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Home 2016 January

Month: January 2016

Love and Reproduction Plant Gallery

Blake Ketchum January 13, 2016 February 13, 2016Food Gardening, History, Lifestyle 0
The Red Hibiscus is frequently used in love potions; it's associated with good fortune and passionate love.

As biological organisms, we’ve evolved innate impulses to couple up, copulate, and have a happy healthy result.  These core impulses, combined with our ‘clever’ brains have led to some speculative use of plants to facilitate the attainment of amorous goals. In humanity’s on-going effort to harness the power of plants, there is…

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Ron Finley, Guerrilla Gardener and Food Desert Hero

Blake Ketchum January 12, 2016 January 13, 2016Food Gardening, Guerrilla Gardening, Interviews, Lifestyle, Urban Gardening 0
Ron Finley reflects stoically in his garden.

It’s rare to find an individual who is as raw, independent, and direct in his willingness and tenacity to solve a significant problem as Ron Finley. I’m thrilled that Ron took the time for this interview for Seed-Balls.com, and hope that he’s as inspiring to you as he is to us. Visit…

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Guide to Appreciating Winter Produce

Katrina Weakland January 11, 2016 January 12, 2016Food Gardening, Lifestyle, Urban Gardening 0
Bear Ketchum's foot and some ashes, representing the carbon impact of off-season and non-local produce.

As the holiday cheers and festivities begin to wind down, ringing in the New Year is a time for resolutions and healthy lifestyle changes. Many will begin to find their way to the gym and be spending more time exploring the fresh produce section of their local markets, but they…

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Hold the Salt, Please

Brian Moyer January 11, 2016 January 13, 2016Ecology, Lifestyle, Native Wildflowers, Soil Science, Urban Gardening 0
Bighorn Sheep licking road salt. USDA image.

Here in Pennsylvania, we have had an unexpectedly warm winter this year. Despite the absence of snow and ice, I know that countless salt trucks are anxiously waiting to defend us against these frozen foes.  In 1941, New Hampshire was the first highway department to start using salt as a…

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The Best Maps for Gardeners

Blake Ketchum January 10, 2016 January 13, 2016Ecology, Food Gardening, Guerrilla Gardening, Maps, Soil Science 4
USDA Hardiness Zones Map

I’m a bit of a map enthusiast having worked with some amazing digital cartographers at Penn State for almost a decade. Latitude, longitude, altitude make a big difference in the potentials of your landscape! In fact, I spend a good deal of time each day looking at maps to answer your…

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The Flip-Side of Urban Gardening

Blake Ketchum January 10, 2016 January 13, 2016Ecology, Guerrilla Gardening, Soil Science, Urban Gardening 0
A highway exchange.

Road verges, boulevard medians, abandoned parking lots and highway ramps are favorite targets for urban gardeners. It’s nice to think of these brown and gray areas becoming green again, or even festively bright with flowers, fruits, and vegetables. This is definitely a brilliant goal, and it’s well worth pursuit, but there are…

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