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Plants - Gardening - Landscaping > Home and Garden Resources >Living Sustainably
Total Number of Links in this Category: 7
 
WWOOF Australia
Prints a directory of over 1,200 organic host farms; which includes information on WWOOF programs, a directory of agents where you can join WWOOF, and bulletin board of opportunities. “WWOOFers” are “Willing Workers on Organic Farms” who travel around Australia working on WWOOF Host farms in exchange for food and accommodation. A great variety of properties and people, practicing biodynamics, organics and permaculture. Make lasting friendships and learn all about organics at the same time! WWOOFing gives you: • first hand experience of organic growing methods by helping your hosts • a chance to meet, talk, learn and exchange views with others in the organic movement • an opportunity to learn about life in Australia by living, and working, as family.
 
WWOOF Australia
 
toledotel.com~smokeyvlySheep.htm
Breeders of Six Breeds of Rare, Miniature and Toy Sheep. Lots of pictures, Information and History on each. Sales and Service.
 
toledotel.com~smokeyvlySheep.htm
 
Cowboyhat Cattle Co.
TEXAS LONGHORN CATTLE ---- Breeders located in Australia as well as the USA. Some info on growing grass and id of weeds by the best in the world.
 
Snow and Ice Melter - End shoveling snow and icy winters forever
Ice and snow melter, fastest acting, long lasting melting action up to 36 hours, no residue and friendly to the environment
 
Andatech Welness innovation online shop
Buy wellness products eg air purifiers, ionisers, water purifiers, breathalyser, humidifiers
 
mtcc.com.my
An organization established to provide assurance to buyers of Malaysian timber products that the products are sourced from sustainably managed forests.
 
Pilot Bidet
Elongated and round shaped user controlled bidets with built in heater, adjustable water pressure, self cleaning nozzle and automatic shut off.
 
 

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Bonsai Styles - Creation of bonsai follows certain rules of design that dictate the final composition. They have been worked out and refined by the Japanese for generations. The component parts of a finished bonsai are container, surface roots, trunk, branches, twigs and... more

Oversowing Lawn - Oversowing is an acceptable practice and is not a difficult operation. Suitable grasses are hybrid bent or the cheaper NZ Browntop bent. Hybrid bent is the grass used extensively for bowling greens. To prepare the lawn for oversowing, lightly scratch i... more

Green Manure - In a large garden a good plan is to rest one seventh of the area devoted to vegetables and cut flowers every year, and to sow this seventh with a green manure or cover crop which can be dug or ploughed in at the end of the season. A more intensive program... more

Testing your soil - Soil-testing kits available and by and large they do a very good job of accurately testing your soil. However, if you are only interested in knowing if your soil is acid or otherwise, without worrying about degrees of acidity or alkalinity, here is a simp... more

Potting Cactus - When potting, choose a pot big enough for the plant to grow in. The ideal size for globular plants is one that is slightly larger than the plant, including its spines. This allows protection for the spines if the pots are placed close together. For cylind... more

Feeding House Plants - Food should be given only when light intensity and temperatures are high enough for growth. Applying plant food that cannot be used can damage soil and plant. This can be minimised by leaching the soil before feeding. Soak the pot for 10 to 20 minutes in... more

Houseplant Drainage - Good drainage is important in the cultivation of practically all plants grown in containers. Soil should be sufficiently porous to permit the free passage of water and the bottoms of the containers should have holes through which surplus water may drain.... more

Rose Fertilizers - These usually contain nitrogen, phosphorus and potash in varying proportions, and minor elements as well. The proportions required by roses are not vital and almost any brand-name fertilizer will give good results if applied according to the manufacturer'... more

Planning a Japanese Garden - Before beginning a Japanese garden, look carefully at any made in your district or articles on this subject and study pictures of well-designed Japanese examples. So far as possible, the plants used should be native Japanese kinds, and the soil should be... more