Articles and Tips January, 2008
 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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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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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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