http://go-off-grid.com/solar-power Solar and Wind Power Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:52:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Grass Is Greener at Harvard The grass at Harvard University is now being grown organically, without the use of synthetic nitrogen, the base of most commercial fertilizers. Source: NYT > Organic Gardening http://go-off-grid.com/solar-power/organic-gardening/the-grass-is-greener-at-harvard Featured Plant: Sweet Potatoes Some vegetables really need to hire better PR people. The poor sweet potato suffers from being confused with the yam. No relation. And the potato. No relation. Sweet potatoes are high in fiber and good sources of Vitamins A & ... http://go-off-grid.com/solar-power/organic-gardening/featured-plant-sweet-potatoes Gardening Question of the Week: What’s the Difference Between a Variety and a Cultivar? Plant names can be very confusing. One person's 'Love Lies Bleeding' is another's 'Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate'. Then there are those taxonomy enigmas where Actaea is the plant formerly known as Cimicifuga. ... http://go-off-grid.com/solar-power/organic-gardening/gardening-question-of-the-week-what%e2%80%99s-the-difference-between-a-variety-and-a-cultivar And the Winners Are...Fall Color Photo Challenge I have a love/hate relationship with fall. I bet a lot of you do, too. It's not that I hate winter; I actually enjoy winter sports and there's nothing to compare with the sunrise after a snow storm. Still, I'd rather ... http://go-off-grid.com/solar-power/organic-gardening/and-the-winners-arefall-color-photo-challenge Growing Acorns Maples get all the attention in the fall, but there are plenty of other trees that put on a decent display. I'm especially fond of oak trees at any time of year. There's an oak across the street from me that never seems to drop its leaves. ... http://go-off-grid.com/solar-power/organic-gardening/growing-acorns A Toast to this Season’s Harvest Pairing Wine with Vegetables I'm an unabashed vegetable lover and even on Thanksgiving, meat is just an accompaniment to my veggies. This year, instead of matching your wine to your Turkey, choose a variety that will bring out the best in the vegetables ... http://go-off-grid.com/solar-power/organic-gardening/a-toast-to-this-season%e2%80%99s-harvest-pairing-wine-with-vegetables Featured Plant: Viburnum The longer I garden, the more I love shrubs. I am utterly delighted with every new Deutzia and Weigela that comes out, but I would never forsake my old favorites, like lilacs, hydrangeas and viburnums. There are over 150 species of viburnums that grow from Zone 2 through ... http://go-off-grid.com/solar-power/organic-gardening/featured-plant-viburnum Gardening Question of the Week: Can I Prune My Raspberries in the Fall? Someone in the About Gardening Forum wanted to know if pruning their raspberry plants now, rather than waiting until late winter, would have any effect on the amount of raspberries the plants produce. I've always heard that ... http://go-off-grid.com/solar-power/organic-gardening/gardening-question-of-the-week-can-i-prune-my-raspberries-in-the-fall A Good Foundation Planting For many of us, the shrubs in front of our homes are about the only gardens we see throughout winter. While there's a movement to get us thinking about alternatives to foundation plantings, shrubs still rule. If you're not yet willing to replace your ... http://go-off-grid.com/solar-power/organic-gardening/a-good-foundation-planting NASA Confirms Water On Moon Back in October, there was quite a bit of controversy surrounding NASA’s project of crashing a LCROSS satellite into the moon to determine if there is in fact water on the moon. While it was initially believed by spectators and researchers alike that the mission was ... http://go-off-grid.com/solar-power/wind-power-news/nasa-confirms-water-on-moon