Tomato seed should be sown no sooner than four to six weeks before the last spring frost. Plant the seed thinly, covering with a soilless mix to a depth of one-quarter inch, and use a mild fertilizer of one level teaspoon of 20 20 20 dissolved in two gallons of water at each watering. Keep
Start Tomato Seeds Soon
What To Do With The Poinsettia
If you had a poinsettia for the Christmas season, by January you may be wondering what to do with it. When the plant completes the blooming cycle, you can either dispose of the plant or take the challenge and start a program that brings it into bloom again next December. Although this is actually a
Harry’s Tractor – for Oct. 8, 2009
Directly off the assembly line this impressive 4440 John Deere tractor adorns Harry and Shirley Dubyts farm entrance south of Belmont, Manitoba. For retired farmer Harry, shop work is a favourite pastime. He used two-inch PVC pipes to construct the skeleton of his latest innovation. By gluing 416 drink cans together, Harry shaped the body,
Blue Jay — Annoying Or Entertaining?
This raucous and boisterous behaviour creates a noisy yard, day after day, from late February until spring. The blue jay (cyanocitta cristata) belongs to a group of mischievous, rebellious rascals of 100 species in all called the corvidae crow family, including ravens, magpies, jays and crows. They are only partially migratory, as many jays remain
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