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• Biochar — “Biochar pile” by Oregon Department of Forestry, CC BY 2.0. Source
• The black soldier fly composter — “Black soldier fly larvae eating yam” by Zenyrgarden, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source
• Diatomaceous earth — “Diatomaceous Earth BrightField” by Zephyris, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source
• Eggshells and coffee grounds as a slug barrier — “Arion distinctus (26691256291)” by Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0. Source
• Epsom salt for tomatoes — “Blossom end rot” by A13ean, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source
• Freeze the flour — “Indianmeal moth 2009” by Kaldari, CC0. Source
• French marigolds for root-knot nematodes — “Abeja (Bombus) en un clavel de Indias (Tagetes patula), jardín botánico de Talli” by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source
• Hügelkultur — “Huegelbeet-by-Maseltov” by Maseltov, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source
• Live-trapping and relocating wildlife — “Photograph of Transferring a Beaver from a Live Trap to a Transporting Cage - NA” by Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided, Public domain. Source
• Maple sap on sensors — “Collecting sap from the maple trees on Huron Avenue, Ottawa (46821226614)” by Ross Dunn, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source
• Mothballs, soap and human hair as repellents — “Chiswick House Kitchen Garden - vegetable beds” by Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source
• The motion-activated sprinkler — “City of London Cemetery Memorial Garden sprinkler 1” by Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source
• Mushroom logs with a soak timer — “USDA National Agroforestry Center on flickr 0304-0213 (26778723400)” by National Agroforestry Center, CC BY 2.0. Source
• Olla irrigation — “Copped Hall kitchen walled garden, plant pot stack, Essex, England” by Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source
• Building with pallet wood — “23 0068738 Convair Negative Image - Stacked wooden pallets (54202373235)” by San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives, Public domain. Source
• Pheromone traps for pantry moths — “CSIRO ScienceImage 1973 Using Pheromones Instead of Insecticides” by division, CSIRO, CC BY 3.0. Source
• Plant-ID apps as a food-safety tool — “01 Amanita phalloides in Zalas, Poland” by Krzysztof Ślusarczyk (upload by Marek Ślusarczyk), CC BY 3.0. Source
• Anticoagulant rodent poison — “Barn Owl - Tyto alba - 53524587166” by caroline legg, CC BY 2.0. Source
• Sprouted fodder as a feed-cost strategy — “2019-05-04 Sprouting Barley Grain” by Charlie Marshall, CC BY 2.0. Source
• The barn owl box — “Barn Owl nest box near Lodge Wood, Drakes Broughton - geograph.org.uk - 6022798.” by Jeff Gogarty, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source
• The chicken tractor — “Nick's Organic Farm (20130712-AMS-LSC-0708)” by USDAgov, Public domain. Source
• The floppy-top fence for groundhogs — “Marmota monax UL 01” by Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source
• The hay moisture probe — “Hay bales, 2019 Kapuvár” by Globetrotter19, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source
• The hive scale — “Apiary at Mangapehi, 1920. ATLIB 288303” by Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949, Public domain. Source
• The Jean Pain compost heater — “Pile of wood chips Namibia” by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) - Bush C, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source
• The $25 lightning detector — “Lightning Ground Storm (Unsplash)” by Brandon Morgan littleppl85, CC0. Source
• The quarter-inch rule — “House mouse (Mus musculus) 2732” by Ahunt, CC0. Source
• The hydraulic ram pump — “Batterie 3 Béliers Hydraulic rams in Noduwez Orp-Jauche Belgium” by Eebie, CC BY 4.0. Source
• The $12 freezer alarm — “Freezer 1” by Laura Stoinski, CC0. Source
• The wax-cylinder greenhouse vent opener — “Glasshouse roof vents - geograph.org.uk - 8132545” by Dave Croker, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source
• The zeer pot (pot-in-pot cooler) — “Clay pot cooler - Canari Frigo - Tonkrugkühler” by Peter Rinker, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source
• Two hot wires for raccoons — “Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor) - Kitchener, Ontario 2025-05-05” by Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source
• Ultrasonic pest repellers — “Deer in the Garden - geograph.org.uk - 6141762” by Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source
• Wicking beds — “-2020-07-01 Vegetable garden with raised beds, Trimingham, Norfolk” by Kolforn (Kolforn) I'd appreciate if you could mail me (Kolforn@gmail.c, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

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