This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Bob, there are a number of chippers on the market. Mantis sells a pretty good one (800-342-0052) also Kinsman (800-733-5613). The chippers are no good for leaves and wet compost materials — to do both limbs and leafs you need a general purpose shredder/grinder and it will have a gasoline…
Walls of Water
Message #1221
or warm, as the case may be (I had to say it) sc
Chris – i've played with Home Series:Landscape from Autodesk and found it incredibly slow, with interminable redraw after making additions/changes. it also has virtually no plant selection and no plant information. i reviewed more than 20 different software programs for gardeners and wrote an article for the March 92 National…
Hi Bob…..I own an electric chipper/shredder. It takes branches up to about 1 inch. It does just fine on everything below that diameter. California Legislators have threatened to outlaw internal cumbustion engines for yard equipment for some time now, so an electric one was a necessity. By the way,we have…
#help/chipper
Message #1165
Help . . can anyone recommend a chipper . . I've got a fair amount of trees in my back yard, and would probably want to chip all the brush and branches up to about a 1.5" diameter, after which they'd be good for campfires. . . any ideas??? compactness,…
#Landscaping Software
Message #1163
Has anyone had any experence with Autodesk's (Generic CAD) Landscape software? It looks tempting and the price is right. Chris
Steve…let me jump in here, Alison will be away for a few days. Many mail-order houses carry them. The Parks catalog have them, 6 for $14.95; 12 for $26.95; 18 for $38.95; 24 for $49.95. You can order them from PARK SEED . Cokesbury Road . Greenwood, SC 29647-0001 .Wall…
Alison, What a cool idea! (no pun intended. honest) Where does one send for information, or to order one? How much? Steve
Did you get the latest Ortho book on building greenhouses? It is pretty good (I helped a little on it). Fine Gardening had an article on home greenhouses last spring that covered some of the glazings, etc. The Hobby Greenhouse Association (a non-profit group of hobby greenhouse owners) publishes a…
#greenhouses
Message #850
I'm in the process of obtaining information from the various manufacturers of pre-fab greenhouses to build a lean-to greenhouse in the late Spring. There are so many builders and so many options that I'm a bit confused by all the hype in the advertisements. Does anyone have any suggestions or…
Hello Steve, The Wall o' Water is a neat device that allows gardeners in cold areas to plant out seedlings early. It is a teepee of plastic that has channels in the walls that are to be filled with water. You place the teepees around seedlings and fill the channels…
Alison, Wall o' Water is a new one on me. Whuzzat? Steve
Hi Henry, I have a catalog source for the wall o' water. Gardener's Supply 128 Intervale Road Burlington, Vermont 05401 (802) 863-1700 Hope that helps. Alison
garden tools
Message #774
I have a Sear-Simpson chipper shredder that's about 10 years old that I need an owner's manual for. The model no. is 917.285761. The Sears part no. is 1547R for the manual, but they are no longer available. I thought I had seen in Home Mechanix or another magazine where…
Bonsai Tools
Message #713
Randy, I can vouch for the Bonsai Farm mentioned by Alison. I ordered a tree, tools pots, and supplies from them. Everything to include the Ficus arrived in fine shape. They carry Joshua Roth, Kiku, and Masakuni -made tools. They carry sets as well as separate tools. They have pots…
#Walls of Water
Message #709
I'm from Canada and staying in the Delray area of Florida for another six days. Several months ago there was a discussion in the Goodearth Forum describing a product known as walls of water. It involves plastic containers of water used to store heat from the sun and warm the…
Hello Randy, A possible source of bonsai tools: Bonsai Farm P.O. Box 130 Lavernia, TX 78121 (512) 649-2109 They offer plants, books, supplies and tools. Catalog is $1.00. Hope that helps. Alison
garden software
Message #530
Ron – they're uploading the software review article today or tomorrow, i think, into tool talk. File is "softga.txt." Let me know if you have specific questions. – jw
Bonsai Tools
Message #529
This forum looks like a natural to me!! Anybody know of a good (long distance) source of Bonsai tools for trimming, etc.?? None in Michigan, and we've done some checking…Thanks! Randy Bassin
Thank you Alison I appreciate it Nick
Shredders
Message #437
>> What else can I tell you that might help with your decision? How much money to buy your Dad? 🙂 Thanks, Jeff. I like the four-in-one concept. I did see an ad recently for an electric chipper/shredder that claims to be able to chip 2" branches (most smaller chippers…
#New Products
Message #336
Hi Nick, I have an 800 number for a company that supplies gardening tools for folks with special challenges such as yours. Their name is Alsto's Handy Helpers and their number is 800-447-0048. Give them a call and they will send you a complimentary catalog. Alison