Lettuce Beauties for Colorful Garden Salads
The article recommends choosing lettuce varieties by beauty for garden displays and flavor. It highlights Ruby with bright red, Bronze Beauty with bronze-tinted leaves, Oak Leaf for dark green foliage, Black Seeded Simpson with apple green, and Salad Bowl with light green leaves. Mixing varieties adds color and taste to salads and could suit flower borders.
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Roses Provide Elegant Backdrop for Home Gardens
Roses make one of the loveliest backdrops for lawns and gardens. They thrive in moderate soil with ample water and bloom indoors from spring to frost. For a hedge like effect plant three feet apart and mulch well. choose colors and heights to suit space, using grandifloras, floribundas, or hybrid teas for tall backdrops.
Hybrid Seeds and Bulb Planting Tales From Earl Aronson
AP Newsfeatures writer Earl Aronson explains hybrid seed concept from first generation crosses to increased yields and disease resistance. The piece also reflects on a Dutch tulip bulb shipment to a reader and a mid November planting in freezing ground, hoping for spring blooms.
Swiss Chard Worth Trying for Garden Greens
If your family loves greens plant Swiss chard this year. It yields more edible greens per foot of row than any similar vegetable. It is a dual use vegetable with leaves cooked like spinach and midriffs used as greens like celery. Creamed they are delicious.
Land Wears Out When Not Used
Land wears out when unused as vegetation prevents erosion and protects value. Planting preserves soil, beauty and worth while bare trodden ground erodes and loses value. Observe your neighborhood to see well planted properties and learn how conservation works.
Cutting Down Tree Job For Experts
A city tree removal needs expert handling to avoid damage to homes and property. The contractor must show insurance and disposal plans before signing. Salvage options exist but do not expect lumber from city timber. owner may face large tasks and costs.
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Davey Tree Expert Co
Leaky Sewer Pipes Attract Tree Roots In Gardens
Garden note warns a small root can invade damp pipes causing clogged sewers and backflows. Roots seek moisture and food, with rotting results. roto-rooter clears main plugs and copper sulfate discourages new invasions. Advice spans rural homes to older city houses and building codes.
Common Toad A Garden Ally Worth Noted In Crops
An amateur guide touts the common toad as a valuable garden ally. Agriculturists estimate each toad saves crops by eating cutworms, rose bugs, and celery caterpillars, with figures suggesting substantial protective benefits in three months.
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