Plant Gardens 101

Renegade Water Secrets with Barry Carter, leading authority on ormus, a white, powder gold.

Kevin: How does someone get ormus and then how are you applying it?

Barry: Oh, it’s really, really quite easy. If you have access to sea water or even Celtic sea salt or Dead Sea salt, as long as the salt is crude, unrefined salt. Celtic salt will be kind of damp and gray-colored. That kind of raw salt, you mix it with water or you just put your sea water in a container and if you’re going to consume it, you want to boil it before you do anything else. But if you’re just going to put it on plants, you just add sodium hydroxide, which is the same thing as lye and raise the pH, the alkalinity of the water, up to 10.78 and no higher, and you’ll get a white precipitate. And this precipitate will drop out, will fall down to the bottom of your container and you take the clear liquid off the top and there will be very little, if anything, wax equivalent at the top in terms of the ormus and the white precipitate that’s left at the bottom will be about thirty percent ormus and seventy percent other elements like magnesium, calcium and so on. The precipitate, you want to wash it several times before you consume it because you’re just washing the salt out. It isn’t particularly healthful. It a very easy process, though it is dangerous to work with lye.

Kevin: Sure. (more…)

Buying your first hydroponic grow box is considerably a tough decision to make. This article will serve as your guide to give you an idea and help you decide on what kind of grow box you would want to purchase. There are a lot of factors to consider if you are planning to buy one for your own. First you have to have the budget and consider how much you are willing to spend. Because hydroponic grow boxes comes in different prices, it is practical to know the specifications you want so that you’ll be able to manage your budget well. Also consider the quality and durability because you would definitely not want to spend more on a hydroponic grow box just for it to break so easily. If you are thinking why there are expensive grow boxes and less-expensive ones, this is because those grow boxes that costs much usually have more features and can accommodate more plants. (more…)

Bonsai Japanese White Pine How to care for Pinus Parviflora and Pentaphylla

The Japanese White Pine requires careful attention to maintain its health and train it as a bonsai. When you consider White Pine, you must learn cleaning techniques, growth, re-potting, soil, pruning, wiring, water, spray, feeding, etc. In addition, you want to consider peat, pests, disease, and more. Now, we cannot go into extensive details, however I can provide you a few helpful tips to get you started in growing Japanese White Pines as bonsai.

How to clean: Cleaning the plants is easy. Use your “thumb and index finger” to pluck the aged pine needles. The pine needles often turn yellowish during the fall. Next, prune the internal undergrowth or foliage and get rid of any decaying and/or injured sections. As well, get rid of any debris or decaying elements from the soil. Finally, you have cleaned your Japanese White Pine; however, you will need to move ahead. Remember the growth of the Japanese Whites is a slow process.

You want to clean the plants as needed, water, and provide nourishment for your White Pines as recommended. Wait five years before you re-pot the plants. You can re-pot the plants in a larger pot, which has a deep bottom. You want to treat the plants for a few weeks once you re-pot the plants. Early spring around March, you want to prune the roots. Prune around 1/3 length and get rid of the aged roots. You can leave aged soil about the roots so that the plant can re-establish its growth. Avoid cleaning at this stage. After you re-pot the plant, you want to, carefully watch its growth. (more…)

Every one of us has an orchid enthusiast or at least a plant fanatic in their entourage, right? Well here are the ten top gift ideas for these people. This should ease your pain when you have to choose a Christmas gift for that aunt in law you barely know of…

Orchid Stationary
Every respectable Botanical Garden will have orchid stationeries. If not, you can try specialised stationary online boutiques. You can even check at the American Orchid Society. In addition to the calendar they produce they also offer full stationary sets as well as individual note cards.

Orchid Paperweight
An encapsulated live orchid in clear polystone within the paperweight will make any orchid lover jealous! You can take a look at Orchids Asia, a Chinese Import company. Right now they have five different orchids you can choose from and since they are live flowers no two are identical… (more…)

Very little was known about the Adirondack Mountain Area in upstate New York prior to the Civil War. After the war the Adirondack woods were surveyed and soon became a popular recreational spot to enjoy the wilderness. People began to move into the area, building houses and hotels, and tourists were soon to follow.

The Adirondack style of architecture was born in the late 1800’s. Buildings and furniture were built, patterned after the Swiss Chalets in Europe, using materials found locally; they were designed to provide comfort, harmonize with nature, and withstand the sometimes harsh elements. In rustic work, the natural curves and knots of native limbs and roots were incorporated into gables, porch railings, and outdoor furniture. (more…)