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Re: Veggie platter sweet pepper variety?

2010-01-06T16:24:29Z

In article <jaszdeep.5ba5...@gardenbanter .co.uk>,
Spam, spam, spam
T'would be nice to meet this creep in a dark alley.

Re: Mo Bowman

2010-01-06T15:47:31Z

My wife scatters some of the ashes on the garden but puts most of them
into the compost pile to mellow out for a couple of years.
Paul

Re: Veggie platter sweet pepper variety?

2010-01-06T13:09:18Z

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[link]
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Thanks ! x

Re: Veggie platter sweet pepper variety?

2010-01-06T06:59:41Z

In article <Xns9CF7B70B1DAF3enigmaevil... @199.125.85.9>,
You're preaching to the choir, sister. preaching to the choir. By
mid-Fall, my tomato vines were ready to rock, but the heat went away.
Nuts!

Re: Veggie platter sweet pepper variety?

2010-01-05T22:59:38Z

Doug <dsrmccl...@gmail.com> wrote in
com:
well, Renee's Garden is one of my major seed sources ;)
i'm going to try the three baby bells from seedman.com. i haven't
dealt with them before, but i do like the small bells (i got some at
Wegmans or Price Chopper last summer) & if they ripen in 55 days,

Re: Mo Bowman

2010-01-05T22:57:16Z

In article <Mo.Leo.5b90...@gardenbanter.c o.uk>,
It is somewhat alkaline (basic), but not much. I'd avoind plants like
potatoes and blueberries who prefer acidic (low pH) soils. Besides the
ash, if you have any small bits of charcoal, you'll want to be sure to
get them in to the garden as well. Charcoal charged soil has been

Re: Mo Bowman

2010-01-05T17:40:01Z

Wood ash is an excellent source of potassium, one of the three main
nutrients needed by plants. However, it is also quite alkaline. Don't
use it if your soil is already alkaline or use it on acid-loving plants
(e.g., camellia, azalea, gardenia, rose, blueberry).

Re: Mo Bowman

2010-01-05T15:56:48Z

In article <Mo.Leo.5b90...@gardenbanter.c o.uk>,
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We use to side dress a bit on sweet potatoes.
Bill

Mo Bowman

2010-01-05T10:06:58Z

Hi...... As you can see I have never asked a question before so not too
sure I am doing this right !!!!!!! My question is:
I have a log burning stove and would like to know if I can put the burnt
ash on the garden and if so are there any plants that do not like this?
Thanks
Mo

Re: Original Greenhouse Heating Question

2010-01-05T03:19:30Z

That's only about 15,000 BTU. The single head infrared/radiant tank
top heaters supply that. They are widely available and cheap (~$50).
They usually have a reflector and are directional. So you may wish to
get two and either heat from both ends, or the middle out.
The convection heaters will be overkill.

Re: Original Greenhouse Heating Question

2010-01-04T20:49:12Z

By emergency, I mean if the power goes off and our electric heaters
stop working. I have a generator for the pump, refrigerator and
furnace, but it's only 5,500 watts and the greenhouse heater is 5,000
watts. A propane heater would be a cheaper alternative to buying
another generator for a rare outage.

Re: Pachira Aquatica - leaves dropping and my grow-lamp

2010-01-04T19:52:13Z

In article
<wldbilly-00B85A.11471504012.. .@c-61-68-245-199.per.connect. net.au>,
I forgot to mention that you'll want to get the T5s in k5000 or k6000,
which is the vegetative end of the spectrum. K3000 will give you blooms,
which you may want if you are growing an "alternative" crop.

Re: Pachira Aquatica - leaves dropping and my grow-lamp

2010-01-04T19:47:15Z

In article <tjrundy.5b75...@gardenbanter. co.uk>,
I'm no expert on grow lights, but I am over wintering, again, my stevia
plants under 2', fluorescent T5 lights, and after "some" initial die
back, they rebounded and are now pushing again and flourishing without
any natural light. I'll soon be installing a larger 4' bank of lights

Re: Sunleaves

2010-01-04T19:35:52Z

In article <NOmdnc5Qz4Wwi9_WnZ2dnUVZ_vZi4 ...@posted.docknet>,
Hmmm, an "open vase" pattern would seem to be an esthetically radical
step for a bonsai. (See Common Styles:
[link] ), but of course
opening up a plant to more sunlight and air flow, as in cane or cordon

Re: Sunleaves

2010-01-04T16:24:12Z

Which is why I prune my roses and peach tree to an "open vase" pattern,
with the new growth directed outward to allow the sunlight to penetrate
to the center.