20 days ago
by Martin Sojka |
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As you may know, I’ve returned from a great vacation - honeymoon this week. I’ve posted Woodworking Photo Report at LJ.com yesterday and today I’ve prepared similar photo report for you – but now it’s all about a beautiful and very vibrant Sri Lankan flora:
Hope you enjoyed ;)
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21 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
22 comments »
October 30, 2008
This morning, I looked out to the pond to find it covered in a layer of ice. Brr. it’s cold.
It’s interesting to watch our two fish continuing on about their day under the ice… the fun part, however, was just now (noon-ish) watching half a dozen sparrows bathing in the little corner of the pond that was open water.
I wish I could have gotten a picture.
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21 days ago
by XploreOrganics |
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Here are a series of factsheets, brought to you by NCAP. They provide information on alternatives to using synthetic pesticides.
BOOKMARK THIS ONE!
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21 days ago
by XploreOrganics |
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I thought I would start this Blog series as there are many differing opinions on Garden pest control. This Series will offer 1)articles of interest, 2)my personal opinion and 3)safer, more economical methods of pest control.
PERSONAL OPINION/SAFER ECONOMICAL WEED CONTROL:
The best way to have a healthy garden is to create a biodiversity landscape including native and low maintenance plants. Manual removal of some weeds is best acidic acid (vinegar) is an approved natural herbicide use...
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22 days ago
by Scott Hildenbrand |
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I asked the guy at Lowes in the garden center what else was on sale (after grabbing 24 yellow mums for .25/ea)... To my horror he said everything was 50% off.
I was so tempted… soooooooooooo close to loading up my car… Not like the selection was large, but the price was great… sooooooooooooooooooo teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeempteeeeeeeeeeddddddddddddddddd…..
I ended up picking up the said 24 mums, 2 rose of 1gal sharon for $1.75/ea and a 2gal yew for $2.49….
I swea...
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22 days ago
by mbulla |
7 comments »
Don’t forget that Saturday – November 1st – is Halloween Challenge deadline. We already have 2 creative entries and there is a great chance to win one of the following prizes:
$50 gift card
Lee Valley Kitchen Calculator
Lee Valley gardening t-shirt
Winners will be announced on November 2nd…Good Luck!
You can enter our LJ and HR Halloween Challenge as well.
GardenTenders | LumberJocks | HomeRefurbers
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22 days ago
by Ladymoonflower |
6 comments »
I am trying rooting for the first time. I started with coleus, I’ve heard they are the easiest. I decided to try experimenting a little with three different ways to see what works for me. All feed back much appreciated.
Used rooting hormone then trayed up for Dome
Going under the Dome
Homemade Humidity Dome for tray
Trying rooting in water
No dome no hormone
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22 days ago
by Ladymoonflower |
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I had this Idea in my head for years and finally put it to soil. I wanted to create a fountain that was made with over flowing coffee and tea pots. The pots were salvaged from a junk store by me. I dug a tub into the ground for the three pumps (one for each pot because of thier height) I ran tubing up the galvanized pipes and sealed the pots with pond sealant. Since these pictures were taken I have planted the garden area with buterfly bush, kousa dogwood, iris, mums, lily of the valley, ...
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23 days ago
by dini |
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10-28-08Well, sitting here trying to catch up, suddenly I heard a rattling sound against the window beside me. Looking up, I developed an instant and massive chill (not all that difficult, I admit, considering the head cold I’ve been fighting for TEN razzlefratchin days). It was sleeting, hard, out there ( and me with no batteries for my camera). :( The sleet didn’t last long, though it was comical watching the squirrel at the feeder using his tail as an umbrella. Unfortunately, i...
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23 days ago
by Scott Hildenbrand |
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Well, it’s no where near as pretty, or well laid out as what I wanted to do.. But then again it’s not like the basement is that pretty right now anyway. Now, once I redo the basement I’ll surely set something better up.
At any rate, this is my holding spot for all the potted plants.. My plan is to hang at least 2 4’ dual bulb grow lights up and to have them on a timer so that the plants get a little better light.
I’ve also got aquatic plants I NEED to get i...
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