Every Type Of Mushroom You Need To Know About | HuffPost Life Where do we begin with mushrooms? They run the gamut from beautiful to grotesque. They can even be magical. They have the ability to add a depth of flavor to our dishes that is otherwise unattainable. But most of us buy mushrooms at the store not really understanding the difference between the big brown ones and the tiny little white ones. For some of us, this means that we occasionally pick up a new variety and throw it into a home-cooked dish. Mushrooms shouldn't be a mystery, so instead of keeping you in the dark, we're shedding some light on our fungus friends. Photo gallery Every Mushroom You Need To Know Every Mushroom You Need To Know
Home — The Plant List Plant Fact Sheets This page includes all of BalconyContainerGardening.com's Plant Fact Sheets of popular container plants that you can grow in your balcony garden. Each page includes an illustration or photo, a short intro on the container plant, its scientific name, the plant type, how much light it needs, how to propagate it and any other information that you may need to succeed. Enjoy your container garden! Click here to search by scientific name instead. Aeonium African Lily Aloe Vera Angel's Tears Angel's WingsAnthurium Arrowhead Plant Azalea Baby's TearsBambooBasil Beans (Snap, Pinto) BeetsBell Pepper Bird of Paradise Bleeding HeartBoston Fern BougainvilleaBoxwood BroccoliBromeliadBush Lily CabbageCalla Lily Canary Islande Date Palm TreeCanna HybridsCarrot CatnipCelosia FlowerChamomile FlowerChrysanthemum FlowerCilantroCockscomb FlowerColeus Common DaisyCrassula 'Morgan's Beauty'Creeping ThymeCrocus CucumberCyclamen Daffodil Dahlia FlowerDaisyDianthus FlowersDillDracaena 'Janet Craig'Dwarf Orange Tree
Food Foraging: Wild Edible Plants & Mushrooms Wild Food School - Urban Foraging Guide & eBooks Urban Foraging & Cornwall Forager Guides - FREE Foraging for food - even in a city - can be fun. But where do you start? This Foraging Guide is in PDF format and is designed to allow you to print out the pictures on standard 10 x 15 cm. photo paper and then bind them together (laminate the pages if you want). Correctly printed out you will find plant picture and text side by side like the example below. Click wfsURBFORAGER.pdf to downloador right click and Save. ** If you're more interested in dealing with food and water in disaster and emergency survival situations (also in urban areas) you might like to take a look at the new book Armageddon Kitchen and Doomsday Kitchen over on this page >>> ... There are also a 98 page TROPICAL FORAGING GUIDE [approx. 8Mb] plus the Cornish Foraging and a Riverside Foraging guide. See also the exciting range of Wild Food WISDOM Cooking with Weeds™ eBooks at wildfoodwisdom.co.uk Wild Food School Homepage
How to grow the herb shiso perilla | Life and style Shiso perilla, better known as shiso in Japanese, tai to in Vietnamese and kkaennip or ggaenip in Korean, is one of those herbs that, if you know of it, you rave about and have myriads of recipes, including one for mojitos. I am experimenting with shiso soda as we speak. To everyone else it’s the herb that looks like nettles you’ll have tasted perhaps as tempura or wrapped around a fancy bit of sushi. But it is far more than a garnish and once you get a taste for it, you may find you want a ready supply, so it makes sense to grow your own. There are two main types of perilla: Perilla frutescens, the standard red and green forms, and P. frutescens var. crispa, which is the curly purple-leaved form often used in bedding displays (the Victorians were very fond of it). The green form is more flavoursome and the one most widely used in cooking. Soaking the seed for four to eight hours before sowing speeds up germination.
Hugelkultur - una fertile collina coltivata 1) Per prima cosa dovremo decidere le dimensioni e la posizione della nostra aiuola. La posizione più adatta è quella con le estremità orientate a Nord-Sud, questo per garantire la massima insolazione possibile durante la giornata (i due pendii dovrebbero essere rivolti rispettivamente a Est e a Ovest). Per quanto riguarda le dimensioni, non c'è una ricetta fissa. Esistono Hugelkultur di piccole, medie e grandi dimensioni. La lunghezza dell'aiuola è sempre a piacimento, mentre varia a seconda delle esigenze l'altezza del cumulo e la larghezza dello stesso. In genere un cumulo finito dovrebbe essere di larghezza inferiore o pari a 180 cm, questo al fine di agevolare l'accesso ad ogni sua parte senza sporgersi troppo in avanti. 2) Una volta decise tutte le caratteristiche che dovrà avere il nostro cumulo si può passare alla preparazione dell'aiuola. 3) Una volta terminato lo scavo, si può procedere a riempire la fossa con tutto il materiale legnoso di cui disponiamo.
Aménager son jardin pour attirer la faune utile Les animaux sont nos alliés discrets au jardin. Insectes, reptiles, batraciens, oiseaux : chacun possède une fonction utile au jardinier, en se nourrissant des parasites et autres insectes ravageurs. Pour rendre votre jardin accueillant pour cette biodiversité, quelques aménagements simples peuvent suffire... Les haies diversifiées Haie vive - berberis Les haies, en plus de leur rôle défensif et occultant (lire : Un jardin à l'abri des regards) permettent de protéger le jardin des vents dominants. Lorsqu'elles sont composées d’arbustes diversifiés dont la floraison et la fructification s’échelonnent sur une longue période, les haies sont une source de nourriture non négligeable pour les oiseaux, en particulier l'hiver grâce aux baies charnues qu’elles leur offriront. Les arbustes caducs composant certaines d’entres-elles, grâce à la chute de leur feuillage automnal sont une source d’humus. >> Lire aussi : Haie fleurie : des arbustes pour chaque saison Les abris pour insectes A lire aussi :
Gardening with Epsom Salt | SaltWorks Epsom salt is a popular and well-reputed supplement in organic gardening. With the recent push towards “green” living, Epsom salt is an ideal answer to a variety of organic gardening needs. Both cost effective and gentle on your greenery, Epsom salt is an affordable and green treatment for your well-tended plants—both indoors and out. Completely one-of-a-kind with a chemical structure unlike any other, Epsom salt (or Magnesium Sulfate) is one of the most economic and versatile salt-like substances in the world. Throughout time, Epsom salt has been known as a wonderful garden supplement, helping to create lush grass, full roses, and healthy, vibrant greenery. Table of Contents: Why Epsom Salt Works in the Garden Composed almost exclusively of Magnesium Sulfate, Epsom salt is intensely rich in these two minerals that are both crucial to healthy plant life. Magnesium Magnesium is beneficial to plants from the beginning of their life, right when the seed begins to develop. Sulfate
Les 5 secrets d'un jardin japonais - Elle Décoration On évite les lignes droites Un jardin japonais fait avant tout la part belle à la nature, il n'est donc pas question de créer des lignes droites et des rocades nettoyées au millimètre près ! Certes, un jardin zen doit être structuré mais préférez les allées en courbes, les dalles en triangle, suivez des lignes asymétriques et nivelez votre végétation. Le tout doit être harmonieux, ni trop sauvage, ni trop carré. Photo : Paysage Rodier On installe une fontaine (ou on en fabrique une) Un jardin japonais ne saurait exister sans une fontaine. Photo : Archzine On mise sur la sobriété La simplicité reste le mot d'ordre du jardin zen : pas trop de mobilier de jardin, pas trop de couleurs et pas trop d'accessoires pour être au plus près de la nature. Photo : Exquise Marquise sur Pinterest On fait la part belle aux matériaux naturels Tout l'art du jardin japonais repose sur l'association du minéral et du végétal. Photo : Christopher Malheiros sur Pinterest On opte pour des végétaux bien spéciaux
How to Grow Moss In certain climates, moss pops up on its own, usually on pavers and in bare spots of the lawn. However, if you love the look of moss but it doesn't grow naturally in your yard, you can cultivate it to grow in your garden as a bed, on edging, and on rock walls. Moss gives any garden an aged, almost medieval, look. And by giving the plant the growing conditions it needs—and a little patience while it gets established—you can have a landscape that rivals any English cottage garden. Moss prefers moisture, shade, and generally acidic soil. Partial to full shade is essential to grow it, as a hot afternoon sun will destroy a decorative patch in no time. When to Grow Moss You can grow moss both by transplanting it and propagating it as a slurry. What You'll Need Equipment/Tools PitchforkRakeGardening GlovesHose and sprinklerBlenderPaintbrush or spatulaSpray bottle Materials Soil pH stripsMoss transplantLandscaping pinsMoss slurry Instructions Growing Moss by Transplanting (For Soil) Project Metrics
Benefits of Alfalfa Leaf The word “alfalfa” comes from the Arabic phrase, al-fac-facah, meaning "father of all foods.” It stands to reason, alfalfa is extremely nutritious. The extensive root system allows the plant to absorb a high level of nutrients from the soil. Alfalfa leaf contains essential vitamins including the entire spectrum of B-vitamins, A, D, E and K. Alfalfa leaves can be healthy for humans and may be used as a dietary or nutritional supplement. History of Alfalfa Use Remains of Alfalfa leaf have been found in Persian ruins dating back six thousand years and early Turkish writings mention Alfalfa around 1300 B.C. Traditional Chinese Medicine has used alfalfa leaf to stimulate the appetite and relieve ulcers. Native Americans used the seeds as a thickening paste and nutrient additive. Health Benefits of Organic Alfalfa Leaf Alfalfa has been used and appreciated all over the world for centuries. Supplementing with Alfalfa Leaf Alfalfa Cautions †Results may vary.
6 HERBS that BOOST collagen in the skin Collagen is the most abundant protein in our bodies, especially type 1 collagen. It’s found in muscles, bones, skin, blood vessels, digestive system and tendons. It’s what helps give our skin strength and elasticity, along with replacing dead skin cells. When it comes to our joints and tendons, in simplest terms, it’s the “glue” that helps hold the body together. Healthy skin, nails, bones and connective tissue need collagen to be strong and radiant. A fascinating element that a lot of these herbs share in common is their energetic and chemical properties. Lets start with one of our favorite adaptogens*: H E : S H O U : W U — Adaptogenic Herb of Legendary Acclaim (aka Fo-Ti, Chinese Knotweed) Physical: The root of the fo-ti plant can restore fertility, help maintain hair color, boost energy, rejuvenate the nerves and brain cells, tone the kidneys and liver, fortify the bones, and purify the blood. "He Shou Wu also has a long history of use as a hair growth and rejuvenation tonic. 1. 2. 3.