Dust-control sign-up starts April 2; new option added
For the first time, Allen County residents who want the Highway Department to apply dust control material to their stone and gravel roads this spring will be able to choose from two options when they sign up beginning April 2. This year, the department will offer applications of either asphalt emulsion or calcium chloride. the [...]
Nikon Refreshes Entire Coolpix Line With Nine New Cameras
Nikon Coolpix P310Nikon flipped over its whole lineup of Coolpix point-and-shoots today, introducing nine new models to replace and augment the company’s 2011 offerings. Leading the charge in features (and price) are the 42X-optical-zoom Nikon Coolpix P510 and the low-light-friendly Nikon Coolpix P310, the latter of which offers a maximum aperture of F1.8. Common additions [...]
Headlines: Headlines Archive: Luther Gardens increase production
Dec. 20, 2011 Luther Gardens produced 75 percent more produce in 2011 than during the previous growing season, reports the Luther environmental studies program. the four garden operations in the Luther Gardens project provided a significant increase in the locally grown foods prepared and served by Luther Dining Services. “The gardens grew nearly 200 [...]
Agriculture glance 9-18-11
Master Gardener trainingThe Master Gardener fall volunteer training program is scheduled to run from Oct. 4 through Jan. 31. Classes will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays at the Yuma County Cooperative Extension, 2200 W. 28th St.Participants will learn about botany, soils, fertilizer, composting, entomology, plant pathology, irrigation, weeds, vegetable gardening, orchids, citrus [...]
The Lithium Battery Recycling Challenge
Future fuels: estimates suggest by 2020 more than 7% of the global transportation market will be electric or hybrid vehiclesCredit: Toyota Growing popularity of hybrid cars is driving the global demand for lithium but what about when these cars reach the end of their lives? can Li-ion batteries be easily recycled? Aswin Kumar looks at [...]
Trowel & Glove: Marin gardening calendar for the week of June 18, 2011
Posted: 06/18/2011 08:00:00 AM PDTclass=”bullet”>• a free “Flower Essences of self Healing” seminar with Judy Aizuss is from 7 to 9 p.m. June 21 at Gathering Thyme at 226 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in San Anselmo. Call 524-8693 or go to gatheringthyme.com to register. • Volunteers are needed to maintain a pesticide-free edible garden, providing produce [...]
Weigh Your Landscaping Alternatives of Gravel and Grass
A tall fragment of this state will depend on your region’s climate. If you reside in a dry space of the country, you will have to invest in an irrigation system to preserve a lawn looking helpful. You can nick this exercise of resources by planting the appropriate type of grass for your space of [...]
Volunteers needed to help maintain gardens of historic Wirral manor (From Wirral Globe)
Volunteers needed to help maintain gardens of historic Wirral manor 11:01am Thursday 14th April 2011 Print Email Share Comments(1) GREEN-FINGERED volunteers are being invited back to Thornton Manor to help maintain the stately home’s magnificent gardens. under the guidance of Dave Milner, one of the late Lord Leverhulme’s gardeners, volunteers last year used their enthusiasm [...]
School’s garden plans bear fruit (From Northwich Guardian)
School’s garden plans bear fruit 9:00am Friday 11th March 2011 Print Email Share Comments(0) AN ORCHARD has been planted at a Weaverham school in the first steps towards creating a sustainable garden. Children at Weaverham Forest Primary School planted seven apple trees, one for each school year, as phase one of their garden design. the [...]
Kids Gardening Ideas
With the good weather returning to Britain there has never been a better time to encourage children to take an interest in the great outdoors and to do this you don’t have to step any further than your own back gardens. Many children only get to see fruit and vegetables when they go to the [...]