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Blossom Revival During Fall
by Kent Higgins In the far North where killing frosts come early, October’s bright, blue weather brings an end to the gardening season. In the central and southern part of the north central area, where garden plants can be given the little temporar...
The Bloggernacle Won’t Save You
The Bloggernacle is no stranger to controversy. One of the recurring trends, at least at BCC, is to tackle a tricky topic head-on, to deal with concerns in an open and honest way. This has some real benefits – often we see some positive apologetics...
Selection Of Tomato Cultivars For Container Gardening
Given a large enough pot, nearly all varieties of tomatoes are suitable for container gardening; however, some will yield better results than others. What Size Tomato is Best for Container Gardening ? The large beefsteak tomatoes like Mortgage Lifter...
How to Grow Tomatoes at Home Written by Theresa Leschmann in GardeningViewed by 1 readers since 08-06-2009
Tomatoes are one of the most popular vegetables for growing in the home garden. The wide variety of types available and the ease of care make growing tomatoes at home appealing to many gardeners. There are few things to know about how to grow tomatoe...
Death Threats Against Obama – Racist Atrocities Soar As America Regurgitates Its Soul: Part Two
True to form, just like I called it, even before the New Year could began in earnest three more Black men were lynched in America. Somehow, just saying I told you so doesn’t really do it for me. On New Year’s Eve, Johannes Mehserle a White police...
Pest Control for Organic Gardening
The idea of organic gardening pest control is not a new theory, and in fact is as old as agriculture. The problem is that since World War II organic pest control has been replaced in civilized countries with man-made pesticides that are detrimental t...
Care for Your Garden with Organic Fertilizer Written by Suzanne Alicie in GardeningViewed by 5 readers since 08-05-2009
When it comes to fertilizing your garden there are many options you can choose. Everyone wants full blooming flowers, and abundant vegetable plants. The gardening aisles are filled with liquid plant foods, powders, soil additives and even stakes and ...
Tony’s Terrible Tea-time Torture Show: an interview with Tony Lee
Tony Lee has been a writer for over twenty years and has worked in pretty much every medium, but in recent years has chosen to concentrate mainly on comics. In this interview, he talks mostly about his work for 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine, a...
Learn How To Grow Upside Down Tomatoes
Nature didn t intend for tomatoes to grow upside down so why would anyone want to know how to grow tomatoes upside down There are a few advantages to growing them upside down It s unique Ornamental value It frees up garden space for other plants Ther...
Basket Composts For Your Vegetables
Would you like to use your kitchen leftovers and biodegradable garbage-like peelings of squash, banana, and pineapple; stalks of malunggay; unusable leaves of cabbage and pechay - as fertilizer for your vegetables and other crops planted in your gard...
Tips On How To Cut And Propagate Mums
by Keith Markensen Tips for Planting Glads Dig planting hole in your annual border for a group of gladiolus corms… make hole 4 inches deep in heavy, clay soils. and 6 inches deep in light, sandy soils. Place gladiolus corms in hole after first maki...
Quick How To On Cutting And Propagation Of Mums
by Keith Markensen Tips for Planting Glads Dig planting hole in your annual border for a group of gladiolus corms… make hole 4 inches deep in heavy, clay soils. and 6 inches deep in light, sandy soils. Place gladiolus corms in hole after first maki...
The Pretty Blossoms Of Ukraine
Over half the land in Ukraine is cultivatable, and 18% is forestland. Full of rich plains, Ukraine has a temperate climate, with a more Mediterranean weather pattern on the Crimean coast. The northern and western areas receive the most precipitation,...
Open House: Peter and Jan’s Oak Park Home + Garden
Deadlines are part of life for Chicago Home + Garden editor Jan Parr, so she knew participating in South Oak Park Style’s recent house walk would motivate her to finally finish she and husband Peter Turek’s house projects. “I would recommend an...
Obama Pleas For Health Care On Primetime, But Beyond ‘Words’ Offers No $$$ Facts
President Barack Obama sought Wednesday to cast the intensifying health care debate in terms that matter to ordinary people, promising to offer more savings, security and treatment to millions. Assailing his critics, he declared, “This debate is no...
Dalias - Best For Late Summer Color
by Kent Higgins Dahlias give a wonderful display of late summer color in the landscape. These plants are warm weather lovers and are killed with the first frost. Prepare the soil well and plant the tubers deep when the soil is warm. The soil is norma...
How To Save Berries From Birds
Fridays are tip days at SimpleProductivity blog. My berry bushes are the one thing I can grow. I currently have two blueberries, and six thornless blackberries. The bushes produce a decent amount of fruit — when I can get it before the birds. To so...
