Harvesting seeds from Bhut Jolokia peppers
on Nov 21, 2009 in ghost pepper Bhut Jolokia seed saving harvest I was lucky enough to win some Bhut Jolokia pepper seeds from Red Icculus.  In case you haven’t heard of these they are the hottest peppers on earth having a heat rating of over 1 million scoville units.  Just to put that into comparison...

Teaching children patience with gardening
on Nov 19, 2009 in kids hydroponics germination seeds It shouldn’t be a surprise that kids these days are not as patient as previous generations.  Personally I feel this is less on a change of parenting but a result of children’s expectations created because of the advance of technology. ...

Free tomato seeds
on Nov 16, 2009 in cheap free seeds tomato If you head over to Campbell’s Help Grow Your Soup site you can get some free tomato seeds and while you are at it vote for a barn which Campbell’s will give $250,000 to restore.  So free seeds for you and one dollar for a barn restoration.

How to make a cheap soil moisture sensor – Heavy Duty Version
on Nov 9, 2009 in cheap electronics moisture sensor water My original version of my moisture sensor has worked great for me but it did have a couple flaws.  The first issue was construction, though I had great luck on my first attempt though after trying to recreate additional sensors given the small a...

Harvesting corn seeds (Kernels)
on Nov 1, 2009 in seeds seed saving harvest corn Corn is one of those crops I really don’t have space to grow but still like to try every year.  This past year I only had one ear that made it to maturity, in the plants defense we have a very hot summer and I didn’t have the most consistent...

Harvesting pumpkin seeds
on Nov 1, 2009 in halloween seeds seed saving pumpkin harvest The kids and I carved several pumpkins this year but we waited carve the three pumpkins we grew in our backyard until Halloween since these were the seeds I wanted to save for planting next year.  First, I know exactly how these pumpkins were gr...

How to prevent weeds in your garden
on Nov 1, 2009 in weeds organic weed prevention I doubt there is anyone who enjoys pulling weeds, though now at the end of the season is a great time to do some preventive measures to prevent new growth next season. Kill your weeds early: The sooner you pull your weeds the easier it is to keep up...

Fuji Heavy Industries autonomous farming robot
on Oct 31, 2009 in robot garden maintenance We have seen MIT students making robots to tend on their plants.  Now Fuji Heavy Industries has created a robot that can completely take care of your fruits and vegetables in your fields (or greenhouse) for a modest fee of only $100,000.  Y...

Growing blueberries
on Oct 20, 2009 in cheap bush blueberry If it were up to me every part of my landscaping would be edible.  Though my homeowners association may disagree with me but blueberry bushes looks just as nice as any ornamental plant/bush when you visit the nursery with the obvious bonus of fr...

Pickled jalapeno peppers
on Oct 4, 2009 in peppers jalapeno recipe My jalapeno peppers did great this year.  So good I didn’t really know what to do with all of them.  After making some salsa and having several mature red ones as snacks in the garden, I still have about two pounds that I didn’t want to...