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Ginseng - A High-Value Cash Crop Nicknamed “green gold,” this medicinal herb can be grown in the woods or in raised beds in your backyard. Asians have valued ginseng for thousands of years as a healing herbal tonic, and ginseng has been harvested and exported from the United States for over 300 years. George Washington even used ginseng profits to finance the American revolution! At current prices, a half-acre ginseng patch could produce over $100,000 worth of seeds and roots over a six-year period, or over $16,000 per year. A few backyard raised beds of ginseng could produce $5,000 per...

Explore the the beginnings of horticulture, which is the cultivation of growing vegetables, fruits and other garden plants. Discover the history of agriculture as the practice of farming advanced from Neolithic times to the age of modern agronomy.

Covering important topics from the secret to proper watering and how to fertilize your plant to proper drainage and pruning techniques, The Fiddle Leaf Fig Expert was written for experienced growers and first-time plant parents alike.

It doesn't matter if you have zero green thumbs or live in the middle of a big city. With How to Grow Your Own Food, you will have all the info you need to start gardening at home. How to Grow Your Own Food is the perfect book for anyone new to gardening or who has tried and failed in the past. It takes you from beginner steps through mastering advanced techniques. This book will guide you through your entire journey, from setting up your garden to tending and harvesting.

Do you want to fulfill your dreams/ burning desire of growing or cultivating these psilocybin mushrooms? If yes, then this book is for you! Mushrooms add great dimensions to our cuisine and our consciousness. They are an essential component of all our planets ecosystems. And we love them for that. This book is your personal guide on Magic mushroom cultivation. It is detailed with lots of information that is easy to understand for you the enthusiastic grower.

Growing vegetables in a raised bed grid garden (a.k.a. square foot garden) is a great way to maximize your vegetable growing efforts, and at the same time dramatically reduce your workload. A grid garden is simple to assemble and operate. Growing in one-foot squares means that you can truly maximize your vegetable production in an environment that is great fun to operate and will assure a regular harvest of healthy vegetables. If you are growing vegetables in raised beds, then your production and crop rotation can be maximized by using the simple techniques employed in grid gardening.

To many people, looking after an orchid is a mystery. I was one of those people. I didn't understand why my orchids weren't blooming, and if they did, why the blooms would last just weeks rather than months. I've experienced my share of joys and frustrations growing this gorgeous flower. I've read numerous books, talked to experienced growers, and watched many tutorials on how to grow and care for them. Through these years of learning and experimenting, I've been able to replicate the long blooms and eradicate the premature losses.

Discover the secrets of flourishing gardens in the tiniest of spaces with "The Compact Gardener's Toolkit." Transform your cherished but compact area into an oasis of greenery and abundance. Whether it's a balcony, a small yard, or an indoor sanctuary, this invaluable guide is dedicated to the art of making the most out of the limited space you have. Embark on a journey through the challenges and rewards of small-space gardening. Begin by grasping the unique limitations and opportunities that come with compact gardening. Learn to navigate common pitfalls and embrace the surprising benefits ...

Street Farm is the inspirational account of residents in the notorious Low Track in Vancouver, British Columbia, one of the worst urban slums in North America, who joined together to create an urban farm as a means of addressing the chronic problems in their neighborhood. It is a story of recovery, of land and food, of people, and of the power of farming and nourishing others as a way to heal our world and ourselves.

Para hacer realidad su sueño de ser un agricultor urbano, tiene que empezar hoy mismo. La buena noticia es que puede empezar a practicar la agricultura urbana en casa sin salir de la ciudad. Sí, puede que no tenga suficiente espacio en su jardín para cultivar maíz y trigo. Sin embargo, aún puede cosechar una cantidad increíble de muchos cultivos utilizando una colección de contenedores y colocándolos en su patio, balcón o comunidad local. Este libro le guiará sobre cómo el cultivo urbano en el hogar es una encrucijada de autosuficiencia y vida moderna.

Fire the Landscaper is a biting critique of current landscape design and maintenance practices. The audiobook explores the health risks, cultural biases, origins, and the insults to Mother Nature caused by our culturally backed, legally enforced obsession with artificial representations of nature.

Hydroponics is going to tell you all about growing plants without soil and how you can grow them by yourself. Whenever we think about plants, we believe we need soil to grow them. But that is not always the case. A lot of plants can be grown without soil. These plants have a different type of root structure that can help them grow in a "no soil" environment. Only a special segment of plants is not hydroponic, and a lot of plants that grow in soil can be grown in a hydroponic manner.

From dewberries to potatoes, now anyone can grow and enjoy their own edible foods. Whether you live in an apartment or on rural property, The Lazy Gardener's Guide to Easy Edibles will help gardeners of all skill levels enjoy edible plants with minimal effort. Author Trey Watson brings experience and passion for gardening in his fourth gardening book, with an eye on inexpensive and easy-to-grow edible plants

Have you ever wanted to garden but found yourself discouraged by the dollar signs that flash up at the very thought? Tools, soil, containers, seeds, plants, fertilizer, water expenses—the list can go on and on. But don’t let the costs discourage you. It’s true that gardening can be so expensive, but it doesn’t have to be!

You are about to learn how to build a beautiful, scenic garden that can easily increase your yield up to tenfold using the same space as your current farm occupies without using any medium, simply by leveraging the power of aeroponics!

The rose is bursting with meaning: Over the centuries, it has come to represent love and sensuality, deceit, death, and the mystical unknown. Today the rose enjoys unrivalled popularity across the globe, ever present at life's seminal moments.

Do you dream of living a more self-sufficient lifestyle? One where you can reduce your waste, grow your own food, and live frugally? Look no further than The Self-Sufficient Starter Kit! It's the ultimate guide to building a self-sufficient life! This comprehensive eBook is the perfect starting point for anyone looking to make the shift towards self-sufficiency. With 20 chapters packed full of expert advice and actionable tips, you'll be well on your way to living a more sustainable and fulfilling life. Chapter 1: Assess Your Current Lifestyle will help you take stock of your current living...

Gardens are places where we are up close and personal to God's daily miracles of creation, death, and rebirth--life itself. Indeed the act of gardening can be a deeply personal experience in spiritual growth. But life, like gardening, is sometimes messy dirty, and hard. Gardening Mercies is a beautifully practical guide to discovering the garden's many lessons in hope, peace, love, mercy and redemption.

The Camino de Santiago has been a journey for pilgrims for more than 1,000 years, testing—to varying degrees—their spirit, faith, and physical endurance. Lyndon Penner’s attention lies elsewhere. A renowned gardener and lover of literature, he revels in the plants, trees, and flowers that tell the history of the people and ecology of northern Spain. Brimming with wry observations—of nature, himself, and other pilgrims on the road—The Way of the Gardener reveals the beauty and the darkness of the human condition while underscoring the deeply fascinating nature of nature itself.

This is the alkaline diet book everyone is using to lose weight NATURALLY without killing yourself in the gym. A documentary is presently being made through other sources to give you a clearer perspective about the importance of having an alkaline body, using an alkaline diet, and how far big pharma will go to keep the information away from the masses.