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Friends of the earth
Earthworms not only eat all the nasty, invisible bacteria, microbes and
fungi which cause plant problems but go an amazing step further by converting
the bad bacteria into good, writes Zahrah Nasir
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Water gardening
Apparently an expensive option, a water feature gives a garden a natural
look, as it attracts all sorts of wildlife, birds and insects besides
arousing children’s interest, writes Zahrah Nasir
20 April, 2013
aesthetically, calming, children, cooking, drainage, earth, electricity, garden, land, natural, naturalize, naturally, neighbourhood, nurseries, refreshing, satisfy, soil, stones, underground, water, weight, yard
22 December, 2004
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Tree time
*The sultry heat at this time of the year is so enervating that even
thinking of getting out there in the garden on your hands and knees, let
alone breaking your fingernails as you work in the earth, is a thought too
far, but…like it or not, there is work to be done.*
19 April, 2013
aubergines, banana, birds, cabbage, cauliflower, chillies, cucumbers, digging, drainage, earth, fingernails, fruit, garden, ground, Guava, heat, herbs, leaf beet/Swiss chard, lemon, lettuce, marigold, monsoon, okra, Olive., organicPapaya, planted, Radish, root, seeds, soil, storm, sunshine, temperatures, tomatoes, trees, vegetable, watermelons
30 June, 2012
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‘Faulty’ implementation of accord Sindh not getting due share of water, PA told
KARACHI, Jan 24: The Sindh Assembly was informed on Monday that the province was not receiving its due share of water according to the 1991 water accord as certain clauses of the accord were not being implemented.
02 February, 2011
25 January, 2011
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De-silting of Sindh canals
THE de-silting of canals, distributaries and minors is a regular feature. But
farmers complain that the job is not well done and is often ill-timed.
The president of the Farmers Organisation Council (FOC) Javed Junejo
crticises SIDA officials’ pathetic performance and lambastes provincial
irrigation department.
10 January, 2011
10 January, 2011
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Hyderabad Wasa threatened with water supply cut
HYDERABAD, Dec 11: The Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority has warned the Water and Sanitation Agency of Hyderabad that if it fails to clear its outstanding Rs63 million dues, its water supply could be cut off.
14 December, 2010
12 December, 2010