https://www.greenidiom.com/ 2026-05-03T05:24:09.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/editedcotyledonforinstagram.jpg editedcotyledonforinstagram.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/topback.jpg topback.JPG https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/yellowbeetle.jpg beetle in thorn tree https://www.greenidiom.com/images/insecthotel.jpg insecthotel.JPG https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lappetmothcaterpillar.jpg LAPPET MOTH CATERPILLAR https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dirtyhandshigher.jpg dirtyhandshigher.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/goodgardenview.jpg goodgardenview.JPG https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/African-animals.html 2026-04-28T16:16:36.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wilddog.png The painted wolf, found all over Africa less than a hundred years ago, is now endangered. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rhino.png One of the most endangered African animals. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/threequarterelle.png The largest of the African land mammals, the African elephant. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/BufalloBlack.jpg A pen drawing of a buffalo which is used for a screen print positive https://www.greenidiom.com/images/zebra.png Zebra are increasing again in Namibia. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Zebramadonna.png Zebra mother and child in three colours https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/Artists-garden-art-blog.html 2024-02-15T16:46:46.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aloe500.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bloupypie200.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/triplekelkiewyn200.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/serruria.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wilddogforblog.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cowforartprints.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/soilmicrobesforartblogextracloseup100.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/proteaswithpaisleytighterwarmgreybackground200.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/revampedforblog1000.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/colouredanimalsnonrepeat200.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plantpwerversionforcardssmaller200.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/psychedelicdaisy.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/paintingfinalTRIM500forblogicon.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ARUMDESIGN.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/Asteraceae.html 2024-02-15T16:10:43.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/black.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/white.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/brownground.png Gorteria diffusa https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/creamfabricthiswayup.jpg unbleached twill https://www.greenidiom.com/images/natural.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/brownfabricthiswayup.jpg hand dyed red ochre https://www.greenidiom.com/images/brown.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/olive.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/khaki.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/china.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mixedfabrics.jpg screen printed cloth https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ochre.png https://www.greenidiom.com/Cape-Flats-Sand-Fynbos.html 2025-04-18T14:54:49.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fire2.jpg fire management https://www.greenidiom.com/images/signrestorationtrail.jpg REstoration trail https://www.greenidiom.com/images/red1.jpg carpobrotus reddened https://www.greenidiom.com/images/invasive.jpg invasive Kikuyu https://www.greenidiom.com/images/resprout.jpg a resprouted Protea repens https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gladiolus.jpg Wild gladiolus https://www.greenidiom.com/images/char1.jpg A burned out tree, perhaps an alien eucalyptus at Tokai https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fynbos5.jpg Cape Flats Sand Fynbos compositions https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seedgone.jpg A protea bush with exploded seed heads, probably ejected when during the fire that browned it. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/info.jpg informational signage at Tokai https://www.greenidiom.com/images/infosign.jpg Tokai restoration project entrance https://www.greenidiom.com/images/treeonriver.jpg yellowwood tree https://www.greenidiom.com/images/riverveg.jpg tall Psoralea river banks https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bees1.jpg Sugarbush plundered by bees https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fynbos2.jpg Cape Flats Sand Fynbos at Tokai https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/warning.jpg warning sign in Tokai https://www.greenidiom.com/images/path1.jpg walkway in the park https://www.greenidiom.com/images/river1.jpg river at Tokai https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/Cape-hunting-dog.html 2024-02-15T16:45:10.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wilddogforgreenidiom1000.png The Cape hunting dog: screen print of a three color drawing using spatter technique. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/westAfricanwilddog.jpg The West African wild dog may be the only true subspecies. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dogpalette.jpg One of two African wild dogs encircling a five thousand year old Egyptian palette. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/Carpobrotus-edulis.html 2026-05-01T06:54:49.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aveygiefield.jpg Carpobrotus deliciosus? growing on a dune near Haakgat in Cape Town in harmony with other plants. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pickledsourfiganddune.jpg A picnic lunch with ingredients prepared by Loubie Rusch, and crowned by pickled green sour fig capsules. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bottlingsuurvyinvinegar.jpg I attempt to rehydrate and pickle the dried fruit in vinegar to preserve them past the season as they dry out slowly. I can now add these mouth puckering fruit to curries. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/asourfiggrowing.jpg Carpobrotus edulis as a ground cover in a road-side planting in Plattekloof, Cape Town. It has been mercilessly gnawed by some insect. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aveygiesonroadislandbigbay.jpg An arid road island in Big Bay, Cape Town. The sand is blown into waves by strong winds, and the sour fig slowly spreads and stabilizes the sand. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carpobrotusdry.jpg dried sour fig capsules https://www.greenidiom.com/images/veygieinlanga.jpg Carpobrotus edulis growing in a Rastafarian food garden in Langa, Cape Town. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/vygiecuttings.jpg I transfer rooted stems to these trays and then to pots before planting in the garden. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/veygiebeetle2.jpg Carpobrotus edulis attracts native beetles which help with pollination https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aveygiesyellow.jpg Locally the plant tends to look a little sunburned and scarred by insect herbivores. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carpobrotusseedling.jpg A year old Carpobrotus seedling https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carpobrotusfungusa.jpg Carpobrotus from my garden infected with hundreds of tiny mushrooms https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thesourfigstallontheM5.jpg A fruit stall on the M5 near Grassy Park in Cape Town. On the right edge of the picture you can see the words 'Sour figs' which is above a massive pyramid of the dried fruit. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/suurvybagsthree.jpg Kilo bags of sour figs for sale at the M5 fruit stall https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/Commelina-cyanea.html 2020-10-25T07:31:05.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tradescantiacommelinacompared.jpg Commelina top, and Tradescantia bottom, compared. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/commelinagrowth.jpg massed Commelina https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tradescantiaflower.jpg Tradescantia flower https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mainlytradescantia.jpg massed Tradescantia https://www.greenidiom.com/images/commelinaflower.jpg Commelina flower https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/Euclea-racemosa.html 2021-12-14T16:40:21.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/shavedwildbush_orig.jpg Bushes sculpted by the strong winds of the southern oceans. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/euclearacemosamaggot.jpg Is this the maggot that makes Euclea racemosa germination problematic ? See its pine cone patterning. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bark.jpg Euclea racemosa bark on an old tree. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/euclearacemosamaggottwo.jpg In this light it looks more 'ribbed'. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/maleflowerseucleacrisp.jpg This tree bears only male Euclea racemosa flowers. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/euclearacemosaseeds.jpg Fresh Euclea racemosa seed, summer 2021. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/peasizeberryfromadistance.jpg E.racemosa fruit branches https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wholetree.jpg Euclea racemosa growing full sun. It is growing along a seasonal stream. The soil is sandy with clay banks nearby on the southern slopes of the Tygerberg, Cape Province. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/shavetopmountain_orig.jpg Euclea racemosa and other bushes showing the typical shaping by the wind along the sea shore. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/eucleamaleflowers.jpg Euclea racemosa foliage and flowers showing the typical red petioles. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ripeblackberries.jpg Ripe Euclea racemosa berries https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Euclearacemosamaggotthree.jpg The rows of side nubs https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/littlebelltreewhole.jpg Euclea racemosa growing close to a seasonal stream in the shade of some tall Eucalyptus trees. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/euclearacemosamaggothouse.jpg The jar in which I hope to see the maggot pupate and emerge as an adult. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/peasizedberry.jpg This tree bears female reproductive parts, including fruit. These are typically seen in a range of colors as they ripen. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/treeseedlingsinaflat.jpg E. racemosa after germination https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seedlingsfromside.jpg The seedlings moved from shade house to open sky, semi shade. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bushandmountain.jpg Bushes sculpted by the wind in the sand dunes. https://www.greenidiom.com/Ferrocement-Album-Day-2-5.html 2026-05-05T15:42:23.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tryingonthemesh.jpg Demonstrating how the outside mesh will sit https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/trimmingtheribs.jpg On ferrocement album day 2 we cover building the body of the tank https://www.greenidiom.com/images/trimmingtheribs2.jpg Imraan trims the ribs which overshoot the mouth ring https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plasteringthebody.jpg Two plasterers pressing from opposite sides of the mesh works well https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plasteringthebodywithoutlet.jpg Imraan begins the interior plastering after placing the tank outlet valve bottom left https://www.greenidiom.com/images/theribs.jpg Imraan stands on the base that was cast in Day 1, fixing on the horizontals https://www.greenidiom.com/images/alltiedup.jpg communication and planning going on from the inside to the outside and vice versa https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/Geissorhiza.html 2026-05-06T15:23:02.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/triplekelkiewynsmall.png Geissorhiza radians fabric design https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/Grewia-occidentalis.html 2021-08-24T06:21:14.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Grewiafruit.jpg The four lobed fruit have been pecked by birds. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Lophostethusdumolinii.jpg Lophostethus dumolinii is one of the 20 moths and butterflies whose larvae eat Grewia occidentalis leaves. Wikipedia photo by Bernard Dupont at the Lower Sabie camp, Kruger Park. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Grewiatopiary.jpg The branches of the kruisbessie are so flexible, they can form a living wreath. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Grewiaplants.jpg Grewia occidentalis plants in a local nursery in Kraaifontein https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Grewiaflower.jpg The flower of Grewia occidentalis, with its purple sepals and petals and bright yellow anthers. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Grewiabranches.jpg Grewia has small neat foliage https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/How-to-grow-trees.html 2023-03-05T15:31:39.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/allthestuffsoilmixingstage.jpg Potting soil, additives, planters and trays. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/transfer.jpg Moving filled planters to a clean carton https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/largeripe.jpeg These are fruit of a small native tree, Euclea racemosa. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/treeseedlingsinaflat.jpg The Euclea racemosa seed came up very well. In the wild they often succumb to a parasite. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rotated1000.jpg A hundred Euclea racemosa seedlings planted into individual containers. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/brewsandbiochar.jpg A sieve for separating the biochar from the liquid, buckets of ferments and vermicast. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seedsonthetable.jpg Sorting my wild gathered seeds into cover crop seeds in the foreground and trees at the back. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/preppingtheplanters.jpg De-capping the milk cartons. They have a waxed cardboard exterior and a plastic and foil lining. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/filltheplanters.jpg Ready for filling with the spade. https://www.greenidiom.com/How-to-make-biochar.html 2020-10-17T07:36:55.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/grindingbiochar.jpg crushing biochar https://www.greenidiom.com/images/siftingbiochar.jpg sifting biochar https://www.greenidiom.com/images/berniesfire.jpg a conical fire pit in the sand https://www.greenidiom.com/images/biocharupclose.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mybiochar.jpg drying biochar https://www.greenidiom.com/images/biocharinsomeliquid.jpg charging biochar in urine https://www.greenidiom.com/images/imakebiochartrimmedresized.jpg My biochar making setup https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/How-to-plant-a-tube-system.html 2018-08-22T15:25:22.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/2crate.jpg bread trays are strong enough for seed propagation in tubes https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_triple-benefit-for-the-environment-is-beach-bottles-21887620.jpg a trip with this beautiful view of Table Mountain becomes a recycling event https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tubes.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/7filled.jpg when the tubes are full sow with seed or plant up with seedlings https://www.greenidiom.com/images/6filling.jpg fill the tube system with sifted 50 /50 sand/compost https://www.greenidiom.com/images/9growntubes.jpg the seedlings two months later https://www.greenidiom.com/images/13dill.jpg two weeks later remove collar and watch your plants thrive https://www.greenidiom.com/images/3tubes.jpg how to grow all garden seeds in tubes cut from bottles https://www.greenidiom.com/images/smallsystemwindowsill.jpg a mini windowsill tube system for seed propagation https://www.greenidiom.com/images/11plantedcollar.jpg plant the tube in the ground and gently lift to form a collar https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/8planted.jpg seedlings freshly planted in the tube system https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tubeheader.jpg vegetable gardening basics on space saving https://www.greenidiom.com/images/1bottles.jpg what does old plastic have to do with vegetable gardening ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/4paperprop.jpg the newspaper ball keeps the soil in the tube, but vegetable seeds grow through the newspaper ball https://www.greenidiom.com/images/0theseedraisebefore.jpg when deciding how to plant a tube system decide on seeds or seedlings https://www.greenidiom.com/images/10maturetube.jpg plant out robust well developed plants in the garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_another-way-to-recycle-plastic-in-the-nursery-21891055.jpg fresh milk bags for the nursery https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/June_2026.html 2026-08-26T12:32:37.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/georgepaintingpalletsandlogscuring.jpeg georgepaintingpalletsandlogscuring.jpeg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/onionstarts.jpeg onionstarts.jpeg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/succulentcuttings.jpeg succulentcuttings.jpeg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/earlygarlicplanting.jpeg earlygarlicplanting.jpeg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/onionplantinginprocess.jpeg onionplantinginprocess.jpeg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cuttingsintwoplugtrays.jpeg testingroothormones https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/N-fixing-native-support-plants.html 2023-03-07T16:22:55.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/littleindigoferatree.jpg small N fixing tree Indigofera jucunda https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pinklegume.jpg Indigofera https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/femaledoublecollaredsunbird.jpg double collared sunbird female https://www.greenidiom.com/images/weepingbranches.jpg indigofera jucunda https://www.greenidiom.com/Regenerative-and-organic.html 2020-11-24T16:26:47.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_pat-browne-rn-21939570.jpg What to do with >50,000lbs of thrown away kitchen countertop stone scrap https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/proudorganic1000.jpg Regenertive and organic, same thing isn't it ? https://www.greenidiom.com/Restore_Nature-Apologies_for_the_delay.html 2024-01-14T13:10:02.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/taro.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carrotflowers.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Amaizingtrim.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thestreetsidetrim.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/Restore_Nature-Cape-Flats-Sand-Fynbos.html 2025-04-18T16:51:14.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/river2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fire1.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fynbos3.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/Restore_Nature-Casabio_botanical_diversity_project.html 2024-09-13T17:27:37.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/momsawardpresented.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lightshow.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/enthusiasticaudience.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/davescrew.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/Restore_Nature-Choosing-plants.html 2023-05-06T16:41:08.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beeonchrysanthemoides.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/Restore_Nature-Newsletter_on_biodiversity_pleasure_and_observation.html 2024-02-07T15:06:37.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/momseat.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/patiowithvines.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/indigoferablossom.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/brickpatio.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/Restore_Nature-RestoreNatureNews4.html 2023-06-14T11:01:13.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/leonotisseed.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/nurseryshrunk.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cosmizunachard.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beesonacoldday.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lushgardenphotoshrunktosame.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/nomoretears.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/Restore_Nature-RestoreNatureNews5.html 2023-07-10T07:46:45.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/acabbagewhitecaterpillar.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ataro.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/apigeonpeas.jpg 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https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ponderingthesign.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sndfynbos.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rewildyourgrden.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/welcome.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fmousmoth.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/veldcircle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/orangebeetles.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/Restore_Nature-renovation.html 2025-01-14T09:25:54.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/familygettogether.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/venetianplastercloseup.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/strippingblackofftoiletfloor.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oldkitchen.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/polishedpassage.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mythirdtilingplan.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/windowshottwo.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/repairedgaragedoor.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/guttedceilingneededpatching.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/triangularbasin.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/polishownmix.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/midwaythroughgluingtiles.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Georgefinishingraisedbed.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/closingthehobhole.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bathroomfloorafterpolishing.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cuttreeoutsidebathroom.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/Restore_Nature-snail-experiences.html 2025-06-19T12:38:49.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/nettedkaleseedlings600.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/raisedbedwith4greens.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/brownsnail600.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/matingsnails600.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/Restore_Nature-wooden_floor_treatments.html 2024-06-11T05:34:57.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bedroomfloorcoating.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/colourenhancing.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lounge.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cleanestfloor.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bamboodrive.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/Serruria.html 2024-02-15T16:05:36.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greygroundcoloursSMALL.png our Serruria florida design https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/Simple-ways-to-care-for-the-earth.html 2024-06-27T05:50:41.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/chsmanthedelightinwinter.jpg Native Chasmanthe delight in winter and no work involved https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mumspakchoi.jpg Sometimes you don't want to feed the insects https://www.greenidiom.com/images/forestygardenandtamarillo.jpg the soil is shaded by tall and short plants https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/manhighrosemary.jpg The rosemary is now taller than I am https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/6years.jpg The sixth year in, my grey water grow beds are producing all the chard we need. https://www.greenidiom.com/Soil2Soil.html 2018-09-11T10:44:23.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/undermush.jpg Mushrooms growing on straw in the bathroom https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dpublicdesert.jpg A huge park in Durbanville, with some trees and a lake and 95% dead grass and hardpan clay ground. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/iabundantcover.jpg a snapshot of the ancient natural coastal vegetation, with groundcovers, succulents, legumes, flowers, grasses, and low bushes. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aorganicproduce.jpg A hamper of organic veggies brought to Zayaan Kahn's fermentation workshop at Cape Point https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fcovercropsinbags.jpg Sorghum, millet, maize, wheat, barley, wild peas, lentils, sunflowers https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aedibleweeds.jpg Nettles, Suurings and Blousalie, all edible. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/abundance.jpg The garden at Guerilla House permaculture workshop space provided by Imraan Samuels (see on facebook) https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pberrypie.jpg A four berry cheese tart by Leonie with biscuit base which would be a hit in most coffee shops. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hriyaazspreads.jpg Riyaaz, Imraan and others making a high carbon nest for humanure, and fast, odorless decomposition ! https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/commodesopen.jpg A wooden commode and a black plastic tote box which was turned into a toilet in about 15 minutes from scratch. https://www.greenidiom.com/Why-regenerative-gardening.html 2020-12-19T09:32:15.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shouldirightsize.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/Zantedeschia-aethiopica.html 2024-02-15T16:20:05.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/arums.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/a-blank-page-for-uploading-images.html 2023-07-10T05:55:31.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ataro.jpg ataro.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/abroadbeanflower.jpg abroadbeanflower.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/apigeonpeas.jpg apigeonpeas.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amicrogreens.jpg amicrogreens.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/afourkindsofonions.jpg afourkindsofonions.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/acabbagewhitecaterpillar.jpg acabbagewhitecaterpillar.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/akale.jpg akale.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aamaranthseeds.jpg aamaranthseeds.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/awaterchestnuts.jpg awaterchestnuts.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/agreywatergrowbed.jpg agreywatergrowbed.JPG https://www.greenidiom.com/images/awinterjungle.jpg awinterjungle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/abroadbeans.jpg abroadbeans.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/abirdfeeder.jpg abirdfeeder.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/adryingamaranth.jpg adryingamaranth.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/a-micro-army-invades-my-suurvy-carpobrotus-edulis.html 2017-07-22T08:29:25.762941Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/a-micro-army-invades-my-suurvy-carpobrotus-edulis-21884252.jpg the fungal armies invading the leaves of the Carpobrotus, a well known South African 'wild' crop https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_a-micro-army-invades-my-suurvy-carpobrotus-edulis-21884251.jpg the fungus on my Carpobrotus https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_a-micro-army-invades-my-suurvy-carpobrotus-edulis-21884252.jpg the fungal armies invading the leaves of the Carpobrotus, a well known South African 'wild' crop https://www.greenidiom.com/images/a-micro-army-invades-my-suurvy-carpobrotus-edulis-21884251.jpg the fungus on my Carpobrotus https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/a-real-global-mix-of-waterwise-mediterranean-plants.html 2017-05-31T18:09:31.516460Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/a-real-global-mix-of-waterwise-mediterranean-plants-21880577.jpg Mediterranean herb garden mix https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/about-Caroline-Kloppert.html 2022-03-24T05:16:51.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_winecup-21956005.jpg Babiana Odorata (rescued) https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/acorns.html 2025-11-19T13:22:24.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_one-of-my-little-acorns-family-21882397.jpg Quercus suber ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_harvesting-cypress-seeds-21889622.jpg opened Cupressus sempervirens cones https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oakinbinmay21.jpg acorns put to germinate in our worm bin https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oak12juneroot.jpg The roots grow out of the bottom before the shoot is half an inch high https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oakjune2.jpg I'd abandoned hope, and then they came ! https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oaksaplingssmall2.jpg Oak saplings are easy to grow, they germinate well. Later on they must be planted on and watered regularly. I've lost most of mine by neglecting them. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oak12junetop.jpg one week old oak seedlings https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_more-on-acorn-germination-results-21882327.jpg The empty propagation containers... or are they ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_more-on-acorns-21882324.jpg can such tiny leaves give so much joy ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/acorns20paril.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/adding-joy-to-the-garden.html 2017-04-22T10:16:04.904393Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/adding-joy-to-the-garden-21877593.jpg a low cast garden swing can bring so much pleasure to the garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/adrian.html 2023-05-26T07:11:40.674323Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/aerobic-composting.html 2023-09-16T11:05:14.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/standing.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_recycling-waste-for-compost-materials-21888348.jpg mature urine added to compost https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tines.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/joky.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/afforestation.html 2019-12-12T14:49:30.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/afforest2.jpg saplings waiting to become forests in filtered shade https://www.greenidiom.com/images/afforest6.jpg Shubhendu Sharma with his living green afforestation machines https://www.greenidiom.com/images/afforest1.jpg Saplings in a newly planted urban afforestation lot https://www.greenidiom.com/images/denseedges.jpg a dense recovering forest along the Kirstenbosch drive https://www.greenidiom.com/images/afforest3.jpg a new forest planted with mathematical precision https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/desert.jpg dune forest of the Strandveld with 3m hemispherical dark green bush clump canopy in mid ground and pioneer vegetation in foreground https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/aforestation.html 2021-05-05T16:54:04.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/peep.jpg light up ahead https://www.greenidiom.com/images/heights.jpg multi-storey many stories: waist high canopies in cleared space then medium high mixed probably unplanted forest in the mid ground and towering pine plantations in the rear https://www.greenidiom.com/images/deadwood.jpg A self sustaining forest has plenty of dead wood https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fruit.jpg The fruit of a long lost continent: Gondwana https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Akirarefs.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/podalyria.jpg on the forest edge I found this lovely false pea tree, a nitrifier. Many other allelopathic relationships in our forests are not understood, we are at the beginning of a steep learning curve. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/trunk.jpg Wild almond, one of the few indigenous trees planted by the early Dutch at the Cape. They preferred to fell whole forests which are now only words in the diary of the bitter almond planter. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/denseedges.jpg A recovering forest at Kirstenbosch, so dense it is impossible to walk in it https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/african-fundamental-rules-of-cooking.html 2020-07-31T08:53:14.062372Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/agricultural-officer.html 2020-07-26T08:47:23.630147Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/agronomist.html 2022-03-04T15:43:44.645949Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/alan-magnusbennett.html 2021-12-01T05:39:30.851186Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/aloes.html 2026-04-28T16:25:32.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bedsand.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/quangle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/me.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/newbed.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aloeroots.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/eaststonewall.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dustpan.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/compostbed.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aloebefore.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wheelbrrow.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/anaerobic-composting.html 2026-04-28T16:25:59.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bokash.jpg a bokashi bin we make: one of the best known forms of anaerobic composting in the home https://www.greenidiom.com/anaerobic-digester.html 2026-04-28T16:27:06.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dreamstimefr.jpg a smoking landfill site: an industrial scale anaerobic digestion process without any controls. The gases all escape and the by products are not utilized https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/and-now-they-are-blooming-brassicas.html 2017-10-13T18:27:01.153084Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/and-now-they-are-blooming-brassicas-21889626.jpg a butterfly perspective perhaps https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_and-now-they-are-blooming-brassicas-21889626.jpg a butterfly perspective perhaps https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_and-now-they-are-blooming-brassicas-21889625.jpg a cabbage connoisseur at work https://www.greenidiom.com/images/and-now-they-are-blooming-brassicas-21889625.jpg a cabbage connoisseur at work https://www.greenidiom.com/animal-plant-relationships.html 2023-05-03T14:02:40.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beadyeyes.jpg a beady eyed stink bug https://www.greenidiom.com/images/leggy.jpg leggy stink bugs https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seeingthelight.jpg seeing the light through stinkbugs https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/big.jpg stink bugs on tree malva https://www.greenidiom.com/anne-theron.html 2021-01-02T09:30:58.799344Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/another-way-to-recycle-plastic-in-the-nursery.html 2017-11-03T17:28:41.181666Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/another-way-to-recycle-plastic-in-the-nursery-21891055.jpg fresh milk bags for the nursery https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/anyone-done-this-in-cape-town.html 2021-02-18T18:41:43.004907Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/are-drought-tolerant-plants-the-same-as-desert-plants-.html 2017-05-03T08:26:44.715994Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/are-drought-tolerant-plants-the-same-as-desert-plants-21878190.jpg There are many 'kinds' of drought tolerant plants https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/backyard-garden-design.html 2026-04-29T09:54:51.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greendiamond.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/redruby.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/desertinmicro.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/backyardgarden.html 2026-04-29T09:56:10.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/purpleafterplanting.jpg The purple area after planting, the plants hidden by loose dry grass https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aloehole.jpg Soaking the water-resistant soil https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mapofnorthandpurple.jpg A section of the backyard garden plan https://www.greenidiom.com/images/potneedstransplant.jpg The second plant pot with aloe and wandering jew https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wanderingjewrootedinpot.jpg The shoots rooted in a bucket on the windowsill in a few weeks https://www.greenidiom.com/images/newaloeplaces.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/massuprootedwanderingjew.jpg The mass of matted wandering jew from the plant pot https://www.greenidiom.com/images/purpleareawetvermicast.jpg Worm castings watered in https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/bed-preparation-hacks-album.html 2026-04-29T10:12:28.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/before.jpg before working https://www.greenidiom.com/images/southbedcomplete.jpg The finished partly shaded south beds used to be raised https://www.greenidiom.com/images/betterstake.jpg AHA ! sharp wedge at 90 degrees https://www.greenidiom.com/images/offstakes.jpg leaning in and out https://www.greenidiom.com/images/midwayoverview.jpg paper and fill https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bricksreplacedwithplank.jpg edge 2, 3 https://www.greenidiom.com/images/northbedcomplete.jpg The finished north beds, used to be a dessicated hugel beet https://www.greenidiom.com/images/proudstake.jpg proud peg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bed3.jpg dig and line beds https://www.greenidiom.com/images/otherbedsoutlined.jpg more edges https://www.greenidiom.com/images/firstdugdeep.jpg digging out https://www.greenidiom.com/images/northbedcloseup.jpg The rotting planks are difficult to walk on but suffice for now https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bed5.jpg fill with compost https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seconddugout.jpg second dig out https://www.greenidiom.com/images/driveinstake.jpg edge building https://www.greenidiom.com/images/firstbedhalf.jpg first edge https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bed1.jpg dig and line path https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/morestakes.jpg vampire beware https://www.greenidiom.com/bed-preparation-hacks.html 2026-04-29T10:17:34.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/permabed2.jpg compost mulch on beds, olive branches on paths https://www.greenidiom.com/images/permabed1.jpg vegetable beds laid quickly and effectively without tillage https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/permabed3.jpg Bed preparation hacks get the grind over quickly https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/bedpreparation.html 2026-04-29T10:22:23.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/henhousepath.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/henhousegardenplan.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/norhtpurpleoldhenhouse.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/afterbedprep.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/henhousebefore.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/allthetools.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bedprepcloseup.jpg preparation of flower bed https://www.greenidiom.com/images/boots.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beforebedprepafterconcrete.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/benefits-of-biodiversity.html 2024-11-14T17:13:21.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/helpersinthepark.jpg volunteers planting plants https://www.greenidiom.com/images/toktokkie.jpg Toktokkie https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Sluyskenreference.jpg Start your own biodiversity garden, resources and references https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plantbags.jpg Planting a wildflower garden from scratch https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Renosterveldbook.jpg Renosterveld book https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/educationopportunity.jpg families building communal wild flower gardens https://www.greenidiom.com/images/waitingplants.jpg plants waiting for plant up https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carpobrotusd.jpg Carpobrotus deliciosus https://www.greenidiom.com/images/arumlilyflower.jpg Zantedeschia https://www.greenidiom.com/images/deer.png deer https://www.greenidiom.com/images/meadowgarden.jpg meadow garden in spring https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fliesonveygies.jpg a beach side wilderness up close https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Protea.jpg Protea https://www.greenidiom.com/benefits-of-snails.html 2021-12-14T07:41:48.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snailsoilreferences.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snailfarm1000.jpg A snail farm can be as simple or as complex as you wish. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/closeupemergingsnails1000.jpg Snails in a snail farm. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/nicevegandmulchedited.jpg close to the pale forked twig, eight inches from a large untouched two year old chard plant https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snaileatingmuck.jpg This snail was found eating decomposed black sludge https://www.greenidiom.com/images/emergingsnailsafterwatering1000.jpg Harnessing the benefits of snails in a snail farm. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/best-hedge-plants.html 2021-12-31T12:32:48.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/biodiversity-in-the-garden.html 2023-05-06T16:15:42.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/afterclippingthemound.jpg after clipping https://www.greenidiom.com/images/selfmaintaingingdiversity.jpg An area of the garden with self maintaining biodiversity https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beforeclippingthemound.jpg before clipping https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/clippersandmound.jpg Equipment maintaining biodiversity in the garden: clippers and large container. https://www.greenidiom.com/biodiversity-workshops.html 2023-03-12T16:21:03.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/blackvegandgroundcoversondunes.jpg wildgroundcovers https://www.greenidiom.com/images/trachyandra.jpg Tetragonia https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seedtray.jpg native bulb seeds in a seed tray https://www.greenidiom.com/biodynamic.html 2026-04-29T10:34:00.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lettuce.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/flower.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/weedsi.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mix.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fields.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/handcraft.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/veygies.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/flowers.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/biological-pest-control.html 2026-04-29T10:35:30.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ourbirdhouse.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/creepertangle2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tomcarbazchili.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mixgarden.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/birds-scratching.html 2026-04-29T10:38:29.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/closeupcarrotsemerge.jpg the carrots germinated with protection from bird pests https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_success-21877028.jpg the carrots and radishes sown in the bed under wire mesh https://www.greenidiom.com/images/closeupradishemergent2.jpg the radishes were saved from scratching birds https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hotelinsilhouette.jpg the proximity of the restaurant to spacious airy appartments delights our clientelle https://www.greenidiom.com/images/references.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thrushscratch2.jpg what is left of a neat row of chilis after the birds scratching in the area https://www.greenidiom.com/images/chez.jpg A dove feeding at the bird tray. The extension of the perch in the background is specially for them as they had trouble landing in a small space https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thrush.jpg our thrush feeding from the bird tray, not scratching up my seedlings https://www.greenidiom.com/images/PEBBLEPOT.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/shellsinbucket.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/trailer.jpg a net over the trailer protects our six packs from birds scratching https://www.greenidiom.com/images/NOPebbles.jpg a seedling vulnerable to birds scratching https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cardamongthorn.jpg to prevent animals and birds scratching out our seedlings we used thorns https://www.greenidiom.com/images/groundgrid2.jpg mesh laid on the ground to stop birds scratching out emerging seedlings https://www.greenidiom.com/images/stonypot.jpg how to stop birds scratching out your seedlings https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/blue-flowers-in-the-flower-garden.html 2026-04-29T10:44:52.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/vinca.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/floss.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/shrub.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/giantbush3.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bluelily2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wanderingweed.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/BIGSPIKE.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/viola.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/agapanthus.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lavender.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/branched.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/blueplec.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/5.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/puff.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pompom.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tobaco.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/BLUEPETUNIA.jpg blue petunia https://www.greenidiom.com/images/giantplectranthus.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lupin.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/statisandiris.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ummm.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/morningglory.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/iris.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/blluepansies.jpg blue pansies https://www.greenidiom.com/images/yesterdaytm.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rosemary.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/weed.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/petunia.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/1.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plumbago.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plectranthus.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lobelia.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/statis2.jpg blue statice https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lavendergarden.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lavendar.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aristea.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/blueklossie.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/convolvullus.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/stringylavender.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bluetreeclose.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/smallspike.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/willeroosmaryn.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/felicia.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/blue-flowers.html 2026-04-29T10:46:41.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/blueplec.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/twoblue.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rosemary.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/1.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bluetree.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bluetreeclose.jpg Blue Solanum or potator bush tree flowering in July to September in Cape Town, South Africa https://www.greenidiom.com/images/2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ummm.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/willeroosmaryn.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lavender.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bluepuff.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pinkmorningglory.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/booming-brassicas-dilly-dallying-dill-and-allium.html 2017-06-15T10:52:59.385620Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_booming-brassicas-dilly-dallying-dill-and-allium-21881890.jpg a really upstarting Chinese cabbage https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_booming-brassicas-dilly-dallying-dill-and-allium-21881891.jpg magnificent mustard https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/booming-brassicas-dilly-dallying-dill-and-allium-21881891.jpg magnificent mustard https://www.greenidiom.com/images/booming-brassicas-dilly-dallying-dill-and-allium-21881890.jpg a really upstarting Chinese cabbage https://www.greenidiom.com/bugsy-m-.html 2017-04-11T10:46:18.393942Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bugsy-m-21876958.jpg bam bam bam ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/builder.html 2020-12-23T19:54:51.091449Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/can-a-carolina-reaper-chili-get-tomato-blight-.html 2017-04-27T07:56:03.090440Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/can-a-carolina-reaper-chili-get-tomato-blight-21877880.jpg is this tomato blight on a chili ? https://www.greenidiom.com/candelabra-aloe.html 2024-02-15T16:28:47.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aloewithedibles.jpg The aloe does well in a warm spot against a wall facing the prevailing sunshine. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aloeinherbgarden.jpg The aloe looks beautiful in my herb garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aloeinpot.jpg An attempt of mine to use this protective placing of A. arborescens in pots each side of the front door. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aloeredpigment.jpg The aloe's own internal medicine, a sunscreen of red coloring which build up in the drought of our hot summers. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/budsandswirls.jpg The candelabra aloe flower buds appear in May, the start of our winter. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fiercealoebeard.jpg The tangled beard of dried leaves below the heads of the candelabra aloe is nearly impossible to remove and can slash your hands on its teeth. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aloespiral.jpg For a plant which appears messy from a distance, its heart is geometrically precise. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tinypeg.jpg Aloe watercolor painting, available as prints here https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fullheightandbrokenoff.jpg The single head and height of Aloe arborescens. The one growing at the street wall has been harvested by passers by for medicinal and cosmetic use. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/preparingaloeforplanting.jpg Planting a candelabra aloe truncheon requires removing the hard old beard leaves. Its nearly impossible from the top down but works better from the bottom up, one at a time. https://www.greenidiom.com/cape-town-property.html 2019-12-01T17:37:57.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/loungeandfireplace.jpg The main lounge at Zandvlei. A wooden screen can be drawn across to give the granny flat lounge with its jet-master fireplace privacy. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/simonroomnewfromwindow.jpg The second front bedroom https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pentagonbuildtwo.jpg The big double pentagon composter in Goodwood. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/GFloungecurtainopen.jpg The granny flat lounge looks out on the back garden. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/miniforest.jpg The herb garden in Goodwood. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/biggarageanddrive.jpg The house at Zandvlei has a massive garage in which two cars can fit end to end. The drive and front garden can accommodate another two. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lizzaroomfireplace.jpg The front bedroom with its working fireplace could double as a third reception room. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/kitchenredwallclose.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/studiogarden.jpg The third, and back bedroom of the house looks out on the back garden. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/courtyardtohouse.jpg The back garden of the house on the lake at Zandvlei estuary, with Muizenberg mountain in the background. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wbentrancegoodwood.jpg The front room of the rental flat in Goodwood, still unfurnished. Its been a long process in which we've done everything by hand, ourselves or with the help of friends. https://www.greenidiom.com/carbon-sequestration.html 2020-09-26T09:37:47.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/herbforest2.jpg My future food forest. There is a Vergillia, a native leguminous tree on the left, and quite a few hand grown carob which are too small to see now. https://www.greenidiom.com/carob-seed-about-organic-products-about.html 2023-06-15T12:20:49.978523Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carob-seed-about-organic-products-about-21960286.jpg Carob seeds https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/carob-seed.html 2026-05-01T06:53:41.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carobseedlingonwindowsill2.jpg Seedlings about 30cm high at 8 months https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carobpodandseeds.jpg The sugary interior of the bean which holds the seeds https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carobanthers.jpg The flowers of a male carob tree https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carobseedlings.jpg Carob seed can take just 2 weeks to germinate https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carobontheground2.jpg Pods on the ground under a female carob tree, which bore three times this amount. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/caroboutside.jpg 25% survival outdoors https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carobseedlingsneedtransplanting.jpg every single seedling survived indoors https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/caterpillar-host-plant.html 2025-03-15T08:51:49.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/PAGE4.jpeg caterpillar food list page 4 https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/PAGE3.jpeg caterpillar food list page 3 https://www.greenidiom.com/images/PAGE1.jpeg caterpillar food list https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lappetmothcaterpillar.jpg A lappet moth caterpillar https://www.greenidiom.com/images/PAGE5.jpeg caterpillar food list page 5 https://www.greenidiom.com/images/PAGE2.jpeg caterpillar food list page 2 https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/charging-up-a-compost-pile.html 2017-09-27T14:32:30.797007Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_charging-up-a-compost-pile-21888345.jpg a layer of kelp beneath the straw https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_charging-up-a-compost-pile-21888346.jpg the paper must be soaked first https://www.greenidiom.com/images/charging-up-a-compost-pile-21888344.jpg Keep the pile as square as possible https://www.greenidiom.com/images/charging-up-a-compost-pile-21888345.jpg a layer of kelp beneath the straw https://www.greenidiom.com/images/charging-up-a-compost-pile-21888347.jpg cover the heap to keep it moist in dry climates https://www.greenidiom.com/images/charging-up-a-compost-pile-21888346.jpg the paper must be soaked first https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_charging-up-a-compost-pile-21888347.jpg cover the heap to keep it moist in dry climates https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_charging-up-a-compost-pile-21888344.jpg Keep the pile as square as possible https://www.greenidiom.com/city-plan.html 2026-05-01T06:57:19.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sizweshands.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/cocoyam.html 2026-05-01T06:59:09.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amadumbebabys21.jpg from 12 cm high https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amadumbeatitsfinest21.jpg The taro in summer with lots of large leaves, a little wind burned. It is growing in bio filters which clean kitchen grey water. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/earlyamadumbeplantinginwetland.jpg The cocoyam was planted in the grey water system with the first planting after building. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amadumbewhole8.jpg The vegetable can be bought at some greengrocers to start, but for propagation, side shoots are best once you have plants. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tarogreatness2.jpg In high summer the plant shot up and looked magnificent https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amadumbediedbackinwinter.jpg then in its second winter it died back to a couple of small leaves. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amadumbewashed.jpg The new tubers that have grown. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amadumbemainwithside.jpg Stripping away the thick mulch I found a thick main stem and many pink or green side shoots. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amadumbesrout.jpg Success ! one of the five tubers produced a sprout https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amadumbeplantedinnewsystem.jpg One of the offshoots I planted in my new, more sheltered, grey water system. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/taromajestica.jpg to 120 cm in 8 months https://www.greenidiom.com/images/possibleXanthosoma2.jpg Possibly a Xanthosoma spp, known as 'new' coocyam, growing at Soil for Life in Constantia. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amadumbewhole1.jpg Chinese yam and cocoyam https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amadumbemoldapril.jpg cocoyam rotted and moldy https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/companion-planting.html 2026-05-01T07:03:24.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lovelyafternoon.jpg some temporary human companions in the garden having a gesellige afternoon https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/karenbending.jpg the permaculturist karen parkin at work. She has grown organic food for two decades. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/composter.html 2026-05-01T07:05:11.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pentagonbuild.jpg The new composter chambers are very spacious. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pentagonbuildtwo.jpg The new composter based on pentagons. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pentagonsfull1.jpg temporary mulch storage bin https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pentagongarden.jpg Our large humanure composter is essential to our activism. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pentagonalcomposterdiagram.jpg It is truly incredible how much more space the pentagonal shape includes https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pentagonsfull2.jpg covered with tarp to keep in moisture https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oldcube.jpg Our old abandoned cubic composter https://www.greenidiom.com/images/diagramupclose.jpg The hot areas in the heap are shaded https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/The-Composter-60x80cm.jpg This is a picture of me working at my old cubic composters painted by me genius sister Lizza Littlewort. It is very accurate, she can see more than the rest of us. https://www.greenidiom.com/composting-toilet.html 2026-05-01T07:06:38.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wooden.jpg An easy to manage composting toilet design promoted worldwide by Joe Jenkins https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wheelie.jpg a wheelie bin composter we saw in a slide show https://www.greenidiom.com/images/composter.jpg cardboard base https://www.greenidiom.com/images/etvoila.jpg and there you have it https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cut.jpg replace lid over bucket https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cutting.jpg saw along line https://www.greenidiom.com/images/separator.jpg A commercial separator we saw in the slide show https://www.greenidiom.com/images/drill.jpg drill for seat bolts https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fit.jpg fasten seat https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tippytap.jpg The foot operated Tippy tap for cleaning hands without touching the taps after working with humanure https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gardenwaste.jpg 20cm of garden waste https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tracing.jpg trace around bucket https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_9088.jpg from commode to compost and fertility https://www.greenidiom.com/images/biochar.jpg biochar optional https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bothatstart.jpg Imraan and Josh entertaining the composting toilet fans https://www.greenidiom.com/images/corners.jpg fasten edges together with L shaped metal https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/feast.jpg Our beautiful lunch https://www.greenidiom.com/conclusion-to-the-season.html 2017-09-02T10:52:04.455337Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/constructal-law.html 2026-05-01T07:08:33.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/veins.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/trees.jpg the patterning of the branching of trees has intrigued artists from leonardo to paul klee https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/palm.jpg scaling scaling everywhere, causing only a few to think https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cac.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/contacts.html 2026-05-01T08:34:21.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_carob-seed-about-organic-products-about-21960286.jpg Carob seeds https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_mrs-laura-robinson-21962367.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/container-garden.html 2026-05-01T07:33:23.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mixedsuccs.jpg A container garden of mixed succulents in a single beautiful pot outside the kirstenbosch nursery. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/kirstenbosch.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/stepsnursery.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/clumped.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/potchains.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/corner.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/cover-crop-seed.html 2020-10-25T08:27:19.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seedlist1000rotated.jpg My seed list. Everyone's will be different. Successful germinations are colored green. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/covercropscoming.jpg A few days after sowing, we see maybe... something can https://www.greenidiom.com/images/covercropseedsfrompetshop.jpg My first collection of cover crop seed from a pet shop https://www.greenidiom.com/images/closeuwherenothinggrew.jpg The area where nothing grew for decades https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wherenothingwouldgrow.jpg A few months later, unrecognizable delight to the eye https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seedmix.jpg A thirty species cover crop mix I made at next to no cost https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greens.jpg .....has become my food basket https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bedsbeforesowing1000.jpg The area where nothing would grow had been bricked over https://www.greenidiom.com/cucumber-diseases.html 2019-08-20T16:10:36.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/maggotsincucumber.jpg Feasting cucumber fruit fly larvae https://www.greenidiom.com/images/shriveled.jpg Tiny shriveled cucumbers are common, due to another cucumber disease. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/stings.jpg A warning sign of cucumber fruit fly, dry sting marks. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/labarynth.jpg Fruit damage due to cucumber fruit fly larvae. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cucumberinsect2.jpg Possible cucumber pest ? a tiny fruitfly perhaps ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hatchedfruitflies2.jpg Typical cucumber fly markings https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/curious-about-your-hardy-garden-mushroom.html 2024-05-30T06:48:06.707328Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/curious-about-your-hardy-garden-mushroom-21965052.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/day-one-and-two-of-fertilization-program.html 2017-07-05T16:22:51.135550Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/day-one-and-two-of-fertilization-program-21883184.jpg Day 1 https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_day-one-and-two-of-fertilization-program-21883185.jpg Day 2 https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_day-one-and-two-of-fertilization-program-21883184.jpg Day 1 https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/day-one-and-two-of-fertilization-program-21883185.jpg Day 2 https://www.greenidiom.com/deforestation-and-water.html 2026-05-02T16:20:29.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/deforested.jpg food, forest and a way forward in our drought stricken Cape https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/REFERENCES.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/design.html 2026-05-02T16:21:44.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/stars.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/dilute-urine.html 2026-05-02T16:23:21.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/urineandwormtea.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/disa-uniflora.html 2026-05-02T16:24:55.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/theoriginaldesigninblackonly.jpg The original design printed in black only on a table cloth. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/frameddisasmaller.png Disa uniflora in a Gothic-icon frame https://www.greenidiom.com/images/disafloweronlysmaller.png One of our designs featuring Disa uniflora. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/diy-grey-water-wetland.html 2021-12-21T14:43:36.495565Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/drawing-of-animals.html 2026-05-02T16:25:56.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/colouredanimalsnonrepeat1000.png Design based on drawing of animals with spots and stripes https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/drought-tolerant-plants.html 2026-05-02T16:27:42.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/finefoliage2.jpg The fineness of Fybos, drought tolerant plants at Kirstenboschn https://www.greenidiom.com/images/References.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/leafarrangement.jpg drought tolerant plant with core shadow due to leaf arrangement, and fine hairs https://www.greenidiom.com/images/leafpositionshadycore.jpg drought tolerant plant with core shadow, waxy skin and succulence https://www.greenidiom.com/images/buchu.jpg Buchu, in the Kirstenbosch perfume garden, is one of the Cape's summer drought tolerant plants that responds by making ethereal oils https://www.greenidiom.com/images/autunflower18.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/nonflwer.jpg Flowers that are not 'modern' flowers but ancient remnants https://www.greenidiom.com/images/shadeflower3.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/summerflower2.jpg Drought tolerant plants making the most of autumn https://www.greenidiom.com/images/autumnflower8.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/shadeflower4bee.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beetlepolinator.jpg beetle pollinator and possible predator https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pinnateleaf3.jpg drought tolerant plants may have folding leaves or finely divided ones https://www.greenidiom.com/images/autumnflower21.jpg Drought tolerant plants often have CAM metabolism https://www.greenidiom.com/images/birdflowers.jpg drought tolerant plants may adapt for bird pollination https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greycoloration.jpg gray skin from scales or wax https://www.greenidiom.com/images/perfumeplant.jpg Helichrysum in Kirstenbosch perfume garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/shadeplant4.jpg adapted to shade, a niche for drought tolerant plants https://www.greenidiom.com/images/runners.jpg plants with long runners on bare sand https://www.greenidiom.com/images/autumnflower.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/autumnbirdflower.jpg The stately seed pompoms of Leonotis, a drought tolerant plant https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_are-drought-tolerant-plants-the-same-as-desert-plants-21878190.jpg There are many 'kinds' of drought tolerant plants https://www.greenidiom.com/images/succulentthicket.jpg Kirstenbosch succulent garden recreates the thorny thickets of our eastern coast, where elephants feed off resilient herbivore adapted vegetation https://www.greenidiom.com/images/autumnflower5.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/forestberry.jpg Drought tolerant plants producing lots of small hard fruit https://www.greenidiom.com/images/water.jpg Pools of water from springs are unusual in our climate, but Table Mountain acts like a giant rain harvester https://www.greenidiom.com/images/geophytes.jpg Many drought tolerant plants are geophytes, with underground storage organs and summer dormancy https://www.greenidiom.com/images/redcoloration.jpg drought tolerance from sunscreens https://www.greenidiom.com/images/autumnspikes.jpg Drought tolerant plants with bulbs, after the first rains https://www.greenidiom.com/images/storagestems.jpg drought tolerant plants with squat nutrient storing stems https://www.greenidiom.com/images/noleaveseither.jpg drought tolerant plants can have leaves as stiff and woody as stems. Erect position minimizes radiation https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greycoloration2.jpg grey skin from fine hairs https://www.greenidiom.com/images/redcoloration3.jpg hard leafed plant https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/noleaf.jpg drought tolerant plants can have stems which photosynthesize without leaves https://www.greenidiom.com/images/paperflowers.jpg drought tolerant plants with paper flowers and tiny wind dispersed seed https://www.greenidiom.com/images/shadefern.jpg double protection, these ferns grown next to boulders and in the forest shade https://www.greenidiom.com/images/succulentselection.jpg a selection of drought tolerant plants at Kirstenbosch https://www.greenidiom.com/images/finelafbirdflower.jpg Summer drought tolerant plants with feathery foliage reducing sunburn, harvesting dew and tubular flowers specialized for bird or long tongued fly pollinators https://www.greenidiom.com/dune-plants.html 2026-05-02T16:29:20.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bietou.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/needles.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carpo.jpg Carpobrotus https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bessie.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dunepea.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/vygie.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/blompos.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/nativelegume.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dunepeas.jpg trailing https://www.greenidiom.com/images/senecio.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/brownblom.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Helichrysum.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/blackvegandgroundcoversondunes.jpg wildgroundcovers https://www.greenidiom.com/earth-love.html 2019-12-01T08:48:40.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/earthloveone.jpg designing my hand drawn logo https://www.greenidiom.com/images/loungeandfireplace.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/proteasbrown.jpg Proteas, here a sample of the seven color screen print on fabric. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/small.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fullsamples.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sideway.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/xDIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg.pagespeed.ic.JxPI8rWuOj.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-coveradvert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/earthlove3copy.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tamarillo.jpg Tamarillo seedling https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/earth-worm-farming.html 2018-09-17T05:52:50.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/closeupbarrel2.jpg barrel with tanks on top. not yellow checkers packet https://www.greenidiom.com/images/proliferation2.jpg and they are multiplying like... earth worms https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wormsinbin2.jpg the gray water fed worms are looking very healthy https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wormfat.jpg worms in my earth worm filter this morning https://www.greenidiom.com/images/overview2.jpg Here you can see the inflow to the worm bin. It used to drop straight down into the drain at the left. Coming out of the barrel is the outflow to the grow beds. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lidup2.jpg lose piping swivels up to get pipe out of hole https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/easiest-vegetable.html 2017-04-18T10:06:03.875534Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/easiest-vegetable-21877272.jpg popup veg https://www.greenidiom.com/easy-vegetable-gardening.html 2026-05-03T05:04:20.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sweetbasil.jpg sweet basil is a delight, making for easy vegetable gardening https://www.greenidiom.com/images/comfreytop.jpg comfrey, and excellent nutrient accumulator, improving your soil for easy vegetable gardening https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tomatoharvest.jpg cherry tomatoes, one of the easiest vegetables to grow, guaranteeing easy vegetable gardening https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/babychardandtomatoes.jpg chard, one of the easiest vegetables to grow https://www.greenidiom.com/images/steveandmint.jpg mint thrives in aquaponics, one of the easiest vegetables to grow https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oregano2.jpg oregano lasts and lasts with a yearly compost dressing https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oniongreens.jpg onion greens from planting fully grown roots, for easy vegetable gardening https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beansonvine.jpg easy vegetable gardening with climbing beans https://www.greenidiom.com/images/youngmustard.jpg mustard greens for easy vegetable gardening, choose the easiest vegetables to grow https://www.greenidiom.com/images/babychillis.jpg chilis, one of the easiest vegetables to grow https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/eco-cities.html 2026-05-03T05:05:50.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bigtree.jpg green ribbons along the major arteries give a place to walk the dog, and somewhere for the homeless to camp https://www.greenidiom.com/images/copyshop.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/typicalhousees.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/superflat3.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bigparksummer.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/circles.jpg this curious contraption is an exercise machine in the Alice street park outdoor gym, free entry and often used https://www.greenidiom.com/images/superflat2.jpg flat from north to south https://www.greenidiom.com/images/barber.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/superflat.jpg Goodwood is flat https://www.greenidiom.com/eco-friendly-household-products.html 2026-05-03T05:06:59.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/after.jpg post bicarb https://www.greenidiom.com/images/before.jpg kitchen shelf pre bicarb https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/kitchenstuff.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/canstrippaint.jpg bicarb with heat blistered the paint https://www.greenidiom.com/images/scrubbingitoff.jpg The dirt removing process https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DSCF5154.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/eco-long-drop-pit-latrines-uganda.html 2024-11-29T07:45:33.967608Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/eco-volunteer.html 2026-05-03T05:08:42.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harpe.jpg Harpehyllum caffrum (tart wild plum) grown from seed https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carob.jpg chocolate flavor pods and seeds of the desert stalwart, carob https://www.greenidiom.com/images/eatitopuntia.jpg Opuntia an invasive menace you can eat leaves and all https://www.greenidiom.com/images/taro.jpg Taro, maize, tumeric and mint growing in waste water https://www.greenidiom.com/images/selection.jpg Salvia, Tetragonia decumbens, Rhus, Oxalis, nettle and Pelargonium. Some are vegetables and others flavorants. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/artichoke.jpg Artichoke seed looks fluffy but its very prickly https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wildslaai.jpg dune spinach https://www.greenidiom.com/images/artifluff.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/orobanche.jpg A root parasite https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/flowers.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mounds.jpg The hunter gatherer's vegetable garden as it was created https://www.greenidiom.com/eco-water.html 2026-05-03T05:09:52.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/newglasswaterholderpineapple.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/drinking.jpg Old beer brewing vat converted to a drinking water vat. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cistern.jpg This fish pond is collecting rainwater from our roof. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pond.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sunblottle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/basin.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/downpipe.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/ecosystem-services.html 2022-04-06T07:17:22.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/eggs-from-a-cabbage-white-.html 2017-10-16T18:26:26.737151Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/eggs-from-a-cabbage-white-21889817.jpg The eggs https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/enjoyed-your-book-diy-grey-water-wetland.html 2019-08-25T08:02:29.708631Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/enjoyed-your-book.html 2019-08-25T08:20:52.092410Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/euclea-racemosa.html 2021-01-26T11:05:51.073491Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/fanie.html 2021-06-03T13:25:23.501151Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/feeding-worms.html 2020-10-24T06:45:24.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mixingitall.jpg lovely mixed foods https://www.greenidiom.com/images/algae.jpg pond algae https://www.greenidiom.com/images/signsofwormactivity.jpg plenty of nodules https://www.greenidiom.com/images/eggshellrotated.jpg feed worms crushed eggshells for multiple benefits https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wormtea.jpg The output, magical worm tea https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ourwormbins.jpg the factory, our worm bins https://www.greenidiom.com/images/drainingkitchenwaste.jpg for draining the mix https://www.greenidiom.com/images/kitchenwastebucketed.jpg kitchen waste https://www.greenidiom.com/images/vacumings.jpg vacuum dust https://www.greenidiom.com/images/howmuchfood.jpg cover half or less https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/fermented-leaves.html 2020-10-26T14:45:25.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/yeast.jpg covered with floating yeast https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sprinkling21000.jpg Plants love plant beer, you will see. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/scoopingtwo1000.jpg I cover the bucket with a lid when not in use https://www.greenidiom.com/images/reste.jpg the fibrous remains is good compost https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/ferrocement-album-day-1.html 2026-05-05T15:35:13.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gridandpipe.jpg lay bottom drain under grid https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rope.jpg position peg and tie a rope around it https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cutBAR.jpg cut cross bars, concentric circles https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hollow.jpg dig out any soft spots in the floor https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hammer.jpg hammer in the peg in right position https://www.greenidiom.com/images/measurebar.jpg measure out the lengths of bar https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mixingcement.jpg mix cement, sand and stone for casting the base https://www.greenidiom.com/images/marker.jpg measure tank radius on rope and mark https://www.greenidiom.com/images/enthusiasticaudience.jpg Puppy watches enthusiastically, missing being part of action https://www.greenidiom.com/images/describingacirclewithpegs.jpg draw circle with pegs on mark https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bend.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/flatten.jpg rake the circle flat and stomp https://www.greenidiom.com/images/stonecircle.jpg place the stones on the mark https://www.greenidiom.com/images/shaping.jpg adjust curves in situ https://www.greenidiom.com/images/trench.jpg dig a trench round perimeter https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beforebase.jpg The shady site close to the house for the ferrocement tank https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ends.jpg bend and tie circle ends https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gravelcircle.jpg stomp everything down firmly https://www.greenidiom.com/images/addstone.jpg Elias neatly fills stone in trench https://www.greenidiom.com/images/backfillsoftspot.jpg back fill with lots of earth https://www.greenidiom.com/images/strain.jpg use bar bending tools https://www.greenidiom.com/images/circle.jpg neaten up and remove pegs https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gravelcentre.jpg then cover the centre with stone https://www.greenidiom.com/images/scrapingloose.jpg remove all loose, soft soil https://www.greenidiom.com/images/onthemark.jpg to draw a precise circcle https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/intro.jpg Imraan gives us some references on the amazing forms that ferrocement tanks can take https://www.greenidiom.com/ficus-oh-ficus.html 2017-03-17T06:51:56.391875Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/ficus-oh-ficus1.html 2017-03-17T07:38:57.984933Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/flora-and-fauna.html 2026-05-05T15:45:35.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/editedcotyledonforinstagram.jpg Cotyledon orbiculata painting August 2020, one of our indigenous medicinal plants. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/scannedrhinomergedandclippedsmall.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/elephantplacemat.jpg An actual printed version of the big 5 placemats. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/animaltrayclothagaintiny.png A digital version of the big 5 traycloth https://www.greenidiom.com/images/allfouranimalplacemats.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/proteas2smallerfile.jpg This picture of different proteas is a seven color print https://www.greenidiom.com/images/renosterveld2smallfile.jpg A selection of vegetation that grows on granite in the Renosterveld. A five color print. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/placematrhinofullcolourfromphotosmergedlayerssmall.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/schuzeandpaintsquare.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/investigationssquarethree.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lionplacemat.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/renosterveld3smallerfile.jpg The same wild flower design with a border done for our range of tea towels. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bossiebontesmallfile.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bossieclothstainedsmallerfile.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/elephant.jpg Elephant, four color print https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aloepainting.jpg The second water color painting of Aloe arborescens https://www.greenidiom.com/images/south-african-birdssmallfile.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/animals1smallfile.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/leopardonetrim.png the result of the trace. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/leopardone.jpg Above is a photograph of the original screen printing positives, and on the right is the result of the trace software. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/designrolss.jpg The flora and fauna designs were drawn on plastic, which is stored rolled up. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cynaroidestwo.jpg In the beginning, doing Fynbos fabric prints out of conviction was lonely and unprofitable. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/kingproteaplacemat.jpg One of our protea placemats in 5 colours https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/flower-garden-design.html 2026-05-05T15:47:50.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/frillyandstarrycombo.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/combocurvedandstraight.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/combinationgreypink.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/manycombos.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/comboroundandlong.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fluffyandhard.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/flower-garden-ideas.html 2026-05-05T15:52:55.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/belladonna.jpg Amaryllis belladonna https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DSCF4110.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/outfront.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carissa.jpg Carissa bispinosa, lovely gardenia perfume, delicious fruit, inconvenient thorns, great hedge plant https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/flower-garden-tips.html 2026-05-05T15:55:42.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pot.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thelaterpot.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/middle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DSCF3187.jpg orhids grow in pots in the lovely garden at eagle's nest winery https://www.greenidiom.com/food-forest.html 2026-05-05T15:57:57.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/elderberrycutting2.jpg Elderberry cuttings take easily. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plumtruncheonsupstraight.jpg Some two meter long plum truncheons. Most of them put out leaves. However, I do not know if they have rooted. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oaksaplingssmall2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harpephyllumseedling.jpg Umgwenya, or wild plum sapling. It is the most drought tolerant and can grow really large. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carbstraightup.jpg Carob sapling. I have planted out many already, over planting them. When they flower, all the males but one must be cut down. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/indoniupstraigth.jpg An indoni, or waterberry. Grown from fruit harvested in a parking lot, and now growing in my food forest. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mulberry.jpg Mulberry cutting. One of the smaller ones. 7 out of 18 took. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oliveupstraight.jpg Olive cutting, the one survivor of hundreds of cuttings. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/forage-in-your-own-garden-for-wild-plant-foods.html 2017-04-22T10:29:46.183154Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_forage-in-your-own-garden-for-wild-plant-foods-21877596.jpg the Trachiandra ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/forage-in-your-own-garden-for-wild-plant-foods-21877594.jpg the newly purchased native vegetables https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_forage-in-your-own-garden-for-wild-plant-foods-21877595.jpg the unidentified leaf vegetable https://www.greenidiom.com/images/forage-in-your-own-garden-for-wild-plant-foods-21877596.jpg the Trachiandra ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_forage-in-your-own-garden-for-wild-plant-foods-21877594.jpg the newly purchased native vegetables https://www.greenidiom.com/images/forage-in-your-own-garden-for-wild-plant-foods-21877595.jpg the unidentified leaf vegetable https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/foraging.html 2026-05-05T16:12:09.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mazooleaves.jpg Dorotheanthus mazoo https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bigfigcopy.jpg Carpobrotus edulis https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/forest-ecosystem-project.html 2026-05-05T16:16:19.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/overviewdownpath.jpg looking out of the pocket forest from the inside https://www.greenidiom.com/images/polkadotbark.jpg Lichens on also take hold on tree bark https://www.greenidiom.com/images/corkoakpart.jpg the cork oak growing under the pocket forest canopy https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mixedrockecosystem.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/suncurtain.jpg my mother near the curtain of plants on the sunny side https://www.greenidiom.com/images/newandoldolinea.jpg Olinea ventosa bark, old is wrinklier, young bark smooth https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/massiveoldcork.jpg a massive old cork oak further down the slope https://www.greenidiom.com/images/momsbabies.jpg My mum with her other children, yellow-woods she planted https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bulbs.jpg This is the soil on which our pocket forest grows https://www.greenidiom.com/images/vergiliabark.jpg Sometimes the trees leaves are to high to use for identification and the bark is a good substitute. The bark of Vergilia divaricata. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thepocketbackedbypines.jpg the pocket forest seen from the outside, dwarfed by pines https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cantheumthornladder.jpg Cantheum inerme's spiny ladders. Would you nibble it ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mosscushion.jpg moss returns after many decades https://www.greenidiom.com/freaky-garden-snail.html 2017-09-25T07:40:10.935080Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/freaky-garden-snail-21888201.jpg normal snail https://www.greenidiom.com/images/freaky-garden-snail-21888200.jpg freaky snail https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_freaky-garden-snail-21888201.jpg normal snail https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_freaky-garden-snail-21888200.jpg freaky snail https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/front-garden.html 2026-05-05T16:18:43.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wigwam.jpg the front garden's gray water filter and rain runoff are all hidden under this little wigwam https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thehugetrees.jpg a large conifer and massive palm tree shade the front garden, william and Saudiq at the foot of the trees preparing the swale. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/emsprinklenadia.jpg the plants get their share of love: a potion brewed by saudiq containing effective soil micro-organisms and charcoal. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/fruit-fly-control-by-exclusion.html 2019-08-20T07:40:58.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cutfattie.jpg The cucumber on the kitchen table ready to be made into juicy salad https://www.greenidiom.com/images/readybags.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Lstitchedbag.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/materialsforbagging.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/threadingbag.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/baggedfattie.jpg weeks later the same cucumber has swollen to fill the sack, and has no fruitfly https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cucumberbeforebagging.jpg a young cucumber fruit before bagging https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dustingcucumber.jpg dusting a small cucumber with wood ash https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ashystungcucumber.jpg fruit fly control by exclusion needs to happen before the flower drops for cucumbers, this one is already stung https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dustedcucumber.jpg the young cucumber after dusting https://www.greenidiom.com/images/nakedfattie.jpg The cucumber out of the bag, healthy with no fruit fly https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_the-bagging-for-fruit-fly-works-differently-on-pears-21876729.jpg bagged pears placed on bag https://www.greenidiom.com/images/baggedcucumber.jpg a tiny cucumber, fertilized by hand and bagged to prevent fruit fly attack https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pearbeforebagging.jpg Fruit fly control by exclusion is an organic pest control method. No poisons are used, merely a covering over the fruit which excludes fruit flies. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_something-got-through-the-bag-21876730.jpg hole in bag eaten by something https://www.greenidiom.com/images/manybagsintree.jpg a number of green pears after bagging https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/fruit-fly-control.html 2019-08-20T07:36:42.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/earlytinycucumberbeforedusting.jpg fruit fly control using sanitizing starts early with the flowering of the fruit. Keep an eye on the tiny fruit or ovary https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/stungcucumberwithflowerremoved.jpg The arrow indicates a sting. To sanitize we removed it from the plant, and to select, next year we plan not to have soft fruits like cucumbers fruiting at this time. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/READINGST2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/fruit-fly-life-cycle.html 2026-05-05T16:24:49.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cucumbermaggots.jpg The crop destroyers in the fruit fly life cycle: their maggots putting paid to my cucumbers https://www.greenidiom.com/images/READINGLIST.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/fruit-vinegar.html 2026-05-05T18:05:36.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harpephyllum.jpg Don't use rotten fruit for vinegar, but save the seed. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lemonvinegar.jpg Pineapple, lemon and rosemary vinegar https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mother2.jpg The Guava 'mother' after filtering. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/berries.jpg A forager's harvest. Wild plums gathered off the street. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tamarillos.jpg Over ripe tamarillos. Scoop out the seeds and ferment. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/guavavinegar.jpg Mash the Guava in a processor and leave to ferment. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fruitrainbow.jpg fruit vinegars at various stages https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/garden-colours.html 2026-05-06T13:42:17.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/vinedaisy.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oxy2.jpg garden colours are enhanced by opportunistic wild flowers that come up in the lawn. In the Cape there are many species of Oxalis like those above https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/garden-designs.html 2026-05-06T13:43:45.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/backgarden.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ouryard6.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/messy.jpg in full light its a lot worse, so I only go out in the cool of the day https://www.greenidiom.com/images/shatter.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ouryard8.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mixy.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/garden-fence.html 2026-05-06T13:45:09.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wavywall.jpg a sinuous wall planter at Irma Stern museum. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/nurseryshelves.jpg A shelf hung on recycled ropes used for pineapple cuttings https://www.greenidiom.com/images/geeningwall.jpg cucurbits, beans and tomatoes growing on a sunny wall with wire grid from an old garden fence hung on two nails as a support https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wacrumblingclaywallslangkop.jpg On this dry west coast farm the animal enclosure wall is not capped https://www.greenidiom.com/images/drywall.jpg a dry wall for a terrace in my garden, with herbs above and plants loving the cool root run below https://www.greenidiom.com/images/teeth.jpg Local stone used for innovative wall design on the mountain https://www.greenidiom.com/images/polefence.jpg renewables can be anything from sturdy split poles, to woven or living willow wands https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wacappedwall.jpg Old mud and stone wall capped with plaster for rain https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ivy.jpg ivy can grow straight up a concrete garden fence without support https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/garden-fertilizer.html 2026-05-06T13:46:22.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wet.jpg making liquid manure or jauche is easy. follow the links at the bottom of the page. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/blackmush.jpg the sweepings taken through an anaerobic to aerobic shock. a few weeks later https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/garden-flowers-names.html 2026-05-06T13:49:55.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wanderingjew.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Lagerstroemiablossom.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Lagerstroemiafruit.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Lagerstroemiatree.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Lagerstroemiabark.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/garden-for-life.html 2026-02-25T15:28:09.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tramplingroundlemon200.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wetlandgrowth.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/poster200.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Leucospermumtomentosumclose150.jpg botanical trip https://www.greenidiom.com/images/closeupemergingsnails200.jpg what do snails do https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beanplantwithstrongrootstrim200.jpg stong seedling roots https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amiregenerative200.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mulchedsoil200.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/biocharonly500.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/redsnailsmall.jpg snails what to do https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amatingsnailsoneedit200.jpg snail behaviour https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hotweathervegetables.jpg reviewing the summer https://www.greenidiom.com/images/9filleddispensers200.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tradescantiacommelinacompared200.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/close.jpg Stink bugs a gift of the garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sprinkling200.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seedtraysmol.jpg bulb seed tray https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gymnosporiabuxifolia200.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/botterblom200.jpg a common roadside wildflower https://www.greenidiom.com/images/chasmanthesmall.jpg Growing SA plants https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Nplantsmol.jpg N-fixing can beautify https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seedmix200.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/giftplant100.jpg Monsonnia https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greengardwinter2020.jpg garden for life 8 months into soil regeneration https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snailinrainblog200trim.jpg snail movers https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shouldirightsize200.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/scat.jpg Cape flats mammals https://www.greenidiom.com/images/deadbutterflyuntrim.jpg dead butterfly https://www.greenidiom.com/images/proudorganic200.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/kimchi.jpeg freshly bottled kimchi https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hibiscus100.jpg hibiscus blossom https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lemonblossom200.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snailspirals1000200.jpg snail builders https://www.greenidiom.com/images/eggshellrotated200.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/clippersandmound200.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/forestygardenandtamarillo200.jpg simple gardening https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/frontgardenclipped500.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bees2.jpg bees on sugarbush https://www.greenidiom.com/images/costiny.jpg cas lettuce seedling https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wateringbeanseedlingstrimmed200.jpg protecting seedlings https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bamboohusbandhelpingblog200.jpg our first bamboo build https://www.greenidiom.com/images/streetviewdsmallforblog.jpg Garden for wildlife https://www.greenidiom.com/images/urineandwormtea200.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seedlings200.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ripeblackberries200.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/howtodogregerative200.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/garden-insects.html 2020-12-23T07:33:47.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bigbug.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/chafer.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_who-has-been-munching-on-my-carolina-reaper-21877878.jpg This bug has a taste for the hottest chili in the world, the Carolina Reaper https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bb4.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/palestinkbug.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/goldbug.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/smallgreentomatostinkbug.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/brownstinkbug.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bb1.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fruitfliesandlarvae.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_bugsy-m-21876958.jpg bam bam bam ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/redbeetleside.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bugreferences.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/redbeatle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/goldbug2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/garden-paths.html 2018-08-21T15:19:58.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/4materials.jpg hard landscaping using 4 different recycled materials, bricks, concrete shatter, cobble stones and plastic tub https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pagravel.jpg gravel with its black plastic sheeting showing https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_tips-on-path-building-from-an-expert-with-a-large-garden-21878699.jpg use steps to change levels rather than paved slopes. It saves soil and water and plants love to grow around them https://www.greenidiom.com/images/curve.jpg the simple mulched path shortly after construction https://www.greenidiom.com/images/newpath.jpg one of the soft garden paths floored with leaf mulch which meanders through the vegetable garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pavmixedpaving.jpg different kinds of paving embedded in concrete https://www.greenidiom.com/images/henhousepathfinish.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pacircleconstruction.jpg building garden paving out of broken concrete shatter https://www.greenidiom.com/images/transitionalzone.jpg cracked concrete slabs transition into cement shatter paving https://www.greenidiom.com/images/henhousepathbuild.jpg a very simple garden path under construction https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pavecircleconstructio.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/permapath.jpg garden paths mulched with olive waste and edged with planks give access to the vegetable garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tehfront.jpg a diamond in a square, and old recycled bricks https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pathunderconstrictoip.jpg buiding garden paths https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pavhenhousepth.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/freshlylaidcircle.jpg concrete shatter garden paving, brick paths being built https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pavingfortable.jpg My husband's birthday with old friends and German waffles. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pavethreerecycled.jpg finished path from concrete circle to veggie garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pagardenpaving.jpg Our work table with the matured garden paths and paving https://www.greenidiom.com/garden-pests.html 2020-03-15T14:00:13.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bugondolde.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_what-nipped-my-catnip-21878641.jpg my medicine cupboard bared https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_freaky-garden-snail-21888200.jpg freaky snail https://www.greenidiom.com/images/marigoldtwins.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_snail-city-21878697.jpg snails on the wall https://www.greenidiom.com/garden-plan.html 2018-08-21T15:29:27.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DSCF4800.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/longviewtowardsthemountain.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plantlist1.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wholestonewall.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thefencearea.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plantlistbyarea.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lighterhopefull.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/chillpit.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/longwideviewtowardshouse.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/jobsinsequence.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/garden-pond.html 2018-08-21T15:31:15.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pondstevewithfish.jpg Enjoying the garden pond cum swimming pool cum fish pond in high summer https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bluebarrels.jpg barrels to make grow beds https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oldpool.jpg the old 'bottom' pond lined with brick and plaster https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cubictank.jpg cubic tanks for filter https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oldpoolcontext.jpg bottom pond context https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mint.jpg the mint plant in the aquaponic system a few months later https://www.greenidiom.com/images/presentfilter.jpg natural bio filter for koi fish https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/graciouspond.jpg This garden pond makes clever use of shallow water and narrow channels to create a feeling of expansive reflective surfaces. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pofaurapond.jpg Aponogeton distachyos, an edible native water plant grows in this lovely garden pond https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pondplan.jpg rough sketch of bottom pond with grow beds, the second bio filter will stand next to the other bio filter https://www.greenidiom.com/images/presentpool.jpg a simple koi pond in our garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pogreenwell.jpg An unusually shaped well at the house of artist Irma Stern https://www.greenidiom.com/images/papyrusheads.jpg Cyperus papyrus growing in garden pond in San Diego California. The papyrus of Egyptian history, and its tubers are edible. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bricks.jpg patient bricks await pond construction https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tarolookalike.jpg What looks like Taro, flourishing in the stream behind Groot Constantia in Cape Town https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ponicbeforemintexplodes.jpg setting up the aquaponic system and planting mint https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/garden-pots.html 2018-08-21T15:40:41.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/planterbox.jpg a container vegetable garden allows farming in the city https://www.greenidiom.com/images/philopot.jpg A Caribbean philodendron thrives under a thorn tree in Africa https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/potclypot.jpg This bizzi lizzy bush is many times the size of the pot and covered with flower buds https://www.greenidiom.com/images/growingsucculents.jpg garden pots are a necessity in horticulture https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bluepot.jpg playing with colour and garden pots https://www.greenidiom.com/images/goblet.jpg a miniature succulent garden on a pedestal https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bowlinbowl.jpg Garden pots enable proximity of like plants, for this variation on a theme design https://www.greenidiom.com/images/post2.jpg a common garden orchid, flowers abundantly in the conditions of scarcity in a garden pot https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pots.jpg A cornucopia of native plants growing in our National Botanical Garden. Such proximity would be rare in the wild. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/coloredbeads.jpg Fauve colour in glass pots https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bonzaipots.jpg a huge bonzai at Kirstenbosch, not really portable https://www.greenidiom.com/garden-services-cape-town.html 2026-05-06T14:07:19.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thatsme.png green garden services with no poisons https://www.greenidiom.com/garden-snails.html 2019-09-14T18:14:45.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/natlinaSchaerfiae.jpg I've thrown these to the fish more often than I care to mention, Natalina schaerfiae, your garden friend. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/duberrialutrix.jpg This is why its called a 'tabakrolletjie' https://www.greenidiom.com/images/slugeater.jpg Duberria lutrix also eats snails and slugs https://www.greenidiom.com/images/newgrenadilla.jpg Last resort against garden snails. They devoured my hand raised grenadilla vines https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thrivinggrenadilla.jpg Nearly a year later, the vine gnawed to the brink of life is thriving https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Natadumeticola.png Nata dumeticola, another ally https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Type-material-of-Nata-vernicosa-and-synonyms-A-C-Helix-vernicosa-Krauss-1848.jpg Nata vernicosa, another carnivorous snail https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snailok.jpg The garden snail that destroys some garden plants: Helix aspersa https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/garden-touring.html 2026-05-06T14:11:04.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bananagrove2.jpg exotic vegetation thrives in a massive banana grove https://www.greenidiom.com/images/climbingaboard.jpg leaving the Imraan's place for a day of garden touring https://www.greenidiom.com/images/foodforest.jpg Part of the food forest at SEED, thriving despite drought https://www.greenidiom.com/images/noisyexotics.jpg the garden is also teeming with noisy exotic fauna https://www.greenidiom.com/images/danielhandshake.jpg Inside Daniel's vegetable shop next to the Langa food garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/partingshot.jpg taking the parting shot back at Imraan's garden again https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dunes.jpg The green covered sand hills of Rocklands, Mitchelll's Plain https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dakkies.jpg view from the taxi going home https://www.greenidiom.com/images/phillipi2.jpg a lush corner of the Philippi urban farming area https://www.greenidiom.com/images/arrivalatsoilforlife.jpg at Soil for Life https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bluechurch.jpg starting the day of food garden touring in Langa https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thephilosophicalconversation.jpg and even the conversations on this soil are fertile https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greentriangle.jpg A triumph of urban gardening, results of fertility work done on sand https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gardenview.jpg an overview of the urban gardening project in Langa https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hoops.jpg The neglected production garden at SEED https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Khayelitsha.jpg another urban gardening triumph in Khayelitsha https://www.greenidiom.com/images/treepans.jpg Low maintenance done by Guerilla House with tree pans https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aubergines.jpg Such a fruitful place https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tumericandbottles.jpg The dark black soil and passive irrigation in tumeric patch https://www.greenidiom.com/images/departure.jpg Leaving SEED https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/garden.html 2026-05-06T14:12:54.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gardentakenhurriedlywithwetsocks.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/garden_diary.html 2026-08-26T12:23:43.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/firstbed.jpg The first pallet bed https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sequentialfromflowbins.jpeg my sequential wicking bed is ten years old now, and brings in a arvest all year round without a soil change. This is what my book is about. . https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thewildborder.jpg The wild margins of the back of the garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/succulentscallousing.jpeg propagating succulents https://www.greenidiom.com/images/typicalmess.jpeg the mess of construction never seems to end https://www.greenidiom.com/images/palletsandclaywaitingforbuild.jpeg Pallets waiting for assembly to fulfil the new garden plan. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/treecutter.jpeg arborist at work https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/garden_for_wildlife.html 2021-12-06T16:01:38.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/WILDFOODLIFEFOREST.jpg A wildlife food forest means no more war between insects and humans ! Garden for wildlife and for your own consumption using native food plants. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/streetview.jpg The street view of the wildlife garden full of native fruit trees. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/forahealthybody.jpg Beat global extinction and ensure your own health. See links below to my articles on the gut microbiome. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/gardener-tools.html 2018-08-21T15:00:48.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/SUCKERS.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/gardeners-supply.html 2018-08-21T15:04:19.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_9082.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_9074_1.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/entrance.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_9078_1.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bill3.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/locality.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_9084_1.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/gardeners.html 2018-08-21T14:58:43.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/clours.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/MrFritz.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Mrfritzingarden.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/gardenersbusiness.html 2018-08-21T14:57:53.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Koeniesplantwaggon.jpg a very successful micro enterprise https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/gardening-water.html 2021-01-30T14:51:03.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/happyelder.jpg And elderberry thrives butted up to the compost heap that is frequently watered. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/triplewhammy.jpg The second lesson. Large areas of my garden are paved, and the paving is lower than the beds ! https://www.greenidiom.com/images/drivewayplanty.jpg Our driveway, sixty square meters of hard concrete surface, and I still have not thought of a way of using the runoff. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/happymulberry.jpg Whereas the mulberry planted in a hole in the ground surrounded by bed walls is half the age of the other, and thriving. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wetlandgrowth.jpg My early attempts to source gardening water in the grey water recycling system. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lowerpaving.jpg Once again the paths are like canals between the slightly higher planted beds. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ailingmulberry.jpg The mulberry on the lower slope of the huge raised bed is always struggling and sick. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lowindigenes.jpg And below the wall, in the water catching hollow of the garden, I planted hardy native plants instead of the more tender European ones. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mound.jpg And this is the worst example of all. A large area of the garden surrounded by a dry wall and raised above the rest. Even olives have died here. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/indigoferacatchment.jpg The first lesson for me. This indigofera tree is planted on a slope, with the hard paved path removing water from it. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/raisedclivias.jpg Another example where the bed is above the paving. https://www.greenidiom.com/gardenpath.html 2018-08-21T14:56:41.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fernnewhome.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dogprotectionmulch.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fernneedtransplant.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/northpathlaid.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dragonlilyneedtransplant.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/anotherviewofnorthafterpm.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/northpathlinelaid.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/northbeforepath.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/northpathlaying.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/garlic-for-health.html 2026-05-06T15:20:12.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/garlic.jpg Garlic is the Queen of herbs, with multiple health benefits https://www.greenidiom.com/images/breadwithgarlic.jpg taking garlic for healthy reasons can taste good https://www.greenidiom.com/images/breadwithoil.jpg for controlling bad cholesterol, consume some olive oil, drizzle it on the toast https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/geography-research-task.html 2025-02-01T04:37:23.320821Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/german-snails1.html 2024-06-22T07:43:43.789065Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/gladiolus.html 2024-02-15T16:08:04.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bloupypie.png wild blue gladiolis Gladiolus gracilis https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/great-article.html 2020-11-23T05:47:47.845818Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/green-fertilizer.html 2018-08-21T14:55:34.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/allthtsleft.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greensoup.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wet.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/remainsof.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/morninggloryropes.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/day1.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/green-home.html 2018-08-21T14:54:14.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DSCF2974.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/green-ideas.html 2018-08-21T15:45:43.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pine1.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/green-space.html 2018-08-21T15:52:33.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oldbrickhangar.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/elsiesmountain.jpg THe forlorn banks of the Elsieskraal river https://www.greenidiom.com/images/longlongride.jpg The central ride in the graveyard is kilometers long https://www.greenidiom.com/images/boringpark.jpg This is the biggest park in goodwood, with the most spectacular view of the mountain and the most boring planting on earth, sorry.... mars https://www.greenidiom.com/images/whatwedotoourrivers.jpg under the bridge and you're in grand west with their indigenous nursery, gold ceilings and green reycling https://www.greenidiom.com/images/graves.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/grey-water-recycling-for-gardening.html 2026-07-17T07:24:43.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/butterlettuceinsequential2026.jpeg This winter's planting in the wicking bed https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lettucesinsequentialwinter2026.jpeg a variety of greens growing in an 8 year old wicking bed https://www.greenidiom.com/grey-water-system-off-grid-tiny-home.html 2020-08-13T08:47:23.798259Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/grey-water-wicking-bed-systems-and-troubleshooting.html 2020-08-13T09:32:17.199066Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/grow-passion-fruit.html 2026-05-07T08:47:59.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tendrils.jpg Grow passion fruit as a herb promising tranquility https://www.greenidiom.com/images/grenadillamoistgardencornertrimdown.jpg The vine soon covered a concrete wall and created a protected ecosystem in this corner, where all plants require less irrigation. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/flowerfullcircle.jpg This flower symbolized Christ's passion to Jesuit missionaries in Brazil https://www.greenidiom.com/images/grenadillacutatb.jpg Passion fruit grow well from fresh seed. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/younggrenadilla1vineupright.jpg A vine ready to plant https://www.greenidiom.com/images/grenadillasock.jpg This tube sewn out of plastic mosquito of fly screen excluded snails https://www.greenidiom.com/images/leafdifferencesastounding.jpg Left: commercially bought vine, bears no fruit. Right: grown from seed, bears fruit copiously. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/grenadillaflowers.jpg The commercial vine https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thewholevine.jpg The bought vine spreads from left of the tree through to the vertical posts on the right, flanked by small home grown vines, like the one on the vertical posts. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/babygrenadillas2down.jpg very young passion fruit vines before they develop an elongated form and tendrils https://www.greenidiom.com/images/grenadillaspluckedatb2.jpg The purple fruited vine is self pollinating https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bearingflower.jpg Home grown vine https://www.greenidiom.com/images/grenadillaaftersock.jpg recovered from snail attack https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fruitonnewvine.jpg The small home grown vine https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/grow-rosemary.html 2017-06-04T04:46:16.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rosemaryflowering.jpg in our backyard garden rosemary grows next to succulents https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rosemarylocation.jpg around the rosemary is a paving of broken concrete https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rosemaryflowers.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gardenview.jpg the two rosemary bushes are the focus of the garden's sunny area https://www.greenidiom.com/grow-your-own.html 2026-05-07T08:56:22.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/onegreenstick.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/closeroot.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greenhouse.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mynursery.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/growingroots.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cuttings.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-Jerusalem-artichokes.html 2026-05-07T09:06:11.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sucnchokegreenstem1cropped.jpg The stem which had the most tiny tubers was still green. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sunchokegreenstem1crobbed.jpg The difficult part about growing Jerusalem artichokes for me: getting a meal out of them. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/soupforplants.jpg Chicken soup for plants: 3 Liters of fruit waste from guava vinegar, 6 cups of urine, weeds, 1 tablespoon of wood ash, 1 tablespoon of volcanic rock dust and a 2 m kelp. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sunchokeflowercropped.jpg The flowers make growing Jerusalem artichokes a delight. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sunchokesfloweringenmasse.jpg The sunchokes brighten up a dull corner of my backyard. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sunchokedroopscropped.jpg Between the end of summer and the beginning of winter. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-basil.html 2017-06-10T09:59:36.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/prettybasl.jpg basil looks lovely in the garden and enhances your kitchen https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mushis.jpg mushroom mycelium in soil provides nutrient democracy https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/matureseed.jpg growing basil from harvested seed is easy. Ripe seed is brown https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tubes.jpg a seed sowing system of tubes cut from old bottles and closed underneath with crumpled newspaper https://www.greenidiom.com/images/envelope.jpg keep seed in a cupboard in paper or in tiny plastic bags in fridge https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ReferenceonVermicompostbenefits.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plastic.jpg sowing basil under plastic https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-bell-peppers.html 2026-05-07T08:59:00.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plastics.jpg 100% humidity https://www.greenidiom.com/images/boutright.jpg ready to transplant https://www.greenidiom.com/images/redpepperssize.jpg Growing bell peppers this big is easy when you know how https://www.greenidiom.com/images/redpepper.jpg The remaining bell pepper after the first got cooked https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carolinabush.jpg A Carolina reaper tree broken off by a freak hurricane https://www.greenidiom.com/images/toolong.jpg a bit late https://www.greenidiom.com/images/orange.jpg Habaneros in a sheltered corner https://www.greenidiom.com/images/twohalfripepeppers.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cayenne.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tamarillo.jpg Even a tamarillo has typical nightshade seed leaves https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bishops.jpg Bishop's crown in semi shade https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-carrots.html 2017-11-06T18:10:37.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/karinpatsoil.jpg tamp soil gently https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carrotseedlingclose.jpg too small ? a close up https://www.greenidiom.com/images/jARINroughssoil.jpg rough soil remove coarse material https://www.greenidiom.com/images/halfway.jpg growing carrots near other plants is common practice https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aftertenweeks.jpg the radishes and growing carrots after ten weeks https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aftergrill.jpg After sowing, I cover the ground with wire mesh https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rootcomparison.jpg a carrot and white icicle radish sown at the same time, at ten weeks https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carrotseedemerges.jpg coming up on day six in high summer https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carrots.jpg carrot harvest at seven months https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rose.jpg instructions for making this fine on https://www.greenidiom.com/the-most-gentle-rose-for-watering-vegetable-seedlings.html https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_thinning-carrots-21884428.jpg the carrot tops are large and lush and they have been growing for months https://www.greenidiom.com/images/growncarrots.jpg radishes and growing carrots together https://www.greenidiom.com/images/turning.jpg you don't break your back like this when growing carrots https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sowingseedingroove.jpg sprinkle seed thinly in a 2mm shallow groove https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-chard.html 2017-06-10T14:06:44.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/smallchardingroundwiththorns.jpg thorny protection for young chard https://www.greenidiom.com/images/chardinbag.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/chardinbucket.jpg chard loves pots, but water regularly https://www.greenidiom.com/images/babychardingarden.jpg chard with tomatoes and basil https://www.greenidiom.com/images/chardseedcome.jpg This chard stayed too long in plastic, but can be saved https://www.greenidiom.com/images/chardinground.jpg Growing chard is not demanding. Water and compost suffices https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harvested.jpg the harvested stumps on this chard plant are too long https://www.greenidiom.com/images/chardintray.jpg Chard will take in the same soil you use for other veggies https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harvestedleavs.jpg from garden to table for a green soup https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-fennel.html 2019-10-29T16:45:01.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fennelwildbush.jpg Worlds within worlds: naturalized fennel in our own wilderness houses a miniature universe of microbes https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fennelplantingout.jpg When growth became too dense they were planted in six-packs. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fennelwild.jpg Growing fennel is made easy by the selection of wild seed from tough plants https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fennelcoveredfennelpot.jpg Plastic aids germination in growing fennel. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fennelemerges.jpg Germination is rapid and these seeds were used fresh and very viable. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/springgardenwithfennelrotated.jpg Planted out in mixed plantings they fennel thrives. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fennelandartichoke.jpg Fennel and artichoke are Mediterranean delicacies from perennial plants. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fennelseeds.jpg Fennel bears prolifically seed, with culinary and medicinal uses. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fennelseedsonbush.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fennelgreenseeds.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-forest-trees-in-a-useful-plants-or-food-garden-project.html 2017-07-18T17:53:40.882240Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_growing-forest-trees-in-a-useful-plants-or-food-garden-project-21884027.jpg not quite a bowl of cherries, but there has been no human selection https://www.greenidiom.com/images/growing-forest-trees-in-a-useful-plants-or-food-garden-project-21884027.jpg not quite a bowl of cherries, but there has been no human selection https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/growing-forest-trees-in-a-useful-plants-or-food-garden-project-21884026.jpg Gondwana fruit mucilage https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_growing-forest-trees-in-a-useful-plants-or-food-garden-project-21884026.jpg Gondwana fruit mucilage https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-globe-artichokes.html 2026-05-07T09:03:05.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/artichokemailorder.jpg The mail order seed was disappointing. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/artichokeatsoilforlife.jpg Growing in the best possible soil, partly shaded, the plant is very green, with no buds. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/artichokepot.jpg The new 'batch' of artichokes were resilient and eventually they were planted out. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/artichokeleaves.jpg This is from the old stock. It died back in summer and re-emerged with the rains. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/artichokeseeds.jpg This fresh seed, from the clay garden, germinated well. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/artichoke.jpg My first artichoke head, growing under the guava tree. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/artichokesandcauliesinconstantia.jpg Growing with other heavy feeders, cauliflower. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/artichokebudsinconstantia.jpg Edible artichoke heads in a sunny garden in Constantia. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/artichokeincrediblepurpleinkhayalitsha.jpg An artichoke in full flower can no longer be eaten, but will nice fresh seed. Its similarity to a thistle can be seen easily. https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-green-beans.html 2017-11-24T07:12:47.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cuttingthebeans.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harvestedbeans.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beanrow.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beansonvine.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-jalapeno-peppers.html 2017-06-14T10:14:05.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dryjalapinoseed.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/antithrush.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/jalapinoseedtraysinwormbin.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/recycledplasticseedtraylabels.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/coveringjalapinoseed.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/jalapino1month.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sowingjalapinoseed2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/redthumb.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Sandwichandjalapenopepperseeds.jpg harvest seed in the kitchen from jalapeno peppers https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wateringsowedjalapinoseed.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/soakingjalapinoseed.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-leeks.html 2018-08-21T18:24:11.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seedframe.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/leekflowercloseup.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/leek.jpg a lovely leek grown from a root stump (kitchen waste) https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/leekbloom.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-lettuce.html 2017-06-05T07:59:25.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/longernodes.jpg Lettuce showing the slight node lengthening which signals coming sexual reproduction or bolting https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lettucecompanions.jpg lettuce growing in summer in afternoon shade with tomatoes, basil and pumpkins. It bolted soon. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lettucecomes.jpg Lettuce germinates on the right https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lettuceseedtray.jpg Lettuce seeds sown and watered in. A simple job https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/staghornlettuceingardenatchristmas.jpg freshness on the go with lettuce in the garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-mint.html 2017-06-03T12:15:00.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_mint-growing-like-a-bomb-21881785.jpg mint growing fast https://www.greenidiom.com/images/9jan2016newplanting.jpg When the mint plant was small you could see it all https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mintstream.jpg the water outflow from the tank is concealed by a mint jungle https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fishsupport.jpg supporting fish supply nitrogen to the mint growing system https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mintleaf2.jpg mint flourishing in our home garden's aquaponic system https://www.greenidiom.com/images/20march2017mintmass.jpg Stephan with his successful mint protege https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mintharvest.jpg my mint tea ration for the day https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mintsauce.jpg delicious mint sauce goes with nearly everything https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-mushroom-spawn.html 2017-12-04T05:11:58.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/myceliumwaves.jpg a week later, mycelial threads expand across the cardboard https://www.greenidiom.com/images/underglass.jpg cover the mushroom with glass when making a print https://www.greenidiom.com/images/spawnaroma.jpg the sweet smell https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mushonsack.jpg place shroom on sack https://www.greenidiom.com/images/spawnupclose.jpg and crumbly feel https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pasteurizecardboard.jpg pasteurize cardboard https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bottle.jpg letting it work https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wrapping2.jpg when its cool https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mixing.jpg mixing spore food... mycelium loves sugar https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sackontable.jpg a damp pasteurized sack https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wrappingmushroom.jpg wrap it https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rolledup.jpg and https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/onelittleoyster.jpg take an itty bitty bit of mushroom https://www.greenidiom.com/images/closeupoyester.jpg add fungus https://www.greenidiom.com/images/boxingti.jpg box it https://www.greenidiom.com/images/floatingthing.jpg and the tiny spawn will feed on the molasses https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dowelspawn.jpg see dowels impregnated with spawn in bag on left https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mushburlapindamppaper.jpg cover in newsprint https://www.greenidiom.com/images/msuhburlaproll.jpg wrap it and roll it https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/muchburlapindampbox.jpg in a cardboard box https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-mushrooms-on-straw.html 2026-05-07T10:21:51.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lime.jpg lime https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wrappingcratemore.jpg cling wrap https://www.greenidiom.com/images/puttingdownspawnonstrawedge.jpg spawn https://www.greenidiom.com/images/scrapingoutstraw.jpg emptying barrel https://www.greenidiom.com/images/clsingbucket.jpg lid on https://www.greenidiom.com/images/prickingholes.jpg prick https://www.greenidiom.com/images/headsdown.jpg studying hard https://www.greenidiom.com/images/strawinbucket.jpg fill bucket https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cock.jpg intimidating looks https://www.greenidiom.com/images/happychickenblur.jpg happier chickens can be hard to see https://www.greenidiom.com/images/crateunwrapped.jpg straw crate https://www.greenidiom.com/images/chickensandstraw.jpg start young https://www.greenidiom.com/images/puttingdowncarboardedge.jpg cardboard https://www.greenidiom.com/images/spawninbucket.jpg add spawn https://www.greenidiom.com/images/smilingstraw.jpg straw mountain https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pushstrawdown.jpg stuff straw https://www.greenidiom.com/images/weighspawn.jpg weigh spawn https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gloveson2.jpg gloves on https://www.greenidiom.com/images/puttingstrawonedge.jpg straw edge https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-mushrooms-outside.html 2026-05-07T10:24:02.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bagsofcompostinoculate.jpg The bagged humanure compost contains mycelium from our garden mushroom https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mushrooms.jpg Our wild garden mushroom which grows where it will https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ricespawn.jpg Rice spawn several months old and kept in the fridge https://www.greenidiom.com/images/muchbed.jpg The bed for growing mushrooms outside circles the pond https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mushinbath.jpg Our first oyster mushrooms https://www.greenidiom.com/images/trailerstraw.jpg A hired trailer full of shredded garden waste https://www.greenidiom.com/images/threestages.jpg Our Humanure composting through time, from the new pile, to the old pile, and then even older bagged compost https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mushfrombelow.jpg Oyster mushrooms ripe for harvesting, growing on straw https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hayheap.jpg The shredded garden waste in the humanure composter https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-mushrooms.html 2020-11-15T06:37:55.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wrappingcratemore.jpg growing mushrooms on straw, protecting the medium https://www.greenidiom.com/images/puttingstrawonedge.jpg Taking mushrooms out there, planting them in the garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hammering.jpg growing mushrooms on logs: hammering in dowel spawn https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/msuhburlaproll.jpg spawn sacks can be colonized with mycelium which spreads to their contents when filled https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-mustard.html 2017-06-03T13:25:26.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_eggs-from-a-cabbage-white-21889817.jpg The eggs https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tubesystem.jpg more on the tube system later https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_booming-brassicas-dilly-dallying-dill-and-allium-21881890.jpg a really upstarting Chinese cabbage https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_here-is-the-picture-of-the-dilly-dallying-dill-and-allium-21881925.jpg the dilly dalliers in my tube system https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mustardseed.jpg catching mustard seed is really simple https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fastones.jpg mustard is a quick germinator https://www.greenidiom.com/images/takeover2.jpg mustard in the making https://www.greenidiom.com/images/takeover.jpg mustard and Chinese cabbage seedlings tend to swamp the others https://www.greenidiom.com/images/comingnice.jpg mustard.. or is it Chinese cabbage ? weeks after planting https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mustardasfiller.jpg another benefit of mustard, as an edible filler in the garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/inplastic.jpg plastic keeps moisture stable https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_and-now-they-are-blooming-brassicas-21889625.jpg a cabbage connoisseur at work https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seedtray.jpg label to avoid confusion later https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-organic-tomatoes.html 2017-03-13T14:41:59.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tomatorainbow.jpg a rainbow of ripeness on the vine... growing organic tomatoes ensures a staggered harvest https://www.greenidiom.com/images/veryred.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/messytangle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/blacksemancut.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/blazing.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/inbags.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/perfectseedling.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-oyster-mushrooms.html 2026-05-07T10:30:17.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dowelin.jpg plug the hole https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bhenuwaxing.jpg seal the drill area with a thin wax layer https://www.greenidiom.com/images/movie.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/placingdowelupclose.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/spacing.jpg at regular distances https://www.greenidiom.com/images/waxupcloser.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dowelupclose.jpg with dowel spawn https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dowelandhammerclear.jpg and https://www.greenidiom.com/images/straightafter.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/waxupclose.jpg each and every plug https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/meltingwax.jpg by melting candle wax https://www.greenidiom.com/images/waxing.jpg painting it on https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lecture.jpg but be warned there is a lot to learn https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thankyouforthefood.jpg and we give thanks for this and the delicious spin offs https://www.greenidiom.com/images/showshroom.jpg mycology opens up a new universe https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thebag2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hammeringdowel.jpg hammer home https://www.greenidiom.com/images/popindowel.jpg insert plugs https://www.greenidiom.com/images/drilling.jpg drill a hole in the log https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-pineapples.html 2026-05-07T10:38:58.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pineappleforcardsforsbi.png In addition to growing pineapples we make printable designs. This is our home grown pineapple prepared for printing on many items. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pineappleflowrs2.jpg the beautiful pineapple flowers are visited by sunbirds https://www.greenidiom.com/images/smoothpineappleplant.jpg a growing pineapple with smooth leaf margins https://www.greenidiom.com/images/floweringplant.jpg growing pineapples: the easiest fruit to grow. A pineapple in flower https://www.greenidiom.com/images/suckeres.jpg a growing pineapple with numerous side suckers https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pineapplebarrel.jpg the growing pineapple in an old wine barrel, producing flowers and suckers https://www.greenidiom.com/images/motherfruit.jpg the result of our experiment in growing pineapples, a delicious fruit https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pineapplebabies.jpg growing pineapples is easy, thirty plants from one mother https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-radishes.html 2018-08-22T14:41:27.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/before.jpg My growing radishes have nice big leaves before harvest https://www.greenidiom.com/images/after.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/small.jpg A little disappointing, the biggest is thumb size https://www.greenidiom.com/images/supercloseemergent.jpg Emerging radish seedlings have the typical Brassica form https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rose.jpg A fine seed sprinkler perfect for watering tiny growing radishes https://www.greenidiom.com/images/young.jpg growing radishes and carrots together for companionship https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aftersowing.jpg A barrier against scratching birds that really works https://www.greenidiom.com/images/compared.jpg radishes harvest ready ? roots sown and pulled at the same time https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/growing-rocket.html 2026-05-07T10:42:21.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/kit.jpg seed trays, seeds, sowing calendars, pencil, delicate sprinkler https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rocketbuhes.jpg Rocket has lobed pinnate leaves with a larger end lobe https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rocketspace.jpg Growing rocket fills spaces in beds and on awkward edges https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rocket.jpg sow rocket in spring and early summer https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rocketa.jpg Eruca sativa https://www.greenidiom.com/harvesting-cypress-seeds.html 2017-10-13T18:09:22.993602Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harvesting-cypress-seeds-21889622.jpg opened Cupressus sempervirens cones https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_harvesting-cypress-seeds-21889624.jpg prolific seed from these few cones https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_harvesting-cypress-seeds-21889622.jpg opened Cupressus sempervirens cones https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harvesting-cypress-seeds-21889623.jpg moving cones from one box to another https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harvesting-cypress-seeds-21889624.jpg prolific seed from these few cones https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_harvesting-cypress-seeds-21889623.jpg moving cones from one box to another https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/healing-herbs.html 2018-10-05T14:32:35.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/garlic.jpg Garlic is a super herb for its wide spectrum of protection against degenerative disease https://www.greenidiom.com/images/flower.jpg A so called weed turns out to be one of the great healing herbs. I walk over it every day in my garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dailydiversitydish.jpg Healing herbs and nutritional diversity protect your body against the big four https://www.greenidiom.com/healing-insomnia.html 2019-08-25T08:55:01.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sleep4.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/healthy-food.html 2019-12-26T11:36:59.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/onion.jpg onion family https://www.greenidiom.com/images/eat4.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/2linseed.jpg seeds https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wpricklypearnopal.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/3capples.jpg pectin rich fruit https://www.greenidiom.com/images/anamadumbe.jpg Amadumbe, Jerusalem and globe artichokes, even the humble potato, contain complex starches that feed your colon's microbiome. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bginger7.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cblackpepper6.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aceps.jpg Mushrooms are one lovely wild food. They also apparently modulate and prime the immune system. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/agarlic8.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/1cabbage.jpg leafy greens, grains and pulses https://www.greenidiom.com/images/3bplantain.jpg plantain and starchy vegetables https://www.greenidiom.com/images/food4.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/brosemary7.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/1pumpkileaf.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/1dandelion.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/1morog.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/glemon3.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/kgreenbeans.jpg beans https://www.greenidiom.com/images/jnumnum.jpg berries https://www.greenidiom.com/images/eturmeric4.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/1kale.jpg greens https://www.greenidiom.com/images/4amatunguluvinegar.jpg living vinegar and other ferments https://www.greenidiom.com/images/8mushroooms.jpg mushrooms https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/healthy-living-tips.html 2019-08-25T08:57:17.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/6pillarsposter4.jpg health basics, common ground. Rural and hunter lifestyle benefits, 6 pillars of health: diet, exercise, sleep, management of stress, toxin exposure, and microbiomes. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/diamond4.jpg A diamond, made of pure carbon, is the symbol of preciousness. More precious is life itself, and this means managing carbon, in the atmosphere or safely sequestered in soil. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aaanamadumbe.jpg Is this the right root for me https://www.greenidiom.com/images/anewgooseberry.jpg The Cape gooseberry. Very nutritious, but it originally came from Peru. Plants adapt and so can we. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/awhichdiet2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/healthy-soil.html 2020-10-25T06:00:00.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/foodforest.jpg A food forest at a project in Cape Town which survives when the annuals are in disarray. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hearthemgrowing.jpg Someone is listening to the sound made by healthy soil https://www.greenidiom.com/images/artmustpag.jpg My art must pay for my writing, and my writing tells the story of the plants in the designs. It feels like a good cycle. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wildfruittree.jpg A beautiful compact native tree that produces sweet black berries. One of the wild plants harvested with the intention of propagating plants for the food forest. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/forest.jpg A piece of natural forest which my mum and I studied. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/messygardendownsized.jpg On the way to healthy soil I hope. The front garden after sowing cover crops, mulching and covering with sticks to stop birds and cats scratching out the seeds. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/perennialsgreywater.jpg My other grey water filter also uses healthy soil microbes to clean. See how clear it is. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/charupclose.jpg The carbon shells left over from burning anaerobically. Biochar, a fabulous soil additive for sandy infertile soils. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/grenadillamoistgardencornertrimdown.jpg An area of my garden which became plant dominated, and then no longer needed any irrigation ! https://www.greenidiom.com/images/forkandspadeandwormcompst.jpg Vermicast can add microbial diversity to soil. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/diseasetwo.jpg The appearance of fungal disease on my apricot tree and beloved Gemsbok cucumber spurred me into a soil regeneration drive. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gardenview.jpg A beautiful garden built by Guerilla House and the Rastafarian community of Langa. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amadumbefinestleaves.jpg Solar panels that make food. The gorgeous leaves of taro plants in my wetland. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bucketsresozedywo.jpg No cattle farm ? use your own manure and kitchen scraps for the perfect compost pile: 10:30:60, high nitrogen, green (dry or fresh) and woody material, according to Elaine Ingham. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cannasmaller2.jpg Perennial root vegetable, cannas, growing in the grey water system which uses soil to clean dirty water. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lichendot.jpg Lichens in the forest. Another type of plant-fungal symbiosis which may break down rock to release nutrients. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/hedge-plant.html 2021-05-15T09:56:25.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gymnosporiabuxifolia1000.jpg A Gymnosporia buxifolia sapling in excellent health at Spirit of Nature nursery in Cape Town. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/help-needed.html 2020-11-11T17:00:10.963856Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/herb-garden-design.html 2026-05-08T15:19:01.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/accidentalmixup.jpg another very divergent and partly self seeded mix https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rosemary.jpg rosemary, another herbal classic https://www.greenidiom.com/images/naturalspacing.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/leafdot.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/basil.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/grid.jpg four straight line grids overlaid for natural looking herb garden design https://www.greenidiom.com/images/roseterrace.jpg rosemary loves being on top of a dry stone terrace ! https://www.greenidiom.com/images/forest.jpg this too is a herb garden: of medicinal trees https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pinkdot.jpg random patterning mediated by the vegetative growth from an underground rhizome, clumping the plants https://www.greenidiom.com/images/herbsandsucculents.jpg Mediterranean herbs and succulents mix well visually https://www.greenidiom.com/images/medgardencontrast.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mixedstandsingrass.jpg here a growing plant of a different colour permeates dense clumps of fine grass. two scales of random patterning based on seed dispersal https://www.greenidiom.com/images/finalfillers.jpg layering grass, artichoke, oregano, lettuce and mustard https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lavender.jpg lavender a classic in herb garden design can serve as a hedge https://www.greenidiom.com/images/reendot.jpg two overlaid scales of random pattern, mediated by competition, making the smaller more evenly spaced https://www.greenidiom.com/images/whitedot.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/waterweeds.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/willedagga.jpg a beautiful African medicinal: Leonotus leonorus https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/grass.jpg tall linear closely planted growth https://www.greenidiom.com/images/yellodot.jpg Oxalis in the grass https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bigdrama.jpg large succulents from hot climates belong in the medicinal garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sculpturalleaves.jpg large sculptural leaves like artichoke can be interspersed with tall grassy herbs as seen in the plan below https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plakkie.jpg another widespread medicinal plant in this region https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lichendot.jpg lichen on a rock in Newland's forest, Table Mountain https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/here-is-the-picture-of-the-dilly-dallying-dill-and-allium.html 2017-06-15T15:16:29.789091Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/here-is-the-picture-of-the-dilly-dallying-dill-and-allium-21881925.jpg the dilly dalliers in my tube system https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/home-brewed-vinegar.html 2026-05-08T15:20:07.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/numnumferment.jpg Numnum fruit not only make great home brewed vinegar, they give excellent colour and flavour to jams and tartlets https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bucket.jpg open primary fermentation of Numnum berries https://www.greenidiom.com/images/guavamoosh.jpg guava pulp in primary fermentation https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harpephyllum.jpg Exquisite wine, then flaccid vinegar with wild plum https://www.greenidiom.com/images/peardrainer.jpg The pear mush shortly before the bag burst https://www.greenidiom.com/images/numnumharvesctrop.jpg About to make home brewed vinegar with Numnum berries https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pearbag.jpg Pear mush in a Numnum stained cheesecloth https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pineapple.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carboys.jpg After 14 days numnum wine is filtered and poured into a carboy for secondary ferment. Sugar added to build alcohol and finally an strongly acid vinegar with good shelf life. https://www.greenidiom.com/home-gardening.html 2020-08-27T13:59:29.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/home-gardens.html 2018-08-22T15:01:13.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/henhousegarden.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/henhousegarden2.jpg The Hen house garden is planted with hardy succulents and a pineapple. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/home-vegetable-garden.html 2026-05-08T15:22:53.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/steps3.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/hot-compost.html 2026-05-08T15:26:09.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_charging-up-a-compost-pile-21888344.jpg Keep the pile as square as possible https://www.greenidiom.com/images/marce.jpg Marcé talking about hot composting at a tufco gathering https://www.greenidiom.com/hot-weather-vegetables.html 2023-04-11T14:09:46.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/undercarpetpatatrotated.jpg Sweet potato as a ground cover in the maize bed. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amaranthandphone.jpg African amaranth forms a towering spike half as high as the olive tree. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/trailingtomatoes.jpg Tomatoes trailing from a shelf https://www.greenidiom.com/images/chardingreywater.jpg Chard flourishes in my grey water system. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/swampfood.jpg swamp foods https://www.greenidiom.com/images/redstainedcobs.jpg Maize is a hot weather vegetable. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beanalley.jpg bean alley https://www.greenidiom.com/images/kale.jpg kale https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thickmaizecob.jpg thick maize cob https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oliveharvest.jpg olive harvest https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/festoonofbeans.jpg beans festoon the drying vines https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lastokrastanding.jpg poor okra https://www.greenidiom.com/images/vegetablealley.jpg my growing area https://www.greenidiom.com/images/waterspinach.jpg Ipomea aquatica https://www.greenidiom.com/images/microgreensforcaninefriends.jpg Microgreens for my canine friends: barley and sorghum https://www.greenidiom.com/images/redharvest.jpg a red summer harvest https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Cheyoteblossom.jpg Cheyote squash blossom https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/how-to-conserve-water.html 2021-01-30T07:30:21.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/canalizedriver.jpg Rivers fast tracked to the sea, channels of waste https://www.greenidiom.com/images/exotictopandbottom.jpg for some people this type of landscaping never gets old https://www.greenidiom.com/images/deforested.jpg natural strandveld https://www.greenidiom.com/images/chiefculprit.jpg Robber in the bathroom: the biggest water waster https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pets.jpg sick little plants permanently on life support https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wateringcans.jpg primitive irrigation system or water saving body building ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amassed.jpg this green is unsustainable at the Cape https://www.greenidiom.com/images/palmsandgrass.jpg The ubiquitous grass and palm trees: not how to conserve water https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plumfruitontree.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/nakedearth.jpg the bare plant bed will lose any water that the American Yucca saves https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ealforest.jpg a young forest planted at Kirstenbosch https://www.greenidiom.com/images/realcolours.jpg how to conserve water by changing to Fynbos colours https://www.greenidiom.com/images/compost.jpg add humus to the soil and stop waterborne sewerage https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/missingtrees.jpg removing the trees which used to grow in this street is not how to conserve water https://www.greenidiom.com/images/semicrisp.jpg There is always a preponderance of brown in the Fynbos https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cisternbuildingfun.jpg how to conserve water in a tank purposed for fish, people and rain water storage https://www.greenidiom.com/images/waterbarrel.jpg a flexible hose on a rain bin allows storage and easy targeted watering when needed https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/how-to-plant-garden.html 2018-08-22T15:28:16.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/clivinbag.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/prunedvine.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bothafter.jpg vine and clivias in place https://www.greenidiom.com/images/vinebefore.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/vineafter2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/kalanchoeafter.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/how-to-plant.html 2018-08-22T15:31:27.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/perfumegarden.jpg aromatics generally like the good drainage in raised beds https://www.greenidiom.com/images/autumnflower22.jpg with a cool root run next to a rock, a bark mulch which will ensure low nitrogen, this desert plant still looks unhappy at Kirstenbosch https://www.greenidiom.com/images/waterlover3.jpg a massive wild banana in the wettish zone https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greenlushsun.jpg plenty of sun, but wet feet https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mediumheightherby.jpg a stand of our local winter rainfall summer drought herbs https://www.greenidiom.com/images/autumnflower11.jpg Aloe arboresens tolerates semi shade but loves heat and light https://www.greenidiom.com/images/allnatives.jpg Most of our herbs like to bask in the sun https://www.greenidiom.com/images/yellowlow3.jpg These succulents grow on a dry wall terrace https://www.greenidiom.com/images/moreshadylows.jpg two Pelargoniums in the foreground, on a low terrace https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lowdaisybudh.jpg afternoon shade supplied by a thin Vergilia https://www.greenidiom.com/how-to-regenerate.html 2020-11-06T18:57:57.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lemonblossom.jpg Want to know how to regenerate your garden ? Plant ! Plants feed the soil. The queen of the garden and kitchen is the lemon tree, not so ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/how-to-save-water.html 2019-12-04T20:05:53.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/handbasinbucket.jpg How to save water in the bathroom. Save the hand washing water for flushing the toilet with this simple hack. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/riantank.jpg How to save water from the sky. Use whatever rain tanks you can afford. But recharge the groundwater too. This tank was a refuse bin. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/communitycomposter.jpg How to save drinking water from becoming black water. Use dry or compost toilets. Here volunteers work on assembling a composting box from pallets. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/glasswaterholderpineapple.jpg step 2 also glass https://www.greenidiom.com/images/input.jpg To work out how to save water we need to consider all water streams coming in and going out of a home or property. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sunblottle.jpg step 1 in the sun https://www.greenidiom.com/images/centralpondupclose.jpg An in ground grey water recycling wetland before planting. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/humanure-album.html 2018-08-22T15:35:12.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bucketby.jpg the full collecting bucket ready for composting https://www.greenidiom.com/images/innest.jpg flatten poo https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cover.jpg thick lid of straw https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/flattened.jpg flatten straw https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bathroomsystem.jpg newspaper, collecting bowl and bucket, gray water bucket https://www.greenidiom.com/images/makingdeposit.jpg dump the contents in a nest of straw https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/humanure-hack.html 2018-08-22T15:39:07.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/makingdeposit.jpg its really not that bad https://www.greenidiom.com/images/collectionpoint.jpg newspaper, bowl, two buckets and u-bend removal were all we needed https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cover.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/humanure-processing.html 2018-08-22T15:40:37.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/i-bought-some-today.html 2021-03-21T06:16:05.716031Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/i-dont-have-a-totle.html 2020-11-15T08:44:26.160524Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/i-found-weevils-in-my-seed-collection.html 2017-04-08T10:41:46.087315Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/improve-garden-soil.html 2020-10-25T05:25:08.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/covercroppeasy.jpg legumes harness nitrogen and improve garden soil https://www.greenidiom.com/images/COMMONLYUSEDCOVERCROPS.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seedbags.jpg bird seed from the local pet store is really cheap https://www.greenidiom.com/images/covercropgrassy.jpg the grassy looking plants are African grain crops https://www.greenidiom.com/images/protectionnets.jpg protection from thrushes, orange green and red nets https://www.greenidiom.com/images/covercropseeds.jpg a mix of cover crop seed used to improve garden soil https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/insect-garden.html 2021-01-16T18:07:19.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/duringcuttingback.jpg While cutting back the Jasminum https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pompoms.jpg A thorn tree, this one is a green barked fever tree https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thesquarehotel.jpg The square hotel walls are filled with loose rubble. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Ehrhartagrassnew.jpg Ehrharta https://www.greenidiom.com/images/insecthotel.jpg An insect garden needs an insect hotel ! https://www.greenidiom.com/images/holeystumpthenew.jpg A hotel for wood loving insects. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/afrikanders.jpg Red Afrikander bulbs https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seatthatisneatforsitting.jpg The square hotel doubles as a seat for humans. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/viewfromtheseatnew.jpg View from the seat down to the insect pyramid https://www.greenidiom.com/images/invisiblewheelbarrow.jpg There's a wheelbarrow under all that ! https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ripeblackberries.jpg The flowers are enjoyed by insects and the fruit by birds... and humans https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aftercuttingback.jpg Masses of space after clearing the jasmine https://www.greenidiom.com/images/insecthotelaftersowing.jpg The insect hotel surrounded by freshly sown cover crops https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/berrybushinflowerhoneddown.jpg Prolific flowering Dune Gwarrie, Euclea racemosa https://www.greenidiom.com/images/myseedmix.jpg The forty species seed mix is taken from the grocery cupboard, cheap bird seed mixes, garden weeds and native plants growing in the wild. C4 grasses, chenopods and legumes form the backbone. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carpobrotus.jpg Carpobrotus https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/is-this-street-spinach-.html 2017-06-20T06:22:29.483039Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/is-this-street-spinach-21882172.jpg Is this 'weed' edible ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/it-is-so-easy-to-save-this-soil-and-bring-it-back-to-life.html 2017-05-26T17:08:38.718565Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/it-is-so-easy-to-save-this-soil-and-bring-it-back-to-life-21880064.jpg this soil needs only a little care to be saved https://www.greenidiom.com/jane.html 2020-10-26T13:38:42.690589Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_jane-21938511.jpg withered top https://www.greenidiom.com/images/jane-21938511.jpg withered top https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_jane-21938510.jpg falling sprouts https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/jane-21938510.jpg falling sprouts https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/kei-apple-growth.html 2021-06-28T06:48:26.034297Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/keiapple.html 2019-09-14T06:16:36.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/keiapplespringgreen.jpg My Kei apple tree coming into first leaf after winter hibernation https://www.greenidiom.com/images/keiappleonstreet.jpg My Kei apple tree is a strange anomaly. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/babykeiappletree.jpg I bought two saplings of the evergreen variety https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dovyalisinlanga.jpg A normal Kei apple growing in Langa https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_7944.jpg Mine with small soft leaves and thorns https://www.greenidiom.com/images/keiappleinbottle.jpg Trying to propagate cuttings in a mini terrarium https://www.greenidiom.com/images/femalekeiflowers.jpg Female blossoms. The male bears tufts of tiny anthers. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/keyline.html 2018-08-23T16:00:03.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gatheredaroundsandpit.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/someclearcontours.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/kimchi.html 2024-08-10T08:13:39.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/moldykraut.jpg mouldy kraut due to bad methods https://www.greenidiom.com/images/kimchi.jpeg freshly bottled kimchi https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/delicioussauerkraut.jpg delicious and simple sauerkraut https://www.greenidiom.com/king-protea.html 2024-02-15T16:12:27.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greenidiomKingpainting.png Protea cynaroides painting also available on decor items, accessories and clothing. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greenidiomKing.png Digitized four color screen print design https://www.greenidiom.com/images/coppergreenidiom.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bronzegreenidiom.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/elektrorbluegreenidiom.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/koi-breeding-album.html 2024-10-09T09:18:09.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/inbignet.jpg netting the fish https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sisterpond.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gotinpond.jpg lifting a fish https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mothertobe.jpg mother to be ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/unchosen.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sisterpond2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/longnet.jpg moving the koi https://www.greenidiom.com/images/nettingup.jpg fixing some nets https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/kraut.html 2018-08-23T16:02:53.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/kombuchacups.jpg smokey kombucha and spicey chai flowed https://www.greenidiom.com/images/attendees.jpg some of the lovely people at the workshop https://www.greenidiom.com/images/no.jpg We are not the only ones eyeing the food https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tehoven.jpg the glowing pizza oven https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pizza.jpg our exquisitely delicious lunch https://www.greenidiom.com/images/garlic.jpg garlic and honey ferment https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dillseed.jpg lemon and dill in brine https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sharingscoby.jpg The thing that looks like chicken is a scoby, a gelatinous body build by yeast and bacteria in kombucha. We are sharing this precious gift to take home. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/myferments.jpg Some of the crazy stuff I've started making at home, from left to right: pear paste, Moroccan lemon preserve, sweet peach pickles, numnum in brine, pumpkin in brine https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pizzaprep.jpg foods of the wild and west onto our pizzas https://www.greenidiom.com/images/teacher.jpg Zayaan explaining some off the digestive benefits of pickling https://www.greenidiom.com/images/capepoint.jpg The nursery is an oasis of green in the gray Cape Point firescape https://www.greenidiom.com/images/additives.jpg typical flavourings for pickles https://www.greenidiom.com/images/kraut.jpg Kraut from 2 large white cabbages on the left, Kombucha, a sugar and tannin ferment on the right https://www.greenidiom.com/images/veggiebasket.jpg Any vegetables can be used for Kraut style, they must just be finely shredded. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/knivesandleaves.jpg fresh and not so fresh produce into the jar https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/kurt.html 2022-02-03T17:50:54.633008Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/landscape-architect.html 2024-10-01T14:42:39.707547Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/lawn-design.html 2018-08-26T10:35:09.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_1512.jpg A cornucopia of drought hardy diversity in the sand dunes https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_8192.jpg nature doing the tapestry thing for itself https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_1695.jpg a miniature native wilderness https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_1816.jpg walking on a star studded sward https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DSCF7215.jpg no fertilizers required https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_1781.jpg a local park once again https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DSCF7189.jpg flowers in the lawn of a local park https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sandtapestry.jpg tapestry made with no human hand https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_1790.jpg ah! lawn design https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_1802.jpg Flowers in the grass. Another Oxalis (geophyte). https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/library-gardens.html 2018-08-23T16:05:24.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/colouredin2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/outline.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/headerpic.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/list-25-ways-to-create-wildlife-friendly-small-ciy-spaces.html 2023-05-05T08:00:16.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/living-soil.html 2020-04-22T15:57:43.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pentagonbuildtwo.jpg A pentagonal humanure composter allows much more space for composting to occur, and hence more heat and safer composting. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gentle.jpg Leave the soil alone. Feed it and care for it gently. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carobpodandseeds.jpg Carob seeds are delicious and the plants trees are really easy to grow in our climate. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aggregatecloseup.jpg When you pull up roots you destroy these beautiful soil aggregates ! https://www.greenidiom.com/images/forgreenidiom.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sifting.jpg Getting ready to inoculate the soil with a diverse microbe mix. Sifting humanure. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/covercropseeds.jpg Bird seed mix for cover crops https://www.greenidiom.com/images/perennialsgreywater.jpg Harnessing living soil in a gray water bio-filter which decomposes the soap and body dirt, to gently and slowly supply plant nutrients. The taro, fennel and climbing spinach are very grateful. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/local-landscaping.html 2018-08-23T16:11:19.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sunnycyp.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/afrikaners.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/peep.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/palm.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/darkcyp.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/horses.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/trees.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bigtrunk.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/secretspot.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/lynette.html 2021-09-03T10:37:16.347984Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/lynn-greyling.html 2020-09-19T15:06:08.795717Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/making-laundry-soap.html 2020-10-23T15:58:56.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/9filleddispensers.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/mayan-agriculture.html 2018-08-23T16:13:37.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/TARO.jpg wild again. Taro a staple of Mayan agriculture growing in Cape Town https://www.greenidiom.com/images/yellowgrape.jpg the first tomatoes in Mayan agriculture were small and a yellow variety https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mixchili.jpg many of the foods of Mayan agriculture are suited to the Cape climate https://www.greenidiom.com/images/PINEAPPLE.jpg not Hawaiian, but originally part of Mayan agriculture https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pumpkinflower.jpg another staple of Mayan agriculture, cucurbits https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gave.jpg the first staple of Mayan agriculture, the Agave https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/mediterranean-gardening.html 2018-08-23T16:17:14.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/autumnflowerrocks.jpg a rocky terrace with excellent drainage provides an ecological niche in Mediterranean gardening https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fynbos.jpg multi-tiered feathery Fynbos planting at Kirstenbosch https://www.greenidiom.com/images/autumnflower7.jpg seductive colour in Mediterranean gardening, but all year round its overkill https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_spice-trees-in-mediterranean-climates-21880047.jpg Laurus nobilis https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/autumnflower20.jpg plants used in Mediterranean gardening: Bullbinella is drought tolerant, a ground-cover and medicinal https://www.greenidiom.com/images/succulentcolors.jpg some of the materials of water-wise Mediterranean gardening https://www.greenidiom.com/images/noleaf3.jpg Restios, the dominant in Fynbos are quite gorgeous https://www.greenidiom.com/images/recreatedfynbos.jpg typical vegetation pattern in Mediterranean gardening https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tracyandra.jpg Trachyandra or indigenous asparagus https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_a-real-global-mix-of-waterwise-mediterranean-plants-21880577.jpg Mediterranean herb garden mix https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pinnateleaf2.jpg some of the beautiful native plants in Mediterranean gardening climes https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/milk-sachet-nursery-germinating-seeds-in-old-milk-sachets.html 2017-09-08T15:59:29.799573Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_milk-sachet-nursery-germinating-seeds-in-old-milk-sachets-21887187.jpg Seedlings growing in our recycled milk sachets https://www.greenidiom.com/images/milk-sachet-nursery-germinating-seeds-in-old-milk-sachets-21887188.jpg Milk sachet nursery in our home garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/milk-sachet-nursery-germinating-seeds-in-old-milk-sachets-21887187.jpg Seedlings growing in our recycled milk sachets https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_milk-sachet-nursery-germinating-seeds-in-old-milk-sachets-21887188.jpg Milk sachet nursery in our home garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/mini-ecosystem.html 2018-08-23T16:20:18.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rolls4.jpg The billowing green wind clipped micro forests of the west coast https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hyo.jpg This beautiful plant is a root parasite and an integral part of the dune ecosystem https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/artichokes.jpg These beautiful flowers are self seeding, and a very pricy food if picked early https://www.greenidiom.com/images/food.jpg One of the most delicious green vegetables, growing wild https://www.greenidiom.com/images/deliciousweed.jpg Food that needed no work but harvesting, cooking herb, and two green vegetables that self seed https://www.greenidiom.com/images/billows.jpg A natural mini ecosystem, a strip-forest that is fenced off with limited access in a pricy area of town https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amaranth.jpg food plants can be gorgeous https://www.greenidiom.com/images/frontforest1.jpg This tiny forest contains 3 types of African fruit tree and medicinal aloes https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plakkieandmustard.jpg medicinal plants with lovely flowers interplanted with delicious mustard greens https://www.greenidiom.com/images/guava.jpg This mini ecosystem contains 5 food plants: rosemary, guava, curry tree, chilis, dune spinach, and several medicinal plants. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wildflowersatseed.jpg a lovely self seeding garden at one of our NGO's https://www.greenidiom.com/images/FFlogo.jpg Fruitful Forest's logo https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mygarden.jpg Rhus (spice), Tamarillo (fruit), Tetragonia (greens), Salvia (cooking and medicinal herb), aloe (medicinal) https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/mint-growing-like-a-bomb.html 2017-06-13T19:25:39.235166Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mint-growing-like-a-bomb-21881785.jpg mint growing fast https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/mixed-planting-with-vegetables-and-succulents.html 2017-05-31T18:08:19.156548Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mixed-planting-with-vegetables-and-succulents-21880576.jpg mustard and succulents happy together in my water-wise permaculture garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/mixed-planting-with-vegetables-and-succulents1.html 2017-05-31T18:12:17.244597Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mixed-planting-with-vegetables-and-succulents-21880582.jpg mustard and succulents happy together in my water-wise permaculture garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/more-info.html 2020-08-03T19:14:52.011629Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/more-on-acorn-germination-results.html 2017-06-22T11:00:26.471426Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_more-on-acorn-germination-results-21882327.jpg The empty propagation containers... or are they ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/more-on-acorn-germination-results-21882327.jpg The empty propagation containers... or are they ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/more-on-acorn-germination-results-21882328.jpg oooh... aaaah soooo cute ! an acorn send up a signal https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_more-on-acorn-germination-results-21882328.jpg oooh... aaaah soooo cute ! an acorn send up a signal https://www.greenidiom.com/more-on-acorns.html 2017-06-22T10:54:48.901136Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_more-on-acorns-21882326.jpg nothing after 14 days in the worm farm https://www.greenidiom.com/images/more-on-acorns-21882325.jpg a germinating acorn: emerging radicle https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_more-on-acorns-21882324.jpg can such tiny leaves give so much joy ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/more-on-acorns-21882326.jpg nothing after 14 days in the worm farm https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_more-on-acorns-21882325.jpg a germinating acorn: emerging radicle https://www.greenidiom.com/images/more-on-acorns-21882324.jpg can such tiny leaves give so much joy ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/mr-patrick-dowling.html 2021-03-10T04:08:28.655891Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/mr.html 2020-07-15T15:54:38.758273Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/mrs-laura-robinson.html 2023-10-08T06:17:55.931371Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mrs-laura-robinson-21962367.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/ms-kimmarie-fisser.html 2021-07-09T09:37:11.669167Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/mulch-please.html 2020-12-25T16:32:03.780190Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/mulch.html 2020-12-24T06:06:09.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mulchwheels1000.jpg Half a trailer load covered about 6 square meters https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mulchedsoil.jpg Only a tiny sprinkling of water in the morning is needed to keep the seedlings going. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mulchcloseup.jpg This is not straw, but dried creepers. It does a great job of deterring snails. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mulch1000.jpg The dried creepers had to be cut up before laying on the beds. I am sourcing many other kinds of mulch for the community gardens. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mulchedbeds.jpg Straw makes a good cover, but many other organic materials and plant waste will do a good job. https://www.greenidiom.com/mushroom-culture.html 2018-08-23T16:22:19.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mushrooms.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/button2.jpg labeling the sterile boxes filled with cardboard and mushroom https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_curious-about-your-hardy-garden-mushroom-21965052.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bullseyes.jpg Probably oyster mycelium surrounded by algal growth ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/button.jpg eat writing is useful https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Asina.jpg wonderful job done https://www.greenidiom.com/images/6prints.jpg This mushroom was immature, but still got 5 prints. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/print.jpg place mushroom gills down on paper to get spore print https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/my-first-bamboo-build.html 2024-08-18T10:57:11.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/toolsforbinding.jpg The only tools needed for binding the bamboo https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bamboooneculmstructure.jpg the one culm structure was very flimsy https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bamboohorizontals7.jpg bamboohorizontals7.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bamboohorizontals5.jpg bamboohorizontals5.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bamboowirebound.jpg three culms bound with wire were very sturdy https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bamboohorizontals4.jpg bamboohorizontals4.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/newverticalsup.jpg All the reinforced verticals in place. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bambootourniquetstics.jpg the tourniquet sticks https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bambooformingtheconcretepotbases.jpg a form for throwing the concrete pot-bases https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bamboohorizontals3.jpg bamboohorizontals3.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bamboolengthswaitingforbuild.jpg bamboo lengths waiting to be assembled https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bamboohorizontals6.jpg bamboohorizontals6.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bamboobrokenputty.jpg grotty broken putty and loose panes https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bambootourniquetjoin.jpg my neatest tourniquet join https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bamboohorizontals8.jpg bamboohorizontals8.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bamboofinishedputty.jpg nice strong new putty https://www.greenidiom.com/images/vineupandgeorgeabletoputty.jpg The vine has been tied to the bamboo trellis https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bamboocementpotsandpronevine.jpg You can see the cement pots laid out and the vine lying on the ground https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bamboohorizontals1.jpg bamboohorizontals1.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bamboohorizontals2.jpg bamboohorizontals2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bamboowirewindowgrills.jpg These thin wire grills were thoroughly enmeshed with a vine making the windows dark and inaccessible. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bamboostampingdown.jpg stamping down the rubble to hold the uprights vertical https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bamboohorizontals9.jpg bamboohorizontals9.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/my-indigenous-vegetables-especially-trachyandra-are-doing-well.html 2017-05-02T08:44:53.658061Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/my-indigenous-vegetables-especially-trachyandra-are-doing-well-21878130.jpg Shooting Trachyandra https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/native-trees.html 2021-08-23T17:45:49.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/materials.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Dryingsixpacks.jpg RECYCLED SEED TRAYS DRYING IN THE SUN AFTER DISINFECTION https://www.greenidiom.com/images/done.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/readytosow.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/writing.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/natural-garden-design.html 2021-06-29T17:09:23.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fieldsofflowers.jpg This is turf grass management that verges on natural garden design. A field of indigenous pink Oxalis in the Cape spring https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pool.jpg A lovely calming example of what 'landscape gardening' can be https://www.greenidiom.com/images/orange.jpg nature, the best at natural garden design. A Cape sand dune https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_this-is-the-catch-pool-for-my-favourite-drinking-fountain-at-kirstenbosch-21879299.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/runners.jpg The exquisite patterning in dune vegetation https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/natural-purposeful-exercise.html 2019-08-25T08:53:52.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/acomplexexercise.jpg Complex executive tasks involve planning and multi tasking. Playing tactical sports, dancing, housekeeping and running a business are other examples. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/exercise4.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/agreenfarmerandwife.jpg Rural people work hard and walk far. This is supposed to be a happy farmer's wife returning from foraging for wild food in the mountains. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/new-gardner.html 2024-09-23T15:47:02.726164Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/new-zealand-spinach.html 2018-08-24T11:47:34.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ground.jpg in ground cuttings in deep compost https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dunecuttings.jpg tip, mid and 'hard' cuttings https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hotcorner.jpg I don't think New Zealand spinach would stand this. The hottest driest corner of the garden. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sprawl.jpg Dune spinach reaching out to cover the hot sand https://www.greenidiom.com/images/spinachflower.jpg The tiny starry flowers of Tetragonia decumbens https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bud.jpg Roll over New Zealand spinach, here's something from Africa https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carpet.jpg this luscious green on a hot windy day ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/nightshade-plants.html 2018-08-24T11:52:30.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greencarolina.jpg Nightshade plants lend themselves to breeding, as can be seen from all the diversity in a single genus. This is the hottest chili in the world, the Carolina Reaper ! https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rainbow.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/petunias.jpg potted Petunias https://www.greenidiom.com/images/stripytom.jpg on of the easiest to grow and globally successful nightshade vegetables, the tomato https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mixchili.jpg Capsicum annuum https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greengrapes.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tomatoflower.jpg A tomato flower. Flowers help with placing nightshade plants into family and genera. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/blackseaman.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Brugmansia.jpg Brugmansia candida https://www.greenidiom.com/images/angeltrumpet.jpg the Angel Trumpet, Brugmansia candida https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mixchil.jpg two kinds of chili fruit https://www.greenidiom.com/images/yellowgrape.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greenribs.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rainbowtom.jpg Solanum lycopersicum, tomato https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carolinaflowr.jpg a chili flower https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tallpetunia.jpg Petunia sp. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/potatobush.jpg Lycianthes rentonnetii, the spectacular blue potato bush https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/nopales.html 2019-02-01T10:39:25.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/potnopal.jpg larger smoother leaves https://www.greenidiom.com/images/budnopal.jpg coming up along the edge of the pad https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wildnopal.jpg a nopal cactus or prickly pear in Plattekloof https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/leafnopal.jpg at about one inch it is clearly a leaf https://www.greenidiom.com/images/guavanopal.jpg freshly planted out in half shade https://www.greenidiom.com/images/windownopal.jpg some nopale cuttings, or pads growing on my window sill https://www.greenidiom.com/images/teenybudsnopal.jpg a spiky flower like nopal bud https://www.greenidiom.com/images/youngnopal.jpg the hand sized pad, ideal for cooking https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/numnum.html 2021-01-31T15:55:57.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/numnumfruitinbowl2.jpg Both the ripe fruit and dried up fruit must be removed from the tree to keep it bearing. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bucketofnumnumberries.jpg Some of my harvest in 2018 https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/numnumbrew.jpg Numnum vinegar ferment https://www.greenidiom.com/images/numnuminfull.jpg Some trees are heavy bearers. Others may be disappointing. I have three and only one is this good. It is also the largest tree. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/numnumcuttingsgreenup.jpg Three numnum survived. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/numnumvinegar2.jpg Numnum vinegar keeps its color and stays fruity tasting for years. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/numnumseedling3.jpg This seedling was enormous. I never planted it out and it shrank back and died. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/numnumberriesthornsflower.jpg The numnum or Carissa bispinosa, has burning thorns, perfumed flowers and delicious, versatile anti oxidant rich fruit. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/numnumcuttings.jpg I had 25% success with this method of taking cuttings. https://www.greenidiom.com/nursery.html 2019-10-15T17:19:00.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/3FruitfullForestsplantpricelist13thOctober2019.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/1FruitfullForestsplantpricelist13thOctober2019.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/4FruitfullForestsplantpricelist13thOctober2019.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/2FruitfullForestsplantpricelist13thOctober2019.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/old-fashioned-stress-management.html 2019-08-25T08:56:17.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/destressposter4.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/anotherdarthmuder.jpg You can't go to the bus stop looking like this, but you should. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amomtalks.jpg Telling stories can keep your neurons fresh and your pistons firing https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amum.jpg My 90 year old mum doesn't need my health advice, or my passion for the subject. She grew up on a farm and wasn't exposed to antibiotics till she was twenty. https://www.greenidiom.com/olive-harvest-2017-how-to-cure-olives-calamata-style.html 2017-04-28T10:13:43.469018Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/olive-harvest-2017-how-to-cure-olives-calamata-style-21877937.jpg Curing olives, Calamata style https://www.greenidiom.com/olive-harvest.html 2018-08-24T11:57:26.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oliveagter.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harbvestbranch2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/olivebranch2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_olive-harvest-2017-how-to-cure-olives-calamata-style-21877937.jpg Curing olives, Calamata style https://www.greenidiom.com/images/blackolive.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/olive-propagation.html 2020-01-10T07:55:59.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greenleaf.jpg thriving lush olive saplings from Maggie's farm 081 8023703 https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Coratina.jpg Coratinas from Maggie's farm https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/missionolivessteked.jpg Mission olive saplings awaiting fulfillment https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Leccinoolivesgreening.jpg Leccino olive saplings from the farm https://www.greenidiom.com/one-of-my-little-acorns-family.html 2017-06-23T05:58:50.511602Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/one-of-my-little-acorns-family-21882398.jpg Quercus suber ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_one-of-my-little-acorns-family-21882398.jpg Quercus suber ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_one-of-my-little-acorns-family-21882397.jpg Quercus suber ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/one-of-my-little-acorns-family-21882399.jpg Quercus suber ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_one-of-my-little-acorns-family-21882399.jpg Quercus suber ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/one-of-my-little-acorns-family-21882397.jpg Quercus suber ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/organic-fertilizers.html 2020-10-27T07:41:04.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fabulousnewtwinseater.jpg Imraan sells us the features of the twin seater https://www.greenidiom.com/images/waterpenetrationwithchar.jpg millenia of veld fires cause our sand to reject water, and charcoal makes it permeable again https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dome.jpg Workshop attendees and Josh from Guerilla House at the board in some temporary shade https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ricejam.jpg Imraan's wild EM culture. The smelliest sock in the world https://www.greenidiom.com/images/holdthehose.jpg water feeds the microbes, who make the organic fertilizer https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thebeds.jpg The beautifully laid out sunken beds at Khanyisa. Mulching with wood chip and straw introduces organic fertilizers to the soil as the material decomposes https://www.greenidiom.com/images/feedingfire.jpg a biochar fire needs to be fed slowly and continually https://www.greenidiom.com/images/molasses.jpg These microbes like sweet stuff, and they got molasses https://www.greenidiom.com/images/addbiochar.jpg Biochar will get charged up in this hot compost pile https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seeds.jpg a mix of covercrop seeds for scattering https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/organic-fruit-fly-control.html 2018-08-24T12:13:18.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Flytrapigredients.jpg the materials needed for a home made fruit fly trap https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Fruitflytrafinishedinaction.png a home made trap with banana skins for organic fruit fly control https://www.greenidiom.com/organic-garden-fertilizer.html 2018-08-24T12:16:34.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/alayerofmanure.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/toesoutlinethespace.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/alayerofcomfrey.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/firstchamber.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/morecomfrey.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dirtyhandshigher.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/someactionwithkelp.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Joshlaysfoundations.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/poormanstrawnodog.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/manyhandshigher.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/abeautifulheap.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fromthegarden.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/organic-lotion.html 2018-08-24T12:19:06.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/10mixers.jpg proud producers of home made soap and organic lotion https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/1doubleboiler.jpg more like a kitchen than a lab: the simple tools needed https://www.greenidiom.com/images/50goodies.jpg to take home: lip balm, perfume,organic lotion and more https://www.greenidiom.com/images/5basicingredients.jpg measuring out the skin nurturing natural vegetable fats https://www.greenidiom.com/images/9sopa.jpg home made natural soap https://www.greenidiom.com/images/2beeswax.jpg natural ingredients in home made creams and organic lotion https://www.greenidiom.com/images/4girlpourer.jpg working with lye requires protection https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/8lining.jpg soap mould: a cardboard box lined with baking paper https://www.greenidiom.com/organic-mulch.html 2018-08-24T12:21:22.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pagravel.jpg a double inorganic mulch, black plastic peeping out at the bottom right, and stone. It conserves water, but its pretty sterile. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/permapath.jpg organic mulch on the path and beds conserves water and improves the soil in a vegetable patch https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gazaniainsitu.jpg a lawn replacement can be medicinal, flowering or edible. Gazania https://www.greenidiom.com/images/whiteshade.jpg a shade loving living mulch is also an organic mulch with benefits https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mulchpath.jpg wood chip is the most common mulch at Kirstenbosch and the Fynbos plants seem to thrive on it https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Trachyandra.jpg an organic mulch of olive leaves and living Trachyandra mulch https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/organic-weed-control.html 2018-08-24T12:24:09.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/middlepathuncut.jpg mid path before https://www.greenidiom.com/images/basketofweeds.jpg a free harvest of green plant food https://www.greenidiom.com/images/revivingleaves.jpg beautiful refreshed cabbage for feeding the humans https://www.greenidiom.com/images/middlepathafter.jpg mid path after https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greenlayeronpile.jpg the icing on the cake for soil bacteria https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/windypathuncut.jpg side path before https://www.greenidiom.com/images/weedtools.jpg tools for organic weed control https://www.greenidiom.com/images/windypathlookingwild.jpg side path after https://www.greenidiom.com/images/newjauche.jpg nettle beer for feeding the soil and plants https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/organic.html 2018-08-24T12:27:18.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Nobinprize.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/paper-waste.html 2018-08-27T09:06:59.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/suppliersofbumf.jpg an avalanche of paper i don't read which pours into my home uninvited https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aweekspaper.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/passion-fruit.html 2021-06-03T13:32:11.270315Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/pat-browne-rn.html 2020-11-25T05:20:42.597976Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pat-browne-rn-21939570.jpg What to do with >50,000lbs of thrown away kitchen countertop stone scrap https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/paul.html 2023-08-09T08:24:59.017399Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/perennial-vegetables.html 2019-10-29T16:49:06.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_3324.jpg rumbunctious Rhubarb. Heavenly stewed with green apples and served with vanilla ice cream. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/vinetrellis.jpg The humble grape vine redolent with history, and vein saving reservetrol, and leaves you can do lovely Greek things with. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/artichokeseedlings.jpg Globe artichoke seedlings. The flowers when eaten to wonderful things for gut flora. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_3319.jpg Two years in the making, these tamarillos have been on a journey with me. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_3306.jpg Rough stuff, my Opuntia is doing something, and one day I will too. Nopales yeee heee ! https://www.greenidiom.com/permablitz-team-say-thanks-.html 2016-10-05T11:03:15.957983Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/permablitz.html 2018-08-27T10:19:15.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Imraanwithrawmaterials.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/planticlettuce.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mariodigs.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/imraanontank.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sink.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/filledbox.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pathsandbeds.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/permaculture-design-course.html 2018-08-27T10:31:19.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dedication.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/units.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beautifulfood.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bluesky.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sectors.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/teaching.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/permaculture-principles.html 2018-08-27T10:35:12.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/nodulesonbrassica.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/permaculturist.html 2018-08-27T10:39:32.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/kparkin.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/pizza-oven.html 2021-04-11T15:26:24.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/plant-a-garden-blog.html 2022-12-21T11:43:37.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/plant-nurseries.html 2018-08-27T10:44:19.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/14preppingtray.jpg Imraan prepares a tray with the sandy cutting mix https://www.greenidiom.com/images/2games2.jpg This games is a metaphor for permaculture https://www.greenidiom.com/images/9preppingsixpack.jpg Prepare the soil without too much pressure https://www.greenidiom.com/images/12csowingseed.jpg Carefully sow the seeds singly in prepared holes https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_milk-sachet-nursery-germinating-seeds-in-old-milk-sachets-21887187.jpg Seedlings growing in our recycled milk sachets https://www.greenidiom.com/images/2bimraan.jpg Imraan explains the value of mutual respect in social exchanges within permaculture https://www.greenidiom.com/images/10aexplain2.jpg Josh explains some of the benefits of effective micro organisms https://www.greenidiom.com/images/8vinegarsoak.jpg Rinse the plant propagation trays in vinegar water https://www.greenidiom.com/images/0bgarden.jpg learn how to grow at Guerilla House https://www.greenidiom.com/images/4sieve.jpg Imraan added sieve hangers for when he's working alone https://www.greenidiom.com/images/11makingholes.jpg preparing the holes for sowing seed https://www.greenidiom.com/images/1games.jpg Josh and Imraan simplify self sufficiency https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/7rollingthetarp.jpg Mixing the propagation media in a tarp as another example of human cooperation https://www.greenidiom.com/images/3shadetunnel.jpg shade tunnel under construction, illustrates value https://www.greenidiom.com/images/12bsowing.jpg books, google, training, but mainly hands on experience are what make you a horticulturist https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/plant-power.html 2024-02-15T16:55:01.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plantpwerversionforcardssmaller.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/planting-vegetable-gardens.html 2018-08-27T10:48:06.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/clearingforsowing.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sowing.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_the-most-gentle-rose-for-watering-vegetable-seedlings-21878246.jpg easy to make with hammer and nail https://www.greenidiom.com/images/spacingplants.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/plum-tree.html 2021-01-05T07:22:55.395942Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/polluting-plastic.html 2018-10-24T17:48:41.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plasticmeeting.jpg People concerned about the polluting plastic in our rivers at a meeting today https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/poly-regenerative-wordlist.html 2020-09-26T10:13:57.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/pond-building-album-one.html 2021-04-21T12:22:50.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/drain.jpg Marc Niehaus connects the bottom drain https://www.greenidiom.com/images/backs.jpg laying wire mesh, raised on stones, on the pond bottom https://www.greenidiom.com/images/movingsand.jpg carting stone and sand from street to pond https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pondstevewithfish.jpg and my husband's skill at fish breeding, which is worth creating a canvas for https://www.greenidiom.com/images/concretedrain.jpg and sets its position with cast concrete https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oldpool.jpg My raw material was a hole in the ground with a brick wall around it https://www.greenidiom.com/images/layingmesh.jpg wire mesh is raised on small stones https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bottomcomplete.jpg finishes sitting on board https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ethan.jpg Ethan helped out with water duty https://www.greenidiom.com/images/nearlydone.jpg before moving the rest https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plan.jpg I measured and plotted the pond dimensions and took it to a company who makes PVC liners for dams https://www.greenidiom.com/images/coveringbottom.jpg Marc moves the wet concrete https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cistern.jpg so I built up the circular brick wall in the ground. It adds depth, water storage capacity, and stops dust https://www.greenidiom.com/images/spongingclean.jpg Marc sponges away the concrete splatter from the pond building https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Gwensgarden.jpg Inspiring, my sister's natural pond in California https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pouring.jpg pouring wet concrete https://www.greenidiom.com/images/progress.jpg Marc checks depth https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/pond-building-album-three.html 2018-08-27T11:00:44.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/raindirect.jpg more rain ! https://www.greenidiom.com/images/leadtotoppond.jpg from alley to garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/happygirls.jpg are these fish ready to make gorgeous babies soon ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rightstream.jpg right is good https://www.greenidiom.com/images/covered2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pumplead.jpg pump to filter https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hoseearly.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/holesupside.jpg four pipe stumps where do they go ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/exit.jpg line from rain tank 4 https://www.greenidiom.com/images/fllmonty.jpg pond and filter https://www.greenidiom.com/images/leadfromstoragetank.jpg big tank line https://www.greenidiom.com/images/holespondside.jpg old buried pipes https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_7839.jpg outflow 1 and 2 https://www.greenidiom.com/images/farpipe.jpg to this outflow https://www.greenidiom.com/images/crosspipes.jpg 1 and 2 here https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/halffull.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pump.jpg pump https://www.greenidiom.com/images/exits.jpg right gets connected https://www.greenidiom.com/images/happydoitsu.jpg circuits complete, happy in the depths https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/left.jpg left no good https://www.greenidiom.com/pond-building-album-two.html 2018-08-27T10:57:50.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/marc.jpg Marc smoothing the cement https://www.greenidiom.com/images/otherside2.jpg glueing top plate of bottom drain https://www.greenidiom.com/images/measuring.jpg measuring the sides https://www.greenidiom.com/images/steveleaves.jpg Stephan leaves the perfectly carpeted pond to fetch the liner https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cuttingboard2.jpg cutting board and ruler https://www.greenidiom.com/images/screwin.jpg screwing down top plate that holds the liner https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gluebottomdrain.jpg glueing under the liner edge https://www.greenidiom.com/images/steveandmarc.jpg Scraping rough points off the cement https://www.greenidiom.com/images/marcandbroom.jpg completed base https://www.greenidiom.com/images/dothjies2.jpg gluing the top of the pond walls with spots of glue https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pullingit.jpg Marc and Stephan lay out underfelt to cut the base https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gluing.jpg glueing the bottom of the pond walls https://www.greenidiom.com/images/linerin2.jpg the liner is in https://www.greenidiom.com/images/finsih2.jpg The bottom drain now clamps the liner tight, and the dome lid is on https://www.greenidiom.com/images/strangefellows.jpg rolling the sides https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/pond-building.html 2024-06-25T14:55:40.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/drain.jpg installing bottom drain https://www.greenidiom.com/images/nearlydone.jpg near the end of casting the bottom https://www.greenidiom.com/images/castingbottom.jpg The guys with the concrete mixer https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pondstevewithfish.jpg Stephan Kloppert swimming with his fish https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/concretedrain.jpg fixing it in place https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cistern.jpg stage two: vermicast is removed, wall built and plastered https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rawpondbottom.jpg first we had to find the old pipe, then compress the earth https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Gwensgarden.jpg part of my sister's pond system in southern California https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oldpool.jpg stage one of the pond building, a retaining wall in the ground https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bottomcomplete.jpg Marc Niehaus after a hard day of pond building https://www.greenidiom.com/potash-soap.html 2024-07-01T08:26:19.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/1weighingwater.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/4likedough.jpg dough like 50 mins https://www.greenidiom.com/images/8addboilingwater.jpg add boiling water https://www.greenidiom.com/images/5cohesion.jpg one lump 60 mins https://www.greenidiom.com/images/2temperature.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/3muchthickerseeingbottom.jpg coming off sides 45 mins https://www.greenidiom.com/images/1equipmentreadywithoils.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/1weighingKOH.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/7crazylookingspoonfull.jpg shredding and threads 70 mins https://www.greenidiom.com/images/8storagejars.jpg spoon some into a jar https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/9filleddispensers.jpg After one day, fill dispensers with liquid potash soap https://www.greenidiom.com/images/2creamingwithblender.jpg clotted and foamy https://www.greenidiom.com/images/2thickeningstirringwithspoon.jpg smooth, jelly like 30 mins https://www.greenidiom.com/images/equipmenttrimsmall.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/potted-succulent.html 2018-08-27T11:11:19.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/laceupplanter.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cdonionsandkale.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/couplefar.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sandshoeplanter.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beaddsandhands.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/showplanterhearts.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bottlegreenhouse.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hardhat.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/nursery.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/principles-of-permaculture.html 2018-08-27T11:15:07.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/spirals.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sketch2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/helix.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mandala2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/keyholespiral.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/privacy-policy.html 2018-04-05T13:17:35.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/protea-drawing.html 2024-02-15T16:07:27.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/proteaswithpaisleytighterwarmgreybackground800.png Protea drawing for upholstery and other prints https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/protect-seedlings.html 2024-06-26T15:23:14.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/desperationalley.jpg alley full of bean seedlings https://www.greenidiom.com/images/flimsytrellis.jpg string trellis https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hook.jpg wall hooks https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beansescapeprotection.jpg beans emerging as the branches dry up https://www.greenidiom.com/images/vegetablebedalley.jpg seedling propagation area https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wateringbeanseedlings.jpg water bean seedlings daily https://www.greenidiom.com/images/grassjuiceexperiment.jpg An experiment with plant juices. The reasoning more fully described in my newsletter on 14th, so sign up to get more informtion on this technique. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lushbeangrowthinsecondyear.jpeg lush bean growth in second year https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/pruning-advice.html 2023-01-15T12:46:33.495465Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/raised-bed.html 2019-09-14T06:37:28.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/asparagusspearshrunk.jpg In spring, our late August, early September, a spear emerged. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/liningwithunderfelt.jpg I pulled this old carpet underfelt from going to the dump. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cuttiinguprebar.jpg My husband made the gift of the asparagus bulbs, and his labor cutting rebar. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/finishedbed.jpg A bird's nest raised bed, built in a few hours from refuse, rags and rebar. Made to house asparagus, it is also insect friendly. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/asparagusintheholes.jpg Plant the asparagus 4 inches deep. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/earlystage2.jpg After the first three layers of sticks. You can see the rebar at the corners, but the winter light breaks it up a bit. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/birdsnestraisedbed.jpg Fill the nest with rich free draining soil. I used 2:1 sand and old manure, topped with vermicast. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/removingbricks.jpg Based on the expectation that we had three asparagus bulbs, I built a triangular bed. The first stage was removing the brick paving. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/liningwithplastic.jpg black plastic offcuts https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/theasparagusbulbs2.jpg a bedraggled looking asparagus bulb https://www.greenidiom.com/recycle-at-home.html 2018-08-29T12:56:29.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/inthepond.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/recycle-business.html 2018-08-29T13:05:13.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DaveandTracey.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/recycle-plastic.html 2018-08-29T13:15:00.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/toughplanters.jpg tough and free: from milk bags to planters in the nursery https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/jollyyellowbags.jpg colourful packaging for worms and vermicompost bought at the factory door https://www.greenidiom.com/images/inbinsin.jpg Plastic in the bin is eco sin https://www.greenidiom.com/recycle-service.html 2018-08-29T13:30:39.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/scrapmetalagent.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cindyinthebag.jpg scrap metal recycle service https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/recycle-waste.html 2018-08-29T13:37:50.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wallpaper2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/recycled.html 2018-08-29T13:42:22.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mountain.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/waste2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/recyclesolutions.html 2018-08-29T13:52:23.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/usingmilkbags2.jpg Recycled milk bags used in a nursery https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/recycling-fish-poop-with-the-help-of-plants.html 2016-10-05T14:35:57.533994Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/recycling-grey-water.html 2026-07-14T07:28:48.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mefixing.jpg Here I am inserting a flushing valve to remove organic sediment from the fat digestor. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/2barrelsystemwithleads2.jpg The first stage of recycling grey water in our system: worm bin and fat digester barrel. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/exitwater2.jpg At the end of the system, the water runs out clear and odorless, and is collected for flushing. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lining.jpg The raised wicking beds are built, lined, and filled with gravel in bags, waiting for the water to back up. The next stage is filling the tanks with soil and plants. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plantsproutsinsystem.jpg After a few weeks the cover crops were thriving, wild peas, sorghum, sunflowers and buckwheat. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cover2.jpg The DIY grey water wetland with the first plantings just after building. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plantingstageofsystem.jpg Cover crops, covered with nets, have been planted in the wicking beds. Plants will help remove excess nutrients from the water and oxygenate it. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cannasmaller2.jpg After a year in operation, the grow beds fed by grey water. The cover crops have been cut and used as mulch and replanting is needed. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/recycling-waste-for-compost-materials.html 2017-09-27T15:33:51.129570Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_recycling-waste-for-compost-materials-21888349.jpg green manure added to compost https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_recycling-waste-for-compost-materials-21888348.jpg mature urine added to compost https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/recycling-waste-for-compost-materials-21888350.jpg collect kitchen waste in any old buckets https://www.greenidiom.com/images/recycling-waste-for-compost-materials-21888348.jpg mature urine added to compost https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_recycling-waste-for-compost-materials-21888351.jpg slimy kitchen waste is great compost https://www.greenidiom.com/images/recycling-waste-for-compost-materials-21888349.jpg green manure added to compost https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_recycling-waste-for-compost-materials-21888350.jpg collect kitchen waste in any old buckets https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/recycling-waste-for-compost-materials-21888351.jpg slimy kitchen waste is great compost https://www.greenidiom.com/recycling.html 2018-08-29T14:02:33.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/NobinPrize3.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/red-flowers.html 2018-08-29T15:07:53.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pimpiempie1.jpg Chasmanthe floribunda, rooi afrikaner https://www.greenidiom.com/images/clivia.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/honeysuckle.jpg cape honey suckle, tecoma capensis, also nectar yielding https://www.greenidiom.com/images/willedagga.jpg leonotus has bright orange flowers with nectar https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aloe11.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hibiscus5.jpg the red bell hibiscus is a large shrub and does well here https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hibiscus7.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pointsetia.jpg these lovely red flowers are also exotics: pointsettia euphorbia pulcherrima https://www.greenidiom.com/images/crane3.jpg Crane flower or Strelitzia, related to banana https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aloe4.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cotyledon6.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/regenerate.html 2024-02-15T16:36:31.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/PALEGREEN1000.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/8by10inchwithoutbleed.png This is the single print design on our downloadable and printable greeting cards. Larger prints can be used as posters, or framed, or serve as book covers for journals. Its all up to your creativity ! https://www.greenidiom.com/images/OLIVE1000.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/regenerateanationrepeat1000.png Our downloadable gift wrap paper to print at home. This is the Regenerate a Nation design on a red ochre background. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/PURPLE1000.png https://www.greenidiom.com/regeneration-through-liquid-carbon-pathway.html 2024-02-15T16:38:01.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/PALEGREEN1000.png print gift wrap yourself. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/8by10inchwithoutbleed.png Soil Regeneration: Downloadable poster you can print at home. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/regenerateanationrepeat1000.png Soil Regeneration: Downloadable gift wrap you can print at home. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/PURPLE1000.png Soil Regeneration: direct download. https://www.greenidiom.com/regenerative-agriculture-design.html 2024-02-15T16:51:22.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/collapsetosinglelayerwithgreen.png Regenerative agriculture design "Its not the cow, its the how". https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/regenerative-agriculture.html 2020-09-26T11:25:53.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/polyregen.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/regenerative-farming.html 2020-12-05T16:42:44.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/howtodogregerative3.jpg Ouch ! Digging implements hurt the ground too. Apply regenerative farming principles. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/regenerative.html 2020-12-19T06:28:02.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amiregenerative.jpg Am I really really regenerative ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/ria-schuurman.html 2018-05-22T08:18:16.880701Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/road-verge.html 2018-08-29T15:14:12.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/devast.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hospitalcorner.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/roadisland.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/roadisland2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/maitlandless.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/roadverge3.jpg more kikuyu, ugly and wasteful https://www.greenidiom.com/images/roadverge1.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/rocket-propulsion.html 2017-06-29T16:18:16.270678Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rocket-propulsion-21882807.jpg propellor rocket flowers https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/rose.html 2023-12-17T09:08:37.542391Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/saving-seeds-after-fermenting.html 2022-12-02T18:18:27.591656Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/saving-soil.html 2020-04-22T15:47:07.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/futuredesert.jpg present drought creator and future desert https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bad2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bad1.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_it-is-so-easy-to-save-this-soil-and-bring-it-back-to-life-21880064.jpg this soil needs only a little care to be saved https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cover3.jpg cover every inch with living plants or mulch (dead plants) https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carrotsemerging.jpg carrot seed emerging through mulch https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lotsofmulch.jpg under layer of cardboard, mulch on beds and paths, and you need less water and weeding and food plants thrive https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mushroom2.jpg rejoice in mushrooms, they show your soil lives https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Organicmatterormulching.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/saving-tamarillo-and-grenadilla-seeds.html 2017-09-26T19:31:51.075701Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/saving-tamarillo-and-grenadilla-seeds-21888313.jpg tamarillo and grenadilla seeds fermenting https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/seedling-root-growth.html 2024-03-04T16:18:10.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/closeupofthebeautifulroots.jpg close up of strong seedling roots https://www.greenidiom.com/images/desperateforgrowingspace.jpg desperate for planting space https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bluepeterjustbeforeplanting.jpg blue peter bean seedlings just before planting https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beanplantwithstrongroots.jpg bean seedling showing strongly developed roots https://www.greenidiom.com/images/32beanplants.jpg 32 bean plants in a row https://www.greenidiom.com/seeds-for-a-bred-sweeter-less-acidic-kei-apple.html 2023-11-20T08:24:46.188818Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/simple-but-sublime-green-foods.html 2017-06-13T19:24:53.695021Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/skills-sharing-and-crosspollination.html 2021-11-26T05:16:54.805977Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/small-kitchen-garden.html 2018-09-11T09:23:33.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/compost.jpg Yes I make hot compost, the garden's motor, and then cool off https://www.greenidiom.com/images/maturetube.jpg onions and herbs growing in tubes to reduce transplant shock and intensify the output of my small kitchen garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mix.jpg my typical waiting mix of indigenous, water/wise and Mexican/Madagascan https://www.greenidiom.com/images/babies.jpg tree nursery will be good some time https://www.greenidiom.com/images/newtubes.jpg I've a name and date for all this stuff, but not the principal I strive for https://www.greenidiom.com/images/steps.jpg lekker, pretty, shot myself in the foot. Garden no longer flat and chicken dome friendly https://www.greenidiom.com/images/story.jpg One picture many lessons. The hotspot ( wall) with indigenous plants, thorns protecting olives, I'll never add bone meal again, luxuriant cabbages and little else https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/small-wildlife-friendly-garden.html 2023-01-19T10:00:33.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wild.jpg a wild garden corner https://www.greenidiom.com/images/indieandexotic.jpg mix of useful native and exotic succulents https://www.greenidiom.com/images/druve.jpg raised beds and wall trellises https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/insectseyeviewcopy.jpg don't be intimidated by vast expanses of nature, your small wildlife friendly garden has a part to play. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beetlepolinator.jpg beetlepolinator.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/snail-city.html 2017-05-12T09:44:12.678895Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snail-city-21878698.jpg snails close up https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_snail-city-21878698.jpg snails close up https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snail-city-21878697.jpg snails on the wall https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_snail-city-21878697.jpg snails on the wall https://www.greenidiom.com/snail-mating-behavior.html 2021-12-08T15:01:58.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amatingsnailsoneedit1000.jpg Whether its fair and equal or not, snails seem to abandon themselves to this experience, and take their time. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snailsensesreferences.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amatingsnailspenisedit1000.jpg The white penis can just be seen. If pulled further apart, but that seemed rude, one may see two organs, lying parallel, one from each snail. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amatingsnailsthreeedit1000.jpg Two snails locked in a simultaneous hermaphrodite embrace. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/asnaileatingmuck1000.jpg A snail doing what it loves, surrounded by its favorite food, slurping up microbial sludge with its raspy tongue. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/asnailloogin1000.jpg Here's looking at you ! https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snailpair.jpg Given snail mating behavior, it may seem that an encounter between any two snails may lead to love. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/snail-predators.html 2022-02-04T18:01:38.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/humbillicusview.png 'My' hunting snail, showing the characteristic umbillicus hole underneath. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snailpredatorreferences.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hblackflesh.png The hunting snail has shiny black flesh when it put out its little black horns, but its cautious when being handled. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/huntingsnail.png Sometimes snail predators can be other snails. This is a precious hunting snail I found in my garden. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/snail-shell.html 2021-12-08T15:03:32.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/shellreferences.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/redsnail.jpg The snail shell is fused to the mantle which secretes new shell as it grows. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snailbomb1000.jpg The rich oily colors of the snail lie in the outermost protein skin, the periostracum which dies when the snail dies. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snailtrilogy1000.jpg Snails grow to all sizes without detaching from the shell. Color variations show differences in diet. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snailspirals1000.jpg A beautiful garden snail shell decorated by radial bands of pigment. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/snails-move.html 2021-12-06T16:13:24.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snailinrainweb.jpg When snails move on a wet surfaces it prevents desiccation and damage to their soft foot https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snailprotectivecoverweb.jpg The dried mucus lid or epiphragm is used to cover the shell opening and protect the snail from desiccation. Sea snails often have a more permanent door structure called an operculum. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snailonaloeweb.jpg Snails move by preference on smooth surfaces, like waxy leaves and plastic. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snailonwetleafweb.jpg When it rains snails move around looking for food and mates https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snailsmovereferenceslansdscape.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/snails.html 2021-12-14T08:01:03.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/redsnail.jpg Snails are everywhere in my garden. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/brownsnail.jpg Snails eat decomposing vegetative matter. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cultivatedweeds.jpg A bed of cultivated 'weeds' that self seed. No maintenance and so much food ! https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snailpair.jpg For a snail, every meeting has so much potential ! Read the next article on snail biology and sex. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/soil-advocacy.html 2020-10-25T05:25:55.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/soil-fertility.html 2020-10-19T19:58:06.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/frontgardenclipped.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/soil-health.html 2020-04-10T08:04:49.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aggregartes.jpg The beginnings of aggregate formation on the roots of one of my cover crop seedlings. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/groundcoverveygiefig.jpg An exotic perennial climbing leaf vegetable, Basella alba https://www.greenidiom.com/images/forgreenidiom.png My soil health design printed on clothing, decor items and accessories. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cannas.jpg These massive self replicating perfectly designed solar panels pump energy into the life in the ground whenever the sun shines https://www.greenidiom.com/images/leaveitbe.jpg leave her be and just receive https://www.greenidiom.com/images/arrowroot.jpg Food for the microbes and food for we. The amazing perennial arrowroot. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/asparagus.jpg A native perennial food plant and ground cover, Carpobrotus https://www.greenidiom.com/images/malabar.jpg An exotic perennial climbing leaf vegetable, Basella alba https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/soil-microbe-design.html 2024-02-15T16:39:48.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/soilmicrobesforartblogcloseup1000.png In this close up you can see most of the creatures in the soil microbe design https://www.greenidiom.com/images/springtaltrimmed1000.jpg My pen drawing of one of the bizarre and wonderful creatures in the soil, the spring-tail. It is only one to tow millimeters in length. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/soilmicrobesforartblogextracloseup1000.png An extreme close up of the soil microbe design showing how I tried to reflect the transparency and intricate structures of organisms in the soil. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/soilmicrobesforartblogbigrepeat1000.png The soil microbe design is a seamless repeat. The divisions go right through some objects. See if you can find them ! https://www.greenidiom.com/soil-treatment.html 2020-10-25T05:23:25.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/800px-Desiccation-cracks_hg.jpg A piece of undernourished soil. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/composttower.jpg a nature modeled compost tower in Saskia's garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/soil-work.html 2020-10-25T05:21:56.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/moyoplanting.jpg I get to know that Moyo has a wonderful touch with plants https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sixpacksincar.jpg the companions do not know what they are in for: eggplant, marigold, garlic chives waiting in the car https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/anythingwecangetmulch.jpg My gardening companion on this job, Moyo, spreading our wild mulch https://www.greenidiom.com/something-got-through-the-bag-.html 2017-04-07T07:54:34.191704Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_something-got-through-the-bag-21876731.jpg hole in fruit from this bag https://www.greenidiom.com/images/something-got-through-the-bag-21876731.jpg hole in fruit from this bag https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/something-got-through-the-bag-21876732.jpg inside this fruit, some maggots, lots of damage https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_something-got-through-the-bag-21876730.jpg hole in bag eaten by something https://www.greenidiom.com/images/something-got-through-the-bag-21876730.jpg hole in bag eaten by something https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_something-got-through-the-bag-21876732.jpg inside this fruit, some maggots, lots of damage https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/south-african-plants.html 2021-11-06T17:01:47.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/9smallsection.jpg a seed cut through with a scalpel https://www.greenidiom.com/images/1gettingreadyforseedexamination.jpg Many great lovers of South African plants in one space. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/6seedinteriors.jpg We inspected a wide range of seeds of South African plants https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/12gettingtherightfeel.jpg Getting a feel for the soil mix that South African plants of the fynbos love. https://www.greenidiom.com/south-african-vineyards.html 2018-09-11T10:53:48.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cakeandcoffee.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/shadedtables.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/homesteadview.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/liquidgold.jpg 2013 noble late harvest 1769 Muscat de Frontignan https://www.greenidiom.com/images/nose.jpg a remarkable nose https://www.greenidiom.com/images/flowres.jpg Large flower arrangement at the Cape Town wine estate Buitenverwachting https://www.greenidiom.com/images/irmasternflowers.jpg Lovely flower arrangement at Irma Stern Museum https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/sowing-biodiverse-cover-crops.html 2020-10-25T08:50:34.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seedmix.jpg My 30 species seed mix cost next to nothing https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/spice-trees-in-mediterranean-climates.html 2017-05-26T10:48:24.485239Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_spice-trees-in-mediterranean-climates-21880048.jpg Persea americana https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_spice-trees-in-mediterranean-climates-21880047.jpg Laurus nobilis https://www.greenidiom.com/images/spice-trees-in-mediterranean-climates-21880048.jpg Persea americana https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/spice-trees-in-mediterranean-climates-21880047.jpg Laurus nobilis https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/stepping-stone-gardens.html 2023-03-31T08:46:42.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/peggedoutarea.jpg Here you can see some of the pegs ready for stringing https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/you.jpg Stepping stone gardens, all you need is pegs, hammer and string. No fashion parade. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/donotmowposter.jpg Informing the city mowers and educating others is essential https://www.greenidiom.com/street-amaranth-and-dogs.html 2017-06-20T06:36:06.142345Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/street-trees.html 2018-09-11T11:02:41.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/streettrees.jpg Dawn in what used to be a green street in goodwood, an unbroken tunnel of trees https://www.greenidiom.com/images/streetsweepings.jpg "tree huggers" are mocked and shamed https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/struggling-tamarillist.html 2021-04-14T12:29:48.585709Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/success-.html 2017-04-12T13:07:23.019844Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/success-21877028.jpg the carrots and radishes sown in the bed under wire mesh https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/succulent-garden.html 2020-12-17T11:06:32.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/colorpots.jpg a cactus garden in colorfull pots works every time https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/vase.jpg this vase of succulents holds a surprise https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pinkrose2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greyrose.jpg these discard leaves and these will form baby plants when left in a dark cupboard https://www.greenidiom.com/images/barrow.jpg Beautiful succulents in Goodwood https://www.greenidiom.com/images/rosecollection.jpg VARIATIONS ON A THEME A harmonious SUCCULENT GARDEN IN CONTAINERS https://www.greenidiom.com/images/vase2.jpg drop to your knees and there is a miniature landscape https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/succulent-medicinal-plant.html 2024-02-15T16:31:41.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/editedcotyledonforinstagram.jpg Cotyledon orbiculata, native medicinal herbs of South Africa 60 x 80 cm (23 x 31 inch) painting in acrylic on board. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/sunk-beds.html 2018-08-30T11:24:06.319434Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/tamarillo.html 2021-04-14T13:01:05.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tamarilloatitsbestirstbranches.jpg Our tomato tree at its most lush, making its first branches and blossoms. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tamarillotreetattyinfebafterbearing.jpg The tree looks haggard, due to drought, or heat, or poor feeding. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/youngtamarrilo3.jpg The seedling in a sunny spot thrived in winter. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tamarilloseedlings20.jpg The next stage was to plant the seedlings individually in recycled milk bags. After this they were planted out in the garden. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tamarillofirstflowersredoneagain.jpg The exquisite tomato tree flowers https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tamarillosaskiafruitandtree.jpg The mother plant of my tamarillos, in the Urban Farmstead in Tokai https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tamarillofruitmidterm.jpg Green tamarillos are full size, a few weeks after flowering. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_what-are-these-plants-21935338.jpg Green shrub https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tamarilloskeleton.jpg Tamarillo in sun https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seedtrays.jpg Recycled fish packaging. 40 x 30 x 12 cm polystyrene boxes are good for vegetable and some tree seed, and cuttings. The yellow balls are Acacia karoo flowers. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/youngtamarillo4.jpg Plate sized, heart shaped leaves in a sapling https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tamarillosripening.jpg Months later. There is no rush to capture this delicate dawn like blush going into verasion. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tamarilloearlytamarillofruit.jpg Tiny fruits appear soon after flowering, but will take 6 month to ripen on the tree https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tamarillooverripe.jpg The seeds from these overripe fruit (originally bought at a greengrocer) came up like hairs on a dogs back. I let them die off too. The fruit had lovely colour but an unpleasant flavor. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tamarillobearing.jpg Tamarillo in shade https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/thank-you.html 2021-06-13T11:59:18.851377Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/thank-you1.html 2021-08-31T16:08:55.320830Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/the-3-wild-plums.html 2022-12-02T17:47:11.168083Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/the-3-wild-plums1.html 2022-12-02T17:51:40.516531Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/the-bagging-for-fruit-fly-works-differently-on-pears.html 2017-04-07T07:47:27.862826Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/the-bagging-for-fruit-fly-works-differently-on-pears-21876729.jpg bagged pears placed on bag https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/the-beauty-of-nature.html 2021-12-23T16:24:41.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oodlesoffruittocome.jpg Carpobrotus: Oodles of green fruit that will ripen to delight animals and humans with their slimy, slurpy, salty, seedy hearts. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Colpoon.jpg Colpoon, a delicious berry enjoyed by humans since the dawn of time. I managed to collect four seeds. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Cyclopeahoneybush.jpg Cyclopea or honeybush. It is used to make the most delicious tea in the world. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Cotuladuckettii.jpg Cotula duckettii in its natural habitat of windblown sand https://www.greenidiom.com/images/smallpollinatingbeetles.jpg Small beetles pollinating the Cotula. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/NottoomuchfloweringatTinnieVersfeldReserve.jpg This piece of land was left to the nation by my grand uncle Tinie Versfeld. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Asparaguscapensis2.jpg Asparagus capensis https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/the-flowering-garden.html 2018-09-12T09:34:16.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/vinca.jpg The ubiquitous perennial vinca https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bizliz2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/oleandershow.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greyandpink2.jpg spindly Gaura, https://www.greenidiom.com/images/milnerroad.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/blossompod.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hibiscusclose.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pinkfranjipani.jpg A pink plumeria, or franjipani variety https://www.greenidiom.com/images/filllypinkhib.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lawnreplacement.jpg flower starred lawn https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hibiscusinfull.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/amaryllis.jpg Amaryllis belladonna (also poisonous) https://www.greenidiom.com/images/flashcaught.jpg another hibiscus cultivar https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/the-most-gentle-rose-for-watering-vegetable-seedlings.html 2017-05-04T09:20:41.717271Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/the-most-gentle-rose-for-watering-vegetable-seedlings-21878246.jpg easy to make with hammer and nail https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/the-nobin-price-is-a-great-award.html 2016-03-13T18:05:22.113416Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/the-power-of-plants.html 2023-01-10T11:44:42.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/WILDFOODLIFEFOREST.jpg WILDFOODLIFEFOREST.JPG https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plantpwerversionforcardssmaller.png versionforcardssmaller.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/noemnoem.jpg Numnum berries, blossom, leaves and thorns https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/soilmicrobesforartblogbigrepeat1000.png My soil microbe design on Redbubble https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gardentrimforad.jpg my garden in winter https://www.greenidiom.com/the-rubbish-diet.html 2018-09-12T09:37:04.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/NobinPrize2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/thinning-carrots.html 2017-07-24T14:38:43.760139Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thinning-carrots-21884430.jpg creating space by pulling up the smaller plants https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thinning-carrots-21884431.jpg result is a delicious bunch of baby carrots https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thinning-carrots-21884429.jpg these are too tight, the carrots are touching and can't grow https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_thinning-carrots-21884430.jpg creating space by pulling up the smaller plants https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thinning-carrots-21884428.jpg the carrot tops are large and lush and they have been growing for months https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_thinning-carrots-21884428.jpg the carrot tops are large and lush and they have been growing for months https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_thinning-carrots-21884429.jpg these are too tight, the carrots are touching and can't grow https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_thinning-carrots-21884431.jpg result is a delicious bunch of baby carrots https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/this-is-the-catch-pool-for-my-favourite-drinking-fountain-at-kirstenbosch.html 2017-05-19T15:30:48.496090Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/this-is-the-catch-pool-for-my-favourite-drinking-fountain-at-kirstenbosch-21879299.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/thorns-birds-wild-berries-and-ecologies.html 2017-06-19T11:29:16.980572Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thorns-birds-wild-berries-and-ecologies-21882116.jpg wild berries, thorns and birds https://www.greenidiom.com/tips-on-path-building-from-an-expert-with-a-large-garden.html 2017-05-12T10:36:33.291913Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tips-on-path-building-from-an-expert-with-a-large-garden-21878699.jpg use steps to change levels rather than paved slopes. It saves soil and water and plants love to grow around them https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/tomato-blight.html 2018-09-12T09:47:30.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tomatoscar.jpg our black seaman tomatoes take a drubbing https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_can-a-carolina-reaper-chili-get-tomato-blight-21877880.jpg is this tomato blight on a chili ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/diversetomatojungle.jpg a diverse jungle of dense vegetation with healthy looking tomato leaves close by https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sickbush.jpg a tomato plant in a tub, stricken with early tomato blight https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sickseaman.jpg sickly looking tomato fruit on a dead vine... burn it https://www.greenidiom.com/images/references.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/diseasedleaves.jpg early tomato blight in a microcosm: lower leaves curl up and die, bull's eye lesions https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/trampling-weeds.html 2020-10-21T11:13:53.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tramplingroundlemon.jpg Trampled Commelina and grasses around our lemon tree. https://www.greenidiom.com/tree-trimming-album.html 2018-09-12T09:53:22.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/goodsawingpic.jpg battery driven tree saw https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tool.jpg quicker than handwork https://www.greenidiom.com/images/treefrombelow.jpg tree too close https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/broadview.jpg easier control than chainsaw https://www.greenidiom.com/images/stevesawingtree.jpg saw is light https://www.greenidiom.com/images/steveonladder.jpg finished in a few hours https://www.greenidiom.com/images/momandstevefrombelow.jpg less sweat than handwork https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ontheroofwave.jpg On the hot tin roof...also for 87 and 56 year olds https://www.greenidiom.com/images/suspicious.jpg these make a noise in the wind https://www.greenidiom.com/images/viewfromroof2.jpg Devil's Peak and Table Mountain in the west https://www.greenidiom.com/images/viewfromroof1.jpg benefits of being on the roof, the view east https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mumatwork.jpg mum with thin branches https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/stevetyingropes.jpg fixing guide ropes https://www.greenidiom.com/triple-benefit-for-the-environment-is-beach-bottles.html 2017-09-15T19:00:16.001410Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_triple-benefit-for-the-environment-is-beach-bottles-21887621.jpg well leached old bottles https://www.greenidiom.com/images/triple-benefit-for-the-environment-is-beach-bottles-21887620.jpg a trip with this beautiful view of Table Mountain becomes a recycling event https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_triple-benefit-for-the-environment-is-beach-bottles-21887620.jpg a trip with this beautiful view of Table Mountain becomes a recycling event https://www.greenidiom.com/images/triple-benefit-for-the-environment-is-beach-bottles-21887621.jpg well leached old bottles https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/turmeric-rhizomes.html 2018-09-12T09:59:57.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/turmericspear.jpg Turmeric on 12th June https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_day-one-and-two-of-fertilization-program-21883184.jpg Day 1 https://www.greenidiom.com/images/turmericleaf.jpg Turmeric on the 28th June https://www.greenidiom.com/images/turmericsprout.jpg Turmeric on the 2nd of June https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/turmerictrumpet.jpg 25th June https://www.greenidiom.com/types-of-gardening.html 2023-01-28T15:37:08.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wild.jpg a wild garden corner https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mytrees.jpg native fruit tree nursery https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ajointeffortatsteppinstone.jpg stepphingstone https://www.greenidiom.com/images/insecthotel.jpg insecthotel.JPG https://www.greenidiom.com/images/daisies.jpg wild flower meadow https://www.greenidiom.com/images/doublepentagonalcomposter.jpg double pentagon composter https://www.greenidiom.com/images/workshopinlanga.jpg workshopinlanga.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/nakedearth.jpg nakedearth.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/steppingstonegarden.jpg stepphingstonegarden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/butterfly.jpg butterfly https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aftercutting.jpg after cutting vichellia karoo https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_5067.jpg Building a urinal for soil fertility https://www.greenidiom.com/images/momsbabies.jpg momsbabies.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/abseiling.jpg felling Vichellia karoo https://www.greenidiom.com/images/arums.png arums.png https://www.greenidiom.com/images/guavanopal.jpg guavanopal.JPG https://www.greenidiom.com/images/myseedmix.jpg myseedmix.JPG https://www.greenidiom.com/images/momandrangers.jpg mom with mountain rangers https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cover.jpeg coverofAfricanNutritionalplants https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/uganda.html 2026-02-25T15:49:07.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/earthmuonds.jpg earth mounds for sweet potato https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cassavaseed10300.jpg casava seed front view https://www.greenidiom.com/images/20250914_080004.jpg fishing boat on lake Victoria https://www.greenidiom.com/images/market.jpg market in Uganda https://www.greenidiom.com/images/20250914_075716.jpg Garuga lakeside resort https://www.greenidiom.com/images/boat.jpg a fishing boat typical of the net fishermen on lake Victoria https://www.greenidiom.com/images/monsteravines.jpg monstera vine in Uganda https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hugegingersredflowers.jpg huge ginger plant flowers https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beantypesatmarket.jpg A diversity of beans sorted by ladies at the market https://www.greenidiom.com/images/extensivemulching.jpg mulched bananas https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hibiscus.jpg hibiscus https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hibiscustreeleaves.jpg hibiscusleaves https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cassavaseeD9300.jpg casava seed side view https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hugeginger.jpg huge ginger plant https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/urban-biodiversity.html 2020-11-12T05:12:06.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wholetree.jpg Euclea racemosa, about 3 meters high https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harpephyllumsapling.jpg Home grown wild plum seedling. The berries have more anti-oxidants than blueberries. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tamarilloharvest1000.jpg Tamarillo diversity seen at harvest: the seed from one fruit produced trees with fruit totally different in color, flavor and bearing time. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/large.jpeg The edible berries of Euclea racemosa https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/treeseedlingsinaflat.jpg Attempts to increase urban biodiversity: growing Euclea racemosa seedlings. https://www.greenidiom.com/urban-farmer.html 2018-09-14T14:34:18.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/yvandrojpg.jpg the urban farmer and permaculturist, Yvandro reynolds https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/forestbeginnings.jpg the earliest beginnings of the food forest https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tufcogathering.jpg the tufco gathering, permaculture comes to in tableview https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/urban-gardening.html 2018-09-14T14:44:05.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tubesystem.jpg one of my experiments in micro farm production https://www.greenidiom.com/images/medicinal3.jpg medicinal and gorgeous Leonotus https://www.greenidiom.com/images/retreatgarden.jpg Though shalt absolutely NOT covet they neighbour's property https://www.greenidiom.com/images/legume.jpg Just one of our gorgeous tree legumes, Podalyria https://www.greenidiom.com/images/moremedicinals.jpg medicine, medicine everywhere https://www.greenidiom.com/images/typicalpublicarea.jpg such a beautiful waste. Hectares of public land in Monte Vista https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cistern.jpg Fear of the next drought made me invest in this rain cistern cum swimming pool cum fishpond cum aquaponic system under construction. Glad I can afford this insurance. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/church.jpg A dance event at a local church. I'm hoping some young people with lots of energy are into green things. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/indiveg.jpg My indigenous veg thrives on neglect. It has since sprouted 3 flower heads, the harvest https://www.greenidiom.com/images/foodnotweeds.jpg food that thrives on neglect. Some call weeds https://www.greenidiom.com/images/struggletogrowenughfood.jpg My struggle with productivity starts here https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wildlynutritious.jpg a wildly nutritious and delicious green sambal, 10 minutes max in the making https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ohmyheart.jpg Jubilation. Up poke from the artichoke. One of three varieties in my mini nursery https://www.greenidiom.com/images/typicalpubicarea2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DSCF5324.jpg wasted land near the super rich in Constantia https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DSCF5194.jpg wasted land on the M5 https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/vegetable-garden-planner.html 2018-06-14T11:36:02.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/karinsowing.jpg the Master gardener keeps sowing all year https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_mixed-planting-with-vegetables-and-succulents-21880582.jpg mustard and succulents happy together in my water-wise permaculture garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/punchedmilkbags.jpg holes punched in the bottom of some milk packets https://www.greenidiom.com/images/alleywaybeanflowers.jpg beans are the first or last vegetables in the cycle https://www.greenidiom.com/images/babycabbage.jpg seedlings inserted between other established plants extend your vegetable garden planner https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plantlabel.jpg keeping track with labels cut from recycled yogurt cups https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beanrootclump.jpg before transplanting https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mustardseed.jpg A vegetable garden planner should include seed harvest https://www.greenidiom.com/images/finesprinkler.jpg One of my most vital garden tools is recycled and hand made https://www.greenidiom.com/images/composter2.jpg compost is the vegetable garden's foundation https://www.greenidiom.com/images/directsowing.jpg beans are usually sown direct https://www.greenidiom.com/images/usingmilkbags2.jpg chard seedlings in milk bags https://www.greenidiom.com/images/goodcomposterpic.jpg cable ties and three palettes make a composter https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beangrowon.jpg but they can be started in sixpacks https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gorgeouscruciferae.jpg planting succession made visible, cauli, beet, eggplant, and seeding chard at different stages of their life cycle in a lovely productive garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_mixed-planting-with-vegetables-and-succulents-21880576.jpg mustard and succulents happy together in my water-wise permaculture garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/beanbackfence.jpg does your vegetable garden planner include walls ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sunflowrgarden.jpg a vegetable garden planner should include flowers https://www.greenidiom.com/images/forestofstakes.jpg a vegetable garden planner combines roots, fruit and leaf vegetables https://www.greenidiom.com/images/welgelegenseeder.jpg beautiful frames for regular sowing https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bathswalebeds.jpg A permaculture designer in front of the start of a swale planted with a banana and then sequentially less thirsty plants. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/ramblinpumpkin.jpg a gorgeous pumpkin on the vine, on the hen house https://www.greenidiom.com/images/growingalley.jpg most of our space could't fit into a vegetable garden planner. Beans, tomatoes, okra and cucumbers on a warm north facing wall in the alley https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plantsintrailer.jpg our trailer doubles as a nursery with bird net protection https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seedtray.jpg filling in after the vegetable garden planner peters out https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aftermath2.jpg by late summer there is only basil and comfrey left https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gardenbybackfence.jpg planted up in spring the garden is booming https://www.greenidiom.com/vegetable-garden-seed.html 2017-04-26T06:11:28.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/karenparkin.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seedstorage.jpg harvested from a small garden, vegetable garden seed stored in the fridge at normal temperatures for storing vegetables. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_what-to-do-with-these-acorns-21877431.jpg Quercus ilex (cork oak) acorns, the two fat smooth ones seem to be good still, and may give a tree for free...made for dry summers in the Mediterranean https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_saving-tamarillo-and-grenadilla-seeds-21888313.jpg tamarillo and grenadilla seeds fermenting https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/vegetable-gardening.html 2018-12-02T05:42:24.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/redstemspinach.jpg giant red stemmed chard in permaculture https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sunflowers.jpg sunflowers in a permaculture garden https://www.greenidiom.com/images/artichoke.jpg ideas for random looking natural planting, see more on the herb gardens page https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_easiest-vegetable-21877272.jpg popup veg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/turksturbanpumpkin.jpg a gorgeous 'Turkish turban' pumpkin, growing in a permaculture garden https://www.greenidiom.com/vermicompost.html 2018-09-16T07:37:51.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/hand.jpg vermicompost is like chocolate for plants https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wormfeast.jpg kitchen waste https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/totebox.jpg tote box https://www.greenidiom.com/images/coolector.jpg paint buckets make perfect kitchen waste collector bins https://www.greenidiom.com/images/milkcrate.jpg milk crates, the best 'found' type https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bag.jpg woven plastic bags https://www.greenidiom.com/images/aussie.jpg imported costly overkill https://www.greenidiom.com/images/poop.jpg doggy decorations https://www.greenidiom.com/images/towers.jpg stacked meat trays https://www.greenidiom.com/images/brickbin.jpg A medium sized production bed for a worm business https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/volunteering-opportunities.html 2018-08-04T15:06:10.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_1558.jpg A cooperative art work extolling the good things in life at Steenberg Primary https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_0453.jpg Just because it has no market value it is priceless https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_9056.jpg Many hands, and laughter and conversation, do indeed make light work. Volunteering opportunities add that light to life. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/commitment.jpg A dedicated and committed worker who takes advantage of volunteering opportunities to learn https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_1437.jpg There are many volunteering opportunities that can help change and some which just reinforce the status quo, choose wisely https://www.greenidiom.com/images/handson.jpg Volunteering opportunities allow you to put power behind great ideas https://www.greenidiom.com/images/IMG_0627.jpg Spaces like this prevent us from choking on the city's polluted air https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/waste-management.html 2016-03-28T05:04:46.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/jollyyellowbags.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/waste-water-wetland-workshop.html 2018-10-17T15:08:41.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cover2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/waste.html 2017-01-17T14:06:36.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/mountain.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/water-drought-tolerant-plants.html 2017-05-23T13:43:23.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greytank.jpg grey-rain mix https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seedlingrose.jpg you've seen my fine sprayer for seed and seedlings https://www.greenidiom.com/images/desert.jpg you don't have to water drought tolerant plants like these https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cynaroides.jpg made to endure fire and drought, but don't over water drought tolerant plants https://www.greenidiom.com/images/medmadlocal.jpg Meso-American, Mediterranean, Madeiran and Native plants https://www.greenidiom.com/images/sink.jpg dishes and food https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bath.jpg for fullbody immersion https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bathroom.jpg mysterious other https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wateringcans.jpg two for balance https://www.greenidiom.com/images/redlips.jpg Not thirsty thank you: don't over water drought tolerant plants https://www.greenidiom.com/images/raintank.jpg pure rain barrel https://www.greenidiom.com/images/strangeflowers.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lowwater.jpg low water use Philodendron https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/vegseed.jpg high water use vegetable seedlings https://www.greenidiom.com/images/seedlingcans.jpg buckets and bottles for quick immersion https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/water-storage-buckets.html 2018-02-02T16:50:21.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/10Lit.jpg Tote-friendly 10 L bucket, 20 L with red 20mm tap and 20L with brown 15 mm tap https://www.greenidiom.com/images/browntap.jpg 15mm brown tap, 20 L bucket https://www.greenidiom.com/images/small.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/water-tanks-in-south-africa.html 2020-08-15T14:23:48.052614Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/water-wise-gardening.html 2017-05-22T10:45:02.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pinnateleaf.jpg Learn to love the look of indigenous planting for water-wise gardening https://www.greenidiom.com/images/finehairyleaves.jpg in water-wise gardening you have to deal with some uncooperative and prickly customers https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/differentgreens.jpg in the dry, these different greens will delight the eye https://www.greenidiom.com/images/suculentthicket.jpg robust succulent thicket for water-wise planting https://www.greenidiom.com/images/finefoliage.jpg water-wise indigenous planting in shades of grey and white https://www.greenidiom.com/images/reivergveg.jpg in the wet, this thick river vegetation will slow the flow https://www.greenidiom.com/images/autumnflower6.jpg Kirstenbosch showing the way for water-wise gardening with a burst of warm colour https://www.greenidiom.com/images/colouredin2.jpg A sketch for the Goodwood Library Garden showing existing features and planned ones https://www.greenidiom.com/images/weirdaloe.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/forestleaf.jpg know your site, choose plants which fit: a thin skin of soil around some boulders in the wet riverine zone supports this lovely fern https://www.greenidiom.com/images/paperflowrs.jpg a thin dry skin of soil around some boulders is enough for this lovely Helichrysum https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/water-wise-planting.html 2018-08-25T18:43:59.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/nitrifier.jpg One of the pioneer shrubs, Podalyria in the pea family https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lowdaisclose.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/localworse.jpg typical earth wounding and irrigation priorities in my area https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thebleedinghillsofdarling.jpg The bloody hills of Darling, can a wound this large heal ? https://www.greenidiom.com/images/redfoliage3.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greyheli.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/groupedbywater.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/shadygroundcover.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/moresucculents.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wildgarlic.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/yellowdaisyground.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carp.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/andyouwantgrass2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/duringplanting.jpg building elegant grey water systems: the drilled bucket will be planted in the hole filled with sawdust and surrounded by water lovers:banana, bamboo, and Elegia capensis https://www.greenidiom.com/images/alldifferntheights.jpg a grand scale grouping for water requirements, the succulent garden at Kirstenbosch sits on an artificial drainage bed of rock, stone and gravel https://www.greenidiom.com/images/theshadechampions.jpg shady water-wise shade champions: paving, pots, clivias https://www.greenidiom.com/images/anotherlot.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/whiteshade.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/waterlover.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/treesfeversoft.jpg tall thin fever trees can supply moving shade https://www.greenidiom.com/images/banana.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/waterlover2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/yellowlow2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greyheliground.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/purplesahde.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/andyouwantgrass.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/arangeofsucculentcover.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/succulentcover.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/unwateredpark.jpg This is what lawn looks like in our climate in high summer when it isn't on life support https://www.greenidiom.com/what-are-these-plants.html 2020-07-25T08:17:59.883194Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/what-are-these-plants-21935338.jpg Green shrub https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/what-do-i-do-with-green-pears-.html 2017-04-08T10:49:12.634046Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/what-do-i-do-with-plastic-.html 2016-09-07T13:26:30.051989Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/what-is-regenerative.html 2020-11-04T17:38:13.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/poster.jpg Making a poster about what I'm doing focused the question 'What is regenerative gardening ?' https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/what-nipped-my-catnip-.html 2017-05-11T07:40:40.017346Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/what-nipped-my-catnip-21878641.jpg my medicine cupboard bared https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/what-not-to-compost.html 2018-03-02T06:46:39.794649Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/what-to-do-with-these-acorns-.html 2017-04-21T06:29:20.216755Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/what-to-do-with-these-acorns-21877431.jpg Quercus ilex (cork oak) acorns, the two fat smooth ones seem to be good still, and may give a tree for free...made for dry summers in the Mediterranean https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/white-flower.html 2016-09-06T18:45:20.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/moonflower.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/frontstoep.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/arum.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/wildiris.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/africanjasmine.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/white-flowers.html 2019-11-07T19:08:10.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tablemountain.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/narcissus.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/pollenboot.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lonearuminleaves.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/snowdrop.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/yellowcotula.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/coleonema.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/shadow.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/arctotis.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/elephantear.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/who-has-been-munching-on-my-carolina-reaper-.html 2017-04-27T07:43:04.574152Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/who-has-been-munching-on-my-carolina-reaper-21877878.jpg This bug has a taste for the hottest chili in the world, the Carolina Reaper https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/why-does-the-carolina-reaper-bush-have-a-diamond-shape-.html 2017-06-16T06:40:33.290895Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/why-does-the-carolina-reaper-bush-have-a-diamond-shape-21881981.jpg diamond shaped bush canopy https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/wild-berries.html 2019-08-21T07:36:40.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/numnum2.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plums2.jpg Foraging today I picked up these Harpephyllum fruit from under this street tree, in various stages of ripeness and desiccation https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/carisa2.jpg these wild berries indigenous to kzn remain on the tree till dry. thier intimidating thorns can be avoided by using long braai tongs https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_thorns-birds-wild-berries-and-ecologies-21882116.jpg wild berries, thorns and birds https://www.greenidiom.com/images/plumntree.jpg Harpephyllum caffrum is often used as a street tree, it is very hardy. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greenplumontree.jpg The wild berries of Harpephyllum when green https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/wild-flower-design.html 2024-02-15T16:24:39.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bossieonblacksmall.png Our Darling wild flower design https://www.greenidiom.com/wild-plum-tree.html 2024-04-18T18:31:26.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harpephyllumtree2.jpg A whole street of African wild plum trees in Goodwood https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harpephyllumfruit2.jpg The fruit of the Umgwenyobomvu are incredibly red https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harpephyllumred2.jpg The sickle shaped leaf, red berries and pimply bark https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harpephylluminstreet2.jpg Harpephyllum caffrum fruit and seeds collect in the gutters below the trees. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harpephyllumfirstseedling2.jpg The first seedling emerging from the cardboard tubes. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/thumb_jane-21938510.jpg falling sprouts https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harpephyllumseedlingsintubes2.jpg The wild plum germinated pretty well, and are ready to transplant. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harpephyllumbottle1.jpg A ferment made with Harpephyllum caffrum was delicious. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harpephyllumsapling2.jpg This wild plum tree sapling is about 18 months old. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/harpephyllumvrot2.jpg The fruit after fermentation and sorting. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/wild_adventure.html 2021-12-23T16:37:53.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/bittertortoiseberries.jpg Nylandtia spinosa, an edible fruit also known as skilpadbossie. Perhaps feeding it to tortoises will improve germination, says the reserve's horticulturist. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/caracalscatwhitebeaded.jpg The white color and compact wads of hair in caracal scat shows they are eating a lot of animal bones, for example those of the ample gerbil and field mice, and the occasional domestic cat. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/toothbrush.jpg Gently combing the mice with a toothbrush reveals how many parasites they carry. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/NowthatisaleafHaemanthus.jpg The leaves of a decades old Haemanthus bulb. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/chameleonone.jpg This lovely chameleon is a sign of recovering diversity. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/gerbil.jpg The Cape gerbil Gerbillus africanus. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Disappearingcompanionstwo.jpg Riyaaz tries to catch up with the disappearing Laurenda van Breda as we bundu-bash (walk on areas where there is no path) through rarely visited areas of the reserve. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/planktwo.jpg Riyaaz strutting his stuff. Follow his situational yoga highjinks on instagram. https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/watchinganimalcatch.jpg Dr Engelbrecht explains some of the things we learned about small mammals. https://www.greenidiom.com/wildlife-friendly-garden-space.html 2023-05-03T13:07:59.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/winecup.html 2022-08-28T07:05:42.084754Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/winecup-21956005.jpg Babiana Odorata (rescued) https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/winter-crops.html 2023-04-13T05:46:01.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/cosseedlings.jpg Cos lettuce in wood chips https://www.greenidiom.com/images/interplanting.jpg interplanting under summer crops https://www.greenidiom.com/images/peatrellisofstring.jpg Pea trellises https://www.greenidiom.com/images/greenhouseandbeds.jpg nursery and raised beds https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lowbedhorizontal.jpg raised bed with winter vegetables https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/zero-packaging.html 2016-07-22T13:49:44.000000Z https://www.greenidiom.com/images/tight.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/lids.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/DIY-waste-water-wetland-cover-pic-for-kindle.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/white.jpg https://www.greenidiom.com/images/Shoestring-cover-for-website-advert.jpg