Reading Round Up: Cricket Edition

Burrowing bacteria may end need to fertilise plants

Shanghai Company Claims It Delivered Cakes With Drones

You Can Hold This Ice Cream of the Future in Your Bare Hands

A Race to Save the Orange by Altering Its DNA

This energy bar gets its kick from ... crickets

Ominous Signs

Well, the good times had to end at some point. Last week's heatwave did no favors for the garden. Very high daytime and nighttime temperatures meant practically no pollinating or fruiting for the week, so reduced yield down the line. Prolonged hot weather also leaves plants weakened, making them more vulnerable to disease, which is unfortunately the case for one section of the rooftop garden.

Reading Round Up: Black Hot Dog Edition

Summer Soup

From Mushrooms To Aquaponics, How Back To The Roots Is Taking Over Home Growing

UK: Tesco boss says cheap food era is over

Cornell Scientist’s Quest: Perfect Broccoli

Curious Eats – Tokyo’s Legendary Black Hot Dog

Catching Up

Ok I'm back. Vacation was awesome and I'm sad it's over, but I'm very happy to return to gardening. I fully expected pests and/or disease to run wild while I was gone, but to my immense surprise nothing of the sort happened. The garden is still doing great! 2 plants look a little yellow, but just 2 out of 20+ is great news. All of the plants have grown immensely and almost all of them have fruited.

Reading Round Up: Protein Edition

Robot without wheels or legs assists farmers

Simple Eye Exam Reveals How Much You Like Chocolate

French Straw Bale Garden Grows Crops and Flowers On Urban Balcony

Why Micro-Gardening Could Go Big

To boost consumer appeal, replace “meat” with “protein”