if they knew that groundnuts would not grow there. I only knew it sounded like an intense statement. I tried to raise the matter with the agronomists in charge of project planning. They dismissed the information out of hand because they had done their research and tests and studies and had confirmed the suitability of the soil for growing maize and groundnuts. They had analyzed the farm. So, the project went ahead. A year later, when the entire peanut crop failed due to inexplicable reasons, I understood what the farmers had meant: “groundnuts do not grow here.” It was one of my earliest lessons in learning to listen to the farmer and to honor what he knows. Honoring local knowledge became an important part of my understanding of agricultural extension. I learned a real lesson: begin with the farmer.
The point of all this means that millions of dollars were spent developing farms, not farmers – with the net results being unsustainable, and producing little or no advancement for the farmer or the farmer’s family. All of this, simply because we began with the farm and not the farmer.
Put briefly, after years of throwing agricultural technology at poor farmers (based on an assessment of their farms), the condition of those farmers remains largely unchanged; they’re still poor, resource-challenged and disenfranchised from much of the economy. The South African government acknowledges agricultural development’s failure to have any significant impact among poor farmers. Yet, although current policy claims to now attempt to target the farmers themselves, assumptions underpinning policy remain grounded in a paradigm that inherently values production and technology – based on an assessment of the farm – over developing farmers based on an assessment of the farmer.
After years of evidence that it does not improve things for the masses, we still think the answer is to start with the farm. We use new words, but rely on the same paradigm.
So, then, what’s the answer? The answer rests in a radical saying of the 1960s: subvert the dominant paradigm, which means a fundamental change in thinking that begins with the farmer.
Author’s note: I’d like to thank my son Cunningham Worth for his thoughtful contributions to this essay. | agronomy |
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