Cold Storage conflicting information - terrible or great?
EvaElizabeth
7 years ago
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Comments (13)'Sooner or later growers give up trying stuff that is not rewarding in their conditions and concentrate on the Genera that thrives.' I couldn't agree with that more, I have been preaching that for years. As far as me getting to 10 different set of growing conditions, I'm too thick skinned to fall for that trick. In the cool greenhouse everything gets soaked in RO water every 2 days except a corner where there are some cold growing Dendrobiums. They only get watered on Sunday, not at all in the winter. You could call that 1 or 2 conditions but it is effortless and does not require switching water or fertilizer. In the warm greenhouse, the mounties, the Bulbos and Pleuros get soaked every 2 days, again with RO, they are grouped together. All the others get soaked every second time only. Again no shifting of water or fertilizer, just refraining from watering 1/2 of the GH every second time. No effort. Outside, under shade cloth everything gets soaked with tap water when I'm in the mood. Usually every 2 days as most are mounted but I may do it daily when it gets hot, weekly in the winter, sometimes even less when it's foggy and drizzly. I do have some that are in bark, they sit in a group and get watered every Sunday only. That gives me 3 different watering areas, all the plants that live there love it, the ones that don't love it have long ago gone to their final reward in the orchid heaven. I'm like good old Joe Stalin, dissent is not tolerated. If they don't like what I'm dishing out, off with their heads. Nick...See MoreRe-starting tubers after cold storage
Comments (9)Dee, the cannas for our public plantings get started April 1st, and we have a mid-May frost date too. The rhizomes are divided, potted, and sent to the greenhouse where they live until planting time. Last year I planted bare roots directly in the ground in May and that worked fine too. You have plenty of time. I had a tiny Bengal Tiger last spring, started with two but one died. The survivor was still so small in the fall I was afraid to let it go dormant, so I potted it up and kept it on an east-facing windowsill. It only had two leaves, which it kept all winter. Now it's sending up a fresh shoot. I think for the baby cannas it might be easier to just keep them going....See MoreRange & hood in front of window - great idea, or terrible idea?
Comments (12)The particular hood shown above appears to have traded minimum view blockage for reduced capture and containment capability -- the two functions that a hood is intended to perform above all others. I suggest determining where adequately capable hoods can be installed in the kitchen that don't excessively block desired views and which allow proper ducting to the outside. Then evaluate placing the range under those candidate hood locations with the rest of the kitchen layout adapted to that configuration. Perhaps one of the resulting layouts will meet most requirements. Island and peninsula locations for cooktops require relatively obtrusive, larger hoods with commensurate higher air flow rates due to having all four sides of the rising effluent path open. kas...See Moreconflicting information about HW floors... HELP!
Comments (10)Hi Everyone, I've grown up with traditional wood floors as my parents loved them and made this there passion to bring to others to enjoy. Now I am carrying on the tradition and would love to help share some thoughts on your decision. Its very interesting to me to see what others have said about your desire for Cherry flooring, good quality cherry will last for generations and there definatly arent any durability concerns. Pine flooring still remains in good condition in many of the Early American architecture and is a highly saught after and beautiful floor. Cherry is much harder and everybit as durable. If you aesthetically love the look of Cherry you shouldnt change this direction. Cherry has been used in homes all over the country for a long time with fantastic results. Your childeren will add character to the cherry, the extent to which this happens will directly correlate to the finish that is used. I am a proponent for a softer finish that allows the normal aging process and doesnt look like plastic plus maintains the beauty of the Cherry. There is no issue regarding the floors durability, yes you can use Ash or Oak but make your decision based on the look you want. The difference in the wear and durability will be negligible to you and both floors will be there for another generation to enjoy!...See MoreEvaElizabeth
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