- Make your own pesticide Before you start this recipe
You may want to open the windows before start this process. Take 12 heads of garlic and boil them for an hour in a large pot of water. Allow the mixture to cool, then strain into a simple spray bottle and use it on plants afflicted with aphids and white flies. - Stop slugs and snails from eating your favourite plants
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Green gardening tips
Submitted by gao on Fri, 04/30/2010 - 14:38.
Here are a few environmental gardening tips I use to green my own garden.
Indoor air purifier plants
Submitted by gao on Fri, 04/30/2010 - 09:30.
Trees and other plants are constantly cleaning the air. Here is a list of popular indoor plants in Canada that homeowners and office dwellers can have as living air purifiers:
| Plant Name | Ability to remove chemicals (out of 10) | Lighting conditions | Notes |
| Areca Palm (Chrysalidocarpus lutescens) | 8 | part sun | Easy to grow. Requires high humidity. |
| Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii) | 9 | part sun | Easy to grow. |
| Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata Bostoniensis) | 9 | part sun | Requires humidity and good light. |
| Corn Plant (Dracaena fragrans Massangeana) | 8 | indirect sun | Very easy to grow. |
| Dracaena Janet Craig (Dracaena deremensis Janet Craig) | 8 | part sun | Easy to grow. |
| Dwarf Date Palm (Phoenix roebelenii) | 9 | indirect sun | Easy to grow. |
| English Ivy (Hedera Helix) | 9 | indirect sun | Requires high humidity. Parts poisonous. Prone to spider mite. |
| Ficus Alii (Ficus macleilandii Alii) | 7 | full sun | Easy to grow. |
| Heart-leaf Philodendron (Philodendron scandens ssp. oxycardium) | 8 | indirect sun | Easy to grow. |
| Kimberley Queen (Nephrolepis obliterata) | 9 | indirect sun | Easy to grow. |
| Lady Palm (Rhapis excelsa) | 7 | part sun | Easy to grow. |
| Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum wallisii) | 8 | indirect sun | Easy to grow. |
| Rubber Plant (Ficus robusta) | 9 | indirect sun | Easy to grow. |
| Schefflera (Brassaia actinophylla) | 8 | indirect sun | Easy to grow. |
| Weeping Fig (Ficus benjamina) | 8 | full sun | Requires draught-free environment. |
Solar energy
Submitted by gao on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 20:28.
Solar energy is the energy received by the earth from the sun in the form of solar radiation.
Plants that absorb noise
Submitted by gao on Sun, 08/16/2009 - 00:34.
Trees and shrubs have been used for many years to reduce traffic noise from busy roads. Plants can also help to reduce background noise levels inside buildings by absorbing, diffracting or reflecting noise. Some plant species are more effective than others and the benefits are most pronounced in buildings with hard, reflective surfaces.
Here are a few guidelines for planting a tree fence:
Here are a few guidelines for planting a tree fence:
Benefits of Green Energy
Submitted by gao on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 14:27.
Green energy or renewable energy has a host of social, environmental, and economic benefits.
What is Green Computing?
Submitted by gao on Sun, 12/21/2008 - 18:45.
Green Computing is the study and practice of using computing resources efficiently. The primary objective of such a program is to account for the triple bottom line, an expanded spectrum of values and criteria for measuring organizational (and societal) success.