Cleaning window film and rust stain solution from home issues
A reader asks how to remove oily film from window putty and glass after glazing. Advice recommends straight ammonia then naphtha, and soap impregnated steel wool for hardened film. For rust and black rings from flower pots, a paste of sodium citrate water and whiting, applied a week, then refreshed and flushed. if needed repeat with adjusted ratios.
Leaflets Offer Plant Aid for Home Gardeners
A new series of instructional leaflets from the American Association of Nurserymen provides concise guides on planting shade trees fruit trees roses rhododendrons azaleas flowering bulbs shrubs and more. Each sheet offers step by step advice on location timing watering pruning feeding mulching and pest control and the materials are free at AAN member nursery centers.
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Desert gardening tips from a UA horticulturist guide vegetables by season
Professor Steve Fazio outlines Arizona specific vegetable gardening guidance. He explains warm and cool season crops, planting dates by elevation, frost and heat tolerance, and ideal garden size. He emphasizes sunlight, organic matter, and efficient watering to reduce costs and improve yields.
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Desert flora course offered by Desert Botanical Garden
Registration for a six week spring desert flora course runs through March 12 under director W H Earle. Classes meet Wednesdays at 2 30 p m at 1200 N Galvin Parkway Papago Park with field trips and plant ID sessions. Members enroll free. non members pay five dollars for course materials.
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Tomato Breeding Shaped by Gardeners and Growers
Breeding and hybridizing elevate the tomato above other vegetables as the leading commercial and home garden crop. Gardeners seek flavor and disease resistance while commercial growers require traits for mechanical harvest and shipment. Disease resistant types show VFN markings. Transplants should be leafy and robust with deep green color.
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