I suppose by now that you are hoping I will leave off the rants for a while … and in a while I intend to do so.
What kind of gardener would I be if I was afraid to stir up a little dirt when the time comes?
If you did not know already: IE does not display this site correctly. This is because Microsoft has chosen not to follow internationally accepted web standards. Most importantly, IE is susceptible to viruses, and spyware; the monthly patch of Internet Explorer on a set monthly schedule allows 'blackhats' to release their evil-ware on the day after the patch, thus granting them 30 days to access your computer without challenge from Microsoft. Once their viruses and spyware are installed on your computer, you no longer control it. It may be used for illegal activity without your permission or even awareness. Such illegal activity has resulted in criminal prosecution. Even if acquitted, the defense itself may incur a significant financial burden. For these, and other, reasons I highly recommend a safer, more standards compliant browser such as Mozilla Firefox.
February 4, 2010
April 19, 2009
So … I’m not crazy after all. I’ve always felt that Detroit was in Zone 6 … and I was in good company, as many zone maps showed a microclimate around Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair that mirrored the intensely built up cities around them.
Cities bleed heat: ergo, Zone 6.
Now I note that Arborday.org has re-assigned the entire region to Zone 6 … which leads me to suspect that Detroit is now effectively in Zone 7. So here’s a search box for you. Plug in your zip code and, if it’s in a major city, consider adding (1) to the zone shown.
This post will be left at the top of the page for one week and then allowed to sink downward. There has been a permanent page added to the widget column to keep it constantly available.
March 30, 2009
Clemson University, located on a former plantation known as Fort Hill in Clemson, South Carolina, got its start at the death of George Green Clemson. In his will, he bequeathed his plantation and a considerable sum (for the day), to be used for the creation of a college for teaching agriculture and mechanics. In 1889 the necessary legislation was passed and Clemson college first opened its doors in July of 1893 as an all-male military college.
Today, it has branched out to include a worldwide campus and yes, as of 1955, it is co-ed. Its goal is to become one of the nations top-20 public universities by 2011 and it appears to be well on the way.
In the link provided below, you’ll find many gardening topics covered in expert, non-technical, prose. There is a set of navigation links across the top of the page (beneath the banner) in what is known as “breadcrumb navigation”. To move backward in it, simply click on a link to the left of your current location, to move forward, click on a link in the currently viewed page. When you get to a page that has no links in it, you are in a box canyon and will need to reverse course to read further.
The articles on the Clemson website are not strictly “organic”, so you’ll have to watch your step, but there is a lot of good reading here. After Saturday, this link will also be found in my links list.
March 13, 2009
It being difficult to UPS a bale of hay, many vendors do not have web sites.
