Ben Tan

About Ben Tan

Ben Tan is a close associate of Alf, the proud owner of a hobby farm in Australia. Ben encourages Alf to share his wealth of hobby farming experiences by writing articles and books. Ben helps Alf to luanch the website http://www.farmforfun.com. Ben is also in the process of helping to get Alf's books published.

Micro-Environments - What The Plant Doctor Ordered

Plant culture aims to create the best growing conditions for crops. In order to achieve the best results farmers make small-scale changes to the growing conditions for plants.MicroclimatesSmall-scale changes create modified climates called...
Date Posted: November 23, 2007

Plants From Seed - Adapting To A Future World

After a plant has grown to maturity it will aim to produce an abundance of seed in order to create a new generation of plants. Annual plants complete this process then die within a year, biennials require 2 years to complete their life cycle and...
Date Posted: November 27, 2006

Soil - The World Beneath Your Feet

There is a complex invisible world beneath your feet and it is necessary to make an effort to develop an appreciation of how the state of the soil affects plant growth.
Date Posted: November 07, 2006