You can make your own Bokashi Bran "from scratch" with this DIY recipe. The purpose of the bran is to inoculate the food waste with microorganisms to help them ferment - the main organism is lactic acid bacteria. My experience has been that this simple method of culturing lactobacillus from rice starch makes for an effective bokashi starter. I gather the starch from rice wash (rice water), culture the lactic acid bacteria using milk, then finally inoculate the wheat bran. When finished, the bran can be dried and stored for a year or more. This method is quite inexpensive compared to buying the bran in small batches commercially or even buying the EM starter liquid.
This is my overview of a 5-in-1 Weather Station sent to me for evaluation by Sainlogic. I can definitely see the advantages to being able to monitor real-time temperature, humidity, wind speed & direction, pressure and rainfall will offer to my growing decisions. I especially like the customizable alarms for when conditions go above or below thresholds. Thanks to Sainlogic for sending the weather station. Here are their links:
Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sainlogic/Homepage/page/7DAE1D5D-3EAD-4F7A-8443-2CC2DBD75714
Company Website: https://www.sainlogic.com/english/smartphones-tablets/weather-station.html
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sainlogicbrand
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In response to those who drone on about the risks of applying wood ash to neutral or alkaline soils, I made a quick video to put my spin on the issue. At the recommended rates of application, the dangers of wood ash are greatly overstated IMO, and are easily counteracted by a small application of acidifying elemental sulfur. Elemental sulfur is inexpensive (around $25 for a 50lb bag last I looked) and widely available. For those who may take me to task for recommending a soil amendment without soil tests, I'll say only this: keep it in context - we're talking about a light application of wood ash and sulfur over a large area. In comparison to the wood ash ending up in the landfill, I think it's a decent compromise.
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I've selected 20 of the most fragrant roses to put in your garden - renowned for their various perfumes, but also chosen for a diversity of flower colors, forms, growing habits and bloom cycle.
I mentioned I would link to the David Austin guide on rose fragrance: https://eu.davidaustinroses.com/pages/rose-fragrance-guide
There are more than a few ways gardeners can describe the scent of their rose: sweet, Damask, fruity, spicy, myrrh, citrus, tea and musk. I've given some examples for most of these. One important note: not everyone can agree about the character if the fragrance of a given rose. That's biological, I'm told, with some people being far more sensitive to some scents over others. So the real test about the "best" rose perfume is in the nose of the beholder, so to speak.
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Photo credits:
Ebb Tide by Tracie Hall CC BY-SA 2.0
Fragrant Cloud by HomeinSalem CC BY-SA 3.0
Papa Meilland by Someone10x CC BY 2.0
Fragrant Plum by Rexness CC BY-SA 2.0
Gertrude Jekyll by Andy Mabbett CC BY-SA 3.0
Scepter’d Isle by Kelvin Song CC BY-SA 3.0
Aloha by David J. Stang CC BY-SA 4.0
Francis E. Lester by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
Roseraie de l’Hay by Malcolm Manners CC BY 2.0
Angel Face by David J. Stang CC BY-SA 4.0
Sheila’s Perfume by T. Kiya CC BY-SA 2.0
Leontine Gervais by Wilrooij CC BY-SA 4.0
Sunsprite by David J. Stang CC BY-SA 4.0
Rose de Rescht by Captain-tucker CC BY-SA 4.0
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Plant growth hormones control every aspect of how plants grow: stretching, branching, dormancy, flowering and ripening. Growers and gardeners can manipulate these hormones as "cheat codes" to make the plants do what they want. We can do it indirectly, by managing the growing conditions, or directly through the application of PGR (plant growth regulators) that amplify or inhibit the activity of hormones. In this video I'll go through a (simplified) summary of the 5 commonly manipulated plant hormones: gibberellic acid, auxins, cytokinins, abscisic acid and ethylene.
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Photo credit:
Apple orchard by Brendan RIley CC BY-SA 2.0
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Does it have to be a trade-off between lifespan and seasonal color? I admit, when it comes to a peony or Siberian iris, annuals are far more colorful and floriferous over the length of the season. But many perennials come out swinging with early blooms in the cool season, and other have naturally long bloom cycles, repeat if deadheaded, or round out the seasonal color with foliage & form.
In this video, I'll breeze through 10 perennials that I think take top marks for long-lasting interest in the garden. If you have any recommendations of your own (I for sure know this selection isn't exhaustive) feel free to drop them in the comments for other viewers.
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Photo Credits:
Dicentra King of Hearts, Nepeta ‘Blue Dragon’ Photo(s) courtesy of TERRA NOVA® Nurseries, Inc.
www.terranovanurseries.com
Butterfly weed by Derek Ramsey CC BY-SA 2.5
Asclepias incarnata by Cephas CC BY-SA 4.0
Nepeta by Cultivar413 CC BY 2.0
Monarda by Deb Nystrom CC BY 2.0
Brunnera Jack Frost by A. Barra CC BY-SA 4.0
Geum by the Greenery Nursery & Garden Shop CC BY 2.0
Agastache Blue Fortune by Yewchan CC BY-SA 2.0
Agastache Ambrosia by Cultivar413 CC BY 2.0
Palace Purple Heuchera by Patrick Standish CC BY 2.0
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For those who can't handle super-hot peppers, this is a fairly quick way to reduce the heat level (amount of capsaicin) from the fruit. In this video, I treat an 'Armageddon' pepper (around 1,000,000 scoville) with regular cooking oil and a paper towel to remove some of the heat. Also, a quick flood update (at the end) for those concerned about the farm.
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When nursery growers start plants, they want to pick from a wide selection of the newest and most interesting plants. Isn't that what every gardener wants? For many home gardeners, though, your options are limited down to the "picks" of your local garden centers.
Whether you're a cut flower grower, a small farmer that wants to add some perennials to your farm stand, an aspiring backyard grower, or just an avid plant lover who wants to see *all* the options, this video is for you. I'll discuss the different ways to add a wider selection (and better pricing) to your plant purchasing. I'll also discuss how teaming up to pool orders with other small growers is a win-win for all involved.
Now, the specific supplier info in this vid is obviously based on the marker I know: North America. Nevertheless, the basic options would be similar wherever you go: seeds, bulbs & bare root, cuttings & plugs. So I hope you can get something out of this no matter where you're joining us from!
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Here's a video of my trip to Summerland Ornamental Gardens in the Okanagan Valley. This public garden has been built and tended over the course of a century, but is still basically unknown outside of the local community. In this tour, I'll talk to Bonnie and Connie, volunteer directors of the Friends of the Garden, about the joys and challenges of maintaining this unique garden in an unforgettable setting.
Wherever you are, you're quite welcome to donate to help this garden continue it's education efforts: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/w/42621/donation
For my dedicated video on the rose collection, here's the link: https://youtu.be/eNeA3d_5RxM
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When a rose drops "out of the trade" there's a risk that it also falls out of the hobby. Demographic changes have taken their toll on rose suppliers, concentrating some large portion of sales into "landscape style" roses. Meanwhile, old garden roses and other garden-worthy modern roses are left to individual gardens and hobbyists to preserve.
Here's the link to the Bill DeVor presentation I mentioned: https://youtu.be/1fGsRSW02Vk?t=729
I didn't discuss it much in the video (I was already going long) but I think Facebook special-interest groups are a promising alternative to in-person garden clubs to connect gardeners who share your goals. In Canada (only), we're working together to preserve garden-worthy roses in this group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CanadaRoseExchange
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