Articles, tagged with "tubers", page 3
24th March 2010
The ground beneath deciduous shrubs and areas of woodland offers a convivial home to early snowdrops, cyclamen, daffodils and winter aconite. The winter tracery of bare branches allows maximum light and moisture to reach early flowering bulbs, corms and...
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Author:
Paul Kramer
24th March 2010
The early spring season is perfect for the border eye around the base of a deciduous tree. Here, the canopy of leaves will not yet have emerged, which means that sunlight and moisture will still be able to reach the ground beneath the crown. The area co...
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Author:
Paul Kramer
24th March 2010
A little fellow who wanted to be funny way back told me [*CO]'The only thing that stops alopecia, is the floor.''Ha!' I answered,'Anything else worth saying?'. I was really irritated that comes with such foolishness, when big numbers of people are terr...
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Author:
Freeman Byers
24th March 2010
If they are grown in containers, all bulbs that might be described as summer exotics will need frost free conditions at a minimum temperature of 7 degree Celsius to survive in the winter. Take action before the first frosts are threatened in the autumn....
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Author:
Paul Kramer
23rd March 2010
One of the wonderful attributes of rhizomes, corms and tubers is that they are successful self propagators, by creating both new growth below ground and seeds above. What are rhizomes? Anyone who has planted a cannas from what seems like a small rhizome...
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Author:
Paul Kramer
23rd March 2010
What is alkaline diet?
An alkaline diet is a diet that emphasizes, to a varying degree, fresh fruit, vegetables, roots and tubers, nuts, and legumes.
The theory behind an alkaline diet is that because our body's pH level is slightly alkaline, with...
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Author:
Cherie Ang
16th March 2010
Sumptuous summer baskets can be filled with non stop or trailing begonias. Start the begonias into growth in a greenhouse, planting the tubers on top of the compost, hollow side up.
Three or four trailing begonias with a non stop bushy begonia for the ...
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Author:
Paul Kramer
15th March 2010
The time to lift dahlias for winter storage is just as the first frosts blacken the foliage or when it naturally begins to die back. Remove the foliage and cut back the stems, leaving about 20cm of each one attached to the tuber.
Fork gently around the...
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Author:
Paul Kramer
10th March 2010
When you're dealing with fresh veggies, you'll want to invest in a vegetable brush to get the most out of what you're eating. We're talking about fruit here too.
A vegetable brush enables you to properly clean those tubers and others, so that you can t...
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Author:
vincent
19th February 2010
The Alyeska Resort is one of Alaska's premier ski vacation destinations. Lovers of snow, cold and exciting slopes rewarded with a winter adventure to be remembered. This Alyeska is everything that a winter Alaskan vacation is about, something for the enti...
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Author:
Carlton Payne
25th January 2010
As winter comes in, everyone loves to indulge in one's own favored winter sports. Snow tubing at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark is one such opportunity for winter sport enthusiasts and fun lovers to have a delightful Christmas season entertainment. The place is ...
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Author:
Shane Wauhob
06th January 2010
Ovarian cysts pose a major problem for a lot of women and consequently a visit to the doctor to discuss ovarian cyst removal is becoming fairly routine. Cysts are thought to be caused by an imbalance of hormones often coupled with a resistance to insulin....
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Author:
Lucy Stone
18th September 2009
Did you know that YouTube is the world's 2nd largest search engine, which is owned by Google? However, the fact is that video marketing is still in it's infancy. There are about 20 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute so it can be very competit...
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Author:
Lisa Torres
27th August 2009
Hydrilla is a fresh water plant. It is a plant that grows up to the surface in water of about 20 feet deep. This is a very familiar flora because it can almost grow in any fresh waters such as springs, rivers, marshes, ditches, and lakes. Hydrillas can g...
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Author:
Dave McNabb
18th June 2009
Seeing a bear is a thrilling experience many people taking Yellowstone vacations never forget. Both grizzly bears and black bears live in Yellowstone National Park. If you aren't familiar with the different species of bears, a field guide or one of the ex...
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Author:
OldManJoe