Greetings,
I am working on a low-cost intelligent irrigation controller. I was
wondering if anyone is familiar with solenoid valves, in particular
ones that can be battery operated.
Sincerely,
Guy Serbin
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Hmmm I do know that some companies, e.g., Orbit, make inexpensive
ones ($12-20), but there's no information on the package about
operating voltage as they are designed to work with their own
controllers. However, since their controllers don't have the
capabilities that I want, namely ability
could also consider an outdoor heating lamp.
Sincerely,
Guy Serbin
On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 10:33 AM, Judith Gardner jgardne...@hotmail.com wrote:
Fred,
Rumor has it that there may be one or two (illegal) chickens in Detroit and
that their water stays liquid all winter because their keepers
as to the quality of the content or its regional applicability.
Best regards,
Guy Serbin
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Hi,
Lead paint is going to be an issue for most locations that had
structures predating 1978 or so (I don't remember exactly when they
were phased out).
Other issues you may face can include volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) that were dumped in an area before environmental regulations,
such as
I think they use mainly bacteria for the breakdown of polyaromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) and other VOCs- the plants would be ideal for
removing heavy metals and radioactive materials. As for asbestos and
other fibrous minerals, I don't know what you can do beyond keeping
the soil as undisturbed as
I would look into federal, state, and local agriculture and zoning
laws- it could be that liability issues have already been dealt with.
Tenant farming has been around for centuries, and it's still being
practiced here in the USA in the commercial farming industry- except
that now tenants are also
Hi Joan,
To answer your question- yes, treated wood is unsafe. They treat the
wood with copper arsenate, and both excessive copper and arsenic are
bad for plants and animals, not to mention the local groundwater.
Best regards,
Guy
On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Cynthia Jordan
Hi Ed,
Thank you for this clarification and for the informative links. While
I agree with you that copper is a necessary nutrient, my concern was
that excessive amounts of copper could leach from the treated wood,
such that concentrations would become toxic. After all, anything in
excessive
I am not sure what soil conditions are in your area, but by a general
description of your area (MLRA 155- Southern Florida Flatwoods,
http://www.mo15.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/MLRAs/mlra_155.html) they
aren't well suited for agriculture- only 7% of that MLRA is actually
used for field crops. Yes,
moss, make sure it has been thoroughly wet
prior to use- otherwise it is hydrophobic.
Best regards,
Guy
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 5:59 PM, Guy Serbin guy.ser...@gmail.com wrote:
I am not sure what soil conditions are in your area, but by a general
description of your area (MLRA 155- Southern
Hi,
This was shared via the Soil Science Society of America. It's not
anti-urban gardening, quite the opposite. Just make sure your soil
gets tested:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=134784108
Best regards,
Guy
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Hi,
Here are two more goodies forwarded to me courtesy the Soil Science
Society of America:
Garden silage and intensive gardening:
http://thenationonlineng.net/web3/business/agriculture/31706.html
Improving soil production capacity and resiliency:
When I was working on my dissertation research, one of the department
professors with a nearby plot begged us not to use hormone-based
herbicides, e.g., Round-Up, because he was afraid they'd kill the
crops in his experimental plots a few dozen meters away. Fortunately
we did not. I personally
As a scientist and as someone who spent many years in Jewish day
school I am going to have to respond to this one. The Nazis used
Zyklon-B, a trade name for hydrogen cyanide (HCN), to murder Jews,
gypsies, and others in the gas chambers. HCN was not used for
agricultural fumigation because of
FYI: http://www.wtop.com/?nid=902sid=2355847
No idea how effective these are, and I personally recommend not using
insecticide to kill said bugs. That said, the bugs could forced from
there into a secondary trap to die and then be used as fertilizer the
next year.
Best regards,
Guy
Hi,
A friend came across the USDA Economic Research Service Food Desert
Locator: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/FoodDesert/
Best regards,
Guy
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110505142600.htm
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Some more reading material shared courtesy the Soil Science Society of America:
Congressional briefing- Bringing Urban Agriculture to Life:
Learn more about the impact that urban agriculture has on human health
and food security at a briefing taking place in Washington DC on May
9:
Hi,
Be very careful with using animal feces as fertilizer, particularly
the cat and dog variety which can contain hazardous nematode cysts. I
would make sure that any feces-based compost that you use be properly
hot-composted to 160 degrees F and well turned before considering
using it. A good
If you're planning on storing water or food, make sure the shed will
be shaded and cool. Hot temperatures will cause food to spoil faster
and will also leach chemicals into water-filled plastic bottles.
Also, working in a hot shed is never fun, and I can't imagine that the
temperature extremes
Guy Serbin saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you
should see it.
** #039;Exploding#039; watermelons in China **
Farmers in eastern China are left perplexed after their watermelon crops began
to explode one by one, resulting in the loss of acres of fruit.
http://www.bbc.co.uk
Here's to microgravity community gardening:
http://www.space.com/11887-space-station-astronaut-grows-cucumbers.html
Best regards,
Guy
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or ridges. I had a plot like
that a few years ago that I had to build ridges and replant thanks to
flooding.
Good luck,
Guy Serbin
On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 3:27 PM, Mary Kw mary...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi! Last year, the end plot @ the outside back corner of our Community
Gardens really had flooding after
Are you in touch with the local county extension office?You may
also want to contact Utah State University's Cooperative Extension
service (http://extension.usu.edu/) and see how they can help out.
Best regards,
Guy Serbin
On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Susan Finlayson
netw
It's a frivolous prosecution in my opinion. If the law doesn't define
what suitable, live plant material is, then she's perfectly within
her rights to plant a vegetable garden. I too have a vegetable garden
on my front lawn, but then those aren't uncommon where I live in
Silver Spring, MD.
Details at:
http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20110708/NEWS01/107080308/Former-educator-student-overcome-political-differences-tend-their-garden
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definition of the word suitable.
Be prepared for them to talk about decrease in land values.
~ robyn
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To: Ken Hargesheimer minifa...@gmail.com
Cc: Community Gardens USA community_garden@list.communitygarden.org
Sent: Sun
on that, e.g., the
Kayam Farm at the Pearlstone Center in Reisterstown, MD, but I don't
know if the smaller ones, e.g., the Whitelock Community Farm in
Reservoir Hill, does.
Sincerely,
Guy Serbin
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 9:44 AM, Cocke, Abby
abby.co...@baltimorecity.gov wrote:
I was wondering if anyone had
after harvest.
Sincerely,
Guy Serbin
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 12:32 PM, moises plascencia mioses...@gmail.com wrote:
Does anyone know about the best time of the day to apply compost I need
to do some major re-aplication
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Doug Butdorf dbutd...@gmail.com wrote
Ken,
I am guessing it depends on the nitrogen content of the compost and
the underlying soil. If it's high-nitrogen compost, .e.g., from
manure then it could be a problem if applied in excess. But yes, I've
only heard of this being an issue from one other gardener. I would
suggest that people
it is used and that takes several weeks before that N is
available for plants to use. There is no way compost can burn plants.
Ken H
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Guy Serbin guy.ser...@gmail.com wrote:
Ken,
I am guessing it depends on the nitrogen content of the compost and
the underlying
Not all compounds containing carbon are organic, even if their source
is biological. For example, calcium carbonate (the primary component
of limestone) is usually biogenic, but is not considered to be
organic. Likewise pure carbon (graphite and diamonds), CO2, CO,
cyanides, carbonates, and
Guy Serbin guy.ser...@gmail.com 7/26/2011 2:23 PM
Not all compounds containing carbon are organic, even if their source
is biological. For example, calcium carbonate (the primary component
of limestone) is usually biogenic, but is not considered to be
organic. Likewise pure carbon (graphite
is related to everything else.
Barry Commoner
Guy Serbin guy.ser...@gmail.com 7/26/2011 2:23 PM
Not all compounds containing carbon are organic, even if their source
is biological. For example, calcium carbonate (the primary component
of limestone) is usually biogenic, but is not considered
I personally don't remember any community gardens in Israel, but there
are apparently some based upon a quick Google search. There is a lot
of well-established community farming (kibbutzim and moshavim) there.
There are also a number of agricultural high schools, but I doubt they
would be your
Greetings,
USDA/NIFA has a People's Garden Grant Program. Details at
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/peoplesgardengrantprogram.cfm
Best regards,
Guy
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Thanks for sharing. My cousin clued me into this a while ago, but I
didn't realize until now how pervasive it is.
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 9:34 AM, Ken Hargesheimer minifa...@gmail.com wrote:
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http://d.yimg.com/nl/australia/site/player.swf?vid=24472661repeat=0browseCarouselUI=hide
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Hi,
I do not have any statistics, but if your garden is accessible to the
dogs or downslope from the dog park and the dog owners are not
diligent about cleaning up then there is the potential for fecal
contamination issues. Fecal contamination is a concern as it can
transmit harmful diseases,
Nice. When I saw this I thought of Samaritan Sukkoth (booths), erected for
the Israelite (Jewish/ Samaritan) harvest holiday of Sukkoth:
http://muqata.blogspot.com/2008/10/samaritan-sukkot-from-har-greizim-to.html
That said, your link is something much different.
Best regards,
Guy
On Fri, Dec
I have heard, but not tested, a hypothesis that beer will work to attract
and kill slugs. That said, I know for a fact that beer also attracts other
animals that aren't harmed by it.
Best regards,
Guy
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Thanks Ken,
Glad to
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I know that there are wire screens available for some bins to help keep
rodents out. That said, I don't know how effective they are. I am
guessing that a thick enough gauge corrosion-resistant metal screen might
be able to do the trick, but then I am not sure.
Guy
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 9:02
. Help foster interest in science, technology, and agriculture in
schoolchildren?
5. Train a future generation of scientists?
Best regards,
Guy Serbin
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carla t
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In general it's a good idea to have local and off-site backups of important
files. With local copies you'll be able to quickly access lost data; with
remote backups you're covered if the house/ business gets burned down,
robbed, etc.
On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Ken Hargesheimer
states suitable, live plant material, which is vague. I wonder
what the local law in Florida says.
Sincerely,
Guy Serbin
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Hi All,
I'm working with a couple in Orlando who are in trouble with their city's
code
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