Daisy family
Compositae
Toll’pis. A genus of about 20 species of small annual and perennial herbs, chiefly from the Mediterranean region, and allied to Crepis .
Description
Stems with a milky juice. Leaves basal, lance-shaped, remotely toothed. Flowerheads composed only of ray flowers, not particularly showy. Beneath the head is a series of threadlike bracts, some of which are also on the upper part of the flowering stalk.
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Garden Planters are a great way to spruce up the backyard, a window sill or even the inside of your home. Far less messy and more compact than typical gardens, planters can be moved around and placed in aesthetically pleasing displays. Plus, they come in a variety of shapes and sizes and are made from various materials, so you can find one that matches your home’s motif. Here are just a few.
Fiberglass Planters
Fiberglass is a great material for garden planters for a few different reasons. First of all, they are lightweight. Secondly, being a malleable material, you can find them in all different sizes. Paired with the lightweight quality, that makes fiberglass garden planters an ideal choice for larger planters, trees and bushes. It is also a very durable material that will last throughout the years. Finally, fiberglass can be molded to emulate a bunch of colors and finishes, including glossy, metallic and matte. These planters can be made also to resemble stone and ceramic. If you go with fiberglass, make sure to regularly clean and wax you garden planters. On the downside, fiberglass is not recommended for outdoor use in that it can fade over time when exposed to direct sunlight. However, the material is proven relatively strong against other types of weather damage, and with proper drainage these garden planters so not need to be emptied in winter. (more…)
As a species name, means “shining or glistening.” For example, the perennial black-eyed Susan or coneflower, Rudbeckia fulgida, has shiny gold ray florets (often mistakenly called petals).
Enhancing your greenhouse is not as simple as how you enhance your decorations or designs at home. In fact, it is entirely different thing compared to whatever enhancements that you do, whether at home, in your work station, in your backyard, etc.
Hence, when it comes to greenhouses, obtaining some accessories is not actually your ordinary way of creating a good impression that you can brag about with your friends. To obtain some greenhouse accessories is to actually buy things that will be of good use to your greenhouse.
But before we narrow down to the accessories that you need to purchase for your greenhouse, you should know first the meaning of greenhouse.
Basically, greenhouse is a structure where plants are nurtured and developed. While other s call it hot house or glasshouse, this is because a greenhouse, is in fact, made of glass. Sometimes there are greenhouses that are made of plastic. (more…)
Tools are a very valuable investment that any man can make, or woman for that matter. For many guys this is the lifeblood of their income. Without the tools they can’t earn money. Because of the fact that they are so expensive and so important, and makes it vital to understand how to properly take care of them. I am going to list several things that will help you to properly store and maintain your tools.
To protect your tools, you want to make sure that you store them in a place that isn’t subject to getting wet. Keep a thin coating of oil on all of the metal parts, and wrap them in plastic wrap, or keep some good old line chalk inside your toolbox as this absorbs moisture.
Having sharp teeth on your circular saw blades is important for safe cutting, so you want to make sure that they stay protected and a way to do this is by keeping them in an old record album cover. This is just in case you happen to throw away the protective casing that came with the blade. (more…)
The devices and implements used for fighting plant enemies are of two sorts:
(1) those used to afford mechanical protection to the plants;
(2) those used to apply insecticides and fungicides.
Of the first the most useful is the covered frame. It consists usually of a wooden box, some eighteen inches to two feet square and about eight high, covered with glass, protecting cloth, mosquito netting or mosquito wire. The first two coverings have, of course, the additional advantage of retaining heat and protecting from cold, making it possible by their use to plant earlier than is otherwise safe. They are used extensively in getting an extra early and safe start with cucumbers, melons and the other vine vegetables.
Simpler devices for protecting newly-set plants, such as tomatoes or cabbage, from the cut-worm, are stiff, tin, cardboard or tar paper collars, which are made several inches high and large enough to be put around the stem and penetrate an inch or so into the soil.
