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TESTS: The Documentation of Experiments Related to Urban Gardening -AlboPepper.com
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30 GALLON SIP TOTE. Merely studying and observing something cannot teach you what actual experimentation can. The scientific method is central to learning, to progress, to truth. Use a control. Alter variables. Run your tests. Document your results. Then share. Allow others to benefit from your research. Comparison of Radish Growth. In 12 Homemade Potting Mixes. EXPAND ALL (Test 1). Including silicates in a potting mix will enhance aeration properties and improve the vigor of a radish grown in an SIP.
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NATURAL LIGHT SOURCES: Tips for General Lighting Especially in the Outdoors -AlboPepper.com
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30 GALLON SIP TOTE. Site Prep Light Natural Light. Good lighting makes the difference between plants that are strong and hardy or weak and spindly. The main focus of this page is to help with seedlings and indoor plant growth. But let's first take a moment to discuss outdoor lighting. Selecting an appropriate spot for your vegetables is really the first thing to consider when planning your garden. Do you have a nice sunny spot where they can reside? Create a Light Profile! You have 1000 characters to go.
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Water Means Plant Life! -How Plants Use Water -AlboPepper.com
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30 GALLON SIP TOTE. Site Prep Water Water and Plant Life! Water and Plant Life! Gravity vs Capillary Watering. Watering with Tap Water. Climate Change and Water Conservation. Water and Plant Life! Water is absolutely essential for plant life. It makes up the majority of a plant's weight (85% to 95% in many cases). Water is a solvent. In many soft tissue plants and herbs, water even provides the very structure which holds the plant upright. Have you ever seen a wilting pepper or tomato? Through transpirat...
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SIPs: Self-Watering Sub-Irrigated Planter Gardening -AlboPepper.com
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30 GALLON SIP TOTE. Gardening Methods Sub-Irrigated Planters. Self-watering Garden, Sub-irrigated Planters. Are you looking to combat severe drought using water conservation in your garden? Do you need to grow in a spot where you have literally NO soil? Or do you just want some really huge vegetables that are easy to grow? Self-watering (wicking) beds or containers are a great solution. A DIY self watering garden is a water-wise system that will conserve water while growing huge plants! Sub-irrigation or...
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The Science Behind Urban Gardening - FACTS: Formulas, Terms & Laws -AlboPepper.com
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30 GALLON SIP TOTE. Formulas, Terms and Laws:. AlboPepper.com is not a science text-book or an online encyclopedia. But since it discusses a variety of topics that involve scientific laws, principles or terms, I thought this page would be a nice place to group explanations that would otherwise distract from my primary pages. 1 cubic yard = 27 cubic ft. 1 cubic ft = 7.48 gallons = 1728 cubic in. 1 gallon = 4 quarts = 128 fl oz = 3.79L. 1 quart = 2 pints = 4 cups = 32 fl oz = .95L. 1 cup = 8 fl oz = 225 ml.
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POTS: How Container Gardening Can Help Urban Gardeners -AlboPepper.com
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30 GALLON SIP TOTE. Gardening Methods Pots and Containers. Benefits of Container Gardening:. Renters don't have to relinquish their garden when they move. In fact, even a home owner stands to benefit from the mobility offered by a potted garden. What if you find that sunlight levels are too intense or too shaded? You can easily move your plants to a more suited location. POT / CONTAINER TYPE:. A porous material like terracotta or ceramic is going to dry out quicker than a plastic pot. If you like the...
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BEDS: The Advantages of Using Raised Beds in Your Urban Garden -AlboPepper.com
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30 GALLON SIP TOTE. Gardening Methods Raised Beds. Your preferred technique will depend upon available resources, machinery and lot size. In-ground row beds cost little to set up versus conventionally spaced rows. The next step would be to consider. Those rows. You could try mounding up the dirt or building frames that are backfilled with soil / compost. Why bother with this? If your native soil is hard clay or is very infertile, you could add rich, amended soil right on top. Secondly: Drainage. These ma...
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PESTS: The Enemies of Our Urban Gardens & the Techniques to Conquer Them -AlboPepper.com
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30 GALLON SIP TOTE. Each season, our gardens offer an ever changing variety of fruits and vegetables. Along with this, comes a variety of insecticidal pests. Nothing can take the wind out of your gardening sails faster than damage caused by these silent foes. If you don't spot them fast, your leaves will be denuded. Garden Enemies: Three-lined Potato Beetle (larvae). Garden Enemies: Three-lined Potato Beetle (lema daturaphila). Garden Enemies: Winged Aphid [alate]. Garden Enemies: Leaf Miners. Garden Ene...