--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F5G00048 Date: 04/16/98 From: CHRISTOPHER GREAVES Time: 07:20am \/To: PAUL ROGERS (Read 2 times) Subj: A second use ... PR>I think I'm glad my father left Canada as a young man, before he caught Lovely! Christopher.Greaves@CapCanada.Com www.interlog.com/~cgreaves * 1st 2.00b #6263 * Don't Brake --- PCBoard (R) v15.3 (OS/2) 5 * Origin: FidoNet: CAP/CANADA Support BBS : 416 287-0234 (1:250/710) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F5G00049 Date: 04/16/98 From: CHRISTOPHER GREAVES Time: 07:20am \/To: PAUL ROGERS (Read 2 times) Subj: plant food solutions? PR>heard of--it's called a funnel. ;-) Yeah, but mainly what I see in the States is Thick-Necks (ugh!) CG> Only question is: Will my holding the chemical in solution weaken PR>shouldn't be any significant problem keeping solutions of that sort PR>for normal periods. PR>... Don't ask why, just do it. OK. Consider it done. Measuring the solution form will be a lot easier than measuring the powdered form. The powder is slightly hygroscopic, if that's the word to use to indicate "takes up moisture". The jar as a narrow-neck, making it a tad difficult to introduce a teaspoon or other measuring device. Christopher.Greaves@CapCanada.Com www.interlog.com/~cgreaves * 1st 2.00b #6263 * On the other hand, you have different fingers --- PCBoard (R) v15.3 (OS/2) 5 * Origin: FidoNet: CAP/CANADA Support BBS : 416 287-0234 (1:250/710) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F5G00050 Date: 04/16/98 From: CHRISTOPHER GREAVES Time: 07:20am \/To: THURSTON ACKERMAN (Read 2 times) Subj: plant food solutions? TA>would avoid storing it in direct sun light just in case. Thanks for this, Thurston. Christopher.Greaves@CapCanada.Com www.interlog.com/~cgreaves * 1st 2.00b #6263 * Honk if you love peace and quiet --- PCBoard (R) v15.3 (OS/2) 5 * Origin: FidoNet: CAP/CANADA Support BBS : 416 287-0234 (1:250/710) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F5G00051 Date: 04/16/98 From: CHRISTOPHER GREAVES Time: 07:20am \/To: DON DODSON (Read 2 times) Subj: Re:weeds DD>beds. I got Two tons of treated cow manure, Two dump truck loads of DD>river bottom sand, and I already had a large pile of rotton woods You must really love that little gal of yours (grin!) I do hope all blossoms in a fruitful and timely manner! Christopher.Greaves@CapCanada.Com www.interlog.com/~cgreaves * 1st 2.00b #6263 * On the other hand, you have different fingers --- PCBoard (R) v15.3 (OS/2) 5 * Origin: FidoNet: CAP/CANADA Support BBS : 416 287-0234 (1:250/710) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F5G00052 Date: 04/16/98 From: CHRISTOPHER GREAVES Time: 08:11am \/To: ALL (Read 2 times) Subj: peas-in-a-tub The Laxtons and Lincoln peas are up! I soaked a half-dozen of each type in water 48 hrs, then planted them in 15-litre ice-cream tubs on this 15th floor north-facing balcony three weeks ago, covering the seeds with 1/2 inch of lakeshore sand and a film of dried lakeshore weed. I have watered them twice, trying to simulate spring downpours. We have been having day-time temperatures of around 11c and nighttimes of about 6c, maybe as low as 3c. Unusually mild for us. This weekend I plan to drill a couple of holes on the wall above each tub and put plastic plugs with screws in the balcony wall and lace a simple string trellis up which my babies can climb! Christopher.Greaves@CapCanada.Com www.interlog.com/~cgreaves * 1st 2.00b #6263 * When the chips are down, the buffalo is empty --- PCBoard (R) v15.3 (OS/2) 5 * Origin: FidoNet: CAP/CANADA Support BBS : 416 287-0234 (1:250/710) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F5G00053 Date: 04/15/98 From: JOSEPH RAMPOLLA Time: 01:28pm \/To: BRENDA CRAWFORD (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Humming Birds BC> My mother has a book about all birds and it says that as soon as you BC> see a hummingbird or suspect you have one, to go ahead and set out BC> feeders. I don't know if they come south in the winter (I suspect BC> they do), but the book also says to keep a feeder available even in BC> the winter just in case any are left behind. Aren't they great to BC> watch! I just love to watch them. It really upsets me to watch them BC> fight over a feeder when I have 3 available! TTYL. Hi Brenda, Thanks for the reply! I noticed from my first experience last Summer that the humming birds don't like the yellow-jackets or bees, but I have never seen them fight. I did change the feeder about twice a week since the only place I have to watch them, before my trees mature, is a spot that gets full sun for most of the day. I followed the directions on the feed's box and found that the birds didn't care if the nector was red or just clear. I never had the nector furment, but I do boil it about 10 minutes and I guess that helps it keep longer without spoiling in the feeder. I will put it out now and see what happens. I'll give the birds a break and put a drop of red food coloring just in case they might not notice it from a distance. I don't know if the humming birds like fruit tree blossoms, but there are a few things in bloom in the neighborhood that might attract them now! Thanks again for the tips! Take care, Joe. * SFEMB 0.53 [TS90002] * BBS TCode: 254AV - The Firehouse (717)633-9202 * Hanover,PA --- Alexi/Mail 2.02b (#10000) * Origin: THE FIREHOUSE BBS - HANOVER,PA 717.633.9202 (1:2700/911) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F5G00054 Date: 04/13/98 From: THURSTON ACKERMAN Time: 07:34pm \/To: CHRISTOPHER GREAVES (Read 2 times) Subj: plant food solutions? CG>Only question is: Will my holding the chemical in solution weaken CG>it in any way? I would think not, it's just a chemical, right? CG>And in solution form it's just as stable as in powdered form. The solutrion should not weaken in a reasonable time but I would avoid storing it in direct sun light just in case. Ciao, Ack. --- * SLMR 2.1a * An optimist smells the manure and looks for the flowers. * Origin: SKYLINE BBS (617)361-1242 U.S.A. Mail Feeds Available. 1:101/580) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F5G00055 Date: 04/19/98 From: STUART WRIGHT Time: 06:10pm \/To: WL SAKOWSKI (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Mountain Laurels > Quoting message from WL Sakowski to Stu (16 Apr 98 18:23:09): WS> My bad, Stu. It is dangerous to presume that one has the correct WS> plant, just because the common name is the same. If you are in WS> San Antonio area, then you most probably don't have the one that WS> I referred to... from the eastern U.S. Yep, it is a Texas mountain laurel, and since I quit picking on it, it has grown 2 inches and sprouted new leaves! I did, however, put some pine mulch around the base for better water retention, and it takes less watering now. Thanks for that bit of advice. Regards, Stu email: drumstik@flash.net ... Yet another opinion from the database of firmly-ingrained delusions. --- RemoteAccess 2.52+ * Origin: Northern Lights! * San Antonio * 210-499-6299 V34/VFC (1:387/23) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F5G00056 Date: 04/19/98 From: STUART WRIGHT Time: 06:14pm \/To: KENT ANDERSON (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Mountain Laurels > Quoting message from Kent Anderson to WL Sakowski (17 Apr 98 19:02:05): KA> Well, I guess both of you are right in a sense. The Texas plant KA> commonly called Mountain Laurel is the Mescal Bean, or Sophora KA> Secudiflora. It's flowers hang in beautiful deep purple grapelike KA> clusters, and their wonderful odor is almost overpowering. It IS quite KA> a different plant than the beautiful Eastern Mountain Laurel with its KA> star shaped pink blooms. Thanks, Kent, for the info. I left it alone and I think it enjoys its solitude in the corner of my back yard! Regards, Stu email: drumstik@flash.net ... LBJ and the CIA did away with JFK. --- RemoteAccess 2.52+ * Origin: Northern Lights! * San Antonio * 210-499-6299 V34/VFC (1:387/23) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F5G00057 Date: 04/19/98 From: CHRISTOPHER GREAVES Time: 09:24am \/To: DON DODSON (Read 2 times) Subj: A second use ... DD>Christopher, you jus gotta be an interesting character. Betcha don't Don, thank you for this, the most exciting form of compliment (it *was* a compliment, right?!!!) DD>let a thing slip by you without giving it a once over. It is folks like Nor you. You can do it too, you know. Next time that you are about to toss something in the garbage, stand it in a conspicuous place (kitchen counter, bathroom sink counter etc) and don't move it. After a day or two, your subconscious will have found a use for it as a means of getting it out of sight. Larger objects, such as my example of the monitor casing, stand them on the living-room floor. N.B. I have found it essential to place objects a little bit IN THE WAY - if they are tucked away behind the easy chair, they are not a minor obstruction, and the subconc. doesn't worry about them. The end result of all this is that your abode can start to be a very liveable place, not because it is full of junk, but because many inanimate objects have subtly blended into an appropriate and functional position. Christopher.Greaves@CapCanada.Com www.interlog.com/~cgreaves * 1st 2.00b #6263 * Don't Brake --- PCBoard (R) v15.3 (OS/2) 5 * Origin: FidoNet: CAP/CANADA Support BBS : 416 287-0234 (1:250/710)