guildfordcycads

So I have built a garden in my yard with a pond and I try to use perks I’ll whenever I can (I rent) but as of right now is very limited but my question is how stupid is it to put a sprinkler in the middle of it and water it that way, I know it’s definitely wasteful and I probably won’t do it but I want to know if anybody has anything to say about it.

I have rain water tanks but this would be for when they are empty

I teach at a school for autism and we are having our first raised beds this year. I’m also putting in a couple of new beds at my house. I’ve been making my beds with the bottom 1/3 woody materials (hugel culture style), 1/3 rich forest topsoil and 1/3 compost. I’m planning on using a living soil mixture in biodegradable small grow bags (Similar in size to a plastic 3.5 inch diameter pot) as a control. I teach 2-10th grades science. For one experiment, the independent variable will be adding innoculated bio char and another adding rock dust and a third with bio char and rock dust. So, if I have ten gallons of a base mix of 1/3 compost, 1/3 vermiculite and 1/3 peat moss, how much BioAg, liquid seaweed, liquid fish fert., liquid sea minerals, Bioorganics Mycorrhizal fungi (this won’t be in the mix but put closest to the seeds or roots) and molasses would you recommend? I know many of those you would need to know the concentrations of (none are packaged as concentrated) but can you give me your best guess? Whatever you suggest, I’ll use as a constant for my control. I appreciate any help you can give me. I’ve been studying permaculture principals for over 10 years.

I’m looking into freeze drying to preserve some produce for winter (mostly greens, maybe some beans, squash, tomato powder, or others as we grow new things). We currently freeze a lot of stuff, but obviously that takes up a lot of room, and from what I’ve read, freeze drying retains the most nutrients of all the preservation methods, which is important for me and my health.

I’m completely new to this method of preservation, and while I understand the basics, I would really appreciate specific product recommendations and beginner’s advice you wish you knew when you started! I’m willing to make a modest investment in a product that will last me a long time, but I just don’t know much about the technical specs of this type of machine.

TIA for any insight!