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stanofh 10a Hayward,Ca S.F. bay area
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Comments (9)I'm in the York region as well. This is the first time I heard of the ban and so i guess I have to follow the advise. However, I always water minimally but my place still looks lush. Now that i know about this I shall try to find ways to keep watering a minimum. I too have large containers which can be filled with water. It only takes a few minutes of watering to keep the plants happy. My front yard requires far less watering. In fact, I've left it for a week and it still looks vibrant. It's filled with plants that do not require as much watering - like shasta daisies, lavenders, yarrow, day lilies, thyme, etc. I don't understand people who leave a sprinkler on their lawns for hours at a time. Watering lawns should only take a few minutes. Many times, when my neighbors ask me to check their dried up lawns, the problem is not in the watering, but in the soil - or lack of it. Almost always, there's no topsoil left to help retain moisture and sustain grass growth. Because of the occasional waterban, I've taken steps over the years to help my back garden survive and remain green despite minimal watering. In my area, it's quite clayish so I took care to top dress my lawn each spring with triple mixes and course sand. It helped in creating a thicker layer of top soil for the grass and the clay layer beneath helped with water retention. It helps grass grow and periodical holes made with a pitchfork provides much needed oxygen to the roots. I leave the grass clippings ungathered. That too helps with minimizing evaporation. A form of mulching if you will. I've also created enough shade conditions which helps a lot. As for containered plants - I have several and I group this close together creating a humid condition and watering less. Each planter has a catch plate to keep excess water. Small wall planters are filled with succulents like hens and chicks and under sedums. They hardly need any watering. I also filled the borders with plants that have large foliage. It creates shade and shade hinders rapid evaporation. One large leaf plant is enough to sustain the surrounding plants. For instance hosta, coral bells, heucheras....See Morefungus gnats - hot water?
Comments (4)Hello sakmeht, I find Neem oil extract with pyrethrines to be useful to spray on the soil when you see larvae wriggling around on the surface. I had to do that for the Nepenthes as every time I watered the larvae came up to breathe. I did not want them chewing all the roots up... The rest of the gnats I let hatch so they feed my sundews. The oversized water trays are great gnat killers too. Gnats have no sense when it comes to avoiding drowning, or plants that eat them. I would avoid the hot water idea as some carnivorous plants might not enjoy having their roots boiled. Some actually prefer their roots cool and die rather quickly when they are overheated....See MoreLooking for Hot Pepper for Pickling between (1,000-5000 SHU)
Comments (22)I agree with the HHW and the Jaloro. I'm a big fan of pickled sport peppers. They are smaller and a bit hotter than pepperoncini and grow in abundance. The color is boring as the flavor is best when they are pale green. I grew Wenk's Yellow Hots last summer and they develop a cool pastel yellow while ripening and a beautiful red-orange hue when ripe. great to slice and pickle. Crispy and hot and a Southwest USA heirloom. My final recommendation is the Beaver Dam. It has super crispness and nice heat. Pickled slices of heaven on almost any sandwich. The BD puts on quite a show as it gradually ripens from lime green to deep red. Here is a link that might be useful: Article about Sport Peppers...See MoreMoving
Comments (2)It is guaranteed to be better than in the shed. Temperatures can get above 100 deg. in there sometimes. The bins are basically buried almost to the rim so the worms don't get that hot. The carpet over them, then dampened, helps to keep the temperature down in the bins. I am supposed to take possession of the house today. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the renter is really out. I'll have about 600 sq. ft. in the basement for my worms after I move....See Moredeegw
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