{"id":17860,"date":"2014-08-18T09:15:36","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T15:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=17860"},"modified":"2014-08-18T09:15:36","modified_gmt":"2014-08-18T15:15:36","slug":"disappointed-gardening-ideas-find-online-openfarm-wants-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/disappointed-gardening-ideas-find-online-openfarm-wants-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Disappointed with Gardening Ideas You Find Online? OpenFarm Wants to Change that"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A sample OpenFarm guide Image credit:<\/strong> OpenFarm Kickstarter<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I love to share gardening ideas<\/a> I find, or have even tried, but I know that there will always be specifics of a planting situation for which I can’t account. Soil quality, rainfall, sunlight, and pests are just a few of the\u00a0elements that will play into the success of any gardening project<\/a>, and they can vary widely. That means we’ve got to keep any instructions general, and hope that readers make necessary adjustments based on their circumstances. That’s great for experienced planters and gardeners… but what if you’re new to all of this? Or, what if you want to try a new kind of plant? Do you really want to take several growing seasons to get it right?<\/p>\n

Probably not. I know I’d certainly love to find information that fits my environment and the techniques I plan to use. That’s the idea behind OpenFarm<\/a>, a Wikipedia-style resource\u00a0under construction. Designed around the concept of “learn to grow anything,” developer Rory Aronson wants to create a collection of guides with very specific instructions based on just the sort of elements mentioned above. I’ll let him explain further; here’s his Kickstarter video:<\/p>\n