(Compost tumbler) Plants that Can be Easily Grown from Home
No commentsBy Abel Jones
You may just have doubts of whether the plant will eventually grow or not. Also some plants require additional heat, water and humidity which maybe difficult to provide always. So here, we make gardening simple and easy for you. Here are the top easy to grow plants which will ensure success without fail!
Mint
This is one of the easiest herbs to grow. Mint plants will grow rapidly and even spread to neighboring patches of your garden if you are no careful enough. Hence, a good approach is to grow mint in a container. The good thing is that, this plant needs hardly any maintenance and care. You can take a fresh sprig of mint and can grow it anywhere either in direct sunlight or inside a cool and shady place. You only need to make sure to water the mint plant thoroughly everyday till you see the seedling leaves appear.
Tomatoes
Tomatoes are so easy to grow that it is almost ridiculous! All you need to do is take a handful of tomato seeds from a tomato which you have already cut. Then make sure to wash the seeds from all the tomato juice that is clinging to them. Otherwise the seeds will be coated with sugar which can cause a fungal attack. Then place the seeds around a quarter inch from the soil top. You should begin to see shoots appear after around a week or so. Once the seedling leaves appear, place them in direct sunlight for three hours every day till the leaves are grown. Then transplant the seedling into a pot.
Sweet peas
These cute looking green peas are often used in germination experiments in schools because they grow so easily. You could even place peas on a moist wad of cotton on a bowl. Then keep the bowl in a shaded area and watch the seeds sprout in a few days’ time. You can transplant the seedling once you see the secondary leaves appear on the shoot.
Beans
Beans are another great option if you wish to ensure fast gardening. Simply place a couple of beans inside a seedling pot. Then water them regularly and keep the pot in a shaded area. Once the shoots emerge, place the seedling in direct sunlight for a few hours daily till they toughen up to face constant sunlight.
Ginger
Did you know that you could cultivate ginger by just cutting off a portion of the ‘eye’? The surface of the ginger root has several small projections on it. In order to successfully grow the plant you need to cut off this portion and place it under the soil. It will breed marvelously. Slowly, it will grow its roots into the soil and then the shoots and leaves will appear.
Lemons
You can easily grow a lemon tree from existing lemon seeds. Just take out the seeds making sure none of them have been dehydrated or damaged by cutting. Then wash off the seed surface from all sugar residues. Then plant the seeds into the soil. You will need to place the seeds a little towards the bottom of the soil. Then you can expect to see seedling plants emerge. The good thing is that each seed will yield multiple seedlings.
Nasturtiums
These are vine shaped plants which have leaves that look like lily pads. The great thing about this plant is that is comes in vibrant colors like vanilla, yellow, crimson and orange. These flowers are not edible and once you have planted these, they will regenerate with every season.
Cosmos
This plant is typically found in the old fashioned garden patches. You will find these plants in two varieties - sonata mix and seashells. Growing the plant from the seed is always better than just placing a seedling into the pot as the plant emerges stronger with better yield. The Cosmos plant is fantastic at regenerating itself time and again!
Sunflowers
These beautiful flowers can be grown from the seed itself. These flowers will be tall, bright colored and always facing the sun! You need to have ample space to grow sunflowers as the flowers grow as high as a corn crop!
Ornamental grass
This is a type of grass which grows out very quickly. Besides, its soft and velvet like appearance makes for a nice decorative patch in the garden or near your balcony. You can easily anticipate regeneration in the next season.
Arugula
This lettuce variety is a nut-flavored and is mostly found in the high-end salads. Hence, it would do you good to plant them to make your salads! You need to plant the Arugula inside a pot and place it in your kitchen where it is less sunny.
The great thing about growing plants at home is that they are more economical and organic. Therefore there are no chemicals making for a healthier, tastier meal!
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Mr. Mayor, Can You Stop Putting Poison On My Playground Please?
By Gen Wright
Imagine driving past a tractor trailer on your way to work and as you get up up next to it, you see a set of those diamond shaped haz-mat placards. There is a red one for flammable warning because the load is petroleum based. There is also a placard featuring a black skull and cross bones on a white background, because it is also a poisonous load. If that truck jack-knifed or had an accident with another vehicle the first responders would call in hazmat team to contain the spill and keep people away and safe from exposure. All the while praying it doesn’t get ignited. There would be some very nervous and tense moments. Now can you imagine that same truck parking in front of your house and pumping it on your property? Think that might give you some tense moments too?
Well that is exactly what is happening if you have a chemical lawn care service. The only difference is that in real life that tractor trailer unloads those toxic materials into another truck. But instead of having placards, this truck has beautiful color graphics with puppies and children. How is that for truth in advertising? Those little flags they leave in your lawn? That is not there to tell you they sprayed, as if everybody can’t smell it. It is there because the law requires them to warn people to stay off the grass!
Last week I received a piece of junk mail from a local lawn care service. It shows a picture of a cute little girl laying in the grass, nose to nose with an adorable puppy. The caption above the graphic reads, Doesn’t your family deserve a beautiful, environmentally-friendly lawn? Well that really annoyed me and it was the impetus for this article. We have idiots talking about spending obscene amounts of money to create green jobs that are based on what we now know to be junk science. At the same time our government is spending millions for toxic chemicals that destroy the balance of our eco-system. I guess common sense is no longer that common.
Millions of pounds of synthetic chemicals from weed killers to petroleum based fertilizers are on everything from lawns to the food we eat. These chemicals pollute our water ways and destroy the natural balance of our environment. This is not sustainable.
In my heart I am an organic gardener, so the word sustainable is deeply rooted in my core values. Sustainability is the fundamental truth of natural laws. It cannot swayed by populist opinion or political spin. The sooner society understands and accepts this fact the sooner we can heal our land. Our playgrounds and public parks should be a natural environment for local residents to share with their children, jog or walk the dog. We don’t need to be exposed to these toxins. Just look what it is doing to the streams and ponds, they are being destroyed by chemicals leeching off the soil into the groundwater. Algae blooms take oxygen out of the water which in turn kills the natural habitat for both plants and fish. Don’t take my word for it, go look for yourself! Then go to your local town board meeting with the photos and demand that they stop destroying our eco-system.
These toxic chemicals pose significant health risks yet they are allowed to be used on the grass we walk on and the food we eat. In the current economic downturn with out-of-control government spending why can’t we start eliminating the chemicals fertilizers and herbicides’ from our expenditures? Now that’s a solution we can all live with.
Copyright 2010 Greg Traver
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Things to think about when choosing the best wheelchair mobility scooter lift
By Josef Strong
Preserving mobility does not only focus on the mobility device, but the lift or carrier that makes transportation of such mobility device possible is also one very important aspect. A wheelchair/mobility scooter lift helps the physically disabled and the elderly to enjoy more independence. The lift is very convenient for these individuals who uses such mobility devices and regularly require transportation of the device from one place (e.g. home) to another (e.g. mall/park).
Purchasing a lift is considered a long-term investment. Hence, it is important to realize the benefits of an appropriately selected lift. There are several options when selecting a scooter or wheelchair lift. Quality, durable lifts can be bought with three thousand dollars or less, depending primarily on the added accessories or features. Basic lifts that require manual operation is typically less expensive than motor driven lifts that may need professional installation.
When buying a wheelchair/scooter lift, some things must be considered for you to get the right lift that will best suit your needs:
Brand and model of the mobility device that needs to be lifted - Some wheelchair or mobility scooter may need a particular docking device for it to be safely lifted into the vehicle.
Exact make, year, and model of your automobile/vehicle - This is important when buying an internal vehicle lift for your mobility device.
Class of hitch - For external vehicle lifts, a trailer hitch must be installed on the automobile, depending on the required weight capacity. Class II trailer hitches usually have weight capacity of 350 pounds. Class III, on the other hand, can carry up to 500 pounds. In selecting the right hitch for the trailer of your vehicle lift, a snug margin must be allowed. The total weight of the mobility device and the lift’s weight must be at the very least, 10% less than the recommended weight capacity of the trailer hitch.
Supplemental factors to consider before purchasing a scooter/wheelchair lift include:
the lift’s weight and size specifications;
material of the lift;
type of operation (automatic or manual); and
Warranty from the manufacturer.
After knowing the basics, the consumer is now ready to move on with comparison shopping. Whether buying your lift online or offline, it is still best to review a number of manufacturers and determine which offers the best scooter/wheelchair lift in terms of functionality and price.
Selecting the right lift for your mobility device is actually not a difficult thing to do. For a vehicle lift, what you should figure out first is how far do you usually travel. From here, you can already decide whether to have an external or an internal vehicle lift. Also, your automobile’s compatibility to such lifts is of equal importance.
There are several manufacturers of scooter/wheelchair lifts. You can directly go to their stores to ask about the details of their lift products. Or, some manufacturers sell their products online for a more convenient shopping.
Mobility scooters and wheelchairs can now be easily transferred up or down a number of levels, thanks to this great invention - lifts! Physically handicapped individuals can now optimize and enjoy more their freedom and independence.
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