Archive for June, 2008
Economy’s ripe for spike in gardening - Detroit News
Monday, June 30th, 2008
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — John Johns loves tomatoes. In fact, he said, he eats them all summer long. One thing he’s not fond of is the cost of buying them from the grocery store. So to save money, he grows tomatoes and several other vegetables at his …
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Soap, hair or spice can fight plant-eating deer - Daily Press
Monday, June 30th, 2008Soap, hair or spice can fight plant-eating deerDaily Press, VA - 2 hours agoMatthews, who operates a Web site dedicated to home gardening, swears by a garlic-and-water spray applied every few weeks, especially after a rainy period. …
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Soap, hair or spice can fight plant-eating deer - Hampton Roads Daily Press
Monday, June 30th, 2008CHARLESTON, W.Va. - It took hours to get those impatiens looking just right and those pole beans growing, only to have them mowed down by hungry deer. This year, it’s time to fight back. While quick fixes are available at stores–no, not guns–by way …
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Dale’s Tomato Formula - KRIS-TV
Monday, June 30th, 2008Dale’s Tomato FormulaKRIS-TV, TX - 1 hour ago… Buckeye, Spring Azure, Monarch, and Pearl Crescent. Plants with an asterisk (*) can be found in the Home Gardening Center at The New York Botanical Garden.
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Lepidopterist’s Delight: Butterflies in Your Garden - Kristv.com
Monday, June 30th, 2008Butterflies tantalize us with the kaleidoscopic patterns of their wings and their delicate, ephemeral beauty. It’s easy to create a friendly habitat that invites these colorful creatures into your garden. To do that, it’s important to understand the …
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End of cheap oil: Growing prices, demand raise uncomfortable questions - Greensboro News Record
Sunday, June 29th, 2008End of cheap oil: Growing prices, demand raise uncomfortable questionsGreensboro News Record, NC - 3 hours agoHer group promotes steps such as home gardening, retrofitting houses for energy efficiency and car sharing. “I think we are going to be living a lot more …
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Madagascar palms know how to survive - Miami Herald
Sunday, June 29th, 2008tion: Swollen trunks, spines and leaflessness in winter would hardly seem to describe an attractive garden specimen, but these characteristics of Pachypodium are so important in keeping the plants alive in Madagascar that you come to embrace them …
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End of cheap oil: Growing prices, demand raise uncomfortable questions - Greensboro News & Record
Sunday, June 29th, 2008High fuel costs in the Triad caused a discount airline to fail, school buses to drain county coffers and companies to switch to four-day work weeks. All this before the average price of unleaded gasoline hit $4 a gallon. So what would Guilford County …
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The Nature Journal: Enjoy Indian paintbrush in the wild - Asheville Citizen-Times
Saturday, June 28th, 2008Indian paintbrush — one of our most striking wildflowers — blooms from late April into late July along roadsides in Western North Carolina. You’ll be amply rewarded if you take the time to get to know “Castilleja coccinea” (kas-tee-LEE-uh …
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