Garden
A dryland greenhouse: plan heat escape before building
A greenhouse can protect plants from cold and wind, but it can also become too hot within a short time. In a dryland garden, first decide which months and crops need encl…
Living Earth topic
greenhouses
Growing under cover, including Greenhouse in a Box.
Garden
A removable bed cover that protects crops and stays usable
A small covered bed can protect young vegetables while keeping daily work manageable. The frame, edges and access matter as much as the material. Decide whether the main…
Garden
Frost covers: a simple evening and morning routine
A frost cover works best as part of a routine: watch the forecast, cover vulnerable plants before the coldest period, secure the edges and check conditions again in the m…
Garden
Seedling grow lights: test whether you need them
Grow lights can help where seedlings lack suitable daylight, but they also use electricity and create equipment costs. First decide which problem you are solving. A prote…
Catterpillar Tunnels
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Garden
Shieldboxes
The ShieldBox is a simple, low-cost innovation designed to protect young plants and seedlings in Namibia’s dry, harsh environments. Made from recycled…
Trees
Winter Plant Protection
Photo by Pixabay: https://www.pexels.com/photo/branch-frost-green-nature-268671/ In arid southern Africa there are many places where it can get really cold during the nig…
Infrastructure
Greenhouse
Photo by Mark Stebnicki: https://www.pexels.com/photo/field-of-plants-in-greenhouse-2886937/ What is a greenhouse? Greenhouses are structures designed to create a control…
Garden
Hot Bed
A Hot Bed is an ancient way to grow vegetables earlier if you have cold winters. https://www.growveg.co.uk/guides/how-to-make-a-hotbed-for-the-earliest-sowings/ So let's…
Infrastructure
Shadehouse
https://www.omdis.co/2020/11/30/oranjemunds-agriculture-project-thrives/ Shadecloth Net House - Shadehouse Growing vegetables in a shade cloth net house (we'll call them…
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