http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_salt
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
MotherPlants - A Green Roof for your Building
MotherPlants - A Green Roof for your Building Ithaca, NY a nursery run by women.
Vines at Lazy S'S Farm - Evergreen Vines
Lazy S'S Farm Extensive nursery not far from Charlottesville with over 2000 varieties of perennials.
Evergreens / Semi-evergreens
Bignonia - Crossvine
Clematis x cartmanii 'Blaaval'ppaf AVALANCHETMWhite Evergreen Clematis
Decumaria sinensis Chinese Climbing Evergreen Hydrangea
Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina Jessamine
Kadsura japonica 'Fukurin' Variegated Kadsura or Evergreen Magnolia Vine
Lonicera japonica 'Aureo-Reticulata' Goldnet Honeysuckle
Evergreens / Semi-evergreens
Bignonia - Crossvine
Clematis x cartmanii 'Blaaval'ppaf AVALANCHETMWhite Evergreen Clematis
Decumaria sinensis Chinese Climbing Evergreen Hydrangea
Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina Jessamine
Kadsura japonica 'Fukurin' Variegated Kadsura or Evergreen Magnolia Vine
Lonicera japonica 'Aureo-Reticulata' Goldnet Honeysuckle
Bines not vines
A bine is a climbing plant which climbs by its shoots growing in a helix around a support. It is distinct from a vine, which climbs using tendrils or suckers.
The stems of many bines are rough or have downward-pointing bristles to aid their grip.
The rotation of the shoot tip during climbing is autonomous, and does not (as sometimes imagined) derive from the shoot following the sun around the sky – the direction of twist does not therefore depend upon which side of the equator the plant is growing. This is shown by the fact that some bines always twine clockwise, including runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) andbindweed (Convolvulus species), while others twine anticlockwise, including French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) and climbing honeysuckles (Lonicera species).
Snedding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Snedding is the process of stripping the side shoots and buds from the length of a branch or shoot, usually of a tree or woody shrub. Most commonly this process is performed duringhedge laying.
The verb, "to sned", analogous to today's limbing, was also used by woodcutters in Scotland to refer to the process of removing branches from felled trees. Whether using an axe or a chainsaw the relative difficulty of snedding was a key measure of the difficulty of the job as a whole.
The word comes from the Scandinavian snäddare, meaning a smooth log via the Old English "snaedan"[1].
Snedding can also describe a form of pruning when only some shoots will be removed or when removing the leafy top from root crops (particularly turnips) is also known as snedding.
Hedge laying/ Pleaching - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The aim is to reduce the thickness of the upright stems of the hedgerow trees by cutting away the wood on one side of the stem and in line with the course of the hedge. This being done, each remaining stem is then laid down towards the horizontal, along the length of the hedge[1].
A stem which has been (or is to be) laid down in this manner is known as a "pleacher". A section of bark and some sapwood must be left connecting a pleacher to its roots in order to keep the pleacher alive - knowing how much is one part of the art of hedgelaying. It is also essential that pleachers are not laid down completely horizontal as some upward slant is required to ensure the sap will still rise properly through the plant - judging and achieving the required degree of upward slant is again a matter of skill.
Smaller shoots branching off the pleachers and upright stems too small to be used as pleachers are known as "brash" or "brush" and in most styles of laying the brash will be partly removed and partly woven between the pleachers to add cohesiveness to the finished hedge.
At regular intervals upright stakes are placed along the line of the hedge; these stakes give the finished hedge its final strength. The uprights are often bound together by such things as hazel whips woven around the tops of the stakes. The woven whips are known as "binders" or "heatherings" and can also be of birch, ash, willow etc. In fact, these can be of any green wood which will hold the stakes and tops of the pleachers down securely.
Fasciation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fasciation (or cresting) is a condition of plant growth in which the apical meristem, normally concentrated around a single point, producing approximately cylindrical tissue, becomes elongated perpendicularly to the direction of growth, producing flattened, ribbon-like, crested, or elaborately contorted tissue. The phenomenon may occur in the stem, root, fruit, or flower head.
Fasciation can be caused by a mutation in the meristematic cells, bacterial infection, mite or insect attack, or chemical or mechanical damage. Some plants may inherit the trait.
Fasciation is rare overall, but has been observed in at least a hundred different plant species, including members of Aloe, Celosia, Delphinium,Digitalis, Euphorbia, Forsythia, Primula, Acer, Prunus and many genera of Cactaceae (cactus) and Salix. Cresting results in undulating folds instead of the typical "arms" found on mature Saguaro cactus.[1] Some varieties of Celosia are raised especially for their dependably fasciated flower heads, for which they are called "cockscomb".
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Mushworld Mushroom Cultivation books
Mushworld Mushroom Cultivation books
Two free comprehensive mushroom growing guides from a non-profit.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Colorful Corn - heirloom open pollinated
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