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PLANTS
Where to Buy Pond Plants
Beginning Pond Plants
Grow Water Lotus from
Seed
Cold Climate Pond Plants
Grow Water Lotus from
Seed
Grow Artichoke Plants
How to Pot Water Lily
How to Fertilize Lily and
Lotus
Grow
Winter Vegetables
"Evil"
Parrot Feather Plants
GREEN HOUSES
Make a $25 Greenhouse
Build a Mini Greenhouse
Build a Waste Oil Heater
Cold Frames & Greenhouses
PONDS & GARDENS
Make an Aztec Floating Garden
Make a Rubbermade Pond
Make a Storage Closet Pond
Make a Sandbox Pond
GARDENING
Gardening in Alaska
Gardening in Nebraska
Gardening
in New York City
How to Mix Loam
Winter Water Gardening
Garden with Wood Ash
Pond Algae Control 1
Pond Algae Control 2
PEST
CONTROL
How to Kill Aphids
Killer Hot Sauce Kills Bugs
How to Kill Snails
Effective Way to Protect your
Pond and Fish Naturally
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Grow a Winter Vegetable Garden
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60 Days
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Maturity
Plants
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90-Day Veggies
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60-Day Veggies
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Mulching & Bedding |
Collard
Greens
Planting:
Plant 12"
apart in 1
part sand
with 3 parts
potting
soil.
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Leeks
Planting:
Mulch a 6"
deep hole
and plant young
starters 6"
apart. |
Swiss
Chard
Planting:
Plant
young
starters 8"
apart.
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Turnips

Planting:
Plant 6"
apart in 1
part sand
with 3 parts
potting
soil. Apply
manure and
compost to
surface. |
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Growing:
Water
moderately.
Member of
the cabbage
family.
Tolerant to
cold
temperature.
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Growing:
Moderate
watering.
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Growing:
Moderate
watering. Do
not allow
soil to dry. |
Growing:
Moderate
watering. |
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The Aztec floating
garden looks like
a floating garden.
In reality, it is a
garden that is supported
by pylons. The
picture on the left is a
drawing of an Aztec
floating garden called a Chinampas.
The benefits of growing
a Chinampas garden
are: they provide
shelter for the pond
fish against predators,
and vegetables grow
healthier and yield 7
times more crops.
Here
is a modern
day
Chinampas
constructed
in a grander
scale than
the one we
will make
for the
backyard.
Start with
vines and
saplings
and build a
square frame. Fasten
the cross pieces of
the frame with...
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Think you can't grow good vegetables in Alaska?
Think again. The Alaskan long and cool summer months is just the right
environment for growing awesome vegetable gardens, even giant cabbage!
Most gardening begins indoors in the month of April
when the last snow typically
falls. However, some can be started as early as March. To
melt the snow in the garden,
river sand is best but fireplace ash can
be used for most types of gardens. After seedlings appear, they should be
kept in south facing window that receives sun and will need
12 hours of light
per day. A grow lamp or florescent lighting is necessary. In a room that
has a cool environment, a plant heating mat is necessary to help generate plant
growth. Plant peas and nasturtiums in biodegradable pots. Peas do not like to be
disturbed but can be...
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The Solar Greenhouse:
I spent 20 years in
Northern California and 7 of those years were in
South Lake Tahoe, California. South Lake Tahoe
is known to have more snowfall on average than
Anchorage Alaska. With my passion for
gardening I have been searching for a way to... |
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