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Mycorrhizal Fungi - Does it Work?
Comments (19)Rhizo: Well, I guess what I have is this white puffball--it grows out of the roots of my healthy Norway spruce virtually everywhere, but not everywhere the same year. Often I see these in lines as they follow the roots away from the trees. So my geological friend was wrong about these not being mycorrhizal. Maybe the trees I applied the spores to did not do better because these spores must be everywhere in the soil anyway. Oh, to be clear--these puffballs are definately growing directly out of the roots. Some of these roots are on the surface and there can be no mistake! Sometimes they grow out of the flared base of the tree, but probably below the "crown." I only see these growing out of the roots of my NS--not any other kind of pine or spruce. If they are European, they are here now. If they are American in origin, there are very similar. In an earlier topic I commented on my observations of improved health/growth of NS in a broad area here, stretching at least from NJ to WV and my call to SUNY to talk to Dr. Edwin White about it. I had speculated that maybe the importation of a European fungus that helps NS grow there would help them here. And maybe something had brought a new fungus here to aid the growth of NS. Anyway, as I reported before, Ed White said "possible," but more probable that other factors are responsible for the improvement I see in NS. Oh, before I finish this, I have another observation--I have not seen it recently, but for a number of years I saw a kind of sheath of what looked like fungal growth around the base of many of my NS trees. This sheath extended up the trunk about two to sometimes as much as five inches. After a time it disappeared. Another mycorrhizal fungus? Has it been supplanted by the white puffballs? --Spruce...See MoreMad Diary of Zone Busting in Zone 3 ...The End is a Long Way Away
Comments (7)Oh my. What is a passionate rose lover like you doing in that glacial hell hole? Reading about your endeavors has exhausted me and I haven't even lifted a shovel. I admire your grit and determination, but would love to see you rewarded with thousands of blooms on your rose bushes for all your hard work. I bet they could use engineers in zones 7 to 10!...See MoreDo all the break-ins occurring cause you concern?
Comments (41)I lock my door when I leave, or when I'm to spend some time in the garden out of sight of the house but when I am home it isn't, except that when I come in on what I expect to be the last entry of the day, I often lock the deadbolt, that was installed by relatives for my old step-uncle who lived here earlier. When I leave, I close the garage door, but it isn't locked, so the closing has little value except that it isn't obvious that it's permeable. Sometimes when car is sitting in the yard, 1/8 mile from the a road, the key is in it, sometimes (uaually) not. Landlord has many valuables in his shop, has regular locking handle on the door ... but inside there's an steel frame that's padlocked to a frame anchored around the door so that one can't open the door enough to get in, just to open the padlock. The dusk-to-dawn yard light stopped working a week or so ago, landlord suggested that I didn't make use of it much, did I ... he's right, I don't. Thought earlier that it would be helpful if it could be adjusted so that I could zap it with a remote when I went to bed. We'll have to call the electric company, as it's rented, so we'll not want to pay rental on a dead horse. Most barns, sheds and garage aren't locked - though I can't be sure about the shed where the landlord stores his (rather large) boat. If they break into my house, they'll have a hard time finding much that they'll bother taking away. When I'm out about the town, I often leave the car doors unlocked, though not if something of apparent value is visible inside, and when someone questions that, I say that if someone wants to steal my 24-year-old car ... they can have it ... ... but I don't leave the key in the ignition. ole joyful...See MoreBuilding cost rule of thumb in existing neighborhood
Comments (34)There is just so much money in that roof and that rear elevation. I am strongly of the opinion that people too often build houses for the outside and yet buy houses for the inside. It is important to remember that you don't live on your roof...complicated roof lines add incredible expenses for no real living space. Bumpouts can do the same thing, while they can be needed to break up the space on the front of a house, rarely are they needed in the back of a house. These things are simply a way for you to take money out of your pocket and put it into the builders. Is this something from a design/build firm or an architect? I am not trying to change your mind about your home but I would like to show you what a large efficiently designed home looks like. I am not claiming this is the most efficient build ever and there are things I would personally change but it is bigger than yours and I would be absolutely floored if it costs even 2/3 of yours. Here is a link to the plan. See how simple the roof is, and notice that the back tries to maintain a straight line across....See Moreworthy
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