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Beginning of December - Still have some Bulbs
Comments (6)When I lived in a harsh Zone 5, I planted bulbs through the end of Thanksgiving weekend. Here in Zone 7, I plant through Christmas weekend. I do get my containers done much earlier--usually by the first week in November--they tend to freeze hard and be unworkable after that. But ground stuff can be planted until the ground freezes hard or until I can't find the ground for the snow any more. Or until I run out of bulbs... I still have 300-odd crocus to put into the ground, and whatever else it is I ordered during B&B's 50% off sale (to arrive Thursday). Hey--at least I got all the "other" daffodils planted today! Lisa...See MoreA drizzle is better than nothing�
Comments (4)Bob, Las Vegas hovers between Zone 9 & 10 depending on the year, so we get away with any subtropical/tropical plant that can take the very hot summers with minimal water. Caesalpinia pulcherrima is one that not only handles the heat and minimal water, it thrives in xeriscapes here. Christie, Caesalpinia pulcherrima would not be cold hardy in your area. But it could be pot raised in a hot house and put out for the summer. It could probably also be grown from seed or stem cuttings there after the last frost and treated as an annual. I doubt they would reach the 7'-8' statue that they do here though being treated as an annual. Sandy, Logically (you know that's the only way I can think girl LOL), since Loas is in the tropical zone most if not all of it's lepidopteran species could be continuous brooded year round. The deciding factor in the tropics is the wet/dry seasons (if certain species are tied to only the wet season or to only the dry season, probably because of their LFP's, some may be absent during some of the off season). But most species would be out all year anyway I would think with only maybe reduced numbers in some during what is not their preferred season. Since your trip is right after the end of the wet season, I'd think that there would be a boom in lep activity... the WS species getting their last broods in, the DS species firing up for their turn. While Loas is in the upper portion of the tropics, the average temperatures still remain constant there year round (70's & 80's), and the photoperiod is constant all year as is the high humidty (70-90%). So none of these factors would have great impact on when a species is active there IMO. It's all about the availability of LFP's at the preferred stage in the tropics. BTW, saw the very first Danaus plexippus of the year here yesterday. It floated by, hovered around the Cercidium floridum trees for a few minutes, then left without stopping anywhere to nectar. Only saw 2 or 3 Danaus gilippus this entire year as well. Larry...See MoreGrey water on Austrlian natives
Comments (23)I've developed a new kitchen habit - the "slops" jug kept beside the sink. The problem with kitchen greywater seems to be the detergents and the fats, so any water containing neither goes into this. It's interesting much washing-up can really be done with detergent-free water and a good scrub. Detergent is only needed for foods containing fats and oils. A small vege garden plus lots of my precious native plants in pots are easily kept watered a bit at a time with this jug, as they're not far from the kitchen door. The ethics of "water down the drain" vary according to where the water goes. Those of us lucky enough to have septic systems appreciate that it goes back into our own patch. Water that ends up in the inland river systems must only add to the national good (though it's interesting that the Toowoomba citizens who voted "no" don't seem to mind that their wastewater is used by other Australians all the way to Adelaide for drinking water, with no better treatment than systems which are decidedly of lesser quality than the one they so firmly rejected). Where wastewater is pumped out to sea, there is certainly an urgency about recycling, whether it is by use of greywater by individuals, or by government-built systems which recycle it back into the taps of the citizens. To capture freshwater high in the catchment thereby removing it from the river systems, and to send it more or less straight out to sea with none but the human race having got any benefit from it is not fair on all those other organisms, is it? The form our water restrictions take is pretty idiotic, too. Gardening is the only activity where humans use water to benefit the ecology and slow down the transfer of water from upper catchment to the sea.There should be more of it, not less, in a drought. A more ecologically aware (and perhaps more democratic) system of would restrict the amount of water to households on a litres per person basis,and let us decide for ourselves how to use those precious litres. We might prefer to bath less and water our gardens more! At present we allow members of our government to impose their own personal opinions as to which kinds of domestic water use are more wasteful than others. So we can legally fill our spa baths as often as we like. Trish...See MoreCorian lovers/owners, can we talk?
Comments (161)Thought some more about this overnight. My dad was a dentist. Also built his own dental office. Corian everywhere. I have health issues, including a couple of surgeries. When you go to the doctor, or the hospital, Corian everywhere. Until I read this thread, I never really thought about why. I worked in a hospital 40 years ago, if I recall correctly, stainless steel was the thing then. It's all about keeping things clean. We have hard water, as do most people in the USA. Did not realize that hard water affects stone. I have never cut directly on a countertop, it will ruin your knives. I have never put a hot pot on a countertop and have no desire to do so. We do put hot pots in the sink, pour boiling water in the sink, so I am going to need a steel or enamel sink. Want a farmhouse sink anyway. This has been a very thought provoking discussion. Learned a lot....See Morenickel_kg
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