Plant Gardens 101

Setting Up a Homegrown
Hydroponics Grow Box Digital Timer

To set up and program your Intermatic digital control timer

To install the timer plug it into an AC outlet, if is not already. Plug-in the lamps or other devices to be controlled into the receptacle at the bottom of the timer. To activate your timer pull the tab sticking out of the battery door. This will allow the AA battery to make contact, and the timer should start up. If the timer does not start, you may need to replace the existing battery with an AA battery in the door on the back

To set the clock; HOLD down the clock button:

1. Press the day button until the display shows the current day.

2. Press the hour button until the display shows the current hour. (more…)

With the massive progress that many cities and towns are experiencing we see the declining of Natural Meadows. With the absence of real meadows, the territory for butterflies, birds and other animals are dwindling too. Luckily butterflies are easily enticed backs if you deposit a backyard where the caterpillar (chrysalis point) has plants to eat and the butterfly has plants to sip nectar. Butterfly gardens are unfussy to lodge and will give you and your family a venture to see butterflies in their ordinary locale.

The basics are an open universes with tons of sunshine and an armor from roll. Pick a location with loads of sunlight with a few rocks or shingle that can boil up on which the butterflies can relax in the morning sun. Try to place your patch near hedges or bushes that will help shelter them from the eager winds. If it is too stormy, the butterflies won’t vacation around for long. The barricade or shrub could become food for the caterpillar. You can find out what the caterpillar likes best from your Nursery Garden Center. Butterflies like mud puddles where they can draft the water and bathe up minerals. An insignia of damp soil will make them favorable. Most important of all is that the patch be pesticide open. Many people like to use pesticides to game away discarded mice, unfortunately it will track away your butterflies too. Put your butterfly backyard in a surround where there will be no chemical pesticides worn. Better still, ask your Garden Center about organic gardening. (more…)

“In the driest whitest stretch of pain’s infinite desert, I lost my sanity and found this rose.” – Rumi

The ancient Muslim poet, jurist, and theologian, Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, may not have stumbled madly upon the very first rose back in 13th century Persia but he certainly immortalized it poignantly in his writing.

Roses are believed to have originated in ancient Persia but their cultivation quickly spread across the Northern Hemisphere, first from China to Europe and finally to North America. Rose enthusiasts throughout time and geography have helped to spread the cultivation and the adoration of this arrestingly lovely flowers to the point that, today, there are more than 20,000 varieties available. (more…)

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Koi Pond Heating
There are many reasons for heating your koi pond,maybe you just want to see your enjoy your pond in all seasons.Whatever your reason we just want to give you some insight to make it easy to accomplish. There is now new technology,enery efficient heaters being developed for pond heating.Therefore we recommend electric koi pond heaters,submersible heaters,heat exchangers and floating pond heaters.Pond heating Considerations: First you must determine whether you want to de-ice or actually heat your pond to a specific temperature .Deicers melt the ice to provide an opening for harmful gas exchange only. Heating your pond to obtain a specific temperature can be a bit technical, so if your not sure about the heater sizing we recommend that you contact our koi pond heating specialists. The outside low temperature is the key to your kilowatt requirements and unfortunately it can vary. Your heater output kilowatts are calculated based on your low ambient temperature and if your geographical area drops far below that normal low temperature a safety factor should be included in the calculations.We recommend submersible pond heaters for small to medium size ponds and energy efficient heat exchangers for large ponds. (more…)