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The Second Arborists\' Challenge in the Indian Ocean
Strange paraphernalia? A second rope for securing the climber through a back clip has to be installed, close enough to be efficient but not too close so it would get in the way. I hope you will be back for 2015!
California
El Segundo
Pressure Canning Phobia - Don\'t be afraid!
A pressure gauge makes it easier to keep track of the process. Canners also differ in how their lids seal. Even with experience, it's a good idea to check on the canner regularly during processing to make sure it's operating in the right pressure range.
California
El Segundo
How to Keep Birds Out of Hanging Baskets
There are a few humane and simple ways to keep birds out of hanging baskets.Hanging baskets make a great addition to your porch decor.Hang inflatable balloons decorated with big eyes that resemble a predator's eyes.
California
Santa Monica
Pineapple Plant Fertilizer
Iron is also sometimes present. This can be applied at the same time as the NPK fertilizer is added. If you are going with a 6-6-6 combination, apply the higher amount.Micronutrient fertilizers are needed three times a year--May, July and September.
California
Santa Monica
Recycled Building Projects, How to build a deck for $150
Now I had this huge pile of materials in my backyard, do yourself a favor and sort your wood into stacks off the ground and remove all the nails. Also keep your eyes open for houses being torn down or moved, I was able to get several hundred sq ft of...
California
El Segundo
How to Keep Squirrels Out of Flower Pots
Wear protective gloves and eyewear when spraying chemical products, spray only on calm days without wind and don't use the products on edible plants during the fruit-bearing season.For more information on squirrel deterrents, visit .
California
Santa Monica
Cypress Mulch Vs. Hardwood Mulch
Both types of mulches come in a variety of sizes or consistencies. In Florida, several counties restrict the use of cypress mulch.The Florida Cooperative Extension Service reports that cypress mulch may prevent water from getting to the plant roots, particularly...
California
Santa Monica
How to Make a Lantana Topiary
And be sure to loosen the twist ties as the plant stem grows in diameter. Select a sterile variety, which blooms profusely and never forms berries, to enjoy flowers virtually all summer long.
California
Santa Monica
How to Grow Dogwood Trees in a Pot
Dogwood trees grown in containers require a bit of extra attention, but the beauty that will grace your balcony or deck will be worth the effort.Growing a dogwood tree in a container requires more attention, but the lovely blooms are worth the effort.Purchase...
California
Santa Monica
How to Grow an Avocado Tree Indoors: Can You Eat the Fruit?
Bring the trees back indoors in September, well before nighttime temperatures are 50 degrees F.Repot your avocados every two to three years as soil becomes exhausted and trees outgrow their containers.
California
Santa Monica
Turning a Trumpet Vine Into a Tree
In the wild, trumpet vine (Campsis radicans) climbs to 30 feet or more up trees as it reaches toward the sun. Put in the post first, and then plant the vine as close as possible to the base.
California
Santa Monica
Foxtail Palm Diseases
The foxtail is resistant to many pests and diseases but is vulnerable to some diseases primarily related to climate and maintenance.Classed as a rare palm, the foxtail was named after Wodyetia, an Australian Aboriginal bushman who knew the palm culture...
California
Santa Monica
How do I Calculate Transport Costs?
When farmers take their product to market they pay a transport cost. This may include cost per container (or weight per container), road taxes, tolls, fuel and maintenance fees. It is important that the cost is calculated correctly.
California
Santa Monica
Low-cost compost for all
I have managed to save a few specimens from the compost pile, but usually they are there for a reason. A few exceptions are heavy feeders such as rhubarb and asparagus which love compost.
California
El Segundo
Farmland Costs Stable Despite Economy
“We would expect that if we have stable interest rates, cash rent as percent of land prices should stay roughly the same. “These development demands had a rippling effect, even impacting farmland that had no possibilities of development, as people...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
How to Grow Gardenias From Seed
Then let the soil dry out between waterings. Scoop soil in and around the seedling until the container is full to about 1 inch from the top of its rim.Water the gardenia thoroughly until you're certain the growing media has been well drenched.
California
Santa Monica
Temperatures to Bring in Potted Plants
Most tropical plants suffer harm from temperatures below 40 degrees. If the plant is crowding the pot, repot it into a larger container before taking it indoors.Before moving your plants indoors, check them for insects and diseases and treat as appropriate.
California
Santa Monica
Treated Wood For Gardening: Is Pressure Treated Lumber Safe For A Garden?
While all three of these chemicals are micronutrients and are found in any good garden soil, excess amounts caused by leaching from the wood is thought to be dangerous, especially in root crops such asLaws regulating the contents of these chemicals changed...
Ohio
Willoughby
What Plants Repel Mosquitoes?
Bladderwort, for example, suited to USDA zones 4 through 8, is a rootless, flowering annual that floats a few inches above the water. In addition to keeping gutters free of debris, consider adding pumps or mosquito-eating minnows to water features.
California
Santa Monica
Flowering Trees With Thorns
Flowers of some species, however, bear an unpleasant odor. The heat- and drought-tolerant tree thrives in USDA hardiness zones 8 to 11.The hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) forms a nice-sized flowering tree in areas with temperate weather conditions.
California
Santa Monica
Native Fruit Trees of Texas
Texas A&M University notes that the tree prefers "the moist, deep, rich soils of the bottomlands of the Pineywoods, Gulf Prairies and Marshes, and Post Oak Savannah." Its thicket-forming nature makes it ideal for stabilizing stream banks that have suffered...
California
Santa Monica
The Root System of Plumeria
Use plastic nursery pots as plumeria roots tend to stick to clay pots.Plumerias are often seen in containers, but they will suffer from reduced size and branching if the pots are not large enough.
California
Santa Monica
Thanksgiving Economics: Turkey Costs Down in 2013
The USDA predicts that wholesale prices for eastern-market whole turkeys will be between $1 and $1.06 per pound in the fourth quarter, compared with $1.06 per pound in 2012. “Because turkey is a favorite loss leader, that's one of those items where...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
The Real Cost Of Your Roast Chicken
Here, we look at the average cost of raising one batch of 15 chickens. Add in a few gallons for maintenance purposes: rinsing out waterers, cleaning off feeders, et cetera. Keeping them indoors for their whole lives will mean the largest bedding bill,...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
New Footing
(Cool, huh?) To encourage water to flow away from the house, one corner of the crawlspace/footer was deeper than the rest. From our experience with the newly exposed rafters and failing roof, as well as some research into options for expanding the roofline,...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
The Citronella Mosquito Plant
), is perennial in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through 11 and grown as an annual elsewhere. It can also be grown as a houseplant, but be aware that its leaves may be mildly toxic to pets.The citronella mosquito plant features...
California
Santa Monica
What Trellis Plant Is Not Poisonous to Dogs?
It requires a support such as a trellis. Choose climbing roses for trellises according to color preference, growth habit and local growing conditions.Star Jasmine is Trachelospermum jasminoides.
California
Santa Monica