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Welcome, Fred. I am a greenhouse gardener also, and you are right, it is a little tricky learning how to control the humidity. You should not be losing seedlings to damp off though, if you use a sterile seed starting mix and keep a fan (a small one is fine)…
#Upload to library
Message #871
Howard, I have an article I wrote on Planning for a Hobby Greenhouse which I could upload to a library; there have been several questions recently on that subject. I have some questions about uploading: 1. The article was first written in WordPerfect, but I saved it as Dos Text…
The folks at Capability's Garden Books (800-247-8154) might be able to help you locate it, or tell you whether it is still in print or not. Have you tried calling the publisher?
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…
Seed Starting
Message #772
If they are Oasis, I assume they are the florist foam cubes used often for cuttings. I also grow a couple thousand seedlings each spring in my greenhouse and I've tried just about every growing medium. I used some oasis cubes for impatiens one year and was not happy with…
Thanks. I'll add it to my collection of propagation books.
Do you have the Directory of Manufacturers put out by the Hobby Greenhouse Association? Since you are in Mass, you might want to call their headquarters: 617-275-0377 (Bedford, Mass). The HGA is a non-profit group of hobby greenhouse owners (all volunteers!); they publish a wonderful magazine called Hobby Greenhouse and…
The article on growing grains was in OG Dec 1988. If you don't have that copy, I'll send you the article (e-mail me your address). Johnny's Selected Seeds (207-437-4357) catalog has some grains, including winter wheat, oats, rye, etc. and can probably advise you on suitability for your area. A…
Marjory, is Norman Deno's "work" a book in print? I'm always looking for books on seed germination.
#Perennials Posters
Message #509
John Henry Co's phone number is: 517-323-9000 (they are in Michigan). Tell them why you want them and maybe they will donate some.
That asparagus article was in March of '90. About Howard Ellison of Rutgers. Very interesting article! Bill should perhaps be looking for male asparagus.
Mucho mucho bucks, eh? Our sojourn in Dialog may be brief.
You're going to be doing _black_ water. Wow. I'd like to hear about that. By the way, have you ever logged onto DIALOG? My husband has signed up to access the Aerospace library, and I thought I'd check out the Ag stuff. Anything special I should look into there?