Can anyone suggest a solution for the info request below? Non-violent, I
would hope.
As always, please reply to the originator : Keith Anderson
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Cheers,
Laura
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From: Keith Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 13:33:34 -0400
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Oddly, just watched part of a show on PBS where they were talking about how much problems they'd had with rodents and that since they started sprinkling chile powder and spraying with a liquid form of it, they'd had a significant reduction in rodent problems. A squirrel is a rodent. Should work
Hi, Folks!
Here's an item from the PHS online newsletter about moss lawns --
definately to be encouraged! (I'm waiting for the Clinton Community Garden
to do a moss garden -- heck, they have everything else in that tiny space! ;-))
Moss lawns
Consider moss lawns as low-maintenance
In Minneapolis, the city has a Children's Environmental Health Division
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/environmental-health/index.asp#TopOfPage
that provides free soil lead testing kits. Through the county extension
service (and the University of Minnesota), residents can get a much more
Hello,
Question regarding longevity of untreated wood:
- Is it safe to paint the outside of the raised bed to at least provide a
little more protection against weathering? If yes, what type of paint would
be best to use? This of course has the dual purpose of incorporating art into
the
Here what is happening in sacramento. Our oldest garden (30 years) the
mandella com garden (on state land) is slated for relocation...due to a
housing project (see more info at www.savethegarden.com
http://www.savethegarden.com...a portion of the garden will be saved
for the new residents
We recently tried a wood sealant which may last up to two years. Some
schools like to paint their boards in wild and fantastic patterns or as a
way to label, not necessarily as a protectant.
-Original Message-
From: Lynn Gregor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002
Bill, You might contact David J. Butcher, Professor of Chemistry, Department
of Chemistry and Physics, Western Carolina University, email
[EMAIL PROTECTED], about their study on Phytoremediation on Lead and
Arsenic at Barber Orchard. They found that Indian Mustard is the best
species for lead
Friends,
This guy, Jeremy Person @ the Calif. State Polytechnic University, Pomona
queried the listserve last spring. Here's his planning seminar paper.
Best wishes,
Adam Honigman
http://www.csupomona.edu/~jlperson/la576/cg_leadership.htm
Hello, all.
Does anyone know the exact title of the video showing the time-lapse life
cycle of a pumpkin. I saw it at the 2001 ACGA conference during the film
showings. I need to know how to get a copy. Thanks for any help on this!
Tom
Tom Dietrich
Grow With Your Neighbors
Program Manager
The name of the video is Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden. Narrated by
Danny Glover, written and directed by George Levenson. It is a project of
Informed Democracy, P.O. Box 67, Santa Cruz, CA 95063 Tel. 800-827-0949
www.pumpkincircle.com
- Original Message -
From: Tom Dietrich
When building raised beds, after assembly we coat them well with boiled linseed
oil 9cheaper by the gallon). Then, each spring and fall coat the outside of the
bed, just for extra protection. Just let the wood live as long as possible, and
compost it when it's done.
We assemble the beds with 4
The URL is www.savethegarden.org
not .com
Paco John Verin
City Wide Coordinator - Philadelphia Green
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
100 North 20th Street, 5th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1495
Phone: 215-988-8885; Fax 215-988-8810
http://www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org
I want to let everyone know that with all of the recent Q A about
gardening has been wonderful. This server is always great but I guess the
scientist in me enjoys all this talk about dirt. Very useful information.
Hats off to everyone!
I do have a question. I am looking at a piece of land that
Deborah,
I know that you've soil tested the super alkaline land that your're
interested in placing raised beds on to grow. The massive composting project
that you're about to start to help reclaim this property will astonish all
of us as the 7th wonder of the world
, I'm sure. ;=)
In all
I don't want to be an alarmist, but I have been treated for a lung
infection for the last year and think it may have come from working in my
community garden. I am sending this as a cautionary tale...
The infection was a mycobacterial infection, though mine was a rare
strain of mycobacterium --
Adam,
I think that would be the perfect name for the garden7th Wonder hmm..
I'll check out these sites and if we secure the land I'll keep everyone
posted.
All my best,
Deborah
Deborah,
I know that you've soil tested the super alkaline land that your're
interested in placing raised
Greetings list serve people!
I recently wrote to those who attended the What Does the Research
Show? workshop that I gave at the ACGA Conference in July in NYC. I'd
like to invite all of you who weren't in attendance to join the
continuing dialogue to strategize about where to go from here
I'm working with a new community garden that is on a large urban vacant lot,
which the landlord recently offered for a neighborhood garden.
Do any organizations out there have a strong background in forming LandUse
Contracts /Agreements with private landowners for community gardens?
Advice
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