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| 29 days ago |
An idea for posting pictures - 20 replies I love the pictures you all provide us here but sometimes, when I’m not familiar with the species you are showing, it’s hard to picture the actual size and foiliage if just the blossom is shown. If you can, try putting the blossom picture up separate or inset like this photo. (inset in upper right corner) It will make enjoying ... |
| 33 days ago |
What's your favourite commercial garden - 11 replies Mine has always been Butchart Gardens out near Victoria B.C.Mrs Butchart started it at the turn of the last century in a stone quarry left behind by her husband’s company.It’s a must before you die. Bob |
| 34 days ago |
Plastic pots - 15 replies The plastic plant pot is the gardener’s equivalent to the shopper’s plastic carrier bag: we know we use too many of them – some 500 million each year in the UK – but they’re really cheap and they’re handy. The only trouble is that like carrier bags, they have become a huge waste problem: they pile up, in our g... |
| 35 days ago |
Natural weed remedy goes badly - 6 replies DATELINE: Scotland—In attempting to use a gas-powered garden tool to burn away weeds alongside his driveway, Professor Robert Gailey, 79, instead set fire to his neighbor’s backyard. According to the Daily Telegraph, Gailey was using a product known as the Weed Wand when sparks escaped from the machine to light the lawn and shrubbery next door. ... |
| 35 days ago |
Natural born killers - 28 replies Here’s a listing of plants that have a high toxicity.If you have kids. allergies, or pets make sure they are safe by knowing what you are growing out back. Bob |
| 36 days ago |
Stuff you need to know that makes your head ache! - 8 replies Trace Minerals for Healthier Plants and Soils “trace or micro” nutrients. Manganese, Copper, Boron, Molybdenum, and Chlorine “ Manganese Manganese is used by plants as the positively charged manganese cation. It is an activator for many enzymes in plant growth processes, and assists iron in the formation of chlorophyll ... |
| 38 days ago |
Environmental Impact of Dihydrogen Monoxide - 13 replies I have some concerns with this natural chemical and wonder if it will be banned in Ontario soon too!They could probably start studying the product over in Walkerton. Bob |
| 41 days ago |
Meet Oscar Wild. - 11 replies I may have mentioned that I feed squirrels year round at my house and each year I end up with a new batch of friends. Oscar is a little male from a februray whelping. He was very shy like his mother and did not hand feed until about 3 weeks ago. His bigger sister is still timid and just today took food from my hand.I feed another female that nes... |
| 42 days ago |
Poison Ivy - how to treat it. - 18 replies With all this rain lately I am surprised that no one has had a question about poison ivy. It seems to be thriving right now with the increase in carbon dioxide in the air.If you get it in your yard and you give up on trying to pull it out with gloves and hazardous good outfits you may want to try Round up with glyphosate and triclopyr added ( fo... |
| 48 days ago |
interesting gardening - 5 replies Check this out. Bob |
| 50 days ago |
vertical gardening - 9 replies This may be the wave of the future with lots getting smaller and many folks force into apartment living. See the video too! Bob |
| 78 days ago |
America is turning back to its ROOTS! - 11 replies Interesting article the NY tmes today. I wonder how many new members this trend will bring us?Most folks have lost their horticultural skills or have never been introduced to the craft. Bob |
| 79 days ago |
Survival the old fashioned way - 13 replies First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn’t get tested for diabetes.Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.We had no childproof lids on med... |
| 86 days ago |
I was awakened by thundering hooves and chattering sounds! - 17 replies Early this morning I was awakened by the sound of chattering some thundering hooves.I slipped out of bed and slid silently down the darkened hallway to the kitchen. Upon opening the blinds, to my shock and amazement ,were three extremely large menacing creatures that completely surrounded the bird feeder! I was speechless, my hands trembled ... |
| 100 days ago |
Self dumping wheelbarrow - 22 replies After years of struggling with a standard style metal wheelbarrow I went out this morning to use it and as usual, the front tire was flat. The rims on wheel barrows offer little grip for the tire rim and soon as it gets cold the tire deflates. I have found that it will also deflate when it’s hot out making it use a crap shoot even on a ... |
| 133 days ago |
Rootblast fertilizers - anybody have any experience with this product? - 2 replies I saw an informercial on TV a while ago selling Rootblast products .The stuff is made in Canada and distributed in the U.S.but I can’t find any information on it.It’s a bit pricey so I wanted to check it out before becoming the goat. Bob |
| 145 days ago |
Tums for the Tommies - 4 replies My tomatoes seem to do better in my soil here when I add a Tums to the plants in the hole when I put them outside.They are a easy source of Calcium and are cheap . You can get a sugar free Tums if you are concerned with same. Anybody else have any home remedies for plant deficiences? Bob |
| 150 days ago |
Gone missing from the seed racks ???? - 38 replies I visited three different seed vendors yesterday and was surprised to notice that several popular annuals are not among the seeds for sale. Most notably giant pansies, wave petunias and lobelia. There may be others but I was specifically looking for these. Last year the transplant packs wer up in nose bleed country. Is this yet another ... |
| 153 days ago |
Nifty mini greenhouse for between seasons - 4 replies We found these little greenhouses at a discoUnt center here for $20.00 each. They hold 6 flats of seedlings and make a dandy handy transition house for the in between weather and hardening off. I figure with a bit of care they should last 10 seasons. The are push together frames so they set up in about 2-3 minutes. I hate lugging trays in eve... |
| 156 days ago |
Hardiness zones for Canucks! - 37 replies The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) produces a map of the American States with hardniess zones but it pretty much stops at the border north an south. Here is the Canadian versionPlease note that the bureaucrats here in Canada did not include the relative temperatures for each of the zones as did the their American counterparts.... |
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