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Six Inches of Soil

Terra Infirma

On Friday night, the Prof took me to see the new independent movie about regenerative agriculture, Six Inches of Soil, as soil health is her thing. The post Six Inches of Soil appeared first on Terra Infirma. Only problem, the data wasn’t what it said it was. Data is different.

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New Potted Carbon planter captures CO2 with style

AGreenLiving

The company developed the material as a soil amendment, material additive, filter and colorant, and is devising other uses. Since it’s already used in DEN Sustainable soil , an OurCarbon planter seems the perfect complement. A six-inch nursery pot fits snugly into the handmade Potted Carbon planter.

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Don’t Look Down

Grist

Sometimes, only a thin layer of soil covers yawning craters where the ice has vanished, what Hasson calls “ghost ice wedges.” Kathy Lenniger was running her dogsled team one day along her usual route in Fairbanks, Alaska, when she suddenly splashed into overflow, fresh water spilling on top of the snow. Sean McDermott / Grist.

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How to Improve the Irrigation at Your Farm

The Environmental Blog

Organic farming focuses on enhancing soil quality to improve irrigation efficiency and conserve more water. Organic farming techniques such as composting and mulching improve soil health. Healthy soil that is rich in organic matter has better moisture-retaining capacity, meaning you will need to water your crops less often.

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How to grow your own pumpkins

AGreenLiving

Related: How to cook a whole pumpkin (seeds, guts and all) Mound it up Rounded mounds of soil provide the drainage and depth pumpkins need to thrive. Pumpkin seeds and vines are finicky, so you don’t want to handle or transplant them once they are in soil. Pumpkin seeds don’t do well in cold soil or dirt that is too wet.

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A trillion cicadas will emerge in the next few weeks. This hasn’t happened since 1803.

Grist

Emergence depends on a key variable: soil temperature. Cicadas are touchy, and will only burst out of the ground once the soil temperatures about 6 inches deep reach around 64 degrees Fahrenheit. The double-emergence hasn’t happened since 1803. Thanks to climate change, the cicadas are ahead of schedule.

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Net-Zero Town Homes Benefit From Solar Garden Roof

Green Roof Technology

The poorly draining site soils and the tight site precluded traditional ground-based stormwater best management practices, so they looked to a vegetated rain-detaining roof for a solution. inches of rainfall,” Pitts says. inches or less, and runoff increases as the rainfall increases.” This suburban Washington, D.C.,