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Q&A: best fertilizer??

Question by michaelmoss30054: best fertilizer??
which manure is better for a vegetable garden cow,chicken,rabbit? and can you still buy ammonium nitrate at garden stores? or are they scared you will make a bomb?

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Answer by Elaine
cow manure

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Croatia’s unique 9-holer

Keeneland president Nick Nicholson


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Fan-friendly Keeneland opens spring meet today

Group named it No. 1 racetrack

By Jennie Rees
jrees@courier-journal.com

Keeneland has a powerful endorsement as its spring meet begins today: It was voted the country’s No. 1 racetrack by the Horseplayers Association of North America.

The fan-advocacy group’s computerized track-rating system that factors in takeout, average field size, affordability of wagers and customer-friendly innovation and use of technology.

"More than any other track in North America, they made the effort to deliver what the player wants," HANA president Jeff Platt said in a news release announcing the inaugural rankings earlier this year.

Keeneland president Nick Nicholson said he was particularly excited about the objectivity of the ranking system.

"It’s quite an honor," he said. "We’ve thrown a lot at horseplayers the last few years, like the new (synthetic) track. Keeneland used to have six-, seven-horse races. Now we have the largest field size of major tracks in North America. We were virtually tied with Evangeline Downs last year for the largest field size."

Keeneland averaged 10.12 horses per race last fall and 9.01 last spring, according the track’s Web site. Evangeline Downs’ Web site said the track averaged 10.19 horses for its 2008 meet, which runs most of the spring and all summer.

Keeneland has raised general admission from to this meet. But the track also is offering a season pass for the first time. Cost: .

Keeneland now has agreements that allow the four major account-wagering companies show its races live on the Internet, though TVG has exclusive rights for live television.

The economy has created challenging conditions for any racetrack. Keeneland had near-record attendance last fall, but on-track betting dropped almost 8 percent, with all-sources betting down 17 percent.

"These are uncertain times, so what we’ve tried to do is concentrate on what we can do something about," Nicholson said. " … I just met with some of our new staff. I told them, this has been such a long winter and I’m sick of bad news, and everybody else is sick of bad news, that I’m ready to have some fun. I hope everybody else is, too."

Average daily purses have dipped from 6,000 a day to 0,000 — still among the highest in the country. The cuts were made by trimming some stakes purses.

Tomorrow’s Grade I Ashland Stakes was reduced from 0,000 to 0,000, and the steeplechase stakes was canceled. Many allowance races will continue to have stakes-caliber fields.

With the addition of slot machines at Indiana Downs, Keeneland has added competition this spring for the cheaper horses necessary to fill out cards. For instance, today’s card has a six-horse field for ,000 claimers.

Today’s feature is the Grade III Transylvania for 3-year-olds on grass; Darley Stable has the two favorites, Stormalory (2-1) and Florentino (3-1).

Stardom Bound, the 2-year-old filly champion who has won five straight Grade I stakes, headlines the Ashland as the 6-5 morning-line favorite.

The field of nine includes the top four finishers of the Santa Anita Oaks, which Third Dawn lost by a nose, Hooh Why by a head and Nan by a half-length to Stardom Bound.

Also entered is Dream Empress, winner of Keeneland’s Alcibiades last fall and second to Stardom Bound in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies. What A Pear brings her 4-for-4 mark into the 11/16-mile race, a major Kentucky Oaks prep.

The 0,000 Toyota Blue Grass on April 11 has an interesting cast with Charitable Man, Hold Me Back, Terrain, General Quarters, Patena, Cliffy’s Future, Mafaaz and maybe Take the Points.

Croatia’s unique 9-holer
Signature 4th hole (excuse the footwear!) New courses in Russia, the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Estonia have already been well documented but the one created by US company, Mirage Turf Technologies – Croatia’s eighth – is unique.
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Penn’s new field ready to go
The first Sports Extra 3 weeks and one day away and the Penn Kingsmen will kick-off the season on a brand new field. Penn will be playing on Astro-turf, not the old school knee blowing carpet Astro-turf,
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organic gardening question?

Question by Texas: organic gardening question?
we are renting a house for now,and i am starting to plant a garden but my house is in the middle of a farm field and full of pesticides and un natural fertilizers!!!!! so what should i do and will that have any affect to my garden and is the soil already poluted??? what should i do!!!!!!!!

Best answer:

Answer by Ricky Q
If you go to a store like Home Depot, ask for a soil called Bestogrow 100% Soil. It is meant for properties like yours.

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Q&A: Topdressing is your natural lawn care answer?

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Topdressing.biz The Most Comprehensive Topdressing and Natural Lawncare Site On The Web! <<<=== has anyone ever used these programs?

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Answer by helful hints
Yes we have had the people from www.do-it-now-landscaping.com do our topdressing for the last several years. They have been able to crowed out the broad leaves such as dandelion to our satisfaction

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Not here, and not by us… This is a detail of a stand seen during the recent Queen’s Day free-market in Amsterdam. Sensi Seeds operates the nearby Hash, Marijuana & Hemp Museum.

In the Netherlands, growing a limited supply of Cannabis for personal use is tolerated. Marijuana can be purchased and used at, er, coffeeshops.

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FARM BRIEFS
Posted: Saturday, July 31, 2010 12:58 pm | Updated: 12:59 pm, Sat Jul 31, 2010. KEARNEY – Farmers can learn more about conservation farming Aug. 17 at the 2010 Summer No-till Conference at the Buffalo County Extension Building in Kearney.
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Watch for red peppers
The Orange County Master Gardeners say you’ll need to use a watchful eye to get the perfect pepper from your garden this summer. Some peppers will turn red if left on the plant. Red peppers will be sweeter and higher in beta carotene. Even jalapeños, which are traditionally harvested green, will mature to tasty red peppers.
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Cabaret veteran Crane is a rare bird
In a lovingly tended garden behind a beautiful Greenwich Village brownstone, a sprite and lively woman adds fresh seed to her aviary. She is both knowledgeable about — and proud of — all the species her garden attracts.
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Universal design and cohousing principles, as well as economic necessity, spur green housing project in Oaxaca, Mexico, for aging North Americans

Universal design and cohousing principles, as well as economic necessity, spur green housing project in Oaxaca, Mexico, for aging North Americans

Alvin Starkman  M.A., LL.B.

 

At first blush David Hornick appears to be the most unlikely candidate to be spear-heading a housing development in the state of Oaxaca, one of the southernmost and poorest states in Mexico; his Spanish is sparse to be generous, until earlier this year he had never ventured to this part of the country, heâ??s never designed or built a home, and heâ??s lived virtually all his life in Schenectady, New York, leading a more or less typical, middle-class Jewish existence.

 

But Hornick had a vision, born of other life experiences which made him more qualified than most to proceed with the project.  â??One thing about me,â? he explained on his first trip to Oaxaca, â??is that once I decide to do something, you know itâ??s already been thoroughly considered â?? and then thereâ??s no stopping me.â?

 

For more than three decades Hornick has been a family physician, diagnosing and treating exclusively aging Americans � through home visits.  He and wife Roberta, his partner in the medical practice, have learned that where and how we traditionally live is rarely conducive to graceful and easy aging from a position of economic security.

 

The answer, as Iâ??ve come to conclude over the past several months of tutelage from Hornick, at least for creating a blueprint for the solution, is to import some of the characteristics of collaborative housing (cohousing) and as many key elements as practicable of universal design, into a region of the world where the concerns can best be addressed â?? Oaxaca â?¦ for starters.  And thatâ??s exactly what Hornickâ??s done.

 

Collaborative housing

 

Cohousing communities are usually designed as a series of attached or single-family homes along one or more pedestrian walkways or clustered around a courtyard.  While the concept originated in Denmark, since the early 1980s it has been promoted in the U.S., and since then similar communities using the basic concept have developed throughout other countries in the Western World such as Canada, France, Germany and New Zealand.

 

Each community includes a larger building facility, a â??common house,â? constituting the social center of the complex where neighbors can meet, dine, attend to activities which traditionally are not required on a daily basis (i.e. laundry), and even host guests in small apartments.  The latter two points have implications in terms of minimizing overall cost for each resident, since space not normally occupied on a daily basis is omitted from individual homes. 

 

While in the purest of models residents actively participate in the design of their own neighborhood, in this case prospective members are spared that effort â?? Hornick has devoted his entire adult life assessing the needs of Americans as their stages in life change.  Accordingly, substantial progress for the Oaxaca project has already been advanced, and in fact there is a website in place, addressing those interested in pursing a lifestyle change in the foreseeable future.  It currently includes photographs of the two proposed tracts of land, site plans and architectural drawings of the two models of home (http://www.mexicommunity.com).  

 

Hornick prefers to avoid commonly used terms such as intentional or collaborative housing, as well as cohousing, in favor of simply â??neighborhoodsâ? and â??communities.â? The former import the idea of consensus decision-making, which he does not believe is workable.  He does envision, however, a â??resident councilâ? (perhaps similar to a condominiumâ??s board of directors) to assist with suggestions relating to the neighborhood.  This indicates that his approach is realistic and his model is feasible.  The project does require, he stresses,  participantsâ?? acceptance of, and working together to promote, certain basic goals:  energy efficiency; respect for the environment; the utilization of locally produced â??greenâ? materials (in construction and otherwise); affordability; and universal design which enables people of all ages to grow and mature well.

 

 

Universal design

 

Universal design (UD) can be defined as the creation of products (including communication systems) and environments (including landscapes) which are usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design. It has often been associated with exclusively addressing the elderly and infirmed. And in fact there should be no doubt that within the context of the Oaxaca project the concept will be extremely attractive to those in their fifties and older, many winding down their careers and embarking upon a new phase of life, â??retirement.â?Â  But the projectâ??s use of universal design addresses more â?? compatibility with a natural progression of functional changes throughout the lifespan, according to Hornick. 

 

So how does UD address all ages and levels of capability, and thereby make the project attractive to families at every life stage?  Hornick explains:

 

â??Weâ??re all born helpless and short.  We canâ??t reach most light switches until we are about four years old, long after we can stand and walk.  Functional capability improves (normally) up to our mid- to late-teenage years, then begins to decline.

 

â??Light switches can be lowered to three feet to be reachable by children as well as people in wheelchairs with limited shoulder mobility.  Round door knobs can be replaced by lever handles that accommodate arthritic hands, but also permit people encumbered with arms full of groceries to open a door with a free elbow.  Steps can be replaced by ramps, even at the entrance to a home.  Lighting intensity can be adjustable to accommodate vision as it dims with age.  Shower stalls can be built without that little step-up-and-over.  And there are literally a hundred or more other alternate designs and products available in the marketplace which can be considered, which do not detract from either â??normalâ?? functionality or aesthetics of the home.â?

 

Hornick has been consulted on seniorsâ?? apartment retrofitting projects involving production of state-of-the-art adaptive design prototypes. The Oaxaca project enables his wealth of knowledge and experience to be put into action using a slightly different orientation. 

 

Weâ??re in an era when an increasing number of individuals and couples in North America are becoming disillusioned with the work-until-you-drop mentality, the less-than-optimum environments in which theyâ??ve felt compelled to live and raise their families, increasing inaccessibility to basic goods and services including healthcare, and much more recently both insecurity in the workplace and shrinking nest eggs. 

 

The Oaxaca blueprint

 

Based upon Hornickâ??s due diligence, Oaxaca proved to be a potentially attractive location to develop a prototype for what he initially labeled, when he first contacted me for advice in November, 2008, a â??retirement community.â?Â  That initial characterization was probably meant to pique my initial interest without having me ask too many hard-to-answer questions.  I fell for it, and have been enthralled ever since, hosting David at our home, introducing him to a number of professionals he could potentially tap to advance the project, and advising him regarding prospective plots of land.

 

Latin American locations have distinct advantages over Canadian and American prospective project sites.  While remaining north of the Rio Grande may initially appear attractive because of language, ease of access for friends and family as well as for return visits, and cultural familiarity, Oaxaca was selected because of its own unique set of pluses:

 

1)      Access via ground transportation is consistently being improved and upgraded through Mexicoâ??s system of  toll roads, already extending from various locations along the the U.S. border, directly to the City of Oaxaca; and via more convenient flight paths (such as being able to avoid Mexico City by using Continentalâ??s non-stop service from Houston, and Mexicanaâ??s from Los Angeles);

2)      Its highly agreeable climate, 12 months a year, attractive both on an individual personal level and for providing solar energy;

3)      Proximity to Pacific Coast beach destinations such as Puerto Escondido and Huatulco;

4)      A modest cost of living (i.e. labor, public transportation, entertainment, food and taxes) relative to the U.S. or Canada, and even to the northern half of the country;

5)      Availability of reasonably priced tracts of land, fertile enough and with sufficient rain and ground water to support partial self-sufficiency in terms of agricultural production;

6)      A number of prospective development locations from which to choose, no more than a half hourâ??s drive from downtown Oaxaca, assuring proximity to restaurants and cafés, galleries, museums and other cultural institutions, as well as health care professionals and hospital facilities;

7)      Its burgeoning expat community (including programs facilitated through the English language Oaxaca Lending Library) together with support from the Canadian and American consulates;

8)      Local populations which welcome non-Mexicans, motivated by both a recognition that Canadian and American immigration translates into more work and higher wages for a relatively depressed economy, and an innate desire to embrace foreigners with open arms;

9)      An understanding on the part of many of its professionals, trades and business people, and government, of what the project hopes to achieve, and the potential for the growth of more of the same in other parts of the state.

 

Each of the two â??eco villageâ? sites identified on Hornickâ??s website is equally attractive, meets all criteria, and easily facilitates advancing the set of common goals.  The San Juan del Estado development consists of 25 acres and is about 30 minutes from downtown Oaxaca, and San Lorenzo Cacaotepec sits on 75 acres and is only 15 minutes from the city.  Each is about 10 minutes from the town of Etla, known for its bustling Wednesday marketplace and production of dairy products, in particular the well-known Oaxacan cheeses (queso, and the more popular â??string cheese,â? known as quesillo).

 

Each of the two developments will contain 30 detached homes of about 1,000 square feet, the common house, sheltered walkways, green and garden areas, and its own sources of water and energy as well as waste-disposal facility, thereby providing for independence from the vagaries of municipal, state and federal government utilities.

 

Hornick emphasizes that with more than 300 sunny days per year, the communities will be able to generate and store electricity using photovoltaic technology.  Hot water will be produced using solar water heaters.  Interior temperatures will be kept comfortable all year round using passive solar heating and cooling techniques â?? such as constructing walls of locally mined stone (known as â??canteraâ?), clay brick or adobe, depending on relative direction of the sun and prevailing winds.

 

But self-sufficiency has its limits, and to some extent dependence on the broader Oaxacan community will be a key element.  Hornick plans to develop relationships with residents of nearby towns and villages who are interested in employment as housekeepers, gardeners and personal care aides.  In addition, thereâ??s a well entrenched practice in the state of Oaxaca whereby expats engage locals in an intercambio language arrangement, whereby a couple of hours a week informal meetings are held to help Oaxacans with their English and expats with their Spanish. 

 

 

While visiting Oaxaca Hornick paid particular attention to indicia of cost of living, to the point of photographing sale prices in a supermarket (which attracted the attention of store management).  He is currently attempting to pin down other costs such as transportation; medical insurance and other expenses; housekeeping, maintenance, landscaping and gardening (although he believes that itâ??s important for residents to participate in such activities for exercise and to maintain a sense of function and purpose).  â??Iâ??m trying to come up with a â??softâ?? figure to enable interested parties to determine if they can survive on social security alone.â? he reassures.  But one thing is for certain â?? cost of living should be less than 50% of what most live on in the U.S. or Canada.

 

The horizon

 

Hornick plans to begin pre-selling houses at summerâ??s end or perhaps into autumn, at a small discount for those electing to participate early on in the project, as a kind of kick-start to the development.  For him, and for most on his team, the motivation is pure altruism, having identified a sense of urgency on the part of many American, Canadians, and even Mexicans, and being in the enviable position of being able to address it in this fashion, without profit motive.

 

In a sense heâ??s a pioneer, having started with a dream for a better, more respectful, easier and self-fulfilling life for others in a new environment, virgin land to continue with the metaphor.  He plans to lay down roots in Oaxaca, and carry on a medical practice, encouraging others of similar means to follow suit. 

 

It was clearly different for those who had the fortitude and the instinct to find something better hundreds of years ago in opening up the American frontiers.  Today thereâ??s more of a necessity, yet with virtually no gamble involved.  After all, investing between 0,000 and 0,000 to have a quality constructed new home, in a safe, secure southern climate, while at the same time substantially cutting expenses through supporting a sustainable living environment, shouldnâ??t be too difficult a lifestyle decision to make â?? especially for those who have already been contemplating change.

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Q&A: When is it time to replace an old lawn?

Question by Ginny: When is it time to replace an old lawn?
My lawn is 55 years old and built up 3-4 inches above the sidewalk grade. The lawn is thick and green and healthy (I’ve been using an all-organic service for 3-4 years). The sprinkler system is also 55 years old and probably in need of replacement (it’s copper, the heads are below grade and difficult-to-impossible to replace, none of the local services will repair copper systems, and the second valve has gone out). Any advice? Specifically, if I have the sprinkler system replaced, is it best to replace the whole lawn at the same time? It looks to me as if sod removal and replacement will cost even more than a new sprinkler system. Anyone have experience with this problem?
I get that IF I replace the lawn, I should do it after the new sprinkler system is in (pillage, then burn). I was really asking whether I could/should just leave the old overgrown lawn in place and not worry about how far above grade it’s gotten.

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Answer by answerman3
well, doing new grass THEN doing the sprinkler system doesn’t make sense. sprinkler system, then new lawn.
(make sure system works first)

55 years is a long time. the 3-4 inch above the side walk thing has to be fixed, and if you tear it up yourself, you can save the soil that’s removed, it sounds like it will be good soil for something (like patching new grass spots later)

sod is expensive, I’d try to re-seed my self, depending on how much area you have to cover. at first use a contractors perennial mix with scott’s “starter” fertilizer (or organic equivalent) , get a drop spreader and with loose topsoil, spread grass heavily, spread starter to mfg specs.
then rake it in lightly. AND with lots of patience, and the occasional watering (every other day) you’ll have a new lawn.

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Best Growing Tomatoes – Does Burying Fish Help Your Tomato Plants?

Best Growing Tomatoes – Does Burying Fish Help Your Tomato Plants?

Learning how to produce the best growing tomatoes you can does not mean you have to be the most skillful gardener around, but, knowing a few basics will make the experience easier and fun. Many gardeners strongly believe that burying fish helps your tomato plants.

The various fish parts, such as the bones, heads, and guts contain many beneficial nutrients. As the protein breaks down in the buried fish, vitamins, minerals, and nitrogen are released – all of that can help you attain the best growing tomatoes. The protein helps to support root and foliage growth, as well as to promote vigorous blooms.

Many varieties of fish can be used – salmon, trout, herring, and sardines are the more common ones. Whichever kind you choose, it is best to bury them well before planting your tomato plants – that way the decomposing process will not be drawing nutrients from the soil at the same time the plant is trying to get the soils’ nutrients.

Because of concern with animals digging the fish up, the ideal depth to bury them is at least 1 – 1 1/2 feet down beside or under each tomato plant, though some gardeners have no problem with burying only 5 – 6 inches down. Sprinkling cayenne pepper around the plants will also help to discourage the animals. If you have moles, it may just be easier to use a fish emulsion. Alaskan Fish Fertilizer smells better than most.

If you enjoy fishing, freeze the parts of the fish you do not eat (scales, heads, and insides) and use those parts as fertilizer. If you wrap the fish in newspaper, the newspaper can be buried as well. The fish can be put in the ground frozen – that way they are well under the surface before thawing and releasing an odor. The fish usually breaks down within a few weeks.

Interestingly, there are some stories out there about other animals being used as fertilizer. People have been known to bury their pets near a prized plant or tree, and see significant growth and a greater number of blooms.

These are just several methods of how to bury fish to help your tomato plants be as healthy as possible. By providing this extra protein, growing tomatoes can provide much enjoyment and plenty of tasty meals!

Deb R. is an avid gardener with a special interest in growing tomato plants. Are you trying to grow the best juicy and tasty tomato possible, and avoid disease, pests, and soil problems? Best Growing Tomatoes. Check out this fantastic guide on how to grow fabulous tomatoes right now! http://www.bestgrowingtomatoes.info

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