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This Record-Breaking Pumpkin Grew In Just 2.5 Months

This record-setting, 674kg pumpkin is the product of one Ken Desrosiers of Broad Brook, Connecticut, and grew to that size in just two and a half months.


September 14, 2011
Gadgets

8 Gadgets You Need To Grow Weed Tomatoes Indoors

Out here tomatoes* are cheap and abundant. But that’s unfortunately not the case in other parts of the world. These seven tools will let you grow tomatoes* in the privacy of your own home.


August 20, 2011
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It’s A Robot! It’s A Terrarium! It’s A Robot Terrarium!

Actually it’s a robot garden! Thank goodness because I know we’re all sick of bumping into terrariums every time we turn around.


August 16, 2011
Science

Making Plants Grow In Nappy Membranes Is Gross

As you can see above, scientists at Japanese firm Mebiol have managed to cultivate plants using only micron-thick hydro-membranes known as Imec. The technology has already been demonstrated by NASA to grow space plants. Only… why am I so grossed out?


August 9, 2011
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Real Flowers Are Gonna Love It Inside The Lego Greenhouse

Most likely because however beautiful Lego flowers are, the real things are heaps prettier. This greenhouse, commissioned by Lego and designed by Sebastian Bergne for the London Design Festival 2011, will be displayed in Covent Garden from September 15-25. [Sebastian Bergne via CubeMe]


August 4, 2011
Gadgets

Man Up Your Gardening Regime With Victorinox’s Pruning Knife

I’m not too sure how many of you dabble in gardening or floristry, but if that’s your bag, then Victorinox has you covered with their new budding and pruning swiss army knife, which costs around $US40. [Victorinox via SubStudio]


July 14, 2011
Gadgets

7 Tools For The Micro-Gardener

Just because the big city shoebox you live in lacks enormous outdoor expanses, doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy a bit of green-thumbery. These seven tools will help you cultivate like a pro, even in the most minimal space.


June 10, 2011
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How To Turn A Glass Coke Bottle Into An Adorable Plant Waterer

The narration is husky and the instructions sound: why toss that glass Coke bottle into the trash (or recycling bin!), when you’re a few modifications away from a retro-tastic plant waterer? Beats an Aqua Globe, anyway.


May 17, 2011
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The Super-Penetration Shovel: Deep Digging

Let’s just get right down to it: you don’t care about the Super-Penetration Shovel because it’s made entirely of steel. Or the tapered, pointed blade, the fully sharpened sides that bust through dirt and clay like so much cotton candy.


May 4, 2011
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Man Turns Weed Whacker Into Cop Whacker After Failed Sears Return

All 28-year old Gary Burke wanted was to return his weed whacker to Sears, just like his father had and his father’s father before him. But when he was turned away because the lawn and garden section was closed by the time he got there, he exercised his right as an American crazy person to lose it in the most over-the-top way possible.