Articles and Tips January, 2008


Soil Acid Or Alkaline?

 I received a question the other day about soil being  acid or alkaline, as it relates to flowers. Cultivated flowers fall into two groups based upon soil preferance. One group will grow only in acid soil with a pH below 6.5, while the others prefer or will tolerate only alkaline soil, pH 6.5 or above. Acid lovers are plants that thrive on raw humus, such as  their ancestors found in the woods, where leaves drop from the taller trees. Leaves, leafmold, peat moss, or other humus should be incorporated in soil where they are to be planted. Especially recommended are oak leaves, which produce an acid humus.

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Tomato Madness

Tomatoes are grown by more gardeners than any other vegetable. If the letters that I get indicate anything it is that it seems that this is the only vegetable that many people grow!! Here are some tips that may help you in your tomato growing: Grow the correct variety. This may sound obvious but it really isn't. Many gardeners who move around the country still stick to the same variety that ...

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Pesticide Poisoning

Dandelions in the lawn, bugs in the garden, a little spray here, a little spray there, weeds and bugs disappear, no problem. THINK AGAIN!! Pesticide poisoning occurs when chemicals enter the blood stream. Not all poison symptoms occur right away. Most chemicals have cumulative effects. Your liver, lungs, bone marrow, kidneys, nervous system and skin may all be affected with pesticides. Pesticides enter the bloodstream through absorption, inhalation or ingestion. Absorption through the skin and eye are the most common. To help to avoid pesticide poisoning, using protective clothing is the answer.

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