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Plants do breathe! This is the underside of a basil leaf, the little pores are called stomata, they open so the plant can breathe, and close to reduce moisture loss. It's interesting that the veins are translucent, they look like green see-through tubes when viewed this closely. This extreme close-up was taken with a Raynox DCR-250 super macro conversion lens attached to the front of my 100mm macro lens for extra magnification, makes a DSLR camera a bit more like a microscope! #macro #macrophotography #leaf #leafpores #stomata #raynox #supermacro #gardening #botany #deepgreenpermacultureWallflower (Erysymum) flowers close-up photo. Not only are these very pretty but they're also a companion plant for apple trees, boosting their health and vigor. This plant is a perennial variety, much less work than the annual ones. #flowers #wallflower #erysimum #companionplants #macro #macrophotography #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureWashington Navel orange harvest beginning at the start of winter. Reputed to be one of the best eating oranges! This is growing on a dwarf tree planted in the garden. #fruit #citrus #orange #orangetree #washingtonnavelorange #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureRoses are red, But violets aren't blue. Yeah, sure it rhymes, Though it's simply not true! Love the beautiful silky red rose petals showing through on this flower bud. 🙂 #flowers #roses #redroses #rosebud #gardening #poem #poetry #haiku #deepgreenpermacultureViola tricolour, also known as Johnny Jump ups and heartsease, are an annual pansy that grows in the wild. The whole plant is used medicinally and the flowers are edible, just like other pansy flowers. #flowers #viola #heartsease #johnnyjumpups #edibleflowers #medicinalherbs #medicinalplants #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermaculturePink Lady apples are excellent late season apple producing into early winter. They're a cross between a Lady Williams and a Golden Delicious, an Australian cultivar with a sweet crisp taste. 🙂 #fruit #apple #pinklady #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureAnemone or Japanese Wind Flower, a delightful perennial, flowering from late summer to late autumn, producing saucer-shaped blooms with delicate petals in white or shades of pink on long graceful stems which sway in the wind above the dark green maple-shaped leaves. These flowers are an excellent autumn nectar and pollen source for bees! 🐝🌼 #flowers #whiteflowers #anemone #japanesewindflower #autumnflower #plantsforbees #organicgardening #deepgreenpermaculturePersimmon tree autumn foliage and fruit. Some varieties of persimmon tree have stunning autumn foliage, rivaling ornamental trees, with their dark green leaves turning into brilliant fiery tones of orange and red! The tree pictured is a Nightingale persimmon. #autumn #autumnfoliage #persimmon #persimmonautumnleaves #fruitrees #fruit #nightingale #redautumnfoliage #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermaculture
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Why You Shouldn’t Use Sales Receipts in Your Compost or Worm Farm
Remember Bisphenol A, also known as BPA, the toxic endocrine-disrupting chemical which leached out of plastic drink bottles that has now been banned worldwide? Well, the bad news is that it’s still around and you have more contact with … Continue reading
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Tagged Bisphenol A, BPA, compost, garden, poison, sales receipts, thermal paper, worm farm
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Why You Shouldn’t Use Bleached or Glossy Paper in Your Compost or Worm Farm
As gardeners, we often told that we shouldn’t use office photocopying paper or glossy magazines in our worm farms, compost or the garden in general. Many gardeners ask why not? There are very good reasons not to, which we’ll explore … Continue reading
Worm Farming DIY articles posted!
If you’ve ever thought about getting a worm farm, already have one and would like to learn how to better take care of it, or would like to build your own, then check out the two new articles on worm … Continue reading
