Posts Tagged ‘Sunlight’

Picking The Right Spot For The Garden

by Thomas Fryd When selecting a spot to plant a garden decide on a place where the soil is deep, where drainage is good and where the vegetables to be grown will have full exposure to the sunshine. A gentle slope to the south or to the south-east is ideal. Rows should run north and south so that the vegetables to be grown will enjoy the maximum amount of sunlight. Never locate the kitchen garden near strong growing shrubs, hedges or large trees because their extensive root system will rob the


Addiction. A collection of Photography by Thi Chien.

Photography by Carl Chisolm. Thi Chien in the center.It is the season of the tilted hat. A time when the cold is just warm enough to keep the head partly exposed to whatever bullshit one wishes to fill it with. Like a vein. Like drugs. Taking blood, giving a chill. Tilted hats, nodding to the artwork. Winking. Enough flannel to build a house of irony then burn it down with reflected sunlight through black-rimmed, intellectual glasses of feigned thoughtfulness.They were all there – the storyboard


Fog-shrouded pot farms in quiet SF neighborhood has new police chief seeing too much green

SFPD on fog-shrouded pot farms: too much green SAN FRANCISCO ? Socked in by coastal fog, gardeners in the city’s Sunset District struggle to coax vegetables from plots rarely touched by sunlight. But recently, a certain crop has flourished behind closed doors. Marijuana farms have become so widespread in this middle class neighborhood that the city’s new [...]


Garden Selection Picking The Spot

by Thomas Fryd When selecting a spot to plant a garden decide on a place where the soil is deep, where drainage is good and where the vegetables to be grown will have full exposure to the sunshine. A gentle slope to the south or to the south-east is ideal. Rows should run north and south so that the vegetables to be grown will enjoy the maximum amount of sunlight. Never locate the kitchen garden near strong growing shrubs, hedges or large trees because their extensive root system will rob the


Herbs You Can Grow in Winter

Just because winter will be here soon, it doesn’t mean that you have to give up cooking with the herbs that you love. Even in the cold season, some herbs can flourish as long as they have sunlight and water. Keep these five herbs growing indoors during the winter so you can enjoy fresh salads and meals. Thyme This is a widely used herb, because it’s versatile in salads, soups, chowders, meat dishes, vegetables, sauces and desserts. It’s a perennial evergreen shrub, which is a member of the mi
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