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H2O Portion Control » Watering Houseplants in Recycled Soda Bottle Sub-irrigated Planters (SIPs) 3 Dec 2012 | 10:09 pm
Cuisaid AccuWeigh ProDigital Kitchen Scale. Five of these will be given away in a free drawing at the BBG Houseplant SIP Workshop this coming Wednesday Sub-irrigation is demonstrably the most accurate...
Houseplant Hydroculture at the BBG Workshop Also 3 Dec 2012 | 04:10 am
Both Ficus bonsai style plants are growing in recycled containers. The one on the left is growing in potting mix, the one in the right in expanded clay pebbles. In addition to learning how to grow pla...
Spider Plants » Canaries in the Coal Mine 1 Dec 2012 | 11:09 pm
These Spider (Chlorophytum) starter plants will be planted in recycled soda bottle sub-irrigation planters (SIPs) at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden workshop sponsored by the GreenBridge program. Each par...
Sub-irrigated Cactus Concealed in a Clay Pot 1 Dec 2012 | 02:42 am
This cactus lives in a clay pot but it grows in a sub-irrigated planter (SIP aka erroneously as "self-watering") insert (note plastic rim). It was a 2" pot size plant a little over five years ago. It ...
It’s “Houseplant” Week! 29 Nov 2012 | 06:56 pm
The postponed houseplant workshop at Brooklyn Botanic Garden is on for next Wednesday, December 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. The workshop features the use of sub-irrigated planters (SIPs), the most foolproof wa...
SIP Workshop at Brooklyn Botanic Garden Postponed Due to Storm Conditions 7 Nov 2012 | 08:20 pm
The SIP workshop planned for this evening has been postponed due to the nor'easter. Stay tuned for a new date.
SIP Workshop at Brooklyn Botanic Garden This Wednesday Evening 5 Nov 2012 | 07:44 pm
Learn how to grow a bonsai style Ficus tree like this one. It's growing in a ceramic rice bowl with no drain hole. Imagine that! A Spider Plant growing happily in a recycled Coke bottle SIP. Sub-irrig...
Somerville » A City That Leads on Lead and Urban Agriculture 22 Oct 2012 | 08:37 pm
Somerville is evidently the first city in Massachusetts to pass an Urban Agriculture Ordinance. It establishes formal guidelines for urban farming and gardening, the keeping of chickens and bees, and ...
Today is the First Day of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (10/21-10/27) 22 Oct 2012 | 03:10 am
Today is the first day of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. Last year I found perhaps one or two mentions of it here in New York City. I do not remember one New York urban gardening or food rel...
A Digital Age Menu 18 Oct 2012 | 12:03 am
Even during my blogging time-out my research went on. I have tons of stuff to post...most of it requiring writing and editing. Stay tuned. This one from my inbox, however, is self-explanatory. How coo...
