The following garden safety news articles offer some important tips for garden-grown food safety.

5 Holiday Food Safety Tips « Nutrition Lately
Keep cold foods below 40° Fahrenheit and hot foods above 140° Fahrenheit and you’ll cut down the chance for harmful bacteria to grow significantly. In order to ensure this food safety range be sure to use and thermometer…

Balancing the Scales: Food ‘Sovereignty’ and Food Safety
The food safety element of La Via Campesina’s food sovereignty declaration includes controlling pests and disease, protecting against environmental pollution, prohibiting the use of antibiotics and hormones in aquacultures,

These two garden safety news videos offer more food safety related information and tips.

Dr. Bruce Williams describes the saftey practices needed to clean the vegtables from your garden before consuming that fresh produce.

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University of Maine Cooperative Extension talks about food safety in the home garden dealing with location of garden, preparing the soil and your preparation.

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This week’s garden safety news article discusses garden firepit safety tips.

5 Tips on How to be Fire Safe in Your Garden During Winter | Home …
Guest Post by: Karen Ho Fatt Winter is a great time to light a fire out on the backyard patio. But care must be taken to ensure your garden oasis doesn’t.

The garden safety news video also covers firepit safety. Even though it’s a commercial video, it’s full of very practical and critical firepit safety tips! (Please note that we are not an affiliate for them.)

www.avantgardendecor.com CobraCo® brand wants you and your family safe — learn all about fire pit safety. Fire pits offer a fun way to enjoy leisure time and entertaining, but always remember to exercise caution and practice safety.

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Bonsai Bush

The guest article for today is about the bonsai bush, and has some great tips for their care and maintenance.

As you can see from the image, a bonsai bush can be a spectacular beauty!

Bonsai Bushes And Their Fundamental Care

The art of bonsai care, which originates in Asia, is becoming especially popular. A bonsai bush, or bonsai tree, is a smaller or miniature version of larger plants and trees, which are grown in smaller pots. They demand constant attention and some quite special handling in order for them to thrive. Some can produce fruit, others will flower, yet some will just have an impressive show of leaves. Before buying a bonsai, take into consideration how much time you may devote to it.

They can be started by seeds or from cuttings from other plants which can be allowed to root. Seeds or clippings are readily available at garden centres and from the internet. You will find very specified instructions for germinating and starting a bonsai bush, depending on the style of  bonsai.

The bonsai bush will will need a variety of pots throughout its lifetime. The container will need to be changed because it grows, but not unless needed. The style and color of pot is entirely up to the gardener, as personal preference will likely be a factor. Some people today give their bonsai bush a gender, and choose color based on this.

Whichever pot is chosen, it needs to have holes in the bottom to allow for drainage. Bonsai roots will rot or grow fungus if they sit in water, and a pot that prevents this is vital for success. It is also recommended that you water the bush occasionally by setting it into a tray of water and allowing it to soak up water through  the holes in the bottom of the pot. This ensures a thorough watering.

Pruning is crucial to the appearance of the bonsai bush. You can find bonsai pruning tools wherever bonsai trees or seeds are sold.

Most bonsai owners use unique forms of bands and wires when cultivating their bonsai bushes. These might be employed to restrict or encourage growth, depending on the plant as well as the preference of the owner.

Bonsai have quite exact watering requirements. They should never dry out totally, but over-watering can be just as detrimental. Regular watering is a good idea. Having said that, the need for moisture can depend on the quantity of sunlight the tree receives, the depth of the pot, the soil quality, and other factors. When kept out of doors, the plant should certainly be watered early every day. Washing the leaves can also help keep the bonsai bush healthy – just avoid doing it in during the heat of the day.

Start out with a single bonsai bush, and learn to care for it correctly before acquiring another. It really is an incredibly addicting hobby, and a large number of men and women, find it hard to stop with just one.

If you are curious about a bonsai, then visit Gabriel Meriwether’s web site and learn about the ficus.

There you have it - some practical tips for bonsai care and maintenance. But, it looks like a bonsai bush might be easier for a beginner than a bonsai tree.

This garden safety news article offers some really good ideas for caring for poinsettia plants.

Poinsettia Care At a Glance | Everything Flowers at Brad Tigchelaar
Poinsettia Care At a Glance. December 7, 2011. Written by Gay Smith. Temperature: First consideration is temperature management. Poinsettias are native to Mexico. These plants like bright light. Unless you are a snowbird the Southwest or …

The garden safety news video this week shows how to keep pets safe around poinsettia and other holiday plants.

Holiday Plant Safety
With all those poinsettia and holiday plants decorating your home, you may be wondering if they could be harmful to children or pets who may chew or swallow them. For the medical answers, Allen Smith talked to an expert…

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The garden safety news article for this week has several practical and easy-to-use tips for creating a garden that is a safe and friendly place for your children. 

Great Ideas for Creating Garden Safe and Friendly to Your Kids …
Guidance about indoor safety is easily accessible but you need to also think about how to create a safe outdoor space. Keep reading to discover tips on how to keep your children safe in your kid friendly garden area.

This week’s garden safety news video also deals with keeping kids (and pets) safe in and around gardens.

Rain Barrel Safety: Tips

Rain Barrels are excellent tools to have around your home in order to reuse rainwater for your lawn or garden. However, there are certain rules and guidelines that must be followed when it comes to owning a rain barrel. In this video, Lars examines some of the most important aspects to rain barrel safety. This will help keep you safe, keep neighborhood kids safe, and ensure that no small animals (dogs, cats, squirrels…you name it) can get stuck in your rain barrel and drown.

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Garden safety news this week covers outdoor fire safety tips when working with candles and torches.

Garden Torch Candles and Fire Safety | Eco-Friendly Pocket Ashtray!
Garden torch candle fires can cause not only significant property damage, but also serious burn injuries that can result in death. Garden Torch Candles Fire Safety Tips. Garden torch candles should only be lit outdoors. …

The related garden safety news video covers outdoor firepots, candles, and tiki torches.

Fire Pots for your Garden and Outdoor Areas
How to use a hand made Fire Pot from www.firepots.com.au to add ambience to your garden or other outdoor area.

• Fire Pots replace old fashioned outdoor candles, lanterns and tiki torches. No more black smoke, unpleasant odours or risk of an accidental spill causing a fire
• Fire Pots are a fabulous way to have a safe, attractive, wind-resistant flame in your backyard, garden or BBQ area.
• Fire Pots are hand made ceramic pots that are both attractive and durable.

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Solar EcoGrower Max

Although today’s guest article about the solar Ecogrower Max is commercial in nature, it has important information about solar powered hydroponics! Although we normally don’t post this type of article (and we are not an affiliate), we determined that the information will be valuable to our viewers.

All of us alternative energy “geeks” can combine our passion for anything solar and our passion for gardening. It’s a win-win!

Image Credit: http://mydiygreenenergy.com/hydroponic-systems/the-ecogrower-max-from-hydrofarm-will-operate-with-solar-panels/

The EcoGrower Max From General Hydroponics Will Operate With Solar Panels

General Hydroponics is one of the nation’s oldest and largest manufacturers of hydroponic equipment and grow lights. All across North America you can locate their products.  They are now releasing another system, the EcoGrower Max, which operates with electricity recovered from your solar panels. General Hydroponics incorporates only professional grade hydroponics and the most premium quality components and UL-listed lighting fixtures. For years they have offered celebrated dependable services and products. General Hydroponics products have been around since 1977 and they are the choice of more indoor gardeners and gardening retailers than all other brands combined.

The New Eco Grower is an air-driven, spider drip system that uses a ground-breaking hexagonal 17 gallon reservoir with detachable six inch lid inserts. Each lid insert accommodates one six net pot that can very easily grow larger plants. The EcoGrower Max measures 22.5 inches wide at the top and 17 inches tall. EcoGrower is keeping with their constant commitment to the environment by soon releasing a system that operates with electricity recovered from solar panels. Currently there are US and International patents pending for the RainForest’s unique modular design and the EcoGrower drip hydroponic system. As well as the 17 gallon reservoir spider drip assemblage, included is a pumping column, six 6 inch lid inserts, net cups, CocoTek liners, an Elite 800 air pump, a 1/4 inch air line, a Hydroton, and Flora nutrients.

The revolutionary hexagonal design that allows for a much more efficient placement of multiple units is what’s most unique about the EcoGrower Max. The EcoGrower Max has an extremely durable design complemented by being constructed of a recycled high impact HDPE plastic. No matter what the size of your garden, the EcoGrower Max from General Hydroponics can help grow some of the healthiest organics you have ever seen.

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We’ve been considering hydroponics for quite a while. But combining it with solar power makes the solar Ecogrowr Max very attractive!

The garden safety news for this week is a video showing how to safely construct wooden projects in your garden.

Building Wooden Garden Planters : Building Wooden Garden Planters: Safety 

When building wooden garden planters, be sure to wear safety goggles, keep an area safe of debris and maintain proper lighting. Be safe when building wooden garden planters with tips from a teacher in this free video on gardening.

 

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Terrazzo Pots

Terrazzo can be made into terrazzo pots, as well as into terrazzo tiles.

As you can see, this is especially useful in landscape architecture design.

Today’s guest article discusses the origin and current applications of terrazzo.

Image Credit: http://www.mosarte.com.au/finishes/modern-terrazzo/modern-terrazzo-pots/terrazzo-giant-cubes.html

Terrazzo And Its Use In Home Designing And Planting

Terrazzo Pots are one of the current, modern interpretations of terrazzo. Most people associate it with terrazzo tiles, or terrazzo floors. Landscape architecture design is increasingly using it to form terrazzo pots for gardens and patios. Its unique components make it perfect for customizing designs, colors, and patterns.

Terrazzo is a very ancient construction material, developed by Venetian construction laborers in the Middle Ages. It’s comprised of a blend of marble, other stones, and recycled glass, in a matrix of concrete or epoxy. The construction workers utilized it as a cheap flooring material, because it recycled chips from bigger blocks of marble that were used as flooring for the palaces of kings and their royal families.

The workers would usually set the terrazzo in clay to surface the patios surrounding the living quarters. The material’s components originally consisted of marble chips, clay, and goat milk (as a sealer). Goat milk was important because a newly set piece of terrazzo did not seem like marble, and the goat milk provided the necessary moisture to retain the wet and marble-like look. This was in addition to its property to seal all the components together.

The leading disadvantage of the material was the process of grinding and polishing the surface by hand took a lot of time. Fortunately, all of these problems were resolved in the twentieth century. The creation of terrazzo became incredibly easier right after the 1920s because of the introduction of electric industrial grinders and other power equipment. Because of these break-through production developments, creating terrazzo pots became viable.

Terrazzo pots are one of a kind. They are visually stunning, accessible in almost an unlimited assortment of shapes and sizes, and readily accommodate custom designs. They add a tremendous aura of charm to any home garden as well as interior decoration. Being aesthetic and pleasing to the eye, they significantly enhance the beauty of the living space, as opposed to traditional planters.

Planters crafted from this material are much more durable than traditional planters. Also, terrazzo planters retain moisture, which provides an environment for lush plant growth.

If your goal is a practical yet aesthetically pleasing home garden or patio, then you just can’t go wrong using terrazzo pots.

Create your own landscape architecture design by including some terrazzo tiles, and especially some terrazzo pots.

This week’s garden safety news is a video about .

Lawn Care Garden Sprayers : Lawn Sprayer Safety Equipment

Lawn sprayer safety can keep you healthy, get expert tips and advice on lawn care and maintenance in this free video.

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