What did you do in your sacred garden today?

[bogfrog]

Hey Leaves, I have heard you make a couple references to the wonders of siberian pine nut oil, would you care to explain a wee bit more about it?

I haven't heard of it before.

Great post, I never would have thought pine pollen was edible!

[Leaves]

Depends on the species and it seems to vary from plant to plant within the same species even but it has a hint of sweetness at first then gives way to a piney taste.

As for Siberian Pine nut oil it is the most powerful healing substance on Earth - heals all illness and I have personally seen it work wonders on MS suffers and more.

I hope this is allowed, its from http://www.ringingcedarsofrussia.org

Cedar Nut Oil:

What beneficial properties does it possess?

V. Rezin Ph. D.,

Institute of Climatic and Ecological Systems Monitoring

Novosibirsk, Russa

Many of us have tasted delicious Cedar nuts. But these nuts are not only delicious, but extremely wholesome. When scientists embarked on the serious study of the composition of Cedar nuts, they were literally shocked, since they could not have even imagined anything like this.

It turned out that Cedar nut kernels contain more protein than in many types of meat. Moreover, the protein from the Cedar nut is assimilated by the body almost completely, which is also a great rarity. In addition, the nut contains almost all the amino acids, unsaturated fatty acids, and vitamins necessary for our body, as well as a wonderful collection of mineral substances and trace elements.

For those who want to bring healthy progeny into the world, and then live long and be sick less, Cedar nuts are simply indispensable. They contain the entire set of antioxidants that promote the transmission of the full complement of hereditary material and slow down the body's aging process, including tocopherols (E group vitamins). It is not in vain that native Siberians, who were traditionally known for robust health and physical strength, always consumed large quantities of Cedar nuts.

In Siberia, since ancient times, it was believed that precisely the Cedar nut was one of the chief riches of the taiga. Cedar forests were always protected. Entire villages went out to collect nuts, moreover the number of trees from which families were to gather the nuts was determined earlier, taking into account the quantity of family members to feed. Usually the nut harvest lasted five to ten days, for the cleaning of the cones (shelling) was done right in the taiga, using special devices. Unless "the community" consented otherwise, it was permitted to gather nuts only in distant Cedar forests, to which there were no roads.

Many variants are known for the preparation of dishes using Cedar nut kernels, but, first and foremost, the nuts were stored for the production of Cedar nut oil. It was used not only in cooking, but also as an effective medicinal remedy. I will not tire the reader with figures, but only mention that the quantity of E group vitamins in Cedar nut oil is five times greater than in the famous olive oil, and the quantity of vitamin F is three times greater than in fish oil.

The demand for high-quality Cedar nut oil was always high, as was its price. Unfortunately, there also existed the problem of counterfeiting the medicinal Cedar nut oil, or in its place providing oil intended only for culinary or technical purposes. The peculiarity lies in the fact that there exist several basic ways of obtaining Cedar nut oil: cold pressing, thermal or hot pressing, and extraction using various substances. In all these situations, externally, the oil obtained is practically indistinguishable -- an amber yellow colour, with a slight, specific Cedar aroma and taste. But its medicinal properties are different.

In cold pressing, the kernels, cleaned of their shells, are placed in a wooden press. The oil obtained settles or is filtered. During the processing, the oil is not permitted to come into contact with any metal parts. The Cedar nut oil thus obtained is extremely wholesome, and is widely used in traditional medicine and cosmetology. This method is the most costly, but the result is of the highest quality.

Several thermal methods of obtaining Cedar nut oil exist. The most common involve separating the oil from the heated crushed kernels while rinsing with hot (boiling) water and hot pressing. This method is less expensive, but as a result is obtained simply high-quality, culinary Cedar nut oil, whose medicinal properties are one order of magnitude lower, since many of its wholesome substances are destroyed by high temperatures.

Most often, to obtain a so-called good priced oil, a method of extracting Cedar nut oil is used that producers prefer not to publicize, since the product obtained bears no relation to medicinal Cedar nut oil. This is an extraction method where the crushed Cedar kernels are drenched with a special compound that "draws" the oil into itself. From the solution obtained by the chemical, thermal, or mechanical method, something is extracted that is subsequently called "Cedar nut oil." With any luck, it will turn out to be relatively harmless. This is one of the methods:
To obtain Cedar nut oil, Korean cedar nut kernels of the 2008 harvest were used, collected in the Jilin Province of China. Crushed kernels 1-2 mm in size were exhaustively extracted using diethyl ether in a Soxhlet apparatus over four to five hours. The ether was removed from the resulting extract by distillation in a vacuum, and Cedar nut oil was obtained with an average yield of 60% calculated on an initial raw material dried at a temperature of 55C.

Siberian Cedar Nut Oil

Some producers often refer to this type of "Cedar nut oil" as Pine nut oil obtained by cold pressing. It is very cheap, but at the same time provides enormous profits to its distributors. This type of oil, of course, does not possess the medicinal properties of genuine Pine oil obtained by cold pressing. Most often, Pine nut oil obtained by the above method is produced in China and Europe, but lately, in the pursuit of profits, this type of oil has begun to be obtained in Siberia, Russia. Also in the pursuit of profits, Pine nut oil is diluted with vegetable oils (corn oil, sunflower oil), from which their specific odors have been first removed.

Without conducting a special analysis, only a few people are able to determine the production method of the oil solely by its appearance and taste. For that reason, it is advisable to be extremely cautious when buying Pine nut oil. When purchasing from Internet stores or pharmacies, attention should be paid to the presence of authoritative studies made by scientists and medical specialists, since it does not pay producers to study Pine nut oil produced by the hot pressing or extraction method. If the producer or the seller arouses any doubt, it is better to decline the purchase. To date, I am aware of only several producers of Pine nut oil that sell their own products, including through the Internet. These are www.RingingCedarsofRussia.org and www.PineNutOil.org. You will always find high quality Pine nut oil and acceptable prices on these web sites.

"Home" methods of verifying the authenticity of Cedar nut oil have long existed, but more often than not, they allow only imitations to be revealed. The problem is that oil obtained from both the cold and hot method, as well as extraction, "behaves" similarly in tests. If Cedar nut oil is placed in the freezer section of a refrigerator, the oil obtained by cold pressing does not change, that obtained by the hot method or extraction may grow barely noticeably cloudy and begin to thicken (but not many people can distinguish these changes), while the changes in the imitation can be seen by anyone, they are so striking.

The use of Cedar nut oil for medicinal and preventive purposes is simple. Usually one to two tablespoons are simply taken before eating. It is advisable to use it for the treatment of serious illnesses (oncological diseases, cardio-vascular diseases, diseases of the gastro-intestinal tract, diseases of the kidneys, liver, etc.) after consultation with a physician. Cedar nut oil has practically no contraindications, other than an extremely rare individual intolerance, but it is precisely a specialist who will be able to develop the most effective course of treatment.

To treat catarrhal illnesses and nervous disorders, eliminate chronic fatigue syndrome, increase physical and intellectual ability to work, decrease the level of cholesterol, or strengthen immunity (the list may be continued at length), it is not complicated to draw up a course of treatment on one's own. And it is perfectly suitable for children's nutrition, it is especially recommended at the time of the loss of the baby teeth.

Cedar nut oil may also be used externally. It possesses excellent wound-healing properties, it is good in helping to treat burns, frostbite, ulcers, and various skin diseases, it rejuvenates the skin and makes it supple and smooth, it helps to eliminate dandruff, combat brittleness and hair loss. By the way, Cedar nut oil is not contraindicated for people with oily skin, it nourishes it well and, as strange as it may seem, assists in the reduction of the oiliness.

Genuine Cedar nut oil is rather expensive, but its medicinal properties compensate for the high price with interest, providing people with health and a wonderful sense of well-being.

Cedar Resin - the Nature's Miracle

The majority of articles and abstracts about resin point out that it is named "zhivitsa" in Russian thanks to its ability to heal wounds effectively and rapidly (the verb "to heal" in Russian, zazhivit, has the same root). This is, of course, true, but there are other, more substantial reasons for such an evocative name. According to Jack Tresidder's dictionary of symbols, resin signifies immortality, a symbolism based on the popular belief that resin is the undying spirit of long-living trees.

Many examples may be cited of the special relationship of various peoples to this mysterious substance, but the purpose of this article is to solve the riddle of this unanimity: perhaps our ancestors knew something about resin that we are only just beginning to learn through the misty veil of time.

So, where shall we begin? I, for example, would be interested to discover just what botanists and chemists think about resin. If you do the maximum amount of sifting through the scientific slang, you find the following. Resin is a substance excreted by plants during normal physiological metabolism, and also in the event of physical injuries for the healing of their own flesh. It is produced by special tissues of the roots, leaves, wood, and internal bark - the sapwood. The living epithelial cells in which resin is formed divide, forming resin channels or passageways. These channels are often strongly branched, so that in the event of an injury to one of them, the wood resin begins to flow to the injured portion from far away. Scientists are surprised that sometimes wood resin is found inside cells and cell membranes. It is not being used as reserve nutrients, so what is the biological sense of the presence of wood resin there where it should not be? I have a hypothesis that the wood resin appears in cells and cell membranes when the necessity arises for the plant to defend itself against the unfavourable effect of the environment. When reacting with oxygen, wood resins easily oxidize, and in the oxidized state become unusually resistant to external influences (it is interesting that this circumstance is well known to scientists, but they have not succeeded in analyzing it and coming to any conclusions). Wood resin exerts a similar action on the human organism as well. When you ingest resin, you are insured for several hours against the harmful influence of toxins entering from the environment.

What is resin made up of? Volatile substances make up 30-35%: resinous spirits and their ethers (turpentine and its derivatives), and oxygen compounds. There is a wide spectrum of fatty and resin acids (including succinic acid), plant matter, vitamins C and D, and also substances of an obscure nature, known under the name of rubbers. Wood resins included in the composition of resin are substances that are hard and amorphous - that is, they do not have a crystalline structure. They do not dissolve in water, but yield to organic solvents, such as alcohol, and fatty and essential oils.

Wood resin molecules are connected to each other not by chemical bonds, but by intermolecular cohesive forces, which are easily disrupted when heated or dissolved. In the process, on the surface of solutions appear free, unconnected molecules of the resin components that have a large supply of free energy. Because of this energy, they are able to capture and hold molecules of other substances that approach the surface of the solution. This property of wood resin makes it possible to concentrate or intensify its properties by the addition of other natural components.

So, let us repeat, wood resin is found in the state of a volatile solution in plants, and this substance is called "resin (zhivitsa)." Over time, the essential oil evaporates, the resin hardens, losing its stickiness and strong aroma. Even so, a small quantity of essential oil still remains. Even amber, which has lain for tens of millions of years in the earth and become hard as rock, contains approximately 6% essential oil. It can be completely removed only by distillation, that is, heating it to a high temperature.

The amazing long life of wood resins can be explained by their suppressive action on microflora, which, on the one hand, cannot use wood resin as a nutritive substrate, and which, on the other hand, dies under the effect of its bactericidal properties. And the main thing is these properties may be preserved over the course of millennia.

You must agree that all this is interesting. And for a person who has experience in using resin, this explains much. Once ingested, it accurately but relentlessly, like an experienced employee of a cleaning service, cleans out everything that it considers unnecessary and foreign in the living organism, moreover, notice, it protects the organism from the aggressive effect of the environment, which in our time is never ending.

And now, let us clarify: what is "everything"? No one will deny that what is unnecessary in our organism includes parasites, moulds, fungi, all types of pathogenic microorganisms and radionuclides.

Resin Balsam - 5%, 10% and 20% extracts available

A special miracle is the "behaviour" of resin with respect to bacteria. Performing the function of an antiseptic and antibiotic, it acts intelligently and selectively, and recognizes useful microflora, supports and restores it, but destroys and recycles pathogenic microflora, which, by the way, suppresses the development of "native" microorganisms.

And viruses! Here I propose a short tour of the subject.

All representatives of the earth's flora and fauna have genetic links to viruses. Of the human genome, 30% consists of information copied by virus-like elements, which can cause mutations, including such significant ones as chromosomal reorganization. Some of them, that is, the most promising, obtain a selective advantage. This is constructive, since the organism must manage to adapt to the continually changing conditions of existence. And in our time, changes in the living environment have acquired exceptionally high-speed characteristics. Notice that for the present we are speaking about natural changes related to evolutionary processes.

This suggests the conclusion: a certain category of virus-like elements are the material carriers of the program for the development of all living organisms.

But there are thousands of varieties of other viruses. Killer viruses. Their prime living environment is the intracellular and intercellular space, there are also those that damage the cell nucleus. In the event of an infection in the cell, special mechanisms for antiviral defence are activated. The affected cells begin to synthesize signal molecules - interferons - which take the surrounding healthy cells to an antiviral state and activate the immune systems. The damage produced by the multiplication of the virus in the cell can be detected by systems of intracellular monitoring, and this cell will have to terminate its life in the course of the process known as apoptosis (programmed cell death).

The virus's survival directly depends on its ability to overcome antiviral defence systems. Therefore, it is not surprising that many viruses in the process of evolution have acquired the ability to suppress the synthesis of interferons and deceive the apoptosis program. In essence, the virus begins, with impunity, to reprogram the host cell. Some of these may enter a latent state, practically not interfering with the processes occurring in the cell. They are activated in certain conditions. The multiplication strategy of several bacteriophages, for example, is constructed in this way - as long as the infected cell is in a favourable environment, the bacteriophage does not kill it, but in this case is inherited by daughter cells and is quite often integrated into the cell's genome. When the cell enters into an unfavourable environment, the pathogen takes control of cellular processes in such a way that the cell begins to produce the materials from which new bacteriophages are made (the so-called lytic, or cell-destroying stage). The cell turns into a factory capable of producing many thousands of bacteriophages and, having multiplied repeatedly, they burst the membrane, thus killing the cell. This phenomenon is related to the appearance of certain oncological diseases.

In general, all diseases are caused by morphological change - gross non-inherited changes in the phenotype of the organism under the influence of extreme environmental factors. And here I have in mind the aggressive nature of the environment caused by inappropriate human activity.

So, the claim exists that viruses that take root inside a cell, especially in a cell nucleus, are impossible to remove, even with the use of the most modern methods of cleansing.

This claim is true, but just not for resin. Since it easily penetrates a membrane, resin destroys and removes from a cell not only all viruses, but poisons as well, toxins of varying origin, including those from intensive chemotherapy, and foreign bodies, for example, radionuclides and heavy metal salts.

Moreover resin neutralizes the consequences of such human "inventions" as alcohol, tobacco, vaccinations, modern methods of processing and storing food products.

Ultrasound examinations are quite another topic! I have the impression that few people know about the harmful influence an ultrasound examination has on the organism. Although the truth is not hidden from us. The results of experiments done by biological scientists are published, although not widely. A chromosome, placed in clean water, emits pleasant melodic sounds, moreover the musical phrases never repeat. The sound is coded information, and in this circumstance, it is genetic. After a chromosome is acted upon by ultrasound of the frequency used in an ultrasound examination, the melodic sound is replaced by a plaintive drone. This means that a portion of the genetic information has been destroyed.

What to do about this? A majority of people have experienced ultrasound examinations repeatedly! And it is especially a pity for pregnant women.

In these cases, wood resin is genuine salvation. When wood resin comes into contact with the human genetic system, it eliminates the destructive programs that have taken root in the genome and restores the lost natural programs. This property to some extent is possessed by all biopolymers, but the most universal in their action on the human organism are the resins of the Siberian cedar and larch. The results of many years of practical experience confirm the possibility of genetic rehabilitation. I shall illustrate with this example: a novice user of a personal computer, having removed files from his Trash, thinks that he has gotten rid of them forever, but any programmer can restore the lost information in a few minutes. Thus also, a person cannot irretrievably lose anything that Nature has endowed him with.

Within this topic it is interesting to compare the properties of resin and water. Water is a very sensitive, mobile, and responsive substance. It may be conveniently used as a carrier of information - it can be recorded, overwritten, cleared, and given the properties necessary for the solution of a concrete problem. Resin, on the other hand, carries standardized natural (or divine, if you like) information, and a person cannot influence, erase, or reprogram this information. Thanks to this property, resin indeed fulfills its basic mission: to revitalize and revive, clean, restore what was lost, and protect from harm. That is, to preserve.

Nikolay Mechin
http://www.strannik.ru

Edited August 15, 2013 by Leaves

[bogfrog]

Very interesting. I find cedars to be extremely beautiful, whenever I see an awesome tree and I can find out the name, its usually some kind of cedar.

I'm pretty sure its alright to post this sorta stuff, although a link or two will often suffice ;)

Thanks for the read, it seems to be pretty legit!

...another thing for my wishlist lol.

[Leaves]

I didn't link because some of this info can only be accessed with a proxy server via Russia. Can't access lots of info from western countries in general for some reason.

It's worth doing a bit of research about the health benefits of pine pollen also, amazing stuff.

Edited August 16, 2013 by Leaves

[Optimystic]

bad day yesterday

today I enjoyed these blooms...

Last week the first single morning glory bloomed, I was a little late with the camera today as the sun got to them

but still pretty... and I think its the 2nd passionflower with maybe a dozen or so others ready to pop open

My first of week or so, of these plants blooming within the range of my eyesight... such a pleasure to see them in person

they are so much nicer here than on the internet!

should be alot more MG blooms tomorrow

but I wonder if I will see them cause I slept all evening eh

[bogfrog]

I watched, watered and worshipped ..

[Optimystic]

what is that decorative grass with the blue blooms @ bog?

I've got some like that in a pot, that used to grow on the side of my old house and I brought some with me when I moved

im not sure if the blooms are that big but they were that exact shade of blue and looked very similar... they haven't bloomed in over a year

but they went from the ground into a pot... and I was just thinking a couple days ago, that I need to find a nice spot for them

They were in almost all the way shade before and they've been doing quite okay with half sun since moving to the pot... knowing the name might help me get some good info eh so I was just wondering, what do ppl call them?

and do I see some gotu kola maybe?

[bogfrog]

Muscari, or grape hyacinth.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscari

They are sprouting everywhere in the garden without any effort from me.

Nice surprise, thank you nature

Edit: oh by gotu kola i'm guessing you might be referring to my sundew?

My bonsai are waking up now too

Edited August 22, 2013 by bogfrog

[Optimystic]

I guess its not the same then.. mine looks more like a fancy monkey grass, slightly larger but maybe blooms smaller than hyacinth..

brilliant blue tho thats what I remember most about them

@Gotu Kola,,, nah its in the background behind the sundew... I didn't even notice the sundew I thought it was a clump of fancy sedum or something ....

what I was thinking might be gotu kola, could be dollar weed or some other thing I forget, theres 3 that look the same but Gotu Kola has purple edges... I read it grows all over Australia

[shonman]

Something has been eating branches of my Mitragyna in the greenhouse......

I sealed it up, but each time I take cuttings,

Something comes in and chews up branches......alot.

At first I thought it was a rabbit, so I sealed it all up as well as I could.

Then I set some snares.

Well, I came back one morning, and the Eagles were hanging around, then flew away

No, not the rock band!

I found one snare........wrapped all around a metal bar on the greenhouse, in the air!

There was some fur, but nothing remained, not even blood.

The snare wire was wrapped around the metal three times, and broken.

The eagles probably got whatever I caught in there.

So, I took more cuttings.

Next day, I was annoyed to see that my plants has been eaten on, again!

Death penalty served on innocent creature, darn it....but it did feed the eagles.....good and bad I suppose.....

Probably a coon or possum...bit the dust.

I sealed up even smaller spaces on my makeshift greenhouse....

When I saw a Nose poke out from under a palette.

It was a rat that was easing my plant apparently,

So, I placed sticky traps, and mouse traps with some caramel on them.

I tore up a few leaves, as the smell of plants cut seemed to attract "the creature"...

Now I am going to see what in in there, if anything.

The dirty rat, must have obliterated several hundred $ worth of cuttings,

And even worse, the branches they grew on.....

It will be a fatal mistake on is part

[shonman]

Ok, I caught a 'field rat'......the sticky traps didn't work, but mousetrap did.

Also set a couple big rat traps, the regular kind.

Perhaps this horticulture thing has gone too far.....

The plants are "making me" build a house for them, care for them...and now...even kill for them!!!

They even move into my house when it gets cold, and live with me!

Who is REALLY in charge here?

Edited August 24, 2013 by shonman

[theuserformallyknownasd00d]

I've been very disconnected from the sacred side of my garden lately and woke up to an infectious urge to sit, bask and appreciate.

A buddy rolled around unexpectantly and before you know it 120 new transplanted seedlings had to be dealt with! The spirits arranged the day perfectly and the garden has never smiled so softly...

[Demonpigeon]

Hey everyone :-) New here :-)

All my gardens are indoors because the weather here is NOT accomodating.

Today I've been working on my new Lophophora Garden, two weeks ago I put in about 60 seeds split between L. W. Bernalecho, L. W. Caeposita, and just "standard" L. W. and I'm already seeing some nice seedlings ~20 (some are less healthy looking than others so I'm not sure what I expect to end up with in the end).
Today I've been sowing my remaining seeds (mainly Bernalecho because I got sent a lot more of them than I ordered) in the emptier patches of my miniature plantation, so far they seem to be doing well even in the sporadic sunshine of Britain.
I'm feeling happy to be preserving an IUCN "Vulnerable" rated species.

I think I might also have tracked down somewhere I can get the Blosser cut so I can add it to my (legal where I live, so I think it's ok for me to talk about?) Salvia Divinorum Collection, I'm hoping that if I got two less different clones I might have a chance at producing viable seed from them. And that'd be a unique opportunity for me.

[teamwhy]

Today i picked heaps of oloiuqui....

[Cimi]

Bottom-watered my lophs and placed them in a part-sun position to warm up for spring/summer. Budding already!

I also watered my horse poo patch in preparation for an outdoor mushroom garden! So excited about it. The horse poo is leaching into the garden, on top of some straw I already had down for mulch. The whole lot will sit in part-sun for 1-2 more weeks, then it will be ready to pasteurise.

Watered my herbs, lettuce, spinach & strawberries. Got some daikon radishes (from seed) going really well, nice and leafy. Also planted some custard apple seeds a few days ago - fingers crossed they will sprout! I planted out some trichocereus cuttings a while back. Watered them today along with my freshly-sprouted self-sowing flowers to promote good bugs (eg., red clover, queen-anne's lace, etc.). The soil here needs improving, so I will be sowing some buckwheat seeds soon for 'green manure' to increase organic matter. Hopefully I can build a good ecosystem here to reduce pests and improve soil quality, good bacteria, etc.

It's an exciting time of year!

Edited August 31, 2013 by Cimi

[bullit]

o yeah baby spring is upon us yipyaaarr!! time to repot everything happy days !! i repotted my kava a few weeks ago.. she is supa happi

[planthelper]

congratulations, a nice and healthy specimen!

I once had a big healthy kava plant, till the plant sitter, forgot to water it...

the other plant (hehehe ) looks very healthy as well.

[Demonpigeon]

Here's my plants today

Salvia looking lovely and green



One of my nicer looking Peyote Seedlings

Edited September 1, 2013 by Demonpigeon

[planthelper]

demon, as you are from the uk, have you ever seen the salvia divinorum plant at the big glasshouse in kew?

I mean it's so odd, to see Australia banning this plant, whilst the mother land even, has it on public display...

[theuserformallyknownasd00d]

here are some 4mth old psychotria leaf cuts

here are some 1mth old v. africana

[Demonpigeon]

Never have, never been to kew actually, or not while I've been old enough to remember.

I wish Kew did cuttings :-( love to have a salvia plant from Kew :-)

Mine is doing well though I'm finding it hard to find a new plant-pot and containing box to home it in right now :-(

Ah the complexities of gardening... I'm starting off some none-psychoactive plants next :-)

I just ordered 3 endangered species of Boabab seeds, hopefully by new year I'll have a little Endangered Arboretum.

The Peyote are only "Vulnerable" so these are my first officially "Endangered" garden.

I don't know why Salvia was banned in Aus, apparently it has potential in developing drugs to treat Cancer and AIDS, just salvia on it's own can help break coke addictions and slow the onset of dementia!

but prohibition makes no sense or I'd have Hemp and Khat growing too lol!

[Bigred]

today i am working on a bio sphere the idea is to have it all self contained so i can produce food

and fish . my main problem is trying to catch the humidity to re use it as water . Its going to be

2mtr by 1.5 mtr and have a 200 liter pond in there.

[planthelper]

today i am working on a bio sphere the idea is to have it all self contained so i can produce food

and fish . my main problem is trying to catch the humidity to re use it as water . Its going to be

2mtr by 1.5 mtr and have a 200 liter pond in there.

i have the same issue, and found that on paper, the problem is much easier to solve than in reality, at least in a fashion which is asthetic, functional, and fast to build.

i gave up on growing aquatic plants (i still have the "grow bed", filter anyway), in the pond now, because this will allow me to, shade the pond more.

i had as well problems with birds, eating up my fish, so stopping evaporation, and loss of stock is my priority now.

another thing just crossed my mind...

imagen you only have town water which is very alkaline, and you need neutral water, for the acid loving plants.

if you catch the condensation, of this setup, you have a source of neutral water.

Edited September 4, 2013 by planthelper

[teamwhy]

Picked the mixed patch of potatoes. if they sprout in the kitchen they go in the garden. It's always a surprise when you are digging them up.

[bullit]

1 of my bladderwort is flowerin and a random glory is up and flowerin already