Insects

Paul Alfrey November 9, 2019
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Forest Garden Plants, River Irrigation, Paulownia Coppice & Garden Bees –

It has been a relaxed week here in Shipka where the main focus has stayed on the market garden, we…
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Salah Hammad March 7, 2019
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The battle against bugs: it’s time to end chemical warfare

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Lizzy Lowe, Macquarie University;…
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Paul Alfrey January 16, 2019
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Soil Testing, Discovering Local Plants and Woodland Coppice

Robinia Coppice We have a small woodland plot where we have been experimenting with coppicing. The dominant tree species in…
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Paul Alfrey January 7, 2019
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The Polyculture Market Garden Study – Results from Year 4 – 2018

Here are the results from the fourth year of our Market Garden Polyculture Study. This study looks at the differences…
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Paul Alfrey January 2, 2019
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Fastest Growing Trees in the Temperate Zone, Seed Harvesting and a Green Toad Gathering – The Polyculture Project

If you follow our project you will probably know that I like to name our gardens after concepts and terminology…
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Louise Bethany February 28, 2017
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Harvesting Water as Inspired by a Darkling Beetle

Water is a scarce commodity in dry regions so scientists have come up with an ingenious way of collecting water…
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Ravindra Krishnamurthy December 14, 2016
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Are Bugs More Nutritious Than Meat?

A new research study shows that eating edible insects could provide as much or even more iron and other micro-nutrients…
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Ravindra Krishnamurthy August 8, 2016
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Mastering Farming Even Before Humans

Humans are not the first species to farm on Earth. Nor are they the first species to have taken agriculture…
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Graham Bell July 22, 2016
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Gardening with Bugs

I grew up in a family of keen gardeners. My father was in the RAF so that meant that every…
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Shamim Reza February 9, 2016
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Integrated Pest Management-The Smart Solution

Among the biggest challenges the present world is going through, producing enough food for its vast population is a vital…
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Robert Cook January 7, 2016
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Plant – Based Insect Repellents

Insects. As much as we need them, they can be quite a nuisance. Although insect repellents abound, far too few…
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Roxane Peyser November 2, 2015
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Accommodating Garden Friends With an Insect Hotel

The vanishing population of bees and other beneficial insects is a threat to gardens and ecological balance in general. Attracting…
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