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Waterproofing Baskets VegetableGardening

Sat, 19 May 2012 19:12:47 GMT

Buy clear polyester resin and hardener separately and a brush from a craft store. Be sure to use the hardener according to the instructions. Tear some newspapers into long strips about five inches wide. Brush the polyester resin on the basket bottom and sides, then line with the newspaper strips until you have filled the entire basket. Continue the resin-paper process until you've lined the basket with six coats of paper. When finished, add an additional coat of resin. Hanging basket trees...

Decorate the Front Steps with Potted Plants GardeningGuide

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:06:22 GMT

Potted plants are an easy way to add color and beauty to front steps as well as porches and balconies. If your steps are shady, use herbs or shade plants or both . Colorful pots that contrast with the contents, or even match, add a lot of splash and are a welcome sight. Move potted plants on and offstage as their prime comes and goes, and bring in replacements. But above all, keep these plants watered. Plants in pots dry out amazingly fast. See Chapter 16 for more tips. Be sure to keep the...

Harvest HerbsSpices

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:29:03 GMT

Medicinal plants should be harvested during the appropriate season to ensure the presence of active constituents within the herb. The herb crop should be harvested at the optimal time of day and climatic conditions, avoiding periods of heavy dew, excessive humidity or rain. Damaged plants or plant parts and extraneous plant materials and soil must be excluded. Freshly harvested plant material must be delivered as quickly as possible to the primary processing facility, to prevent the build-up...

Encyclopedia of Fruits Berries Nuts BerriesNuts

Tue, 15 May 2012 23:23:23 GMT

A cornucopia of photographs follows. Flavor and color descriptions are included for hundreds of fruit, berry, and nut varieties. Hardiness, time of fruiting, and special care requirements are discussed. he information in this encyclopedia is designed to help you choose the best possible fruits for your garden. It describes the best and most popular fruits. Some varieties are known by more than one name. In these cases the most common name is used with the less well known alternatives following...

When do you harvest asparagus GrowingVegetables

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:26:06 GMT

Harvest asparagus beginning the third growing season, when spears are well developed but the tips haven't begun to open. Pick spears that are about 6 to 8 inches tall and have a diameter approximately the size of your index finger. Cut or break the spear near the soil. Avoid harvesting skinny, woody spears. Usually the asparagus harvest lasts for about two weeks the first year, and increases by about a week each year until the harvest lasts six weeks. Stop harvesting when most spears are...

Reproduction Of Conifers Trees

Sat, 12 May 2012 01:39:58 GMT

The conifers are Gymnosperms and, unlike the broad-leaved trees, their seeds are not enclosed in an ovary. As the name of the group implies, they bear cones. The pollen grains and ovules are always produced on different cones which usually occur on the same tree. Male cones. These are small and consist of a central axis bearing lateral scales which have two to five pollen sacs on their under surfaces. When mature the sacs split open and the dry powdery pollen grains are released. Female cones....

Sterictiphora cellularis Say Hymenoptera Argidae VegetablePests

Fri, 11 May 2012 17:13:14 GMT

Distribution. This native species occurs throughout the eastern United States, occurring as far west as eastern Nebraska and Texas. It has been known as a serious pest only in the Chesapeake Bay region, specifically Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina, and near the mouth of the Mississippi River, in Louisiana and Mississippi. Host Plants. Sweetpotato sawfly is known only from Ipomoea spp., and rarely has been collected from anything other than sweet potato. Natural Enemies. A larval...

Growers Guide To Popular Plants How To Hydroponics

Fri, 11 May 2012 05:24:32 GMT

The following table outlines the favorite conditions for these plants to thrive in your hydroponic garden. Adhere closely to these parameters and you will be happily surprised by the results. Always use a high quality hydroponic nutrient and maintain a healthy growing area by allowing plenty of light, air and moisture to reach your plants. Seed packets will contain more information on the particular strain you wish to grow. IMPORTANT NOTE The nutrient solution concentrations shown here PPM EC...

Organic Agriculture Rom OrganicAgriculture

Thu, 10 May 2012 08:59:01 GMT

Iowa State found that projected costs of production for similar operations were comparable in 1998. Selling price for organic crops represented 1998 prices free on board F.O.B. or pick-up on the farm . Prices also reflect the obtainable price for certified organic crops or crops grown on land without synthetic chemicals for three years prior to harvest. Transition soybeans were sold for 10 per bushel in 1998, but because of the availability of organic soybeans in 1999, there were limited...

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Wed, 09 May 2012 13:46:34 GMT

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Choosing a Variety GrowingBlueberries

Wed, 09 May 2012 10:34:00 GMT

Blueberries are members of the genus Vaccinium and belong to the Rhododendron family Ericaceae . The Vaccinium genus contains several species of economic importance. The highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum is the most widely cultivated, grown from the Mid-Atlantic to California, Oregon, and Washington, and from the Upper Midwest to the Mid-South. The lowbush wild blueberry V. angustifolium is adapted to the far North and is commercially important in Maine, Eastern Canada, and parts of New...

Life in the Soil GardeningSkills

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:23:05 GMT

Soil that teems with life is healthy soil. Organisms from earthworms to microscopic bacteria are one of the best signs of good tilth and fertile soil. They need the same soil conditions as plants do to thrive and become numerous. They also help to create the very physical and chemical conditions that constitute good tilth. Soil organisms are nature's great recyclers, but making leaves disappear is only part of the picture. As leaves and other plant debris are broken down, all the nutrients...

Beekeepers Insurance Beekeeping

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:15:15 GMT

Beekeepers need to consider insurance for personal injury, property damage, and circumstantial liability. In an article in the American Bee Journal, the author comments Insurance The very word sends shivers down the reader's spine. Or if not shivers, at least annoyance at putting out so much money over so many years, and getting so little in return. But what does insurance have to do with beekeeping, you ask Only this as a seller of honey, you are liable for injuries sustained by your...

Basil Square Foot Gardening

Sun, 06 May 2012 17:53:51 GMT

Family Mint Height 2 to 3 feet A B P, Hardiness frost sensitive annual Spacing 1 per square, 2 dwarf per square Spring no Summer yes Fall no Winter no Seed to Harvest Flower 12 weeks Seeds Storage 5 years Weeks to Maturity 4 to 6 weeks Indoor Seed Starting 4 to 6 weeks before last frost Earliest Outdoor Planting after soil has warmed Additional Plantings 3 weeks and Basil is a non-invasive member of the mint family. 'Sweet Genovese' is the pesto basil. And although we associate basil with...

Unani Zarambaad SiddhaTamil Kichhilikkizhangu Indian Medicinal Plants

Sun, 06 May 2012 16:59:42 GMT

Action Carminative, stomachic, gastrointestinal stimulant, diuretic, expectorant, demulcent, rubefacient. Used in flatulence and dyspepsia. Fresh root is used for checking lecorrhoeal discharge also for blood purification. Zedoary's effect on digestive organs is similar to ginger but milder. Along with other therapeutic applications, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India indicated the use of the rhizome in goiter. The rhizomes are a source of Shoti Starch, used as a food for babies and...

Hay ives Plants Horsepower GardeningGuide

Sun, 06 May 2012 16:28:08 GMT

Want great performance from your perennials Fuel them with high-octane alfalfa hay tea, says John Dromgoole, owner of Garden-Ville nursery in Austin, Texas, and host of the 'Gardening Naturally radio program. Alfalfa has been used for centuries as livestock feed. But John says that everything that makes it a valuable feed-high nitrogen, vitamin A, folic acid, potassium, calcium, and trace minerals also makes it a great foliar plant food. John says alfalfa tea is especially good for roses and...

Taking Care of Your Tree GardeningGuide

Sat, 05 May 2012 19:08:35 GMT

Trees, sadly, are often cared for only when first planted and then they're left to fend for themselves in landscapes after they've matured. People usually end this isolation only if the trees become diseased or damaged. Yes, you should take special care of your tree when it's newly planted to help it get established, but you should also make a habit of caring for it season by season, year by year, as it matures and grows. A healthy tree is a happy tree, and trees reflect the care you put into...

Sawdust Toilet Statistics CompostingGuide

Fri, 04 May 2012 14:48:31 GMT

One hundred pounds of human body weight will fill approximately three gallons .4 cubic feet, 693 cubic inches, or approximately 11 liters in a sawdust toilet per week - this volume includes the sawdust cover material. One hundred pounds of human body weight will also require approximately 3 gallons of semi-dry, deciduous, rotting sawdust per week for use as a cover material in a toilet. This amounts to a requirement of approximately 20 cubic feet of sawdust cover material per one hundred pounds...

Developing Good Soil VegetableGardening

Thu, 03 May 2012 02:11:01 GMT

A soil in which vegetables can thrive generally contains solid matter and pore space in approximately equal measure. Moisture should occupy about half the pore space, air the other half. Most of the sold matter, about 43 to 45 percent of the entire soil makeup, should be mineral the rest of the solid matter 5 to 7 percent of the soil composition should be animal and vegetable organic material. Most garden soils start out being either too sandy or too clayish. Sand has too much air, clay too...

Wild Animals and Gardens GardenCulture

Wed, 02 May 2012 19:33:11 GMT

One of the commonplaces in hagiographical descriptions of gardens is the intervention of wild beasts, normally in a destructive capacity but sometimes in a protective role. St. Antony, one of the earliest monastic gardeners, had to contend with the ravages of wild animals who would trample his vegetables as they came to the spring to drink. The garden of the hermit Kyriakos was a favorite haunt of wild goats, and deer trampled the beloved vegetable plot of St. Luke the Younger.65 Bears and wild...

Plant modifications to extreme conditions see also p HorticultureGuide

Wed, 02 May 2012 10:58:00 GMT

A survey of plants worldwide shows what impressive structural and physiological modifications they possess to survive in demanding habitats. A few examples of British species are described here. Marram grass Ammophila arenaria living on sand dunes controls water-loss by means of leaf lamina which in cross-section is shown to be rolled up. It also possesses extremely long roots see page 78 . The yellow water lily Nupar lutea shows the following modifications leaves with a thin cuticle but with...

Safe practice 1 HorticultureGuide

Wed, 02 May 2012 10:17:08 GMT

The main problems with biological control are Unsuccessful application of biological control organisms that lead to a severe pest problem. Introduction of a biological control organism that subsequently kills desirable or beneficial organisms in the environment. understanding both the pest's and predator parasites' life cycles in order to achieve reliable control carefully choosing the best predator or parasite for the problem pest or disease concerned taking care that environmentally useful...

Sowing in the open HorticultureGuide

Wed, 02 May 2012 08:55:38 GMT

The success of sowing outdoors depends greatly on preparing the seedbed the tilth needs to be matched to the type of seed, soil texture and the expected weather conditions see p313 . The area to be prepared should be free draining. It is thoroughly dug or ploughed depending on the scale of operation. Weeds are buried and organic matter is incorporated in the process. Ideally this is done in the autumn especially if it is a heavy soil the raw soil is then exposed to the action of frost and rain...

Senescence CropProduction

Wed, 02 May 2012 01:55:32 GMT

Senescence applies to the physiological changes in flavour, composition and structure initiated by the cessation of growth at harvesting. The term deterioration includes senescence and the effects of pests, pathogens, disorders and mechanical damage before and after harvest. Deterioration in the Brassica crops can take on many forms, but is most widely characterized by chlorosis or yellowing resulting from a breakdown of chlorophyll pigments within the tissues. Taken to the ultimate stage, the...

ALL NEW SQUARE FOOT GARDENING Fwp Square Foot Gardening

Tue, 01 May 2012 22:06:43 GMT

To construct a vertical frame, you need two 6-foot electrical conduit pipes 0 2-inch diameter one 4-foot conduit pipe l 2-inch diameter two 18-inch long rehar supports of 1 2-inch diameter power drill hammer two elhoiv connectors and trellis netting. Can you just picture a wall of green in your garden filled with vine crops like tomatoes, cucumbers, pole beans, even melons and squash. All the colorful fruit just hanging there waiting to be picked. No sprawling plants all over the ground with...

VermiculiteTerralite VegetableGardening

Tue, 01 May 2012 20:14:10 GMT

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Making A Market For Your Garden How To Hydroponics

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:52:41 GMT

Many gourmet restaurants and markets will purchase high quality hydroponic produce, provided it is available in good supply and available on a regular basis. If you are interested in making a profit from your garden, you should first investigate the local marketplace and determine just what it is that you should grow. Don't try to compete with everyone else. Identify a unique opportunity for a high profit plant by interviewing the owners and operators of local establishments. I have found that...

Tools and tasks GrowingFood

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:52:36 GMT

This chapter is about making a garden without expensive gear and about how gardening with manual labor is neither exhausting nor difficult. It is rather easy, however, to fool a novice into believing he or she needs a powerful tiller. If you purchase any kind of shovel or spade and an ordinary hoe and try working some hard soil with these tools exactly as they came from the store, digging will instantly seem the most exhausting thing a person ever tried to do. You will conclude that anyone who...

Wholesaling organic freshcut herbs Herbs

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:19:07 GMT

It is now customary for supermarkets to charge produce vendors slotting fees for shelf space. In addition, vendors may be asked for advertising and promotion allowances that can add up to thousands of dollars. There has been tremendous consolidation in the retail food sector in recent years, emphasizing economies of scale. Few independent grocers exist who can make their own decisions on stocking local produce chains stock their retail stores from regional warehouses, where volume and price...

Turraea villosa Benn Indian Medicinal Plants

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:41:18 GMT

Habitat West Bengal and Orissa and in the Peninsular India, particularly on the coast. English West Indian Holly, Sagerose. Action Herb prescribed in indigestion, biliousness leaves are used against dysentery , chest ailments and rheumatism. The fresh plant yields a mixture of cyanohydrin glucosides deidaclin and tetraphyllin. Seeds, along with normal fatty acids, contain a few unusual fatty acids, including vernolic, malvalic and octanoic acids. An allied species Turnera diffusa var....

Homonoia riparia Lour Indian Medicinal Plants

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:48:42 GMT

Synonym Adelia neriifolia Heyne ex Roth. Habitat Eastern, Central and Peninsular India, up to 700 m. Ayurvedic Paashaana-bheda substitute , Kshudra Paashaana-bheda. Action Root diuretic, spasmolytic, antilithic. Used for urinary discharges. Leaf and stem depurative. Leaf and fruit used in skin diseases. The roots gave alpha-spinasteryl acetate. The fatty acid from the fat of roots gave myristic, palmitic, stearic and oleic acids.

Water tables HorticultureGuide

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:39:51 GMT

Groundwater occurs where the soil and underlying parent material are saturated see Figure 19.3 and the water table marks the top of this saturated zone, which fluctuates over the seasons, normally being much higher in winter. In wetlands the water table is very near the soil surface and the land is not suitable for horticulture until the water table of the whole area is lowered see drainage . Where water flows down the soil profile and is impeded by an impermeable layer, such as saturated clay...

Damage to colonies and stored honey Beekeeping

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:02:13 GMT

Small hive beetle larvae affect combs of stored honey and pollen and will also infest brood combs. During the feeding action by larvae an associated repellent sticky substance is laid down on the combs and this can result in bees abandoning the hive. When honeycombs are removed from colonies, bees then no longer protect the combs allowing larvae to feed uninhibited. The management practice of removing honey and then storing it in warehouses prior to extraction will need to be changed with the...

General Cultivation Of Pot Plants Flowering Pot Plants

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:33:50 GMT

It is not necessary to be a biologist to grow plants successfully, but it is much easier to understand the requirements of plants if you have some idea ofhow a plant functions. To grow plants in pots it is essential that you understand their requirements, because failure to provide the right conditions will usually produce a very disappointing result, and in extreme cases the plant will not survive. Light, air, water and heat, together with potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus and trace elements,...

Green Sausage GrowingTomatos

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:05:09 GMT

V Heirloom, 65 days Originally raised in the US by Thomas P. Wagner, who called it 'Greensleeves,' this variety was introduced commercially in 1998 by Kees Sahin of Sahin Zaden in The Netherlands. Characteristics Elongated sausage-shaped fruits that are often curved like a banana. How to enjoy With its distinctive appearance and taste, this is a tomato to savor fresh. Yellowish fruits with vivid green stripes Yellowish fruits with vivid green stripes

Gratiana pallidula Boheman Coleoptera Chrysomelidae VegetablePests

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:06:58 GMT

Distribution. The eggplant tortoise beetle is found widely in the United States, from Maryland to Florida in the east, and west to California. A native species, eggplant tortoise beetle is most common in southern states, and is not known as damaging in northern states and Canada. A strikingly similar insect, G. lutescens Boheman , is common in South America and interbreeds successfully with eggplant flea beetle, so the status of these species is uncertain Siebert, 1975 . Host Plants. This...

Taller Perennials GrowingPerennials

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:44:02 GMT

Achillea X 'Coronation Gold', 4-5 feet Aconitum spp., 3-5 feet Anemone X hybrida, 2-4 feet Anthemis tinctoria, 2 feet Aruncus dioicus, 5 feet Asclepias tuberosa, 2-3 feet Aster novae-angliae, 2-5 feet Baptisia australis, 3-4 feet Belamcanda chinensis, 3 feet Calamagrostis X acutiflora, 4-6 feet Centaurea montana, 2-3 feet Centranthus ruber, 2-3 feet Delphinium X elatum, 2 1 2-5 feet Dendranthema grandiflora, 2-4 feet Dicentra spectabilis, 2-3 feet Dictamnus albus, 3 feet Echinacea purpurea, 3-5...

Family Primulaceae Flowering Pot Plants

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:19:32 GMT

The greenhouse cyclamen of today is descended from the species Cyclamen persicum syn. C. latifoUum which is found growing wild in Greece, Turkey, Syria, the Aegean Isles, Crete and Cyprus. The species has attractive heart-shaped marbled leaves and fragrant flowers which are small, the petals being narrow and twisted on quite long stems. The colour range is usually white, rose pink and various shades of lilac. There are no bright reds and crimsons. The species exhibits considerable variation in...

Markets and marketing 1 HerbsSpices

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:43:17 GMT

In any production year Australian coriander producers must rely on export markets to clear the majority of production. Drought over the past two years and an appreciating Australian dollar have caused a big change in buying patterns of Australian spice manufacturing companies. Faced with limited production these companies have sourced seed from Canada and India both in the seed and crushed form. Consumer protection laws and health concerns relating to the need to ensure that powders are free of...

Silicon Carbide Whiskers HorticultureForestry

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:14:20 GMT

Silicon carbide whiskers are long thin rigid microscopic rods 1 mm wide, 20-30 mm long that are used in the ceramics industry. They can be used as a vehicle for plant cell transformation when they are added to a mixture of plant cells and DNA and subsequently shaken at high speed Kaeppler et al. 1990 . Although silicon carbide whiskers were originally used with a laboratory vortexer, the back-and-forth motion obtained with a paint can mixer may work as well or better. The basic concept behind...

Key references Cbi HerbsSpices

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:47:34 GMT

Hosemans, F. amp C. Ginseng Growing in Australia. Gembrook Organic Ginseng Pty Ltd., Victoria. Lee, F.C. 1992 Fads About Ginseng the Elixir of Life. Hollym. Persons, W.S. American Ginseng Green Gold. Available from Gembrook Organic Ginseng Pty Ltd., Victoria. Wills, R., et al. 2001 Production of High-quality Ginseng, Pub. no 01 170, RIRDC, Canberra. Fred Hosemans - Australia's first ginseng grower, and husband of the author. Fred Hosemans - Australia's first ginseng grower, and husband of the...

Growth and development HorticultureGuide

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:38:04 GMT

Growth is a difficult term to define because it really encompasses the totality of all the processes that take place during the life of an organism. However, it is useful to distinguish between growth as the processes which result in an increase in size and weight described in Chapter 8 , and those processes which cause the changes in the plant during its life cycle, which can usefully be called plant development. This is described here through the typical life cycle of plants, from seed to...

Pest and disease control 1 HerbsSpices

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:51:01 GMT

Coriander crops usually require no spraying for insect pests as it seems the strong odour of the plants acts as a deterrent. Heavy infestations of red legged earth mite at seedling emergence can affect plant survival. Bees and flies are attracted to the flowers and are most important in the pollination and seedset of the crop. Granary-type weevils can invade seed after it has been stored for more than six months and it can require fumigation prior to sale. Fenugreek is susceptible to a wide...

Controlling Animal Depredation in Table Grapes Growing Table Grapes

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:48:21 GMT

It can be very frustrating to bring a wonderful table grape crop through its stages of development and then lose it to critters at the moment of harvest. Birds and raccoons are often the culprits, but skunks or deer can also be a problem. Control measures for these problems range from slightly to totally effective and inexpensive to costly. Fig. 19 - A cluster in full bloom on the right and a cluster that has not begun to bloom on the left . Fig. 19 - A cluster in full bloom on the right and a...

Alternative Systems HorticultureForestry

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:31:31 GMT

The rising demand both from the authorities and the public for genetically modified plants containing only foreign sequences needed for the immediate function encouraged the development of alternative systems, including Subsequent elimination of marker genes by co-transformation techniques, trans-poson usage, specific recombination systems or homologous recombination Marker-free transformation without usage of any selection marker Combinations of different systems, e.g. usage of screenable...

ALL NEW SQUARE FOOT GARDENING Dyr Square Foot Gardening

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:03:09 GMT

Family Nightshade Height 3 feet A B P, Hardiness annual Spacing 1 per square Growing Season Spring yes Summer yes Fall yes Winter no Seed to Harvest Flower 12 weeks Seeds Storage use fresh seed potatoes each year Weeks to Maturity 12 weeks Indoor Seed Starting no Earliest Outdoor Planting in spring when soil has reached 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Additional Plantings late spring for a second crop to store over the winter Last Planting not needed Potatoes need no introduction. But growing your own...

The Oldfashioned Outhouse CompostingGuide

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:39:10 GMT

Next up the ladder of sophistication is the old-fashioned outhouse, also known as the pit latrine. Simply stated, one digs a hole and defecates in it, and then does so again and again until the hole fills up then it's covered with dirt. It's nice to have a small building or privy over the hole to provide some privacy and shelter. However, the concept is simple dig a hole and bury your excrement. Interestingly, this level of sophistication has not yet been surpassed in America. We still bury our...

Heating VegetableGardening

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:01:12 GMT

Greenhouses are heated with electricity, gas, oil, L.P. gas or solar energy. Each has its good points and its bad. Electrical heaters tend to be least expensive. Small, portable units, they are easy to install but expensive to use, often creating pockets of heat. Besides standard heaters, you can use soil heating cables or infrared bulbs directly above your plants. They supply an even, constant warmth to mature plants, cuttings or seedlings. Gas or oil heaters are useful for larger greenhouses,...

Cornelian Cherries GrowingFruit

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:31:23 GMT

Cornelian cherry is the only species of dogwood that produces edible fruit. It is a small, upright to spreading, 15- to 20-foot-tall tree that bears small yellow flowers very early in late winter or early spring, before leaves develop. Flower buds are conspicuous and attractive in the winter, and the bark is flaky, exfoliating, and gray brown to brown. Foliage turns purplish red in the fall. The fruits, about the size and shape of a medium-sized olive, ripen to a dark reddish maroon in late...

Cultivation 1 HorticultureGuide

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:37:57 GMT

Once soil has been cultivated a distinct boundary between topsoil and subsoil is developed as the concentration of organic matter in the surface layers is evened out see Figures 18.5 and 17.5 . On first cultivation the increased aeration and nutrients stimulate micro-organisms and a new equilibrium with lower soil organic matter levels prevails. Once under cultivation grasses and high-producing legumes tend to increase organic matter levels, but most crops, particularly those in which complete...

Preface FloweringPlants

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:34:32 GMT

This volume - the first of this series dealing with angiosperms - comprises the treatments of 73 families, representing three major blocks of the dicotyledons magnoliids, centrosperms, and hamamelids. These blocks are generally recognized as subclasses in modern textbooks and works of reference. We consider them a convenient means for structuring the hundreds of dicotyledon families, but are far from taking them at face value for biological, let alone mono-phyletic entities. Angiosperm taxa...

Awards TropicalGarden

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:38:49 GMT

To enter For the Golden Trowel Awards open to amateurs and professional landscape designers and contractors , please fill out the form below and return it, along with your completed entry, by June 1,2006 to Garden Design, attention Golden Trowel, 460 N. Orlando Ave., Suite 200,Win-ter Park, FL 32789.Your entry should include the following Your story Send us a written account. Include your inspiration, the planning and what you started with, the planting, the achievements and the setbacks of...

Planning your beds and borders GardeningGuide

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:51:26 GMT

Ah, beds and borders are surely the most popular and beautiful way to show off your roses. When you invite a rose or several roses into your garden, don't just plunk the roses into the ground at random. Instead, plan ahead to create splendid beds that incorporate roses into your landscape or mixed flower beds. Your plan can be as elaborate as the one shown in Figure 9-1, or as simple as creating a small bed of three or four types of roses. A large, classic plan for a very elaborate rose garden....

Noninsect Invertebrate Pests VegetablePests

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:22:58 GMT

Other classes of animals resemble insects, or inflict similar damage to vegetable crops, four basic groups of such pests 1. Class Acari phylum Arthropoda Mites. These animals are smaller than most insects, and usually bear eight legs. 2. Class Collembola Springtails, and class Sym-phyla Symphylans both phylum Arthropoda . These small soil-dwelling animals have been considered to be insects in the past and share many morphological characteristics with insects. 3. Class Isopoda Pillbugs and...

A GarbageCanComposter GardeningSkills

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:38:13 GMT

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Perennial Selection and Care Guide Tux GrowingPerennials

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:08:45 GMT

time of year Special notes frequency in cultural uses, years major pests, etc. Tolerates alkaline soil. Prefers moist soil. Some are North American natives. Soil should be rich in organic matter and well drained. Short-lived. Mulch to overwinter. Goniolimon tartaricum German statice Gypsophila paniculata Baby's-breath Grows best in a well drained, alkaline soil pH 6.8-7.5 . Excellent cut or dried flower. Tolerates wet soils. Do not fertilize. North American native. Helianthus X multiflorus...

Indoor Seed Sprouting Square Foot Gardening

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:54:10 GMT

The easiest way to sprout seeds indoors is to place them on a moist paper towel. Then put the paper towel and seeds in a very shallow tray or dish keep it moist a plastic bag would be handy to maintain moisture and in a warm place in the house. Check daily when you see roots, its time to plant. Rather than handling the seed at this point, carefully cut the paper towel into little squares, and lift each one out with a knife. Now you're ready to take it outside, plant it in your SFG filled with...

ALL NEW SQUARE FOOT GARDENING Nvz Square Foot Gardening

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:09:39 GMT

Nature has already taught some vines to climb. You basically just need to plant the seeds and watch them go of the winter squashes got so heavy I was afraid late summer storms would blow over the whole contraption. It depends on how strong the ground rods are and how tough the soil is. But if your frame is located outside the box and the ground rod is pounded into your existing soil, it would require bending the rebar, or the electrical conduit, before the frame would come down. The most...

Compost Thermometers CompostingGuide

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 23:20:00 GMT

REOTEMP 10656 Roselle Street, San Diego, CA 92121 USA Ph 858-784-0710 Toll free 800-648-7737 Fax 858-784-0720 email reotemp reotemp.com website www.reotemp.com A Sampler of Commercial Composting Toilets and Systems For more information about these and other composting toilets, search the internet. For more information about these and other composting toilets, search the internet. Clockwise from top left Sven Linden, Sven Linden, Aquatron, Dutch Hamar, Alascan, Bio-Sun, Sun-Mar. Clockwise from...

The third year Hok GrowingFruits

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:13:48 GMT

3 In spring, cut back all leaders to suitable buds, leaving 18-21 in of new growth. the soil around trained trees must be kept clear by maintaining a 3 ft wide border along the length of the wall over the spread of the tree. The border may then be planted to grass if the tree is developing in a satisfactory manner. Dwarf and standard trees should also be grassed down after five years. For the grass mixture see page 57 . Keep the grass clear of the trunk of the tree, as not to do so will...

Where to plant bulbs GardeningGuide

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:04:02 GMT

Bulbs are some of the least demanding of all plants, but they appreciate your efforts to give them as good of a growing area as possible with well-drained soil they may reward your efforts with years of bountiful flowers. Flowering bulbs are very happy in prepared flowerbeds. They receive the good, loose soil they relish and the elbow room they need. Here are two good approaches t Bedding schemes Perhaps you've seen these beds in public display gardens broad areas devoted to nothing but, say,...

An Historical Introduction GrowingVegetables

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:08:03 GMT

In September 1971, Larry White, Director of the Nature and Science Department for the City of Palo Alto, invited Stephen Kafka, Senior Apprentice at the University of California Santa Cruz Student Garden, to give a 4-hour class on the biodynamic French intensive method of gardening. Two years before, the city had made land available to the public for gardening, and residents appeared eager to hear more about this method. Alan Chadwick had brought the method to Santa Cruz 5 years earlier, and...

The flower GrowingTomatos

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:52:48 GMT

The tomato truss is composed of a succession of axils, each bearing a single flower Fig. 5 . The main stem of the truss peduncle is capable of branching one or more times such branched or double trusses can be encouraged by low-temperature treatment, a procedure discussed later. Branching is desirable because it usually increases the number of flowers per truss and allows the number of flowers on each branch to remain fairly constant, irrespective of the degree of branching Fig. 5 . The...

Tips for Gardening Success in Drought Vegetables

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:30:56 GMT

Mulching consentes moisture, since it slous evaporation from the soil. If dry soil is mulched, it tends to stay dry if rainfall is sparse. The time to mulch is when the soil is moist, even if you are not yet ready to plant. Shaded soil stays moist longer than soil in partial or full sun, a rule you can use to your advantage. When plants and rows are closely spaced so as to overlap only slightly , the soil is shaded. This means that moisture will evaporate from the soil at a slower rate. It...

Tree Selection Guide PlantingTrees

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:42:35 GMT

The table on the next several pages summarizes a great deal of tree selection information for Utah. Nearly all trees that are commonly planted plus many that are fairly rare are included. All native trees also are included, since many of these may make good landscape plants but are rarely planted. The information included in this table is based on the knowledge of the authors or has been obtained from reliable sources. Little cultural information exists for some species, however. If you have...

Germination Times And Temperatures Square Foot Gardening

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:52:18 GMT

This chart shows the number of days required for vegetable seeds to sprout at different temperatures. O Little or no germination Not tested Adapted from J. F. Harrington Agricultural Extension Leaflet, 1954. VERY EARLY SPRING 4-6 weeks before last spring frost BROCCOLI CABBAGE PARSLEY PEAS SPINACH CAULIFLOWER LETTUCE LEAF LETTUCE LEAF ONIONS SETS EARLY SPRING 2-4 weeks before last spring frost

Water GreenhouseGardening

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:58:33 GMT

Greenhouse plants need a considerable amount of water, especially on hot, sunny days, and it is essential to ensure that the water, from whatever source, is not contaminated in any way. As a rough guide to quantities required, a single sturdy tomato plant carrying several trussc- of fruit will require at least i.s I 21 pints of water per day applied to the root zone, in addition to that required for spraying over the foliage and damping down tin greenhouse. rainwater If the greenhouse has been...

Growing mediums GreenhouseGardening

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:31:54 GMT

loam composts Special growing mediums have been developed for container-grown greenhouse plants, and the more important ones are described in this chapter. For over JO years the John Innes composts have been used by commercial growers and amateur gardeners alike. The name John Innes is taken from the research station where they were formulated after years ot investigative work. The formulations provide horticulturists with various growing mediums to cover every greenhouse activity, from seed...

Chrysanthemum eelworm Aphelenchoidesritzemabosi HorticultureGuide

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:41:22 GMT

Damage. The first symptom is blotching and purpling of the leaves, which spreads and becomes a dead brown, V-shaped area between the veins. The lower leaves are worst affected. When buds are infested, the resulting leaves may be misshapen. In addition to chrysanthemum, this nematode also attacks Saintpaulia and strawberries. Life cycle. Most species of nematode live in the soil. This 1 mm long nematode spends most of its life cycle inside young leaves of the species mentioned above. The adults...

All New Square Foot Gardening 1 Square Foot Gardening

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:54:14 GMT

Once the grid is attached, connect together with a nut and bolt or some other type of fastener. your square foot garden Because the wood lath is rigid, it can span from one side of the box is ready for planting. to the other side in case your Mel's Mix is not level with the top of the box. Otherwise, it can just lie on top. If your grid spans across the box sides, keep the grid from moving about by drilling a hole in Grids need to remain in place during the entire growing season. Remember...

Try not to get all huffy and defensive when someone whether your client or another person complains Listen to what theyve got to say and try to put it right there and then if you can GardeningBusiness

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:35:05 GMT

One afternoon I was sitting on the top of a tall conifer hedge, clipping the tops, when a voice from below bellowed 'Oi, you son, what do you think you're doing ' I looked down to find an elderly man standing in the middle of the pavement waving his stick up at me. 'What do you think you're doing ' he roared again. Resisting the temptation to be unpleasant, I pointed out the obvious and told him that I was cutting the tops of the conifer hedging as I'd been instructed to do by the owner. 'And...

Capillary rise HorticultureGuide

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:06:23 GMT

Water is drawn upwards from the water table through a continuous network of pores. The height to which water will rise and the rate of movement depends on the continuity of pores and their diameter. In practice the rise from the water table is rarely more than 2 cm for coarse sands, typically 15 cm in finer textured soils, but it can be substantially greater in silty soils and in chalk. The upward movement of water in these very fine pores is very slow. Capillary rise is used to aid the...

Cacti Houseplants

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:38:50 GMT

colours, sometimes fragrantly, cither for weeks on end or twice a vear. Even if thev do not flower, they have beautiful leaves in varying colours. But one of the main attractions is the often comic shape of the plant itself, with lowers apparently just stuck on to the stems at random. The opuntias in particular shoot out 'ears' at the strangest places the hairy cacti are extraordinarily You may already be a cactus convert if so, there is no need to read the propaganda that follows. If you are...

The mole Talpa europea HorticultureGuide

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:32:20 GMT

The mole is found in all parts of the British Isles except Ireland. Damage. This dark-grey, 15 cm long mammal, weighing about 90 g, uses its shovel-shaped feet to create an underground system 5-20 cm deep and up to 0.25 ha in extent. The tunnel contents are excavated into mole hills see Figure 14.2 . The resulting root disturbance to grassland and other crops causes wilting, and may result in serious losses. Life cycle. In its dark environment, the solitary mole moves, actively searching for...

Building Retaining Walls Landscaping

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:19:18 GMT

1 Lay out the wall intb slakes and siring. 1 then dig a sballou trench, cutting its back side at a slight angle to the slope. For drainage, lay about art inch of gravel in the trench. Our tcall will turn a corner, but the same techniques apply to straight if alls. 2 Lay your longest stones on the bottom the fewer the joints in the first layer, the less frost will heave it. As you lay stones, level them as best you can by tapping with the handle end of a sledge. To prevent possible injury, use...

Ipheion uniflorum Garden of Beauty

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:46:53 GMT

Brodiaea unifiora Milla uniflora Tnteleia uniflora Spring Starflower UK and USA Thts beautiful and reliable bulbous plant forms a hummock ot grass-like leaves and 5cm 2ln wide, slx-petalled, star-shaped, scented towers during spring. They range from white to deep lavender-blue in colour There are several good vanelies, including Caeruleum pale blue , Wisley Blue violet-blue and Vioiaceum1 violet . Height 15-20cm 6-8in Spread 7-5-1 Ocrn 3-4in , but plants grow together to form a large clump...

Info Fwo LandscapingGardening

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:16:48 GMT

Best quality vitrified clay channels, bedded in cement mortar half-section straight main channel 100mm diameter x 300mm Half-section 90 degrees channel bend 100mm nr 0.30 4.50 6.25 1.61 12.36 150mm nr 0.40 6.00 9.38 2.31 17.69 Three-quarter section 90 channel bend 100mm nr 1.20 18.00 13.08 4.66 35.74 150mm nr 1.30 19.50 23.27 6.42 49.19 Excavate trench 225mm wide by hand, remove excavated material, average depth Excavate trench 300mm wide by hand, remove excavated material, average depth...

Proper Use Of Insecticides VegetableGardening

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:49:27 GMT

1. Select an insecticide that can be used on a wide variety of crops. 2. Read the instruction label carefully and follow directions exactly when preparing and applying insecticides. 3. never use an insecticide on a crop that is not listed on the label. 4. Never use more than the specified dosage. 5. Store insecticides out of reach of children. 6. Dispose of the container in a safe manner do not break or puncture the pesticide container. Wrap in a newspaper and place in the trash or bury at...

Nematicides HorticultureGuide

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:43:28 GMT

No active ingredients are, at present, available exclusively for nematode control. Soil-inhabiting stages of cyst nematodes, stem and bulb eelworm, and some ectoparasitic root eelworms are effectively reduced by soil incorporation of granular pesticides, such as aldicarb, at planting time of crops such as potatoes and onions. This group of chemicals acts systemically on leaf nematodes of plants such as chrysanthemum and dahlia. Fungicides must act against the disease, but not seriously...

Stretching your growing season GardeningGuide

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:30:01 GMT

Maybe it's the rebel in us all. Maybe it's natural restlessness. Maybe it's an urge to make maximum and efficient use of available time. But gardeners do like to try to push the envelope in order to grow more or better or different plants. You can dig up many tricks and techniques along these lines, and you certainly may come up with a few of your own as your experience grows. The following sections describe some favorite rule-benders that you can try if appropriate to your garden, your needs,...

No Dzj VegetableGardening

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:35:07 GMT

These unusual stainless steel gardening tools are excellent for working with all types of vegetables. The narrow blade widths make it extremely easy to use around closely planted vegetables, handy for heavy-clay soils. Each is especially designed for cultivating, transplanting and weeding. Heavy-duty These flat-headed rakes are designed for raking large stones or for smoothing asphalt They can be useful in heavy soils or when putting in garden walks and paths. Traditionally an important tool...

DIY is worth a try Compost

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:09:48 GMT

If you are fairly competent at DIY, there are lots of materials, apart from plastic and wood, to consider. Bricks or breeze blocks make sturdy, long-lasting compost bins. Breeze blocks are cheap, quick, and easy they don't look as nice as bricks, but you could paint or grow climbers over them. Both need foundations at least 15cm 6in deep and twice as wide as the walls of the bin. Other options include corrugated iron, plastic, or chicken wire, which should be screwed to four stout, wooden...

Vinegar pray leps Cats Away GardeningGuide

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:42:52 GMT

LIse vinegar to chase away wandering tomcats and neutralize the smell that they leave behind. The cats can smell the vinegar but I can't, says Victoria Price of Silver Spring, Maryland. She puts vinegar around the base of her birdbath, on her patio wall, and on the trunk of a cedar tree that's a popular gathering placc for cats. As long as the cats can smell the vinegar, it works like a scent fence to keep them away.

White Spot WaterGarden

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:18:06 GMT

Next to fungus, white spot 'ich' is the commonest disease of pond fish. The symptom you are most likely to see is the unusual frenzy and awkwardness ofthefish when swimming. On closer inspection you will find numerous white spots like grains of salt on the surface do not confuse these with the white spots which appear on the gitls of mate fish in the mating season. Treat white spot promptfy there are several products which will cure it if used at the early stages, but a badly Infected fish may...

Keeping it safe Backflow prevention devices LandscapingGuide

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:44:59 GMT

To prevent contaminated irrigation water from entering the domestic water supply, the law in most places requires you to have an approved backflow prevention device permanently installed on your system. A backflow prevention device is simply a one-way valve that lets water through but doesn't let it turn around and go the other way. Some backflow preventers are located at the point of connection which I discuss earlier in this chapter . These devices are called pressure vacuum breakers, reduced...

Enclosures Beekeeping

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:18:08 GMT

Erickson, E. H., L. H. Hines, and A. H. Atmowidjojjo. c.2000. Downloaded July 2002. Producing varroa-tolerant honey bees from locally adapted stock A recipe. Carl Hayden Bee Research Center. tolerant2.html gt . Frazier, Maryann, George Greaser, Timothy Kelsey, and Jayson Harper. 1998. Beekeeping. Agricultural Alternatives, Penn State Cooperative Extension. 6 p. lt http bees.pdf gt . Le Pablic, Jean-Pierre. 2002. Happykeeper. Anti-Varroa bottom board. Virtual Beekeeping Gallery. 5 p. lt http...

Pruning Instructions Pruning Landscape Trees

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:46:13 GMT

Table i. Spring-blooming scrubs Spring-flowering plants can be pruned immediately after flowering to avoid reducing floral display and to promote new growth. On plants where the fruit is as important as the flowers, prolong long pruning until after fruiting. Pinch out tips to produce a more compact plant. Don't prune if the plant looks good. Flowering may be nondescript on some species, but prune to produce ornamental fruit. Flowers on old wood. Remove about one-third of the older stems at...

Pruning HorticultureGuide

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:38:25 GMT

Parts of plants can be pruned removed to reduce the competition within the plant for the available resources. In this way, the plant is encouraged to grow, flower or fruit in a way the horticulturist requires. A reduction in the number of flower buds of, for example, chrysanthemum, will cause the remaining buds to develop into larger flowers a reduction in fruiting buds of apple trees will produce bigger apples, and the reduction in branches of soft fruit and ornamental shrubs will allow the...

Habitat Adaptations FloweringPlants

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:05:16 GMT

The striking fact that arid or semi-arid environments provide appropriate habitats for members of the order was mentioned by various authors. A common adaptation to arid conditions are succulent leaves e.g., Aizoaceae, Chenopodiaceae, and Portulacaceae and or stems. Succulent stems are often photo-synthetically active, sometimes combined with a more or less strong reduction of the leaves Cac taceae, Didiereaceae, and Chenopodiaceae . Succulence can be combined with Crassulacean Acid Metabolism...

Buying What You Need Square Foot Gardening

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:26:57 GMT

If you found the math about area difficult in previous chapters, don't even bother with volume. Get the kids to do the math for you. Why concern yourself with volume Because you need to know the quantity of the three ingredients for Mel's Mix necessary to fill your boxes, and the packages for the different ingredients come in different sizes. But the good news is they all use cubic feet as their So, let's review how to figure volume. Volume is merely area x depth cubic feet. In other words,...

Step by Step GardeningGuide

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:51:13 GMT

The building that houses the Seattle Audubon Society is one of those chunky Roman brick buildings dating from the 1950s, when someone came through Seattle who really knew how to sell Roman brick. There are thousands like it throughout the city, made of the same narrow, beige brick that was so popular for a few years after the war. When Seattle Audubon recycled this house to make an office in 1995, a landscape committee decided to hide the outside with native plants. The same plan would also...

Direct Sowing In The Garden Vegetables

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:51:29 GMT

Some vegetables have large or quick-germinating seed, and it is preferable to direct sow them. Peas, beans, corn, and radishes are examples. Some vegetables do not transplant easily, or they mature so quickly that they are best direct sown in the garden. The time to direct sow in the garden depends on two things the individual kinds of vegetables chosen and the average date of the last frost of the area of the country in which you live. As a rule, hardy types that can withstand some cool...

Cayenne pepper PlantBreeding

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:17:09 GMT

Kapoc. A tropical tree that produces seed fibres with a superficial resemblance to cotton. The cotton-like hairs are water-resistant and very buoyant, and they are used mainly as filling for life-jackets. Kapoc is also used for sound and heat insulation. Unfortunately, the hairs cannot be spun to produce yarn and cloth if they could, this tree would be a crop of major importance as it far out-yields cotton. Celeriac The fundamental unit of plant and animal bodies. Unlike animal cells, plant...

Corolla PlantBreeding

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 02:35:03 GMT

A whorl, or whorls, of petals that forms the inner envelope of a flower. The petals may be either free or joined, and they are often brightly coloured to attract pollinating insects. Corporate plant breeding Plant breeding undertaken by large corporations, usually chemical manufacturers. Their motives are suspect, as they naturally have a preference for chemical pesticides rather than horizontal resistance. Consequently, they can be expected to produce new cultivar that have excellent yield,...

How do you renovate old plantings GrowingVegetables

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 01:47:32 GMT

You can renovate neglected and weedy asparagus beds as long as the plants are free of rust, located on well-drained soil, and not more than 15 years old. To begin, remove or break over and chop old asparagus tops with a disk, rotary tiller or hoe in early spring before spears appear. Next, apply a complete fertilizer such as 5-10-20. Broadcast it at the rate of 20 to 30 pounds per 1,000 square feet. Fertilize each year thereafter. Add 3 to 5 pounds of ammonium nitrate per 1,000 square feet at...

Grassed areas 1 LandscapingGardening

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:57:43 GMT

Sweep up leaves with motorised vacuum cleaner 100m2 0.84 - 0.13 0.97 Treated softwood tree stakes driven into the ground Cleft chestnut tree stakes driven into the ground 200mm diameter x 1000mm high 200mm diameter x 1200mm high 250mm diameter x 1400mm high 250mm diameter x 1800mm high 600mm high 750mm high 900mm high 1200mm high

Weed Control GrowingVegetables

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:11:28 GMT

Weeds compete with vegetable plants for water, nutrients and sunlight. Weeds reduce yields and may cause crop failure unless they are controlled. There are several methods of controlling weeds. Commercial vegetable growers use a combination of mechanical methods and chemical weed killers called herbicides. Most herbicides are not recommended for use in home gardens. They are difficult to use because no one chemical can be used on all vegetables and because it is difficult to apply small amounts...

I ftavitmj a rane of avocado varieties mill ptwide joa wittv avv alwdsb cwsWt suppUj of vocadoes Gardening in Tropical Climates

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 10:08:34 GMT

Young avocado trees can be planted out from February to August. Keep the plants well watered until they are established. Their soil should be well drained with plenty of well rotted compost, mixed in with an equal amount oftopsoil. A thick mulch of spoiled hay or straw should be maintained beneath the tree to conserve soil moisture and keep weeds in check. Mulching is an effective control for phytophthora cinnamomi a fungus disease of the root system . You must also protect your young avocado...

Be Creative Square Foot Gardening

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 08:41:28 GMT

You don't have to be a landscape architect to measure and draw up what you imagine. The design is just as important as the size. You're going to be spending a lot of your time in your SFG not working or weeding, but just enjoying and relaxing. Be sure to make room for some chairs, a bench, a water fountain, or a bird bath. One of the advantages of a Square Foot Garden is that you have options in how you put it together so that its perfect for you. Seeing a picture is so helpful. If you want to...