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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…
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…
Mark, you have moles because you have grubs. Get rid of the grubs and you will not see the moles. Grubs are the larvae of Japanese beetles, June beetles, and some other beetles. They do not like to lay their eggs in grass that is cut 2 inches or higher.…
Carol, cat manure is not wise to add to a compost pile, even a hot one. I suspect that if you get the pile to 150 degrees, it is okay, but cat poop does have some pathogens that can harm humans if not killed; I would not use it in…
Paul, just a side note. You have been misled, along with a whole lot of other folks about the "problem" with the peat bogs. The "problem" is with the bogs in England and Europe. 98% of the peat moss used in the U.S. comes from Canada where 1/3 of the…
Jon Reid, I've written a book about compost and expect to do another next year. I am very interested in the whole area of composting toxic materials. I've suspected for years that compost, hot and active, can do some miraculous things with toxic chemcial disposal. What kind of research are…
John, could you describe Japanese knot weed a bit? Reproduce by roots or seed? broad leafed or grassy form? Annual or perennial?
Paul, tall fescue is the most drought tolerant of the grasses that grow in your area. It stays green all summer. Too important points. It takes tall fescue two years to fully mature and get thick. You might want to overseed two years in a row to make sure. Never…
Bryan, the real issue is why you have thatch in the first place. Thatch is not part of a healthy St. Augustingrass lawn even though 90% of the homeowners with St. Aug grass have thatch. The power rakers will hurt the grass a bit but it should return okay. Another…
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…
Paul, two questions. where do you live? north? south? and do you know what variety of grass is in Scott's Spirit? Finally, what do you want from your lawn? stand up to rugged use; simple beauty? etc. Let me know and I'll be happy to give you some ideas.
Cynthia, I'm sure that I will be sharing my experience as I go along. I'll keep everyone on this forum posted as well, so you can track it here. I'll be getting more serious about the project in April or May when my current series of speeches is over.
Virginia, Dialog is a black hole of wonderful opportunities. I could spend $1000 there in a weekend; if I had the $1000. I've spent many many hours sorting out the databases and fantasying about being able to peruse and wander around. In the end, it takes mucho bucks which I…
Leeayn, welcome to Gardening Forum. Yes, you are in the right place. I don't know much about African Violets, but we've got some members who do. What is your question?
Michael, encapsulated pyrethrum will control mites on container roses. The real question here is why are the roses in stress? That is why you have mites. If you can reduce the stress in the plants, you will reduce, if not elminate the mite problem. Otherwise, you are just going to…
Chris, there is a new product in the U.S. called ClandoSan which controls nematodes; I think it's a bacterial product of some kind. It is sold by Ringer Corporation, 9959 Valley View Road, Eden Prairie, Minnnesota 55344, or call 1-800-654-1047 for a free catalog.
Cynthia, the Gardener's Supply Company is selling a filtering system that would work in your application. They are getting into the water business with cisterns, filters, and like that. I'm going to be trying to set my yard up handle all the waste water including black water in the next…
Cynthia, the plastic tunnels alone are not much protection for tomatoes. They work well for cold crops such as broc, caul, cabbage, spinach, lettuce, etc. You have some options though. Here is the range. Lay black plastic over the bed, before setting up the plastic tunnel. That gives your roots…
Marjory, thanks for the recipe. I'll give it a try.
Marjory, we'd love to send you a list of small but special gardens in our area. We live just 20 minutes from West Chester. Give us your address on E-Mail. Liz will come up with a list in the next week or so and shoot it to you. One garden…
New Lawn Care Tool
Message #378
Hawk Enterprises of Council Bluffs, Inc. has announced a new hand spiking tool for aerating the lawn. The tool has six spikes, six inches long, made of zinc plated steel. You thump the thing into the turf to create holes that allow oxygen access to the roots of the grass…
#New Organic Insecticide
Message #375
Ringer Corporation has announced a new organic insecticide called "Bioneem" or "Neemisis" (they have not chosen the final name). The product, made from neem, is extracted from the seeds of the Neem tree, a renewable resource. The insecticide works in one of three ways depending on the insect. It is…
Alan, the Tomato Grower's Supply Company sells habanero pepper seed. Call for a catalog at 813-768-1119.
David, welcome aboard Gardening Forum. We'll be glad to help as we try to keep reminding ourselves that your season is the opposite of ours. You are moving from summer into autumn in the next few months if I'm understanding the differences. But you are right, mulch is mulch, compost…
Jodi, I've been using Walls o Water just west of Philadelphia for years. They are terrific. You can order them from many mail order catalogs now, but if you are planning to go to the Philadelphia Flower Show, they are always for sale in the trade section.
Hydroponics
Message #330
Tim, welcome to Gardening Forum. I've jumped into the hydroponic mystery in the past four months and find it fascinating. I've concluded that you don't have to worry about putting together all the different nutrients yourself. General Hydroponics and HydroFarm offer a general purpose nutrient powder that works fine for…
Marjory, I'm just getting into making my own pizza dough in a mini-cuisinhart (sp?). Can I just replace rye flour at the same amount with the wheat flour in the recipe book and get a rye pizza?
I'm not sure there is anyone with big enough tomatoes to appreciate the subtelty of such a subsection.
I knew this was going to be a good forum!!!