The world’s current agricultural practices are unsustainable, and features of indoor farming offer promising solutions - from using artificial intelligence to growing food vertically.
World hunger is a real problem, affecting more than 800 million people globally. Hydroponic technologies and farming offer solutions to many of the contributing factors.
Glass Jar Greenhouse: 1. Build a wooden frame - I used 10x10cm fence posts.2. Collect a lot of glass jars - I asked my office canteen to save their empty jars for me.3. Stack the jars with the open end inwards inside the wooden frame.4. Fill the gaps between the jars wi…
Want to build a greenhouse in your backyard? If you have access to plenty of glass jars, you can use them for a very cheap building project! Start asking your friends and neighbours for empty jam jars. You can also ask your local restaurants and take-aways to keep bottles for you! This greenhou... Read more
thought this was a joke, but yeah. sensors in the fields make sense. Why not have satellites alert farmers when things are too dry, flooded or on fire?
Beginning this crop season, farmers will be able to receive text messages on their cell phones from their plants saying whether they are thirsty or not. Accent Engineering, Inc., of Lubbock, Tex., developed the SmartCropTM automated drought monitoring system based on a patent held by the Agricultura... Read more
Scientists from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology engineered a plant nanobionic optical sensor that can detect and monitor, in real time, levels of arsenic in the underground environment.
Drug-sniffing dogs are an accepted part of our modern world. In the near future, could pollution-sniffing mosses be equally common? Although plants seem inactive compared to animals, a team led by Dr. Xingcai Qin, a chemist at Nanjing University, China, has shown that a common species of moss rapidl... Read more
There may come a day when certain plants in your workplace suddenly turn white, at which point everyone will run screaming from the building – those co-workers will have been right to do so, as the white plants indicated that a toxic gas was present. Before that scenario can take place, a littleâ€... Read more
Despite growing underground, largely in darkness, roots emerge to be very sensitive to light. Recently, several important papers have been published which reveal that plant roots not only express all known light receptors but also that their growth, physiology ...
Growing plants would be a lot easier if plants could express what it is they need from you. Fret not because that’s what the Pet Plant by Junyi Heo does. The very sleek looking pot measures soil conditions, temperature, humidity, and water – calculates those variables based on the need of said p... Read more
Nice idea but they all look plasticy and cheap, If someone made one of these that looked like wood, or made a holder of wood that contained it, I would buy right away.
Paul Ezra, Winamac, Ind., recently used 100 old wrenches to weld up this settee he made just for fun. He's since made a chair and coffee table out of old wrenches, too.
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Looks like it wouldn’t take much for an existing gnome manufacturer to provide this service and make a few dollars, being the first to market. Printing your own face isn’t that tricky if you have the 3d file at hand and you can get them done in 3d booths.
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Ahh, another type of leaf blower. The ultimate in garden narcissism. Surely we need to use suckers instead. Even angry John Humphrys goes on about them being a curse…
In a witty essay, JOHN HUMPHRYS offers advise on the use of leaf blowers A few centuries ago, someone invented a brilliant device: a long pole with bristles attached to one end. They called it a broom.
You pet and dogs are curious, they want to know what's happening outside. Then our pet sight window can satisfy their curiosity and make it possible for them to have a good view. It is an attractive addition to your fence and can be easily installed.
1987 Peter CookAs it is national tree week here in Ireland (7-13 March)Â at the moment, I thought a tree related post would be appropriate. So what better way to celebrate national tree week, than growing your own chair out of trees!!!!!!!!!
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We all love a good game of Scrabble. Now you can construct words, phrases or quotes on a larger scale with the introduction of our ceramic Scrabble Tiles! Get creative...
These new EXTRA LARGE scrabble letter tiles are nearly twice as big as our first version. They are approximately 9 inches by 9 inches. They are engraved and hand painted and come with a wall hanger. Because these are brand new and we dont have a large stock of these tiles yet, they will take about
Meant to protect landscapes from soil erosion, a retaining wall is an exciting way to increase the aesthetic value of your yard. These attractive features can create more usable space in your yard and increase the curb appeal of your home.
How To Build An Interlocking Block Retaining Wall - LeadingDIY
A retaining wall is an exciting way to increase the aesthetic value of your yard creating more usable space and increasing the curb appeal of your home.
Our garden is surrounded on three sides by tall buildings and so unfortunately we don't get any direct sunlight for most of the year. Is there an elegant way of bringing in more light? We are also planning a revamp, so please excuse the mess =)
I used to work in a plant nursery where these are used everywhere and automatically timed. I pinched all the bits I needed to make a small version at home but they got trashed by my cat. Now though I see someone is gonna make them if they get enough funding. Please fund it, I want one for me and one for my nana too.
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Natural homemade weed killer recipe safe for use around pets and kids. Made with vinegar and dish soap, it kills weeds and unlike recipes that use salt it wont harm the soil in the process.
How To Make Safe And Natural Homemade Weed Killer - LeadingDIY
And if simple water doesn’t work there are loads of things in your kitchen that work just as well. Yep, no toxins or wasted spend on silly poison products. People don’t think enough – or do they think too much?
Boiling Water Is the Secret to Killing Persistent Weeds
Two major natural weed killers are salt and vinegar. Dish detergent mixed with vinegar or water also makes a good household weed-killer that is much gentler on the ecosystem than chemical sprays. Try mixing salt and water together in a spray bottle and spraying on weeds.
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Why Weed Killers It’s become a tradition for gardeners faced with weed problems to pull out the herbicide spray and cover the unwanted weeds in chemicals, effectively poisoning the weed to death. But there are plenty of people who are looking for ways to kill weeds without all the harsh chemicals.... Read more
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This window mounted cat bed would be perfect for curious cats.
Check out this smart, squirrel-proof bird feeder with a camera that allows you to watch birds as they feed.
These are pretty common! You can buy them on Amazon.
Squirrels will destroy your feeders to get to the bird seeds. Finding a bird feeder that can withstand these pesky little animals would be amazing.
In a few years, we will need a lot of indoor hydroponics to provide food for the ever-growing earth’s population.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/briankateman/2020/07/14/is-the-future-of-farming-indoors/?sh=703213e22cc0
Indoor hydroponic gardens can be a solution to global food insecurity.
You can find ready-made countertop hydroponic kits on Amazon!
An indoor hydroponics garden can provide fresh food and save you a few trips to the store.
https://www.cnet.com/tech/growing-your-own-food-at-home-when-you-dont-have-a-lot-of-space/
From Instructables….
just googled it and there are some great things coming from this idea, very creative
thought this was a joke, but yeah. sensors in the fields make sense. Why not have satellites alert farmers when things are too dry, flooded or on fire?
Hardly rocket science, but it is a NASA spinoff. https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2012/ee_2.html
You don’t need GM for this. But some proper solution is needed, this article gives an insight on some recent developments https://news.mit.edu/2020/plant-nanobionic-sensor-monitor-arsenic-levels-soil-1213
And BLUE moss to tell you about your air
Found the article I read years ago about this, but it looks like the idea died before it caught on.
Some gardeners are against them as they stress the roots out too much, see this for the low-down.
remote control version here https://www.amazon.co.uk/GreenBrokers-Changing-Illuminated-Planter-Control/dp/B081DJ6DZC/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=LED+Planter&qid=1618313201&s=outdoors&sr=1-4
Illuminated planters already exist and you can buy them online. I like this one to be honest. There are some cheap rubbish ones on amazon too.
or make your own
Agreed. £40 to tell you it’s run out of water, not that smart.
Yeah, can’t believe they don’t call them “smart” plant pots. They are good though, I thought of getting this one as its all digital.
You can get the light panels but they use soil. So the idea hasn’t quite got there yet.
Nice idea but they all look plasticy and cheap, If someone made one of these that looked like wood, or made a holder of wood that contained it, I would buy right away.
There are loads of choices with hydro now, loving some of these that don’t use soil or compost for the office.
You can get the hydroponic version on amazon too. https://www.amazon.com/AeroGarden-901100-1200-Harvest-Black/dp/B07CKK8Z78
THIS IS COOL
I like how you can get a 3d print of yourself online. Here is a service that does it for your entire body, albeit a small version.
Looks like it wouldn’t take much for an existing gnome manufacturer to provide this service and make a few dollars, being the first to market. Printing your own face isn’t that tricky if you have the 3d file at hand and you can get them done in 3d booths.
Kim Leachman the artists does personalised gnomes, but yeah a service where you just send your pic and have it 3d printed would be good.
I found this, but it’s for solid fertilizers.
Nice idea, as far as I can tell you can only get a huge thing for ride-on mowers, a simple drip feed would do it.
Yeah, get with the program. These things are a selfish way to make your garden or yard clean and lifeless. Germany may ban them.
Ahh, another type of leaf blower. The ultimate in garden narcissism. Surely we need to use suckers instead. Even angry John Humphrys goes on about them being a curse…
How about these chairs made by shaping living trees?
Making them isn’t as good an idea as growing them imho.
Google Dwarf Grass
they look good on walls too.
nice idea, you can get them on etsy
Vertical gardens would also be perfect if you want more planting area.
Meant to protect landscapes from soil erosion, a retaining wall is an exciting way to increase the aesthetic value of your yard. These attractive features can create more usable space in your yard and increase the curb appeal of your home.
Useful links:
http://www.greenestcity.ca
http://www.thestop.org
http://accessalliance.ca/programs-services/community-programs/green-access-program/
http://www.torontogreen.ca
Check this out…
Didn’t realise Jonny was all about getting the locals drunk on his cider apples – didn’t tell me that in school. Double whammy, good on him.
GG has come a long way since its birth recently
Seed-swapping is a thing.
COOL, AND USE THEM TO MAKE BOMBS
would hide shitty neighbour gardens too
yeah they need to make a full sized version of this, it would make your garden look twice as big too.
Just use the feeder pipes and drippers from this set.
Its called an irrigation system. Google it.
Who needs soil? It’s going out of fashion fast.
Fused Earth sell a whole range of these already
I used to work in a plant nursery where these are used everywhere and automatically timed. I pinched all the bits I needed to make a small version at home but they got trashed by my cat. Now though I see someone is gonna make them if they get enough funding. Please fund it, I want one for me and one for my nana too.
There’s a kickstarter for something like this that is looking for investment
or wifi controlled feeders
This would probably work for squirrel food – set the timer and add the food.
You can get them for birds on Amazon already
600 quid though, forget it!
Making them is easy. Would love to kit my entire garden with this setup.
Natural homemade weed killer recipe safe for use around pets and kids. Made with vinegar and dish soap, it kills weeds and unlike recipes that use salt it wont harm the soil in the process.
And if simple water doesn’t work there are loads of things in your kitchen that work just as well. Yep, no toxins or wasted spend on silly poison products. People don’t think enough – or do they think too much?
Two major natural weed killers are salt and vinegar. Dish detergent mixed with vinegar or water also makes a good household weed-killer that is much gentler on the ecosystem than chemical sprays. Try mixing salt and water together in a spray bottle and spraying on weeds.
Got these for the windowsill, highly recommend them.
This got me thinking, I like the photo frame idea in this article, could use up heaps of old wrenches making them for family.
These guys have this sorted – looking for investment