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25.01.2022 "Trees are poems the earth writes upon the sky." ~ Kahlil Gibran .... . Image: Crown shyness is a phenomenon observed in some tree species, in which the crowns of fully stocked trees do not touch each other, forming a canopy with channel-like gaps. The phenomenon is most prevalent among trees of the same species, but also occurs between trees of different species.

24.01.2022 Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower - Albert Camus Do it yourself roses from autumn leaves can help make cleaning up the yard a fun family project! Give it a try with your family and post a picture of your own success!

23.01.2022 Humans are blind to ultraviolet light. But bugs can see it! Ever wondered what a flower looks like to a butterfly or bee? Well, now we know. Photographer Craig ...Burrows snapped photos of flowers in ultraviolet light. No wonder bees and butterflies love them so much! Credit: Craig Burrows https://www.facebook.com/cpburrowsphotography/ If you liked this post, give my page a like for more cool content every day. I'm a fantasy and science fiction author who posts a lot of memes. :) You can learn more about my work (and download free books) here: DanielArenson.com

19.01.2022 Just out of interest. Chilli Scoville Scale (SHU) For a detailed list, visit http://www.chileplanet.eu/ ... Bell pepper/Capsicum 0 Paprika 100 900 Long green Anaheim 250 - 1400 Tabasco sauce 2500 5000 Jalapeno 3500 5000 Purple Tiger (small) 4000 9000 Hungarian Wax yellow 4000 15,000 Peter Pepper 5000 30,000 Serrano 7000 25,000 Purple Delight (aka Black Pearl) 10,000 30,000 Lemon Drop 15,000 30,000 Peter Penis Red 20,000 Tabasco pepper 30,000 50,000 Cayenne 30,000 100,000 Santaka (Japanese) 50,000 60,000 Thai Chilli (small) 50,000 100,000 Diablo Grande 60,000 100,000 Birdseye (India) 80,000 125,000 Caysan 100,000 Scotch Bonnet 100,000 350,000 Habanero 300,000 580,000 Carolina Reaper 1,000,000 2,200,000 Police Pepper spray 2,500,000 5,300,000 Pure Capsaicin 16,000,000

19.01.2022 WITH WARMER WEATHER COMES MOSQUITOS! WITH SUMMER APPROACHING I THOUGHT I'D SHARE THIS AGAIN WOW-- I am making 100 of these!!! Have you noticed the Mosquitos are... already out! Here is a homemade trap to help keep you and the kiddos from being a blood donor!!! HOMEMADE MOSQUITO TRAP: Items needed: 1 cup of water 1/4 cup of brown sugar 1 gram of yeast 1 2-liter bottle HOW: 1. Cut the plastic bottle in half. 2. Mix brown sugar with hot water. Let cool. When cold, pour in the bottom half of the bottle. 3. Add the yeast. No need to mix. It creates carbon dioxide, which attracts mosquitoes. 4. Place the funnel part, upside down, into the other half of the bottle, taping them together if desired. 5. Wrap the bottle with something black, leaving the top uncovered, and place it outside in an area away from your normal gathering area. (Mosquitoes are also drawn to the color black.) Change the solution every 2 weeks for continuous control. To SAVE this recipe, be sure to click SHARE so it will store on your personal page. Share

18.01.2022 Tips for new vegetable gardeners Are you new to vegetable growing? Not sure where to start, but want to save money and the planet? Grow your own vegetables. It can be nice to think big but when it comes to trying something new, baby steps are best. Start small, either a small section of garden or purpose built vegetable patch, or even large pots or half wine barrels. You can expand the area for growing vegetables when you have gained some confidence. Start simple grow veget...ables that are super easy to grow. One of the easiest is radish. If you don’t like radish, still grow some. You will feel good at achieving success, and then feel even better when you can give away home grown produce. Expand the range of vegetables that you grow, when you gain more confidence. Ask for help, either on-line through forums or social media sites, or in person. Join a local garden club or volunteer your labour to a local community garden. You can definitely learn by getting involved and experiencing hands on activities, especially from keen gardeners. Look for, or offer yourself in a labour exchange. It is often more fun to garden with another or in a group, so find some friends and organise a working bee in each other’s gardens for a few hours a month. Watch the path of the sun across your yard throughout the seasons, and then choose an area which receives about six hours of sunlight per day. This will be acceptable for most vegetables. Make sure the site for your vegetable garden has easy access. The paths need to be wide enough for a wheelbarrow and flat enough for a wheelbarrow. Old blankets, carpet, hessian and sawdust can be used. Make the vegetable beds narrow. It is not good for your back, to reach too far into a garden bed for planting, weeding and harvesting. It is not good for the soil structure to step on to the vegetable beds. The best width is the distance you can comfortably reach with an outstretched arm, times two, because you can walk around to the other side of the vegetable bed and reach into the bed, opposite of where you just where. If that didn’t make sense, imagine gardening with a friend, both of you opposite each other with the vegetable bed in between. Now, both of you reach toward each other with an outstretched arm, like you are going to shake hands - that is the ideal width of your vegetable bed. The size of your vegetable patch will be determined by the size of your family. Allow one square metre per person for leafy greens and another two square metres for seasonal vegetables. If you are a family of four, your vegetable patch would measure approximately 12 square metres. Plant spacing’s can be important. Follow directions on the back of seed packets or ask a friendly gardener at your local nursery or on-line. Planting in rows is not necessary but convenient. Mix flowers, vegetables and herbs together. It looks good and confuses insect pests. See more

16.01.2022 Succulents Cereus Spiralis

14.01.2022 Planting guide for November; sow seed and plant seedlings of, amaranthus, artichoke, basil, beans-French, beetroot, cabbage, capsicum, caraway, carrot, celeriac, celery, chicory, chilli, Chinese cabbage, cress, cucumber, dill, eggplant, endive, Florence fennel, gourds, kale, kohl-rabi, leek, lettuce, okra, parsley, parsnip, pumpkin, radish, rockmelon, silver beet, spring onion, squash, sweet corn, sweet potato, tomatoes, watermelon and zucchini. Fertilise fruit trees and summer flowering shrubs and spread mulch around the garden. Prune spring flowering plants once they have finished blooming. Raise the height of your lawnmower blades so the roots of the lawn do not get burned.