isn't every plant we nurture already part of a global garden? helen : )
(back at the keyboard after staking up rampant tomatoes & anticipating an imminent bumper balcony harvest) On 4/07/10 1:39 PM, James Morris wrote: > Afraid we're running out of room. I've nursed my partner's spider > plant back to life. Nursed a fern we bought together but forgot to > water, back to life. Killed a coffee plant bought from the Eden > project. Currently have around ten chilli plants grown from seed > demanding heat and light, which have become my pets. Half a dozen > tomato plants with likewise demands. And then the vegetable patch - > which is our first effort. Limited to small space, we planted > everything too close together, and consequently, the potatoes are up > to our hips, likewise parsnips. The rhubarb is good, and the > courgettes have just started to be ready. We let the sugar snap peas > get too old. The broad beans are ready. Salad leaves were a success > but we never let them grow hearts. Had a handful of strawberries. > > We've also started making paper briquettes for burning in the winter - > the briquette maker was an early Christmas present. We began making > briquettes with enthusiasm, until we realized how much hard work it > actually is, and how messy too. They don't apparently burn too well on > their own, but are best alongside wood or coal. Apparently (again) > they can also be used to soak up hot fat from cooking - before > burning. > > James, trying to be green. > > > On 4 July 2010 12:23, Rachael Parsons<[email protected]> wrote: > >> The Global Garden >> SUBMISSIONS OPEN NOW >> >> The Global Garden is a collaborative initiative to creatively contribute to >> positive environmental action in regards to climate change. Each participant >> has planted a tree or potted a plant and has agreed to cultivate it as part >> of the global garden. As the garden continues to spread beyond geographic >> boundaries, into homes and backyards across the world via a network of >> participants, it acts as a practical gesture of commitment to conserving and >> protecting not only our local and unique eco systems, but the wider global >> environment. >> >> Plants have a very real and tremendous effect on the environment; Some >> estimates conclude that 100 trees remove up to five tons of CO2, 400 pounds >> of ozone, and 300 pounds of small particulate matter. A study by the U.S. >> Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service determined that trees in New >> York City annually removed more than 1,800 metric tons of air pollution from >> that city’s atmosphere. So each plant in our garden contributes to a >> healthier planet. >> >> Progress of the garden will be documented via the website and collated on >> the Global Garden google map to plot its growth and spread. >> >> You are invited to participate!!! Plant a tree or pot a plant in the Global >> Garden and watch how it grows. >> >> GO TO: http://theglobalgarden.wordpress.com/about/ TO PARTICIPATE >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> >> > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > -- ____________________________________________________________ helen varley jamieson: creative catalyst [email protected] http://www.creative-catalyst.com http://www.avatarbodycollision.org http://www.upstage.org.nz ____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
