20 Plants for garden pathways which can handle foot traffic There are infinite numbers of plants available to cultivate in your garden. But, there are very few varieties of plants that can be grown on pathways, because most of the plants are too sensitive to tolerate people’s feet. Here is a list of some very common plants which you can use to decorate the walkways of your garden. 1. Irish moss It is one of the most important family member of Moss but much different from other plants of Moss family. 2. They look very pretty with the bright green leaves and become more attractive from the last spring to the arrival of summer when it blooms beautiful yellow flowers. 3. Fascinating Brass Buttons are low growing plants that spread at a high speed. 4. These ornamented plants have an immense and gorgeous look with a sweet fragrance. 5. Creeping Jenny which is also known as money wort in many places is a perennial plant that loves afternoon sun. 6. Beach strawberry is a perennial member of the rose family. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
Storing Beans and Rice Storing Beans and Rice in Mylar Bags and Five Gallon Buckets Article Submitted by: MooMamma Website: MooSaidTheMamma.blogspot.com It’s no secret to folks who know us that the Hubster and I store food. In fact, as member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we’ve been advised by our church leaders to be self-reliant in all ways and that advice includes setting aside a supply of food. There are many reasons we store food. Job loss, inflation, a year without pay raises, and many more economic stresses and strains top the list these days. Even though the Hubster’s job has been pretty secure there are times when unexpected expenses arise and it’s nice to be able to pay cash for those emergencies and rely on our food storage instead of buying groceries. One way to store food and save money is to buy your dry foods locally and then package them for storage yourself. Here we’re going to show you how to prepare dried beans for long-term storage. These are mylar bags.
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The Produce Worker's Guide to Storing 25 Common Fruits and Veggies Popular in Food & Drink Unless you belong to a CSA or grow your own garden, produce can take up a huge chunk of your grocery budget, and throwing away food can also feel like throwing away money. As a former professional cook and produce worker, however, I know that getting the most out of your produce can be tricky if you don't know the best way to store or prep it. (See also: Waste Not, Want Not: Stop Throwing Away Your Food!) A note about freezing in general — there's less chance of freezer burn when you use a sealable freezer-weight bag; you can also suck out the air with a drinking straw to ensure that there's no air in the bag before you close it. Whatever your preferred method may be, I've rounded up all 25 items from the previous produce worker's guide to picking produce and laid out some basic prepping and storage tips to help you get the most out of your favorite fruits and vegetables. Avocados Bananas Basil Beets Berries Broccoli Carrots Citrus Corn Cucumbers Eggplant Figs Green Beans Kale
Make Your Own Alchemy / Prepping, Planting and Harvesting Does “black gold” make you think of “Texas Tea,” or that three-letter-word, oil? If you’re a gardener, they don’t. For us, black gold can only mean one thing: compost. You may think compost building is complicated, but it doesn’t need to be. Although bagged compost is sold at most garden centers, it’s easy and almost free to make your own. In a new pile, layer brown matter: shredded fallen leaves, old foliage without disease, and brown grasses (if they haven’t been sprayed with chemicals like herbicides or pesticides). Garden bins make keeping the pile in one place easy. I think a three-bin system works best. If you live in a very dry climate like mine normally is, water the pile every week in the summer to keep it moist. When you add green matter, top it with a layer of shredded leaves or dirt. Don’t add dairy or meat products. Creating your own compost is another way you can recycle and keep organic matter out of landfills.
Food Storage In A Small Space When I announced a couple days ago that I was planning on gathering a year's supply of food for my family, the number one question I was asked (right ahead of "aren't you worried about being branded a potential terrorist?", which I plan on covering in another post) was where the heck are you going to put all of that food? My short answer is: anywhere I can! That isn't a flippant answer either. I don't have a basement, spare room, or even a pantry where I can stack mountains of #10 cans and large food-grade buckets. With 6 of us (even when he isn't here, my 12 year old has enough stuff here that he still counts!) To make the best possible use of my house to free up space for food storage, the first thing I'm doing is a massive decluttering effort. Of the things we don't want, some will be sold, some will be given away, and some will be traded. Once we get rid of the stuff we don't need, I should have lots of places to stash things around the house.
How to Find Free Compost Ingredients 1Ask your local coffee shop if they throw out used coffee grinds. Coffee grinds are an excellent acidic amendment to soil, so use ash or lime to balance the pH. Ad 2Inquire with local lumberyards and home improvement stores for free sawdust. Be sure to use sawdust only from untreated wood. 3Collect newspapers. Sea and lake vegetation is remarkably nutrient rich and makes a great addition to your compost, but it is also unsustainable as the tidelands and shores need those nutrients for their own ecosystems. Whenever you build compost, try to make sure that you are not removing ingredients from a setting where they would be composted- the forest, the shore, parks, etc.
Preventing Flies from Hoarding Your Compost Bin Composting is an environmentally friendly and cost effective way to reuse yard and garden scraps. Unfortunately, a hot compost pile can also quickly become breeding grounds for thousands of flies, especially if you are composting manure. Proper compost pile management will help keep fly populations under control. TIP: Our expert gardening advisor, Susan Patterson adds, "Plant basil around your compost pile to repel flies." Put a Lid on It Keeping a lid on your compost pile with deter flies. Add Brown Fruit flies are typically a sign that there is not enough brown material in the bin. Bury Food Scraps Exposed food scraps will attract flies. Boil Peeling Scraps Before taking out fruit or vegetable peelings boil them. Contain Scraps If fruit and vegetable scraps are gathered in a bucket before being emptied into the bin, cover the bucket. Use Diatomaceous Earth Food-grade diatomaceous earth is a natural sedimentary rock that crumbles easily. Scald Flies
Use Wood Mulch to Build Great Garden Soil Most organic gardeners find that following nature’s patterns serves them well. When it comes to building richer soil, nature’s plan relies heavily on trees — fallen limbs, leaves, cones, seeds and, eventually, the massive trunks. Adapting this plan for building garden soil by using a wood mulch — such as wood chips, sawdust or other woody residues — is a strategy that promises huge, long-term returns. Field studies dating back to the 1950s — and as recent as this year — suggest that a high-fiber diet of woody materials is exactly what many soils need. But wait: Woody materials are high in carbon and cellulose, so they need nitrogen and time in order to decompose. The outcome changes, however, if you add nitrogen or time. Sawdust has much more exposed surface area than wood chips do, so incorporating fresh sawdust into soil is not a good idea chemically (because of nitrogen tie-up) or physically (the mixture won’t hold water worth a flip). Mycelium Madness Recovering Resources