Repost: drflower
These are posts from another blog that are being repost for a simple reason of not reinventing the wheel, have them all in one place, and the ability to link back to the post.
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Rosemary Bush Trimming – Follow up on How to cut Rosemary
I always post a link to my blog post on twitter which then feeds to facebook. My last post was “How to clip Rosemary“. On twitter, a friend asked this question: @Margaret_3: How do you prune rosemary?. I have a bush that needs re-shaping. Can I really cut it back to the woody part? My answer in 140 characters: The rule of thumb is to cut back no more than 1/3 of the leaves at one time. Trim now, add to calender to trim in 1 mo. Since I have a bit more room than 140 characters, I’ll qualify what I said. The rule of thumb is really cut back…
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How To Clip Rosemary
How do you clip rosemary in your yard? The first question I’d ask, is how old is your rosemary bush? If your rosemary bushes have been around as long as mine have, the method of clipping rosemary can be a bit more involved. I live in gardening zone 8 which means that it’s warm enough here in the Atlanta area for rosemary to over winter without dying. That’s not to say that is doesn’t have its set backs from time to time, but over all my rosemary bushes thrive. Thriving rosemary bushes means they grow fast and must be clipped often. I usually remove the brown branches in the spring time…
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What I've said on Twitter 2009-03-22:
Lil garden friend… http://twitpic.com/2bxdv # Did you know that haagen-dazs is raising$ for bee research programs at Penn State? Http://helpthebees.com # Your writing is truly entertaining! # @Sagescript we have wonderful options for local music in hotlanta …love my town in reply to Sagescript # …and keep walkin’ dude…cuz @cactusandivy is driving right by! lol # and don’t forget my personal favorite, Arugula! # Direct seed mustard, lettuce, spinach, radishes, turnips, beets, carrots (don’t delay), onion sets, chard, mâche, and mesclun # @cactusandivy rub it in girlie…your guilt to my putting on garden shoessssss in reply to cactusandivy # RT @EssentialHerbal: New contest begins today! All you need to do…
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Wordless Wednesday 03-18-09
Leftovers are what’s for lunch! Yum!
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What I've said on Twitter 2009-03-15:
@Bidwell mellow shroom or athens pizza…yum! in reply to Bidwell # Blue Whales do have a predator…. http://dr-flower.com/blog # RT @researching: plain jane soap arrived … http://bit.ly/kBIh6 – woot! – nice photo! # @researching Wow! Your pictures are fantastic! Please tell me you teach! 🙂 http://bit.ly/kBIh6 .. in reply to researching # @brambleberry http://twitpic.com/21jy2 – Love this one! # @brambleberry in Hawaii!!! beautiful! 😀 congrats on your 1st dive…catching your twitpics now in reply to brambleberry # @sebastienpage Ring a bell? http://bit.ly/RG1LC in reply to sebastienpage # Here’s the link for those curious: http://bit.ly/RG1LC # @sebastienpage crummy comment you wrote…that positive stuff in the article didn’t rub off now did…
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Blue Whales do have a predator….
We enjoyed watching National Geographic ‘s documentary “Kingdom of the Blue Whale” last week. It seems that many facts that were only suspected before about blue whales were revealed and proven during the show. There were investigations of where blue whales go to have their babies, go to breed, over winter, etc. Some if not all of these hypothesizes were confirmed during the show. One of the most impactful points in the whole show aside from getting glimpses of beautiful baby blue whales was the show of the blue whales major predator, man. They are on the endangered species list, I know. Yet they are still getting hurt and killed…
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What I've said on Twitter 2009-03-08:
@indiebusiness it’s like parking a car salesman in the middle of cocktail party. Ick in reply to indiebusiness # @cactusandivy psst break a leg gal! Happy for ya…it’ll go smooth as glass in reply to cactusandivy # Giggles madly behind a potted plant with compost overflowing # Hey @makenna_goodman re: good seeds question – Basil! you gotta have it in your garden and it’s an easy one to grow. 🙂 # @TwitPic so nice of you to join us! We aren’t spoiled with your service…NOPE! is it working again? in reply to TwitPic # @cactusandivy QUITE the mental image! I might resemble that my own self! in reply to cactusandivy…
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Tansy – Attraction and repellent?
Spring is coming!! This is tansy that grows as a perennial in my yard. (perennial meaning that it will come back every spring season.) The foliage of this plant is very much like a fern and the flowers are yellow, round and small clusters like the picture above. There is good reason why this plant is also called golden buttons. The odor tansy gives off is a bit pungent but it has specific purpose in the garden. Tansy is known to repel the “bad” bugs AND attract the beneficial bugs to your garden or yard. Some of the beneficial bugs this lovely plant will attract are lady bugs, spined soldier bugs, spiders, hover-flies, praying…
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What I've said on Twitter 2009-03-01:
googles Qwitter laughin’ # @indiebusiness @cactusandivy was talkin’ about it! 😀 in reply to indiebusiness # What else should you plan on planting this spring? – Rosehips from Raintree Nursery http://bit.ly/T12IT # RT @PeopleForEarth: Eco Architecture: ‘Eco House’ teaches the art of concealing ugly solar panels from view http://bit.ly/Bt8bD on a role! # @queenoftheclick virus software is worth the investment *nods* in reply to queenoftheclick # RT @overheardatmoo: Want to work for MOO: http://icanhaz.com/opsmanager pass it on! ~ Moo in USA….drool!! # RT @ecotist: She’s Only Happy in the Sun by Ben Harper http://bit.ly/piqOs -RT @peopleforearth Georgia: Solar Goldmine? http://bit.ly/Imv51 # RT @GinasWWrecipes: My new address is http://www.skinnytaste.com Please update!…
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Rosehips from Raintree Nursery
While you are busy planting those blueberry bushes…consider what to place in the planting bed with them. How about a rose variety that produce rose hips? I did the same thing as I did with the blueberry bushes. I planted them and forgot about them…until they began to bloom! Move over “knock out” roses! (they might be pretty but they don’t produce these beautiful rose hips!) I don’t know about you, but I’d rather have beauty AND purpose in my planting beds! The most Vitamin C you’ll find is in rose hips. It was recommended to me several years ago to plant a certain kind of rose bush that produces…