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Post archive for ‘horticulture’

Adjusting Soil pH: U of MN

Saw a lot of chlorosis in my new landscape plantings last summer, and treated with liquid iron and Miracid. Will refer back to suggestions for modifying soil pH from the U of MN in the spring. I was going to do some side dressing this week, but a cold front is coming through [...]

Overwintering Geraniums

It has been a long couple of weeks, with a big additional project for work to add to the usual busy-ness around here. I finished the project Wednesday night and I just spent the last 4 hours getting my financial accounts updated in Quicken and paying bills, and setting some priorities.
In my stack of [...]

Lawn Diseases

We have a moderate but widespread case of rust in our lawn right now and it has been awhile since I’ve treated this beast I Googled it. I found that North Dakota State University has really good lawn disease identifier with accurate photos and suggestions for treatment. Bookmark it for future reference.

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Opt Out of Internet Advertising

I was just signing up for a Weather Underground account to deal with my compulsion to know how much it has rained and when it will rain again (gotta keep that lawn green!). WUnderground’s privacy policy had a link to the Network Advertising Initiative, where I opted out from several online advertisers at once. [...]