Poinsettias and garden tasks amid Birmingham snows
The writer shares poinsettia care notes from a CT article, noting light deprivation to induce bloom and personal attempts. Snow blankets Birmingham gardens, then heavy precipitation weighs down evergreens. They recount freezer defrosting, garden harvests, parsley and edging ideas, plus hardwood cuttings for forsythia mock orange grapes and general thrifty gardening practices for a lean winter.
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Birmingham
Mexico
Central America
Sharon
Tomato growing in small spaces and fern leaf-shedding tips
Elyria readers ask about soil conditioning for tomatoes in the same spot and container options. Advice notes risks of verticillium or fusarium wilt, suggests replacing the topsoil, mixing new soil with old, and growing in containers with a 1 1 1 sand peat loam mix and full sun. Fern care explains leaf shed is natural with age, dry air, and recommends even moisture, humusy soil, and avoiding direct sun.
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Elyria
C.J
Florence
Boston
Court Docket Highlights Traffic Fines And Violations
Norman Sovder judge notes speeding fines from $5 to $20 across North Ridgeville and Amherst cases. violations include stop signs improper turns and expired licenses. Wellington and Brunswick defendants face trespassing unsafe vehicle and fleeing police penalties. Additionally a historical note references saltpeter used in gunpowder during 1812 and the Civil War.
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Jamus
I Charles
William Ho
Lincoln
Lawrence R Cassidy
Elm St
Wellington
Pamela J Gard
Furnace St
Sandraj Bright
Woodhill
Amherst
Charles
Lowell Ltd
Brunswick
William C. Runyon
Varia
Sprout gardens gain popularity among readers
The piece explains home sprouting with a mason jar method using mung beans, notes air needs, temperatures, and four day sprouting, and lists seeds to use such as alfalfa barley beans buckwheat clover corn cress garbanzo lentils mung soy sesame sunflower and wheat with tips to avoid water stagnation and spoilage. It invites reader tips and experience.
Mealy bug antidote for houseplants and sunflowers
Readers suggest systemic bug killers like Ortho granules in small pot-sized quantities to treat mealy bugs and scales on houseplants without edible-use plants. Isotox systemic insecticide recommended outdoors for roses, aphids, thrips, scale, and leaf miners. Also notes sunflower varieties Sungold Autumn Beauty and general seedhead sizes.
Freezing Tomatoes Inspires Home Cooks Again
Readers defend tomato freezing after criticism, sharing success stories. They report frozen tomatoes work well for cooking green beans and spaghetti and offer practical tips for preserving flavor. The exchange highlights practical kitchen hacks from readers.
Seed saving and plant care tips from a home gardener
Leftover seed can remain viable if kept dry with an ideal storage around 40 degrees and 30 to 40 percent humidity. Test germination by placing seeds between wet blotter layers to decide if winter storage or new seed is needed. Philodendron leaves shrink from hard soils, poor moisture, lacking organic matter, or insufficient light. fix with peat moss and regular feeding.
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Europe
Judge condemns psychedelic dance lights at Naas hearing
Dublin AP reports at Naas Court Judge Carr objected to granting a hotel a dance license. He described the psychedelic lights as designed by the devil to drive youngsters crazy and warned they could drive people out of their minds during the license objection.
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Judge Carr
Naas Court
County Kildare
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