This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Howard, does OZCIS download library files well? That's all I use CIM for, and I use Autosig for messages.
Rick, I'm assuming your daughter has to be able to go in to school on a specific day and demonstate her experiment. Therefore, you can have two piles at home; one that is cooking and one that you have sterilized, maybe just a week before the show and tell. Then…
I have been growing them here in Japan. I could send you the spawn if you wish (in return for something I can't get here). I have never heard of capping them, as has been suggested here. But I agree that they are easy to grow. We have had some…
Jeff, Thanks for the number of Ringer. I ordered the recharger 2nd day air. So I will have it by this weekend. I guess the package will explain what to do. I have a pretty big pile, about the size you suggested, but it has been neglected since last summer.…
Rick, interesting idea for a compost trial. Maybe a bit too ambitious though. You should have no problem getting a pile to heat up in 2 weeks… if you have enough nitrogenous material, e.g. manure, fresh green matter, kitchen waste, PROVIDED that you also have enough mass. You really need…
Rick, I know the problem of helping the kid with a project and wanting to keep things scientifically pure and still have the kid feel good about the project–complicated stuff this parenting deal. Here is a possible solution. Living in Tuscon may complicate things, but what you need is some…
Mike, I've located the Mar '89 article as well as a tip from a reader in the Jan '89 issue. Presprouting will give you a head start in the spring, however, if you are planting a large garden the total planting time may be too great to be practical. Presprouting…
Hello Rick, You might try adding a nitrogen fertilizer to the compost to get things going. Check with a local nursery, they should have a brand to reccommend. Good luck! Alison
Tucson gardeners
Message #1225
My compost pile is not working. My 10 year old daughter and came up with a science fair project: to see what makes compost work. The idea was to get some compost going and then put a sample into two containers. Sterilize one and not the other and then measure…
#compost help
Message #1224
My compost pile is not working. My 10 year old daughter and came up with a science fair project: to see what makes compost work. The idea was to get some compost going and then put a sample into two containers. Sterilize one and not the other and then measure…
Don, Unfortunately, suggestions to use other programs don't help you with CIM. Since you've already invested the money, let's try and make what you have work. I have no problem deleting mail from my Filing Cabinet while off-line, so a global condemnation of CIM is way off base. First, what…
Shepherd, Do you have any words of wisdom on the pre-soaking issue? Your article in the Feb '89 Nat Gardener doesn't mention any specific techniques for the South. I've tried some of the agro-net over partial rows with indifferent results perhaps as my garden is still fairly well shaded at…
Bill, I've used Carolina Agro-tech's spawn. They're at (919)438-2674 and I think evenings were the best time to reach them. Mike
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Tmoatoes
Message #1209
I'm north of you in Sacramento, but my toms didn't make it through the freeze that we had, but alot of my herbs did, and they are growing very vigoursly!
Free Program
Message #1208
I want to let everyone know that there is a FREE program for accessing CompuServe available in the IBM Communications forum (GO IBMCOM) in library section #9 called OZCIS that is great! I used to use TAPCIS but this program is much, much better, mainly because it is so much…
Don, I would suggest going to the IBM Communications forum and downloading a program called OZCIS. It is composed of four files (OZICS1-4.EXE). It is a FREE program and is excellent. Much better than TAPCIS, which I used to use. The main improvement is that it is much, much easier…
Don, Have you thought of using TAPCIS instead of CIM? I am quite sure that you will find your online charges go WAY DOWN using TAP. The main difference is that TAP allows you to do almost all of the work offline. This includes things like writing messages, reviewing message…
Don – you can add the state after your name by choosing "options" while in the Garden Forum, rewriting your entire name in the "name" category. Then make sure to choose "p" to make the change permanent when it asks for "s" (this session only) or "p" (for permanent). i…
Hi Mike, I'll take a look at the articles you mentioned and get back to you next week. Alison
Hi Kent, Look in Library 2 Vegetable Gardening and you will find a file (Free.cat) that lists names and addresses of catalogs. Alison
#CIM
Message #1178
I have a couple of questions. 1) I have noticed a lot of people have a "/" with the two character state next to their name. I have tried this and it will truncate it everytime. How do I set this up? 2) When I'm off line and try to…
Gary – someone else just asked that, too – so you might want to check that message thread too, but basically tomatoes want deep and even watering. i use soaker hoses to excellent effect here in nj.
Bill – i use soaker hoses; tomatoes are incredible water-lovers and like even, deep watering. Soakers also keep water off the leaves, which tends to keep down fungal attacks. Tomatoes are one of the most water-intensive vegetables in the whole garden – guzzlers! And they grow so well here in…
shep – do you have Superthrive as one of your testing products? Again, no clue what it is, but works great on orchids.
yeah, i love squishy stuff like that too. irresistable. haven't a clue how it's made; i am constantly amazed how man can take things like volcanic rock and melt it at absurdly horrendous temperatures and then "spin" it into something like rockwool. who thinks this stuff up? how'd you like…
ez-peel tomatoes
Message #1154
Thanks we will try them.
You might also try laying a black (or clear) plastic mulch over the row for a week or so before planting; that could give them just enough heat to germ before rotting…..
There is a library file that lists seed companies here on the forum. Ours has 14 varieties available and is on the list. Other companies specialize in tomatoes only, and have hundreds of kinds (TGS in Florida for example).
mini veggies
Message #1144
If anybody is growing miniature vegetables, I'd appreciate accounts of your experiences pro and con with corn, carrots, peppers, and others (but not tomatoes, which I know about.) Did you grow in small plots or in containers outdoors or indoors? Also like names of varieties and where they ar obtainable.…
I am new to CompuServe, and the question about the Oasis Wedges, was the first time I used this forum. Wow, you can really get some great information… I too have been using the compressed 5.5 cu ft. bales, the brand name is "ProMix". However, my cost is around $28.…
Seed Starting
Message #1120
Paul, I too, looked into the Park's Starts, but I felt the cost was a bit high for me. I also have been looking each year for alternative mediums for seed starting. I never really gave too much thought to the fact that placing hundreds of these foam wedges into…
Thanks, I can use all the help I can get.
We are also trying to find sources for spores or spore filled wood, this time in Southern England but importing from the USA is also possible, or from Japan if anyone is picking this up over there. Bill
Thank you for the information. I'll try it this coming season. Russ C.
Try Tomato Grower's Supply in Florida….
#Garlic
Message #1105
Sounds like spring planting to me. Follow a tulip bulb schedule instead…
Hello Bill, Tomatoes require even watering throughout the season. Using a good mulch not only keeps weeds down, it also reduces soil moisture fluctuations. A neat idea that I found in National Gardening's Book of Tomatoes…"cut the tops from some gallon-size cans, punch holes in the bottoms, and set them…
#Early start on peas
Message #1095
Alison, I was trying to see what I could do about getting on good start on peas this year. We're in Durham, NC and I've found they need to be started in February to mature before its too hot but I've had problems with the seeds rotting (even treated ones).…
#Shitake Mushroom
Message #1094
Peter, I've been raising a few here in Durham, NC for several years. They're quite easy to do – drill holes in Sweet gum or Oak logs, put in spawn impregnated dowls and seal with melted paraffin. Then you just leave them! (or maybe soak them in water for a…
#Tomato Seeds
Message #1093
I'm a new member of the Garden Forum and am interested in tomatoes. Can someone give me the adresses of several seed companies that
Hi Shep, I have Stephanie at NGA looking into it, she handles the magazine's seed swap. Thanks for the suggestion.
Seed Starting
Message #1071
Don — see my earlier message. All of the various sizes of plug trays are in the standard 1020 format.
Chinese Broccoli
Message #1070
Hi Ian. They are available here.
#Plant Vitamins
Message #1069
Sounds fascinating. Would like to be kept in touch with anymore news on this. Will be doing trials this summer on "non-fertilizer" plant growth treatments, and this sounds like a good one. Let me know what you find out and I'll see if I can add it to my trials….
#Mulch, biodegradable
Message #1068
We have just added the Planter's Paper recycled paper mulch to our catalog. It works just like the black poly EXCEPT that it starts to break down at the soil line (the edge where it is buried) after about a month, so for the best results, you want to cover…
#Seed Starting
Message #1067
Limestone, JW? How do they make into that stuff….every time I get hold of a piece it makes me feel like a kid again — squishing it and all. Just like bubble wrap –love to pop it while the world burns…
Seed Starting
Message #1066
The most ecologic method I know of is soil blocks, but it isn't cheap either. The park starts are way too expensive, too. The most economical is plug trays, like the professional bedding plant growers use. We have used them for ten years now. See my article in National Gardening…
#Seed Starting
Message #1065
Don — you will have more convenient control, but hardly less expensive. We grew 2,000 flats of plants a year when we were in the bedding plant business, and did detailed cost analysis of the mediums; Oasis was one of the most expensive. YOu might just want to look into…
Chinese greens
Message #1064
Please see my other message: the process of starting and hardening, and then recovering in the ground will total as much or more than the total amount of time to maturity for the Chinese Broccoli; for the pac choi, not so, though. Check Peter Chan's gardening book (I think it…
Chinese Broccoli
Message #1063
Hilary — first about the Chinese broccoli. It will bolt from transplant, and the reason it doesn't matter is that it is a very quick crop, even uicker than kohlrabi. It is really just a large broccoli seedling with a swollen stem. That is the problem; if you grow it…
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