Fermentation Fermenting Ginger In Honey: 3 Steps Ginger fermented in honey is a great drink for maintaining gut health. Often served with warm morning tea, it also helps folks with cold feet and hands to keep warm
Mushroom Mold Fungi Temperature & Humidity For Volvariella Volvacea Mushroom Paddy straw mushroom (Volvariella Volvacea) grows well in temperatures between 30-35C (86-95F) with an 80% humidity. When growing it, you can monitor the temp and humidity to know how it&
Black Soldier Fly What Causes The Death Of BSF Hatchlings Up until this point, I have found that there may be 2 causes for the death of BSF newborns, especially for beginners: #1. The 'Human Touch' Turns out
Black Soldier Fly Ants Attacking BSF Egg & Hatchlings: What to Do I noticed a while ago that some ants were hovering near my little day-old larvae (hatchlings or as one reader called the little larvae in this post neonates). If you&
Black Soldier Fly Received BSF Egg: What to Do Next (For First Timers) So you just received your BSF egg jar! And now you're wondering what to do next. Here are some steps I did, even when I didn't
Black Soldier Fly Why Are My Black Soldier Fly Larvae Escaping? A question I've been wondering myself is why are my larvae, even very small just-hatched ones escaping the bin. Why there is good food, good space inside but
Fermentation How to Make Red Dragon Fruit Wine (3 Steps) Dragon fruit wine is a light, fruity, refreshing wine that can also be used as a great sweet dessert wine. You might want to give it a try. To make
Mushroom Mold Fungi How to Increase Paddy Straw Mushroom Production To increase the production of paddy straw mushroom, you can remember a few key points: #1. The Soil If you're growing the paddy straw mushroom on the ground
Mushroom Mold Fungi How to Grow Volvariella Volvacea Mushroom Volvariella Volvacea (or more commonly known as straw mushroom) likes temperatures between 30-35C (80-95F) and a humidity of 80%. The volva is the cup part remaining at the base of
Composting How to Add Phosphorus to Soil Naturally (w. Shrimp Shells) Let's try a little experiment of making phosphorous liquid fertilizer using shrimp shell waste & IMO. The ingredients we need are very simple: Ingredients to Prepare * Shrimp waste
Composting How to Add Nutrients to Potting Soil with Red Worms Hydrolyzing live red worms with IMO is a great way to add nutrients back to your soil organically. It also has good benefits in hydroponics. Together let's see
Composting Liquid Potash Fertilizer for Flowering Plants: How to Make Let's see how to make liquid potassium fertilizer from bananas, both meat & peels. We'll base our process on the GE-making process. It's really
Composting How to Make Nitrogen Rich Liquid Fertilizer with EM In this post, we'll be making nitrogen-rich liquid fertilizer from waste fish with the help of some EM or effective micro-organisms. If you haven't heard yet
Composting IMO, EM, GE: All Acronyms Explained In natural farming or composting, you'll often hear EM, IMO, GE etc. But what do they mean? Are there any differences between each of them? And how can
Black Soldier Fly Black Soldier Fly Farming: 4 Common Mistakes Here are the common misconceptions or mistakes in black soldier fly farming: #1. Non-Moving Larvae Are Dead When you see non-moving BSF larvae, they may not have been dead at
Dragon Fruit Plants How to Choose Dragon Fruit Cuttings Here are some tips on how to choose strong, healthy dragon fruit cuttings: * Length about 12-31 inches / 30-80 cm * Age from 6-24 months * Appearance green, strong, no disease * Nodes looking
Composting How to Make Bokashi Bran: Step by Step If you've already made your own EM or have store-bought ones, then making bokashi bran is relatively a simple process. Here are the ingredients we need and a
Composting Herbal EM: How to Make It & The Results Herbal EM is the mixture of effective microorganisms and herbs. It is a simple solution to ward off insects like yellow flies, mealybugs or fungi on plant leaves. Gentle on
Gallery Composting Extracting bokashi juice. Smells heavy. First time doing it. Transfer bokashi to soil, further breakdown Bokashi done first batch. Quite watery but good enough now. Little red wiggler, love it.
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Dragon Fruit Plants Best Dragon Fruit Varieties for Commercial Growing According to many growers, some best dragon fruit varieties for commercial grow are: * American Beauty * Physical Graffiti * Tricia * Edgar's Baby * Valdivia Roja For commercial varieties, people often look
Gallery Black Soldier Fly Farming Big larvae of black soldier fly BSF close up Beatriz Moisset [https://ga.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Domh%C3%A1:Hermetia_illucens._Black_Soldier_Fly.jpg] BSF eggs hatched