The ecology of plants and seeds
Lactobacillus and electrons [click images to see a larger version] There’s a lot of discussion about what color clay to use for seed balls. We discuss some of the theory behind that here, but thought it would be a good idea to put some of that to the test. I…
Bentley Christie is the Nikola Tesla of vermicomposting. Wild innovation, the optimism of a visionary, and with the earthy drive to share with people: never since Mary Applehof has anyone promoted composting worms so enthusiastically, so passionately, and reached such a diverse audience. Bentley is a Canadian worm farmer and…
Dr. Gro Torsethaugen is a Norwegian plant physiologist. She earned her PhD from the University of Oslo, where she also taught. Currently, she teaches at both Penn State University and University of Maryland University College and resides in Howard, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Bill Fatula (of Mudslinger fame), and son…
The front of my lot has a north-west facing steep slope. It isn’t large, maybe 1/16 an acre. The first land owner, in the 1980s, covered it with a dense geo textile and small rocks and planted trailing junipers. In the years since, the junipers have died and opportunistic species…
Before life on Earth! There’s a theory that life came from the stars. It’s a beautiful idea, especially if you’re a stargazer like me. Panspermia The term has been around since the Greeks (Anaxagoras, 5th Century BC) and has been used with increasing scientific rigor into modern times. The…
