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Yoyobon posted: COAL AND COCA - COLA: Small Town USA 1949 by Linda Shelnutt

Karma Cola: Marketing the Mystic East - Gita Mehta

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yoyobon_gw
12 years ago
THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT by John Steinbeck
sheriz6
12 years ago
Winter's Tale - Mark Helprin
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Onionology is complicated. Will try to clarify a little: First a little background: "onion" is a huge catch-all imprecise category encompassing a highly diverse clan, allium cepa and other allium species as well. What we are talking about here are bi-annual bulbing onions, grown from seed. All varieties of bulbing onions ultimately derive from the so-called "spanish" onion. They fall into two rough categories, long-day and short-day, based on how much daylight there is around the solstices where the plant is growing. So bulbing onions are highly sensitive to photo period. The first most important thing to know is whether your latitude is "short" day or "long" day. As it happens, Kentucky is kind of in the middle, either might work though long day is probably more likely to do well. There are also a few hybrid varieties called "intermediate" day that might do best of all for you. Short-day varieties are sown in fall and come to full size in late spring. They require more than just low latitude, they also require a mild winter climate, about z7b or warmer, so some regions of KY might work and others not. Long-day are sown soon after the winter solstice and planted out in early spring and are full size in mid to late summer, depending. An exception is the walla-walla which is adapted to the PNW and I think there may be one or two others long-days that can be fall-sown in mild northern climes. So the infamous "sets" are small bulbs grown from seed and then planted to grow for the plant's second season. The plant really wants to bolt and grow seed rather than a bulb. Sets are a scam perpetrated by seed companies. They are mostly a waste of time and space. Buy plants grown from seed in texas next year, they come at just the right time for planting out and the results will be far better.
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Mine still hasn't bloomed, please read!
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Well, one generally feeds the bulb after blooming is done - when the foliage begins, and throughout the summer. If your bulb feels firm and looks healthy, I would wait - water a bit. I can tell you that of 4 new bulbs I bought this year, all have bloomed but one - Christmas Gift (go figure). It is large, healthy and green, and is showing just a smidge of a scape, but it has been stalled since November. Some bulbs just have a schedule of their own. But make sure not to overwater, if you decide to do so. I hope that helps.
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Read the FAQ.... still not sure why my iris won't bloom?
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That's great! I have one clump of no shows, can't remember what they are. I learned the hard way, and most transplants I lose a season of bloom. Some other ones even if I don't get them planted exactly right, they eventually do their own thing and bloom. I think it helped some to bloom faster once I read on this forum to leave some rhizome exposed and trim. But one huge bunch I planted too deep took 3 years to bloom and now they are too many for where they are, blooming like crazy.
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I find that my treadmill time goes by faster and easier when there's something I can "do" while I'm walking/jogging. Some people can't manage to read while exercising, but I do. That really helps. If I had the space to put the treadmill in the same room as the TV, you bet I'd use it while watching videos or shows. I'd NEVER sit down to watch TV if I could be moving on something. A mini-trampoline or even just sitting on a Pilates ball can help with keeping some part of you active (even if it's just the abs) while you otherwise watch TV or play games. Glad it worked for you! It just makes sense, doesn't it?
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lemonhead101
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