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The Secret Technique To An (Almost) Unending Supply Of Herbs
over 7 years ago
– Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 08:50:11 AM
Fresh food nowadays is at a premium…
Much of the produce you purchase from the grocery store can be WEEKS old, which is why it’s more important than ever to grow fresh food from your own home if you can.
You’ll get to eat it before any nutrients are lost due to transportation causing decay, and they just seem to taste better fresher, wouldn’t you agree?
The great thing about many herbs is that you can grow an almost unending supply of them using a technique known as cloning!
Green Onions
Green onions are a GREAT herb to begin cloning with for a few reasons:
They grow VERY easily. If you don’t have a green-thumb, green onions would be a great way for you to practice cloning.
They grow fast - one day, they’ll be a baby shoot, and the next? They’ll be a foot tall!
They don’t need much fertilizer to grow
Green onions have a slightly different cloning process when compared to other herbs.
You’ll want to cut the boxed portion of the green onion out before using the rest in your cooking.
After cutting off a portion of the white bulb as well as a little bit of green, you’ll want to plant that into your FogBox or other garden planter. If done in the FogBox, you may want to add some fertilizer if you want it to grow to a tall height.
Basil, Mint, And Other Leafy Herbs
For other leafy herbs such as basil and mint, it can be a slightly more complex process to clone.
You’ll want to make a diagonal cut on the stem above a node (a node is where the stem splits off into separate directions - a few for leaves, and one for taller stem growth). You can find the section above the node above where the arrow is pointing.
After doing so, you’ll want to trim off a few of the larger leaves while leaving the smaller ones.
The reason for doing this is that these large leaves require a lot of energy to stay alive, and when cloning, you want your new baby plant to direct its energy toward growing new roots and further growth.
If the plant has to direct energy to sustaining the larger leaves, there’s a higher chance that your clone will fail.
After done with the diagonal cut, and trimming of large leaves, you’ll want to plant your clone into your garden or plant medium with plenty of water.
After a few days, you should start to see your plant beginning to re-grow into something new!
This is one of our FAVORITE plant techniques that we’ve picked up over the years -- what are yours?
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Why You Should Love Barley (Yes, You Should!)
over 7 years ago
– Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 09:07:59 AM
Heyya Fogbox Backers!
Ever wondered what it's like having an all-in-one antioxidant drink? You’ve probably heard of different body-cleansing drinks that have stormed through different dieting pages.
One such drink is known as barley water.
Barley is believed to be one of the oldest grains in the world, and also thought to be one of the most beneficial grasses found on Earth.
Here’s how barley can positively impact your health.
1. Barley can improve your gut health
Your guts deal with all sorts of problems every day ranging from general discomfort to being too gassy or constipated making it hard to deal with everyday life.
Luckily, numerous studies have shown that consuming foods that contain barley can lead to a reduction of bacteria in your guts such as bacteroides.
While bacteroides aren’t always a threat, they can have the capability of triggering anaerobic infections that can strain your intestinal lining, or in other words, leaky gut syndrome.
These infections can be a little alarming at times as they can affect other parts of your body such as your CNS, bones, and heart.
When in doubt? Eat some barley!
2. Barley lower your glucose levels
This is important...why?
Because barley can help boost the prevotella bacteria found in your guts, and this bacteria is responsible for lowering your blood sugar!
This can help reduce the chance of developing type 2 diabetes while simultaneously helping those people already diagnosed manage their blood glucose more effectively.
All health benefits aside...barley just plain tastes good!
3. Barley helps you lower your cholesterol levels
Have you heard of LDL before?
If you haven’t, now’s the time to read up on it! LDL is infamously known as “bad cholesterol”, and is present within your blood.
Although results vary from patient to patient as well as quantity of barley ingested, the grass has shown that it does have the capability to pack a punch against the harmful cholesterol that can cause chest angina, atherosclerosis, or stroke.
Who knew grass could pack such a healthy, flavorful impact in our lives? What grass would you want to learn about next?
Drop a comment below!
To a healthier 2019,
CK from Fogbox
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Christmas Flowers: What You Need To Know
over 7 years ago
– Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 06:18:49 PM
Heyya, Fogbox backers!
It’s the most festive season of the year, and who’s not loving the Christmas spirit?
If you're lovin' all the positivity floating through the air, and the smell of mint-flavored toffee drinks - you may also love the sight of Poinsettias.
Widely popular as a Christmas symbol, Poinsettias are the perfect decor for any place celebrating the holiday.
In Mexico, where the plant originated, Poinsettia is known as the "La Flor de la Nochebuena" (Flower of the Holy Night, or Christmas Eve). With its flashy red color, it matches the suit of another notable Christmas figure - Santa Claus.
Poinsettias are also called the Lobster flower (the orangey-red resemblance) and the flame leaf flower (this plant is on fire!). Apart from the vibrant red color, Poinsettias can also be pink, white or burgundy.
Wondering where the name might originally came from? Poinsettias are often capitalized because it was actually named after a person!
Poinsettias are named after the person who discovered them, Joel Roberts Poinsett, who first introduced the plant to the United States back in 1828 when he had a few sections of the plant sent to his home located in Charleston, South Carolina.
What pretty red...petals?
Nope, Poinsettia's red "petals" aren't really petals at all!
These are actually colored bracts or modified leaves. If you want to keep a long lasting Poinsettia, choose a plant with no yellow pollen popping out.
The yellow flowers, also called cyathia, are found in the middle of the bracts. The bracts shed after the flowers have gotten rid of their pollen, so make sure to get those Poinsettias without the yellow parts showing!
Aren’t these flowers simply amazing?
Cheers to a great 2018, and an even better 2019,
Team FogBox
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A Memory-Boosting Herb?
over 7 years ago
– Sat, Dec 01, 2018 at 08:05:58 PM
Our herb of the month - can anyone guess what it is?
It’s loved by many including the character Remy from Ratatouille.
If you didn’t already guess, it’s also an alliteration! Remy, Ratatouille, and well, the wonder herb Rosemary.
Rosemary, or Rosmarinus officinalis, is known for its sweet aroma and taste. It's one of the top favorite herbs in Italian and French cuisine making your daily omelet a work of art. Rosemary has been used to boost memory for over a century.
A study spearheaded by Jemma McCready and Dr. Mark Moss from the University of Northumbria back in 2013 pointed out how Rosemary boosts short-term memory. This study was presented at the Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society in Harrogate and earned reputation for exploring the human memory.
Dr. Mark Moss claimed that the study results "indicated rosemary aroma improved long-term memory and mental arithmetic". The study explored the prospective memory including a person's ability to remember to complete tasks at hand.
Sixty-six respondents were placed in a rosemary-scented room and a plain room. The results of the experiment showed that the participants in the rosemary-scented room performed better in prospective memory tasks rather than those in rooms without any scent.
Jemma McCready, one of the brainchilds of this study, said that the study findings could possibly be used to treat individuals with memory impairment. On top of it, McCready's and Moss' previous research indicates that the aroma of the rosemary oil can power-up humans' cognitive functioning.
This makes Rosemary one of the best herbs out there - both in taste and in benefits.
What herb do you wanna learn about in our next update?
Comment below!
All the love,
Team Fogbox
Biophilic Workspaces? What Are They And Why Should We Create Them?
over 7 years ago
– Sun, Oct 14, 2018 at 07:16:18 PM
Hey Fogbox Backers!
Do you know what it's like to work in a "lean" office space?
Do you often feel like you are losing focus, but gaining fatigue? You might want to try adding some plants here and there.
A workspace devoid of any open window or plants can be hard to handle.
Biophilic design replicating nature
In an attempt to study "biophilic" impact to various workplaces, The Human Spaces report placed plants in every barren workspace. Biophilic design is a type of design that replicates nature.
In the study, 47% of employees in an office originally received zero natural light in their working space. 58% of them had no plants in their workspace at all. (Whew, that sounds like working in a tunnel!)
After adding plants into the workplaces of these employees thus mimicking the natural environment, the employees received a 15% increase in their well-being score. These employees also reported a 6% increase in their productivity
If you have been feeling a little low at work and hunching your back after running after endless deadlines, you might want to consider putting a little piece of nature on your work desk.
After all, who doesn't want the feeling of a better, livelier work atmosphere?
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