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THIS IS A MISERABLE TIME of year for many allergy sufferers. Unfortunately, people with allergies often blame the wrong plants, which does nothing to relieve their suffering and may prevent them or even their neighbors from planting harmless species.Left, the pollen of Common ragweed causes most re...
LATELY MORE AND MORE homeowners are thinking about installing small turbines to generate power primarily for their own homes.The advantages of wind power are obvious. The disadvantages are mostly a concern for people living near the turbines, who may complain about noise, vibration, or changed views...
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Photo courtesy of LCBGlenn at Flickr.com. Ever seen a purple potato? Some of us have dined on these in hoity-toity restaurants and wondered how, exactly, they did that. The thing is, these potatoes really are purple through and through: that wasn’t just an encounter with food coloring. There are ...
Have you seen the new Spin Bin compost tumbler yet? It’s a brand new composter, launched exclusively through Clean Air Gardening in 2010. With a capacity of around 60 gallons, the Spin Bin composter tumbles end over end, held up by sturdy, powder coated steel legs. Lids on both ends make it si...
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my sunflowers ,giant single,two about 8ft onebout10ft,all three have big single middle flower but one of the 8ft s has developed afew side flowers smaller thn the main one ,supermarket cut flower size.Is it aseperate variety?
why won't my apple trees grow apples?
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Well I’ve been busy again working on and with my soil sifter project. I’ve built a quick frame from bits of wood I had lying around. It is working but is very slow at the moment as I have to shovel several clumps of soil onto the sieve and then bang the screen from underneath with the sh...
I spent some time in the garden this morning, I intended to weed, but ended up clearing more of the snowberry buushes between us and next door. Several beanches had grown through the wire netting and then back again, the loppers came in very handy. I also cut back to the fence all the vinca that is ...
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I can't believe that it has been a week since I posted last. I also can't believe that we are into the last week of May! This Spring has gone by so fast, I have almost missed it.The rain that we have had over the past few weeks has put us behind schedule. It is hard to make customers understand t...
Sorry that I never got back to share my Saturday trip. My Sister and I headed out Saturday morning for Cox's Plant Farm. One of our fellow blogger's recommended it, and for the life of me I can't remember who. If you are reading this, please let me know and I will give you credit for the tip. (U...
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If you have been busy working in your garden during spring, then you can now slow down a little and enjoy the results of your labour. If you haven’t got around to getting your garden sorted out, the you can still have time this month to catch up with those outstanding chores and then look [...]
It’s mid-summer and gardens are bursting with vibrant colours and plants are putting on their best displays this month… well, as much as they can under the regular downpours we’ve been having! Hemerocallis, or Daylilies, as they are more commonly known, range from almost white, through...
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