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Garden and Winter Chat

Tips on how to care for your garden, flowers, fruit trees, roses, gardenias, how to make and use compost, etc.Winter Chat is allowed until Spring.

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4. July 2005, 19:13:08

danoschek

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Subject: Re:

Eriisa: mangold increases the milk production of cows. ~*~

4. July 2005, 19:10:38

danoschek

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Subject: Tagetes Time

an insider tip: snails avoid tagetes smell - it's kinda
natural barrier, even more at blooming time - but careful
- tagetes juice might inflict skin irritation with sensible people. ~*~

18. May 2005, 01:00:20

danoschek

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Subject: Re: Grill

Modified by danoschek (18. May 2005, 01:02:56)

Andersp: such 'holes' are customary and work like with the Bunsen-Burner,
they decrease gas consumption by adding some air to a gas/air mix - you will get
a rather mellow flame without them, or the straight blast with some extra air soaked ... ~*~

13. May 2005, 18:21:07

danoschek

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Subject: Garlic and Tobacco

If you're looking for nontoxic, environmentally friendly ways to control pests in
your garden, you should concoct a pitcher of tobacco "sun tea" - and keep it on hand.
Full article by Kathy Van Mullekom for The Philadelphia Inquirer ... ~*~ .

5. November 2004, 22:35:26

danoschek

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Subject: skipinnz

Modified by danoschek (5. November 2004, 22:38:54)

here the main provider is 'Neudorff' - could be available internationally.
btw the fishy stuff is practicable indeed. 'pre-rotten' in the garden even
entirely un-smelly - and fishbones grated are not notorious either ... :D ~*~

5. November 2004, 02:32:07

danoschek

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Subject: we use seaweed extract

Modified by danoschek (5. November 2004, 02:36:51)

as rooting hormone - it works amazingly well ...
one ounce is about 5 euros here - equals $6.50 ...
it works even in very low doses - truely productive ... ~*~

9. October 2004, 11:35:49

danoschek

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Subject: Re: Eugenia uniflora, Myrtaceae, Surinam cherry

Modified by danoschek (9. October 2004, 11:36:07)

oh yes - the amount of vitamin c is promising :D pharmacy should know recipes anyway. ~*~

24. September 2004, 21:13:21

danoschek

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Subject: ahh right - boughs and twigs

something like that I wanted to 'assemble' by
'stem-fractions' - short of the correct word, thanks :") ~*~

18. September 2004, 22:48:48

danoschek

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Subject: Re: Compost etc

Modified by danoschek (18. September 2004, 22:50:57)

even without frame, no problem - for ventilation, some rough material, stem-fractions and
branches on the ground, then stuff chopped finer - everything covered with a sward blanket,
rain as starter - in years I composted almost everything but black tea leaves, successfully ... ~*~