Transplanting Roses In Mid-Season
First, if timing permits, root prune the rose using a sharpshooter spade. This is best done three to four months prior to the move. Drive the spade into the ground in a circular pattern around the rose's bud union or root crown. The size of this ... [... more]
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Transplanting Trees
Extreme care must be taken to maintain an intact soil ball at the base of the tree. With evergreens, it is especially important that the soil ball remain unbroken. Only rarely will an evergreen survive if the soil of ... [... more]
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The Horror in the Museum
 These revisions include a few of great interest to HPL fans One of the means by which Lovecraft supported himself was in revising stories written by younger, would-be writers. These revisions are problematic because it is virtually impossible to say how ... [... more]
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My Brother's Keeper
a younger effort but a great read! i read this one by accident, years ago, when i thought it looked interesting in the bookstore and i had never heard of the author before. since then i think i have reread it a dozen times. a little choppy in the ... [... more]
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Earth Moved
The Worm Turns Out to Be Fascinating Even if you aren't a gardener, you probably know that if soil has plenty of earthworms, it is healthy soil. People didn't always know this. It used to be thought that earthworms were parasites, eating at the roots of ... [... more]
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The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of ...
The Worm Turns Out to Be Fascinating Even if you aren't a gardener, you probably know that if soil has plenty of earthworms, it is healthy soil. People didn't always know this. It used to be thought that earthworms were parasites, eating at the roots of ... [... more]
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Flatlander
Three excellent SF short stories, two lackluster duds FLATLANDER is a collection of the five "Gil the Arm" short stories that Larry Niven has written between the late sixties and today. Set in the 2120s, these stories chronicle the adventures ... [... more]
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Bernini Bust
Jonathan and Flavia are fun to follow in US as in Europe I'll admit it--I missed the complex and worldly European setting that usually surrounds a Jonathan Argyll/Flavia di Stefano mystery. Transplanting Jonathan to Los Angeles on a business trip was a ... [... more]
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From Seedling To Mature Transplant
This is the last in the series of articles on starting plants from seed. Transplanting, hardening off, and setting the plants out can be a fussy business; but is the most important part. Without proper care you loose plants. I always plant more ... [... more]
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Moving And Transplanting Trees And Shrubs
If setting a soil ball, which is firm, remove the burlap beforehand. If it is not firm , soil may be placed in the hole so that it comes about half way up the soil ball. This soil should be packed firmly, perhaps by ... [... more]
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Starting Seeds Indoors Part 2
If you must use soil from your garden, moisten it and heat it to 180F (internal soil temperature) for 30 minutes prior to seeding or transplanting. Dry soil takes longer to heat (and smells worse!) Use a meat ... [... more]
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Transplanting Tomato And Hot Pepper Plants.
I recommend bringing them outdoors the first day for 1/2 hour in just partial sunlight in an area protected by the wind. Some gardeners start out even simpler than this by opening the window where plants are growing a few inches for an hour, then ... [... more]
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