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Botany in 8 Lessons is a Homeschool Science Curriculum for all ages. Great for kids ages 8-14, and enough content for a .5 credit of high school science this hands-on science curriculum is easy to use and a great addition to your homeschool science studies.
Sometimes plants get hungry after it's used up all its soils nutrients. Thankfully, you can make homemade plant food to keep your plant happy and healthy!
Come learn how to use mycorrhizae in the garden to improve soil and plant health, increase yields, enhance disease resistance, and more!
Botany, the study of plants. One of the sciences that often gets overlooked. Find 10 resources for teaching botany in your homeschool all year long.
What is horticulture? Horticulture is that branch of Agriculture that concerns the garden crops directly used by man for food, for medicinal purposes, or for aesthetic purposes.
The solution to climate change may be right under our feet. Learn about Regenerative Agriculture which could be our solution.
A clever Brit has turned his family’s 300-year-old English pea farm into an entrepreneurial 21st century agricultural innovation company where botany, alchemy, and a bit of ingenious branding strategy have successfully distilled the world’s first non-alcoholic spirits. Setting about to solve the riddle of “what to drink when you’re not drinking,” Ben Branson grows, blends, and bottles alcohol free, sugar free, calorie free, and allergen free distilled spirits into grown up zero proof, perfectly balanced cocktail blends for any non-drinker. The Garden Sour is made with the Garden 108 blend, a reference to “the average number of days it takes to sow, grow, and hand-harvest” the peas growing on his farm three hours north of London. This is a pucker-up recipe that is every bit as wonderful as creations made by the world’s best mixologists. Served at NoMad in New York City, one of the world’s best bars, should be proof enough that it a cocktail with serious credibility.
A little basic botany goes a long way to help us understand our herbal allies and make positive identifications when we are working with new plants.
I hear over and over again I would buy organic, but I just can't afford it. While it is true that organic is more...
There is so much information that is to be learned when studying botany. How can a student keep it all straight? These free, printable classification cards can help! It includes a plant kingdom chart, impressionistic botany charts, and freeform classifying cards. Simple, yet helpful!
What is horticulture? Horticulture is that branch of Agriculture that concerns the garden crops directly used by man for food, for medicinal purposes, or for aesthetic purposes.
Best vegetables & herbs to regrow from kitchen scraps in water or soil. Start a windowsill garden indoors, or grow foods using grocery lettuce, beets, etc!
When selecting an inert medium for use in Semi-Hydroponic culture, one must consider several factors: particle size, particle size distribution, the ability ...
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Learn about the essential plant nutrients for growth. Basic nutrients, primary macronutrients, secondary macronutrients, and micronutrients.
Did you know that Emily Dickinson created a beautiful herbarium and Beatrix Potter dabbled in mycology? Read about some amazing historical 'crazy plant ladies' whose love of botanicals made an impact on the way we view plants and the study of plants today.
The tenth Permaculture design principle is ‘Edge Effect’ – the use of edge and natural patterns for best effect. This design principle is concerned with increasing diversity and productivity in our…
Kids are so far removed from the production of food these days that they have no idea where food comes from or what it takes to produce it.
Root, in botany, the part of a vascular plant that is normally underground. Its primary functions are absorption of water and dissolved minerals and conduction of these to the stem, storage of reserve foods, and anchorage of the plant. Learn more about the types of roots, their functions, how they grow, and their morphology.
As they grow, plants use up nutrients in the soil and it is the gardener’s job to replace them in order to maintain the overall health of the soil. What do you…
Once you know these five basic plant propagation methods, you can grow everything you want from seeds or existing plants. It’s a great way to clone your existing plants or grow more of what you love at a low cost.
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