The Liberated Gardener Micro climate advice for hardy winter gardening
An article describes micro climates in a garden where shaded and sunlit areas differ in plant success. A professor explains breezes create cooler leaf zones. The author builds a homemade greenhouse from windows and oil heater then switches to plastic hotbeds with a heating cable and light timers. Aphids are controlled with a quick aerosol spray.
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Frank J. Taylor
Guatemala
Sol
Shade Trees for the Home booklet offered by USDA
The USDA nonprofit booklet Shade Trees for the Home helps homeowners pick and plant trees. It covers site considerations such as space, proximity to sidewalks and drains, and proper spacing from the house. The 75 cent pamphlet is available from Consumer Product Information Pueblo Colorado and the index listing free from GSA Information Center.
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Department of Agriculture
Consumer Product Information
Pueblo
Colo
General Services Administration
Consumer Product Information Center
New turf ryegrasses rival bluegrasses in lawns
Homeowners traditionally avoid ryegrass due to annual varieties that are short lived coarse and tough. The new turf type perennial ryegrasses Compas Manhattan NK-100 NK-200 Pelo and Pennfine resemble bluegrass in appearance and lack rhizome spread. Manhattan grows low and dark Pennfine has fine texture and neat mowing with good winterkill resistance.
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Compas
Europe
Manhattan
Rutgers University
America
Pele
Holland
Pennfine
Pennsylvania State University
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