Archive for April, 2009
New crops
April 30th, 2009 | 
Author: My plants are exploding. Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Dill, Thyme and Lettuce just going crazy on my balcony.
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Nice and Hot
Today is such a beautiful hot day and it will continue into next week. This is a great time to open the shades and windows. Lets air out your house or apartment.
Do some spring cleaning. Make sure to use non toxic cleaners.
Do some planting. Just get out there while its nice.
Happy Earth Day!
Wishing everyone a Happy Earth Day! I will be planting on my balcony and helping my dad in the garden.
Harvesting Rain Water
For decades my family has been using rain water for watering our outdoor and indoor plants. This saves our drinking water. More than 70% of the planet is covered with water, but only 2.5% of that water is drinkable. Scientist speculate that our water supply is rapidly shrinking.
Saving rain water can be an efficient way to help save our water supply. Don’t waste drinking water on your lawns, flower beds, and trees daily.
Some of the best ways of harvesting rain water, is your basic large trash can or even those huge storage tubs. You can place them near the shed or behind the house, but in a place that easy to get to.
If you have well water this will keep you from wasting precious drinking water and if your paying for your water this will also lower your water bill.
Spring Planting
One of our favorite times of the year is Spring because things are in bloom in the yard and we start adding some new trees, bushes and get the garden going. So heres just a few things going on.
- Get on board the non-consumption trainI sat down at the keyboard this morning, all set to write up a new post when I found this note that I thought was worth sharing. I've had it on my computer for a while and, to be totally honest, have no idea where I found it, so I can't really give credit where credit is due. My apologies to the original author but I assume that, given the nature i […]
- An exclusive first drive of a Tesla-powered electric Mercedes(The very first Tesla/Mercedes Benz electric A-Class, at Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto, California. (Jim Motavalli photo) PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA -- I got an unexpected treat during a recent visit to Tesla Motors' headquarters near San Francisco: They let me be the first journalist, ever, to drive the electric version of the Mercedes A-Class. Let me say […]
- 25 things chefs never tell you(Photo: Getty Images) Do restaurants recycle the bread basket? Are most of us bad tippers? Food Network Magazine surveyed chefs across the country — anonymously — to find out everything we’ve always wanted to know. Chefs are pickier than you think.Liver, sea urchin, tofu, eggplant, and oysters, of all things, topped the list of foods chefs hate most. Only 15 […]
- 10 lies people tell themselves about clutter(Photo: Paul Viant/ Getty Images) How many of these common lies do you tell yourself? Quite a few sound familiar to us! 10. Lie: I'll get to it tomorrow. Tomorrow will be a good day. I'll spend all morning sorting, organizing, and disposing of all this stuff. I'll start with the bills and business stuff. First, I'll pick up some cute fil […]
- How can I save gas while playing taxi driver to my kids?(Photo: Tetra Images / Getty Images) Question: My kids just started school, and I’m not looking forward to playing taxi driver. Got any tips to help me save gas when I’m dashing from ballet to baseball to the house several times a week? My car has seen better days, and we don’t plan to upgrade anytime soon. Answer: Shuttling kids around to extracurricular ev […]
- BP report blames itself, others for oil spillAP - BP took some of the blame for the Gulf oil disaster in an internal report issued Wednesday, acknowledging among other things that it misinterpreted a key pressure test of the well. But in a possible preview of its legal strategy, it also pointed the finger at its partners on the doomed rig. […]
- BP seeks to shift blame for oil spillAFP - BP sought to spread the blame for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, setting off a battle of oil industry giants with tens of billions of dollars in potential fines and legal liabilities at stake. […]
- Questions, worries, arguments preceded Gulf blastAP - Something was wrong. […]
- BP points fingers in oil spill blame gameReuters - BP Plc and its Gulf of Mexico oil well partners traded blame on Wednesday after an internal BP investigation tried to downplay the company's role in the world's biggest offshore spill. […]
- ND PSC approves selling renewable energy creditsAP - North Dakota regulators on Wednesday endorsed most of an Xcel Energy Inc. plan for selling its renewable energy credits and sharing the money with its electric customers in the state. […]
- Worldwide plant extinction crisisDear EarthTalk: When we talk about endangered species we usually think of animals, but someone recently told me that there was a worldwide crisis pertaining to the extinction of plants. Can you enlighten? Max Blanchard, East Islip, NY We may not realize it, but the health of the plant kingdom is crucial to the health of [...] […]
- Enter Prime Hook photo contestPhotos are now being accepted for the annual Prime Hook Nature Photography Contest. The contest, which attracts hundred of entries each year from photographers of all ages and skill levels, showcases the dramatic and beautiful scenery of Delmarva. Photographs will be accepted until Oct. 7. This is the seventh year for the contest, which [...] […]
- Spend a day on a farmDelawareans are invited to see and experience local agriculture first-hand at the 10th annual "A Day on the Farm" event near Odessa. Many Delawareans don't have a good understanding of agriculture, notes Anna Stoops, an agriculture agent for University of Delaware Cooperative Extension. "It's important that everyone understands where […]
- Wild salmon vs. farmed salmonDear EarthTalk: What are the differences between farmed versus wild salmon when it comes to human and environmental health? Greg Diamond, Nashville, TN Salmon farming, which involves raising salmon in containers placed under water near shore, began in Norway about 50 years ago and has since caught on in the U.S., Ireland, Canada, Chile and the [...] […]
- Message from Markell: Bringing clean energy jobs to DelawareGovernor Markell is joined in his weekly message by Department of Natural Resources Secretary Collin O’Mara to talk about bringing clean energy jobs in Delaware. […]