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I've been reading about it lately, also called terra preta, and was wondering if anyone has any experience with it?  As an experiment I've crushed charcoal and added it to the coco coir.  At the very least it'll help sweeten the soil, hopefully it'll also be a medium for microbes to thrive on...

Don't know what the proper name for it is, you see them all over sold as "Chinese Five Colour", regardless they're a nice little treat with a fairly moderate burn and decent taste.  Here's the first of our season, one just emerging and a couple purple ones in the background that'll soon be...

After a couple weeks of searching around locally we finally found some quinoa to grow.  We're trying a couple different grain crops in small amounts as their essential in John Jeavons method of growing.  We found lots around, mostly outside of Canada and costing an arm and a leg once shipping...

In another thread I was asked about my experiences using straw as mulch, well specifically why we use straw and since we use it as a mulch we have this thread. I know, kinda convoluted but that's generally how I bounce through life. For pics or a description of the garden check out the blog...

I'll be starting my first serious pepper grow soon and thought I'd run my plans past everyone first. I'm open to any and all opinions or critiques, especially as I really don't have any experience with hot peppers. The strains I was planning on growing are: chocolate bhut jolokia & habanero...

Hello, My name is Jacques and I'm a chilli head... It started as a kid, daring each other to try Dad's hot sauce and grew from there. Last summer it came to a head when my gf brought back jolokia paste from australia, since then I haven't been the same. People now say I have an crazy gleam...