A Garden Center
My own indoor greenhouse is full of seedlings. The Brugmansia is now growing rapidly. After they germinated I removed them from bottom heat. They went static at a temperature of 55º to 60º F. Returned to bottom heat they responded with a ... [... more]
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Employ Annual Vines For Summer Entertainment
Last year I gave away a lot of morning glory seedlings in order to get feedback from other growers on what performed best in their gardens. I have to report that I got very little feedback. But, using what I did get and what I learned from the ... [... more]
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Choosing The Corn Variety For You
However, since the Sh2 types do not contain as much starch for young seedlings, they are more difficult to germinate. They require higher soil temperatures and difficult to grow in cooler areas where corn production is only marginal. In addition, ... [... more]
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Time To Start Your Tomatoes
Overwatering is one of the biggest mistakes that home gardeners make when starting seed. Seeds & seedlings really only require a small amount of water since their root systems have not developed well. Excess water encourages fungal growth that ... [... more]
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Bottle Babies
Keep your trays out of direct sunlight! Moderate light intensity is needed to encourage good growth. The same lighting conditions you used when growing the flasked seedlings is perfect. Watering is the hardest part ... [... more]
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Cucumber Beetle
Prevent infestation by cleaning up all plant debris, dust diatemous earth around the base of plants to kill larvae emerging to eat and also create a barrier to egg laying. Use netting and seedling barriers. Sprinkle wood ash around the base of ... [... more]
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Weeds of the Northern U.S. and Canada: A Guide for ...
 Weeds of Canada and... Strangely enough in Canada this book has "CANADA" writ large under weeds with the "& northern united states" in small letters on same cover!! Anyways, I bought this book because it is so clearly indexed by ... [... more]
CDN$21.95
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A Garden In The Jungle Of Weeds
The purple is primarily butterfly bushes and countless self sown verbena bonariensis, which usually bloom later here. Last winter was so mild that last year's verbenas survived and the seedlings got a head start. There are hundreds of them I am ... [... more]
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Flowers, Trees, and Fruits
Great intro to plants Very well written explanations cover such topics as roots, reproduction, and seedling development. What it lacks in depth on some subject is makes up for in variety of topics cover. The "Inside the Plant" section is ... [... more]
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From Seed to Bloom: How to Grow over 500 Annuals, ...
No Vegetables what a bummer Do not purchase this book if you are looking for advice on starting vegetables, because even though veggies are annuals that bloom, they are not covered in this guide. If you prefer to reference your plants by the common names ... [... more]
CDN$22.95
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Grow Up!
Grow Up with Great Books ! I was so excited to find out that Nina Laden had come out with another board book. My 22 month old daughter really loves this new one and has practically memorized it. (She has already loved to death Peek-a-Who and Ready, Set, ... [... more]
CDN$7.95
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Dendrobium and Its Relatives
Excellent Resource for Dendrobium Growers This book covers every aspect of Dendrobium culture, from the plant origins, biology, conservation, cultivation and hybridization. The chapter on cultivation goes into great detail about growing Dendrobiums from ... [... more]
CDN$53.95
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