Hydroponic Systems and Indoor Gardening Guide
Building a No Dig Gardenby: Sherri Allen The no dig garden is exactly what it describes...a fertile garden bed with no digging at all. It involves layering clean, organic materials that will literally compost around your plants as they grow.
The No Dig Garden is built on top of the ground, so you can build a garden anywhere. This makes it extremely attractive for those sites that have poor soil or are weed infested. It's also a great method of gardening for those who can't (or don't want to) dig a
garden patch!
The site you choose for your garden must get at least 5 hours of sunlight a day. Drainage will be good because of the materials that will be used in making the garden.
If you are planting over lawn or weeds, mow them to ground level. If you are planting on a hard surface, put down some cushioning organic material first (like seaweed or leaves).
To build your no dig garden start with a layer of newspaper (no colour printing), at least 6mm (1/4 inch) thick. Surround the garden with some sort of border material. This can be bricks, logs, planks or rocks but should be at least 20-25CM high (8-10 inches)
to contain the organic material within.
Lay down a layer of lucerne hay leaving no gaps, to a height of 10cm (about 4 inches). Layer some good organic fertilizer on top to a height of 20mm (1 inch). This can be just about any sort of good quality material like chicken, horse, cow or sheep manure.
Add another thick layer of straw to the garden 150mm (6 inches) and another layer of fertilizer and then top it off with a 100mm (4 inches) of compost.
Water the garden until it's soaking and let it settle for a few days before planting.
Seedlings do better than seeds in the no dig garden.
Here's what will happen. The seedlings will get a kick start in the rich, compost top soil. The fertilizer underneath will start the 'composting' of the lucerne hay and straw. The composting will generate heat and biological activity that will really kick along the seedling growth. The roots will further break down the straw and hay and it in turn will become solid enough to support the growing plants.
The newsprint is thick enough to discourage weed growth through the layers, but will deteriorate enough to allow earth worms to chew their way upwards.
Continue to layer mulch, straw and compost as the garden bed matures. Never dig this bed over, just layer more and more material as required. Rotate your crops and add fresh compost regularly.
Your garden bed will deliver consistent, spectacular results season after season.
About the Author Judy Williams (www.no-dig-vegetablegarden.com) is working hard to become a fulltime earth mother goddess. This site acts as a primer for all vegetable gardening aspects covering topics like how to build a garden, nurture seedlings, container gardening and composting.
Welcome to our hydroponic article directory, the virtual library
of various product lines and information from various sites. This
section is intended to make it easy for you to browse through
the many types of hydroponic systems, lighting options and even
plant fertilizers and supplements.
If you find any other site with a large quantity of hydroponic,
indoor lighting or greenhouse gardening related tips or reviews,
let us know so can add it to this page.
hydroponic - Live Search News
Search results
Police raid hydroponic grow-op, seize pot, guns - Cape Breton
6 Jul 2008 at 5:24pm
MILLVILLE ? Hydroponic pot plants with a potential street value of $69,000 and a plethora of guns, were seized by police from a Northside residence, Sunday. Grow hardware including lamps, timers and various switches were also confiscated with one ...
Cops Move In On Marijuana Grow House In Homestead - CBS 4 South Florida
6 Jul 2008 at 3:22pm
Police said they discovered the hydroponic marijuana growing operations when they went to the house, at 30001 Southwest 160th Avenue, after some one reported a home invasion in progress. Miami Dade police spokeswoman Nelda Fonticello said once inside ...
'Encounters at the End of the World' - OhmyNews
6 Jul 2008 at 1:06pm
If you are looking for answers as to why a red worm lives in the anus of static sea life or the consistency of the milk of a baby seal, you have come to the right place. Dedicated to Roger Ebert, the latest Werner Herzog documentary, " Encounters at ...
Heating costs turn up the heat on Quebec growers - Thepacker.com
6 Jul 2008 at 11:26am
(June 26, 4:54 p.m.) MONTREAL ? After enduring a long winter so severe that roofs across the province collapsed from the sheer weight of snow, Quebec growers are facing another challenge ? energy costs ? that?s putting pressure on the new ...
Urban farms grow & sell fruits and veggies in the city - Philadelphia Daily News
2 Jul 2008 at 7:59pm
Situated on the reclaimed - and cleaned up - site of a former steel-galvanizing factory in Kensington, the nonprofit organic farm grows a wide variety of produce, including heirloom lettuces, peppers and tomatoes, and also acts as a crop ...
Buyer's Guide for Hydroponic Supplies
|
Navigation
Grow Lights
Hydroponic Systems
HPS systems
MH systems
Growing Accessories
Brand Directory
Buyer's Guide
What's New?
Hope you enjoy the new layout
181 182 183 184 185
|
