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 Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:51 pm
Some people use styrofoam packing peanuts but they are a bit icky!
You could just use small-to-medium rocks. That just makes it heavier than cans, but it will still provide drainage. Think the size of an egg or so.
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:18 am
creekfire Strega Mama creekfire Strega Mama my idea for an indoor veggie garden "bed". take a decently large tupperware (the kind you use for storing clothes and stuff) put crushed aluminum cans in the bottom. cover these with landscape fabric. put in your soil and plant accordingly. this is a cheaper alternative to earthboxes. Would the cans be right side up or upside down? you just crush em and toss em in 3nodding doesnt matter what direction. So what is the real purpose for them? To have a place where all the moisture would go? Anything else you can use instead of cans? they create the chamber where the water sits. you can also do something like this: http://www.urbanorganicgardener.com/2010/06/how-to-make-self-watering-container/
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 3:15 pm
I love your signature. Too bad there weren't any amazing banners made for the Nightravens. I was one of them. whee
I also recognized you name. Did you pick it because of any Anole in particular?
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 4:19 pm
Astoria Stratocaster I love your signature. Too bad there weren't any amazing banners made for the Nightravens. I was one of them. whee
I also recognized you name. Did you pick it because of any Anole in particular? Actually we formed a guild called Barton's Fort of Athletes and Artists after the event for the Sunriders and Nightravens if you're interested. That said, I like the Green Anole, Anolis carolinensis. Come on over if you want, everyone is welcome, both from the event and from Gaia in general. Anyways, you like anoles as well? =3
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 4:47 pm
I sent the guild a request. heart
Anoles are ok. I see them all the time in our yard, house and at school. I just found it interesting that you used Anolis as an user name.
I didn't know that there were Anole lizards in the American Atlantic Coast. sweatdrop I always figured that with them being reptiles, they' d be extra sensitive to temperature fluctuations.
By the way, great use of binomial nomenclature. wink
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 10:13 pm
Astoria Stratocaster I sent the guild a request. heart
Anoles are ok. I see them all the time in our yard, house and at school. I just found it interesting that you used Anolis as an user name.
I didn't know that there were Anole lizards in the American Atlantic Coast. sweatdrop I always figured that with them being reptiles, they' d be extra sensitive to temperature fluctuations.
By the way, great use of binomial nomenclature. wink Girl, there are lizards in CANADA, they just hibernate XD! That said, we have them all over the place here, and I live in Florida, so lotsa lizards, and other wildlife. I'm a bit of a biologist and love talking about reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds, etc.
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 4:30 am
Boy, don't I feel smart. redface I learn something new everyday. 3nodding
We have them all over the place here as well; but I live in the Caribbean. I'm sort of an amateur biologist myself. Specially after I took my Zoology class.
After that class I really started paying attention to animals around me. I also got into birding. Not competitively, or seriously but just as a hobby.
Are you good with plants? I posted a topic in the forums regarding plant identification. I found this interesting looking plant in our yard and I'm curious to find out what it is. whee
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:17 am
Astoria Stratocaster Boy, don't I feel smart. redface I learn something new everyday. 3nodding
We have them all over the place here as well; but I live in the Caribbean. I'm sort of an amateur biologist myself. Specially after I took my Zoology class.
After that class I really started paying attention to animals around me. I also got into birding. Not competitively, or seriously but just as a hobby.
Are you good with plants? I posted a topic in the forums regarding plant identification. I found this interesting looking plant in our yard and I'm curious to find out what it is. whee I know the difference between a dicot and a monocot, that's about it at this point. I can tell you whether or not it's a pine, cedar, oak, etc, but beyond that not much. I am great with animals, horrible with fungi, and okay with plant identification. Right now I'm taking a break from finishing my Associate's Degree, but my main areas of study outside of school are marine biology and herpetology.
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 4:13 am
Hello Anolis. I'm so sorry to get back to you so late. sweatdrop School and life have gotten hectic so I've been on hiatus.
How have you been? emotion_kirakira
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 3:03 pm
Astoria Stratocaster Hello Anolis. I'm so sorry to get back to you so late. sweatdrop School and life have gotten hectic so I've been on hiatus.
How have you been? emotion_kirakira I've been good, working hard and studying the Bible and whatnot. How have you been?
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Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2013 4:16 pm
Dogstongue Oh, I know I'm pretty late for the party, but I'm new to this guild, and I thought this would be an appropriate place to post this. I'm starting my first garden this year. I'm a complete n00b at gardening, but luckily, my partner is a little smarter than me with plants. We were inspired to grow in our Jersey City apartment after watching this: http://www.ted.com/talks/britta_riley_a_garden_in_my_apartment.htmlBasically, its a hydroponic window garden you can build in your apartment. The system is public domain and there's a whole worldwide network of gardeners and engineers who have been perfecting the system for years. Its pretty amazing what you can grow. Thank you for posting this! Apparently it was a huge hit about a year ago, but I missed it. I tend to find TED talks on sites other than TED. Living in an apartment and wanting to grow produce is awfully tricky, especially when your apartment doesn't get a lot of light. New research material!
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