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When they came back to America, Peirano brought cuttings back from the family vineyard. Over a century and four generations later those vines are still producing grapes on the family land in Acampo. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
The Recycling Corner: June 19 Jun 20, 2008
Kitchen greens Fruit scraps, vegetable scraps, houseplant cuttings, coffee grounds, rice and pasta, egg shells and tea bags. Kitchen browns Coffee filters, stale bread, paper napkins and towels, dryer lint and hair. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Rhode Island Wild Plant Society planning garden tour Jun 20, 2008
Learn how he has managed to create and maintain an outstanding garden of rhododendron, hydrangea from his own cuttings, specimen trees, perennials and veggie plants when you visit his garden. A woodland paradise welcomes you at this peaceful garden overlooking Barbers Pond, planned and created by Karen and Dr. Ira Asher. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Blue elderberry Jun 19, 2008
It can be propagated from new-growth cuttings if they have a "heel" of last year's woody growth. Cultivation: Plant blue elderberry in full sun or partial shade. (San Francisco Chronicle)
A rare and welcome day in my own garden Jun 15, 2008
I could spend days simply placing cuttings into pots or bumping up last year's successful starts into larger containers ... I enjoy watering the plants or cuttings in their new homes. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Gray mold can stop peonies from blooming Jun 14, 2008
to the ground and dispose of the cuttings. While you cannot keep them dry when it rains, avoid wetting the foliage when you water. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Top Ten Items Seized At Airports Jun 14, 2008
Most plants, cuttings, seeds, unprocessed plant products or plant-based handicrafts. 7. (W-USA News, DC)
No-sweat way to fill yard with roses Jun 12, 2008
Most yield cuttings without complaint, though landscape roses generally bear flowers in large clusters and have fewer petals than hybrid teas. Disease resistance is probably the most important criterion for a landscape rose. (CNN -- US)
Tree lovers vent over cuttings Jun 8, 2008
The city is applying to recoup partial reimbursement from state emergency funds for the tornado-related cuttings ... Residents will be kept abreast of the city's plans before large-scale tree cuttings take place, he said. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
History and Culture of Dianthus Jun 5, 2008
They can be cultivated by seed, division, and cuttings. They are prone to red spider mites. (Suite101.com)
Dakota Oil Fields of Saudi-Sized Reserves Turn Wheat Farmers Into Drillers Jun 4, 2008
Cuttings from the hole showed the shale layers that are now known by the same name. Finding Porosity. (Bloomberg)
Green Thoughts: Alternative bloomers Jun 4, 2008
An extremely fragrant lilac is Syringa meyeri Palibin, cuttings of which are making me woozy as I write. Palibin is a slow grower, perhaps stopping at five feet, but it flowers well when still small. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Pot industry Jun 2, 2008
The equipment, the cuttings from which plants are grown, and office space all tend to be expensive. And from there, the costs only grow, mostly in the form of legal fees. (Boston Globe)
Synchronized blooms May 30, 2008
Roger Davis doesn't buy potting soil -- he makes his own, which he calls "black gold," from old garden cuttings. "I compost everything -- nothing goes to the landfill," he said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Seeds of doubt May 30, 2008
(Nursery-raised specimens are the result of cuttings. . (San Diego Union-Tribune)
'I've gardened all my life': Shobe finds job tending the grounds at EIU not much like work May 25, 2008
My great-grandmother taught me how to propagate from cuttings and how to layer plants when I was 5 to 7 years old, he said ... The reverse is also true since he takes cuttings from his garden to plant on campus ... My goal was to make sure that all of the cuttings were out of the tree so there weren t brown cuttings left there a day or two later. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
More of this story» May 24, 2008
"We carry annuals at the flower shop. We don't carry perennials and we never have. It's a whole another venture. Charlie Dohm out on Dewey Street does a lot of perennials."I start my geraniums from cuttings in November. At Christmas, you have to pot them into different pots. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Local agriculture faces new reality May 23, 2008
Clerf said the cooler weather running later into spring has shortened pasture growing seasons, causing more expensive hay and feed to have to be used for cattle, and reducing the number of alfalfa cuttings for some farmers. He s heard the rumor that diesel may hit 8 a gallon by harvest time. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
In the beginning May 23, 2008
Small has a bachelor s degree in horticulture from Oregon State University and is a Benton County Master Gardener, who really digs her job propagating plants from cuttings as well as seeds. She has worked at Nichols since 2000 and this is her fourth year in the greenhouse where 90 percent of her work is taking cuttings. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Buying, Selling Standing Forage? Here’s How to Arrive at Fairest Deal May 23, 2008 Fungus That Produces Biofuels From Plants: Genome Sequenced May 22, 2008 Chaos theory and cottage gardens May 20, 2008 Foreign plants can cause problems May 16, 2008 Joyride through farmer's field ruins 4 years of crops May 16, 2008 Some plants tolerate grazing May 15, 2008 Cutting hay has begun locally May 15, 2008 Plant Profile: Cranesbill Geranium May 14, 2008 Diana McCullough May 13, 2008 Black cutworm infestation likely in Missouri May 8, 2008 Copperopolis Business Openings (00:16:59) May 8, 2008 Plantsmen make discoveries that affect your garden May 8, 2008 Free compost giveaway planned May 5, 2008 The softer side of cactus May 2, 2008 Wildlife: Spring walks and talks May 2, 2008 Give slow-growing Japanese maple time to sprout May 2, 2008 Guest opinion: Wildfire Awareness Week 2008 May 2, 2008 Local garden shops offer new plants for 2008 May 2, 2008 SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE LIFESTYLE BUDGET Apr 22, 2008 Return of the dandy Apr 17, 2008 The way it was Apr 16, 2008 Ornamental foliage Apr 16, 2008 Sowing the seeds of success Apr 9, 2008 Recycling in the Organic Garden Apr 1, 2008 UC Davis Wages War On Wine Pests Apr 1, 2008 Nothing to ’wine’ about ... Montague man sentenced in bottling plant bomb threat ... Mountain lion spotted in Lake Shastina ... County residents can obtain burn permits now ... No lives lost on county highways so far in 2008 ... Gunfire on I-64 in Va. has drivers, police remembering deadly sniper spree ... American, Delta cancel more flights as they inspect aircraft ... Calif. regulators may change direction on zero-emission vehicles ... Inquiry sought in park commission decision ... The nose knows: ... USDA releases nationwide list of districts that got recalled beef ... 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Nothing to ’wine’ about Mar 29, 2008 Understanding Lemon Balm Mar 29, 2008 Making New Things Out Of Old In Your Home Mar 27, 2008 Understanding Sage Mar 27, 2008 Astros to launch 'Play Green' campaign Mar 27, 2008 The Herb Rosemary Mar 26, 2008 WCEDP gains 501(c)3 status Mar 26, 2008 Wheat/Red Clover Intercropping Explored Mar 21, 2008 Living outside Mar 20, 2008 The Buddleia Bush Mar 20, 2008 Pollution Tolerant Plants Mar 20, 2008 Layering daphne helps it form roots Mar 20, 2008 How to Propagate Dahlias Mar 19, 2008 Poway officials mull fire buffer proposal Mar 15, 2008 Mushrooms don't grow on trees (12) Mar 15, 2008 California winemakers depend on a smattering of nurseries to keep vineyards healthy and thriving Mar 15, 2008 City sets May 13 election for bond, sales tax renewal: Emotions run high during discussion of funding priorities Mar 9, 2008 Add Color To Garden To Get Jump On Spring Mar 7, 2008 Forsythia (Golden Bell) Mar 7, 2008 Man tries to raise new generation from tallest tree Mar 3, 2008 Saved for future generations Feb 29, 2008 Las Flores Creek Park scheduled to open end of March (103) Feb 28, 2008 Officials want feds to call vine endangered Feb 26, 2008 In the beginning Feb 24, 2008 Basil The King of Herbs Feb 22, 2008 Uganda: Country's Flower Earnings Up $5m Feb 15, 2008 Pretty in pink Feb 14, 2008 How A Plant Know To Send Roots Down And Shoots Up: EAR Calls The Shots Feb 14, 2008 Prescribed burns to start on fort acreage today Feb 12, 2008 Clinton's HNL Classics can provide info on car Feb 5, 2008 Freebies for Organic Gardeners Jan 26, 2008 Council endorses plan for $200 million rail resort in La Plata Jan 24, 2008 Zins sweet spot: Sonoma's Dry Creek Valley may be the key to Zinfandel's future Jan 19, 2008 Feedyards & Backyards - EThis just in: Good livestock news warrants coverage, too Jan 18, 2008 BOTANICALS: Zebra plant Jan 17, 2008 Inbreeding depression in Solanum carolinense (Solanaceae), a species with a plastic self-incompatibility response Jan 17, 2008 What's for supper? Jan 16, 2008 Fighting Pollution The Poplar Way: Trees To Clean Up Indiana Site Jan 16, 2008 Chamber banquet honors ‘stars of Callaway' Jan 14, 2008 ECKE Family: A history of Cultivation Jan 13, 2008
To estimate relative yield for individual cuttings (in a three-cuttings system), figure first crop will be 40 percent of total yield, with the second and third crops each contributing 30 percent ... If the seller says he can typically expect four tons per acre from three cuttings, the first cutting you re buying would be estimated at 1 ... Approximate harvesting costs per cutting (for three cuttings, labor at 12 an hour, and yield of 4 to 4. (Agri-View, WI)
Across the Pond and Beyond : Dont be fooled by a pretty plant May 23, 2008
In the fall, many New England doors are decorated with sprays or wreaths of the vines with orange and gold berries from cuttings of this plant. It s perfect for that purpose, its fall colors blending with a pumpkin on the steps. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
Second generation biofuels, made from foresting and agricultural waste (tree cuttings, corn cobs, straw, etc. do not have these limitations, as they complement pre-established agricultural activity, have a better CO2 balance, et don t interfere with the agro-alimentary cycle. (Science Daily)
This means that when you buy plants you are receiving the greatest value for your dollar, and when those plants provide us with seeds or offsets or cuttings, the value doubles. The trick to gardening in hard times is to keep plants front and center, then simply resist indulging in the hard goods and decorator items. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Gardeners are fond of purchasing promising plant specimens while traveling abroad - a few seed packets here, some live stem cuttings there ... "Folks that go and visit another country may see a plant they like and take some cuttings," the USDA's Aley said in a telephone interview ... Anyone transporting plants or plant parts (stem cuttings, seeds, fruits that contain seeds, among them) that are intended for propagation must fill out a phytosanitary (clean of pests or disease) certificate in... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Richard Stuchal, 57, arrived at the Pine fields that he rents about 8:30 a.m., prepared to do the first of what will be four cuttings this year to his 52-acre alfalfa crop. He mowed the first field, but as he crested a hill above the second, Mr. Stuchal saw the muddy tire tracks. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The reason is simple: Plants have ample time to replenish root carbohydrates in the period between cuttings. Overgrazing also affects root depth and decreases competitiveness for water. (Carroll County Times)
Hay cuttings have begun. Fields on small-grain farms are being harvested for haylage. (Carroll County Times)
Stem cuttings can also be rooted to create a new plant as well. Companion Plants: Use Geranium to mask the leggy growth of some shrubs or plants such as roses, asters, or other upright plants. (Suite101.com)
Its dry matter yield is equal to two cuttings of alfalfa and is at 16 to 18 percent protein. "It's just a single planting crop," Bertram said. (Agri-View, WI)
Once you've sprayed, check back in about three days to make sure there are no more cuttings. Once corn plants reach the six-leaf stage, they are less vulnerable as their stems are usually too thick for worms to cut. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Nearly 100 people turned out Saturday to attend ribbon cuttings to celebrate the openings of Cruisers; Fancy Pans kitchen, patio and gifts; Twigz flowers, plants and gifts, Mid-Valley Engineering, Mciation Management Services; and the Placer Title Co. Introductory remarks were offered by Castle s Dave Haley, who noted many more businesses are expected to open this summer and fall. For the complete story, see Tuesday s print edition of the Calaveras Enterprise or our e-Edition by Phillip Gomez. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
"It had both new and mature blooms on it and some buds that hadn't opened. It had been there for probably 15 years. One of the workers at Bailey had found it in a neighbor's yard in St. Paul. I asked if I could have cuttings.". A similar near-miss occurred with a crape myrtle called "White Chocolate," which has bronze leaves, white flowers and a compact habit. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
County Councillor Tony Martin, cabinet member for sustainable development, said: "Composting at home is one of the best ways to help the environment by turning rubbish, including fruit and veg peelings, grass cuttings and even paper and card into a resource where it is created. "For the last six years Lancashire has been amongst the most active areas in the UK for home composting with over 150,000 compost bins given out to residents through the Lancashire Home Composti ng project. "This has... (This Is Lancashire)
You can grow cactuses by seed or with cuttings. Cactuses also are available at nurseries and garden centers, as well as an upcoming show and sale by the Fresno Cactus lent Society. (Fresno Bee)
Learn to identify common native shrubs and how to grow them from cuttings and seeds. Attendees will take cuttings home and also prepare some for use in the Pull N Plant Day (see below). (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Make 2-inch to 3-inch cuttings of your plant leaves ... You should have well-rooted cuttings in two months. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
In many rural areas, pile burning and burn barrels is a viable way to get rid of debris tree branches, brush cuttings, needles and leaves. And with proper site preparation and forethought, people can burn this sort of debris with reasonable safety. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Owner Mike Paduch grows many of the plants he sells from seeds or cuttings. This year, there are several new annuals he said he anticipates will be popular. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
It's a far more efficient way to exploit a limited amount of varietal cuttings. 650. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
After his mother's death, he found she'd kept his press cuttings pristinely over the years. Although she never told him that she was proud of him, she must have been. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Bellows Falls has several gallery-like shops, including Maplewing Artisans (7 The Square, 802-460-4161) whose selection includes wood carvings, walking sticks, hand-thrown pottery, and paper cuttings; Rock and Hammer (26 The Square, 802-463-2289), which sells handcrafted jewelry and unique gifts like bird-shaped back scratchers; and Coyote Moon (22 Rockingham St., 802-463-9559) which specializes in sterling silver jewelry and folk art. Village Square Booksellers (32 The Square, 802-463-9404, )... (Boston Globe)
Coleus are easy to grow from seeds, but many newer and better varieties are produced from cuttings. Naturally, they cost more because stock must be maintained at peak condition from one year to the next for the cuttings ... Coleus is easily started from stem cuttings, so take as many as you like from your favorites before a killing frost. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
"Everyone wants to talk about their successes and failures and bring along seedlings or cuttings to share or recipes.". Runagall says every member gets the chance to speak about their contribution to the seed-saving program. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Use yogurt containers and margarine tubs for or propagating shrubs from softwood cuttings. Fill the bottoms of giant pottery pieces with sealed plastic jugs or bottles to save on potting soil. (Suite101.com)
"We're looking at least two years before we have any number of cuttings we can sell to customers." Martinez said. "But they'll know right away if it's working on pests.". (KCRA 3, CA)
Research on varietals led Roger to Southern Oregon s Illinois and Applegate valleys where Ted Gerber, whose name is now associated with Foris Winery, and Dick Troon, founder of Troon Winery, became important sources for knowledge, root stock and cuttings. Gerber provided the Rogers with their first Chardonnay cuttings, a Dijon clone, which are still part of their Chardonnay production. (Yreka Siskiyou Daily News, CA)
Easy to grow and propagate, lemon balm can be started from seed or root cuttings. It can easily be started in a glass of water. (Suite101.com)
"This is a quick fix: Stuff them in an empty tissue box. It already has a handy slot for pulling out the bags one at a time. You can use them for vegetable cuttings and to wrap up wet umbrellas in your handbags-all kinds of ways.". RAISINS Original Purpose: Making bran less boring. (CBS News -- Early Show)
You can also start sage from stem cuttings that have been dipped in rooting compound. Sage is not a good candidate for rooting in water. (Suite101.com)
The club will compost ballpark infield and outfield grass cuttings to use as fertilizer. Sales collateral and other paper products such as season-ticket brochures, mini-plan brochures, group sales brochures, suite rental postcards, napkins, paper towels and pocket schedules will be printed on partial post-consumer recycled materials. (MLB.com -- Houston Astros)
A very slow grower, and difficult to germinate, it's easiest to propagate rosemary in pots from tip cuttings that have been dipped in rooting compound. Give plants room to grow as they don't like to be repotted, and make sure that the potting mix has been amended with lime. (Suite101.com)
The WCEDP reported as its successes in 2007 with many accomplishments including: nine ribbon cuttings, increased membership, attended MEDC, sponsored events: Annual Banquet, Veteren's Day, Christmas Parade, Clean Up Day, Red Hills Festival, Industry Appreciation, Red White and Blue Parade, Fireworks Display, Tailgate Party, Sturgis Motorcycle Ride, Legislative Breakfast; Sponsored public seminars, purchased new speakers for downtown, Supported Fishing Rodeo, Friends of the Park and Friends of... (Louisville Winston County Journal, MS)
Work in Iowa shows an average combined yield of two cuttings in the establishment year of red clover frost seeded into wheat at 15 pounds to the acre of 2 ... Cuttings in the second and third years should also be timed when 10 percent of the plants are in bloom ... Cutting at 10 percent bloom will provide three cuttings a year. (Agri-View, WI)
"Since they both grow fast, especially if fertilized, I will sometimes get rooted cuttings at the nursery in a flat. ... Instead of a few one-gallon plants, I can have 36 for the same price."The Gonzalezes decided to seek Olsen's guidance on what to do with their backyard after they met her last spring at the Fresno Home and Garden Show. "We didn't want to slap it together," Jay Gonzalez says. (Fresno Bee)
Propagating of Buddleia is the best way to increase the stock and this is done simply by taking cuttings. The best time to take cuttings is once the flowering season has ended, late August to September ... Take 4 to 6 long softwood, also known as semi-ripe cuttings. (Suite101.com)
The ivy is often variegated and will spread through runners or it can be propagated through semi-hardwood cuttings. Provide moist, fertile soil and train over a raised bed, out of a hanging basket or up a wall or fence for quick, easy color. (Suite101.com)
A: Wait until the roots are 4 inches long. At that time, gently transplant the sprouted cuttings into gallon pots and put them in a sunny window. When night temperatures are above 45 degrees, put the pots outdoors in a lightly shaded spot. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Dig, Divide, and Root Cuttings to Increase Dahlias in the Garden. Divide tubers and root cuttings to increase dahlia plants and provide masses of cut flowers from late summer through to the first frost ... Propagate the Cuttings. (Suite101.com)
remove garbage, cuttings and all combustible waste from property, driveways and roadways. xcomponent:paragraphs:3. (North County Times)
The World Link: Mushrooms don't grow on trees. Mushrooms don't grow on trees. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Why pay money for cuttings when you could take them from your vineyard or a neighbor's ... Vineyard managers spend endless hours carefully selecting clones, individual cuttings of vines with specific, reproducible characteristics that can have a huge impact on the resulting wine ... Once FPS releases small amounts of the plant, nurseries propagate those cuttings, grafting them onto rootstock and planting them in the ground for a year to get them off to a good start. (San Francisco Chronicle)
wrote on Mar 5, 2008 12:08 PM:" Funny how the council won't spend the needed money for parks. The city code for how the people of Bartlesville are to keep up the way our yard looks are not able to drive by the city parks and issue themselves a ticket for tall lawns or how about mounds of dead lawn cuttings all over the place after they do get it mowed, or how about the amount of cuttings shot out on the roads when they do get it mowed. You don't allow taxpayers to do that. Why is it right for... (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
They are simple cuttings, but will continue to flourish when placed in the ground. The willow can deal with the cold and snow just fine; when it warms up, they'll begin to bloom. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Thin out branches during the blooming season (usually cuttings taken for arrangements satisfies this). After the Forsythia has flowered remove old or dead wood. (Suite101.com)
What's left of the tree that was once 200 feet tall stands in a Clatsop County park, so Mock figures his cuttings are county property ... He says people shouldn't disturb what remains of the tree, and that it would be nice if one of Mock's cuttings could be planted nearby ... Mock said his research on growing a spruce from cuttings indicated there is only a 20 percent chance of success with a 60-year-old tree. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
The repository is one of 20 USDA gene banks, which hold nearly 500,000 plant samples, including seeds, pollen and cuttings ... Nearby, an OSU graduate student gathered pear and other tree cuttings for orders. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
"Meanwhile, the Parks and Recreation Department will accommodate temporary bathroom facilities in the park, Brager said.The creek restoration will widen the streambed, slowing the creek's current and reducing erosion along the embankments. Removing non-native plant species and re-introducing native, drought/fire-resistant plantings will protect the natural creek area and enhance habitat of fish and wildlife.Las Flores Canyon is a narrow, disturbance-prone watershed, having endured its share of... (Malibu Times, CA)
Cuttings were taken from some of the other vines. Officials said 12 vines grown in captivity were planted in the natural area reserve last April and 11 and were healthy two months later. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Small has a bachelor s degree in horticulture from Oregon State University and is a Benton County Master Gardener, who really digs her job propagating plants from cuttings as well as seeds. She has worked at Nichols since 2000 and this is her fourth year in the greenhouse where 90 percent of her work is taking cuttings. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
It is easily propagated by stem cuttings. Place a few cuttings in a glass of water and roots should develop in a couple weeks ... Place your newly-rooted cuttings in potting soil and grow them in a sunny, inside location. (Courier Publications, ME)
This included 1,305 tonnes of flower cuttings, which fetched $14. 3m, while the value for potted plants was $936,897 from 87 tonnes. (allAfrica.com)
Call: (800) 877-3400. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Fresno Bee)
Dip plant cuttings into hormone rooting powder and roots start to sprout where none have been. The active ingredient, a synthetic version of the plant hormone auxin that regulates root growth in plants, overrides the molecular switch that keeps auxin-responsive genes turned off in parts of the plant that are above ground. (Science Daily)
SIERRA VISTA The weather is getting better, and that means U.S. Forest Service firefighters will be out and about setting prescribed burns and continuing with burning piles of cuttings and debris, according to an agency official. Today there are plans to burn 340 acres on Fort Huachuca in the Garden Canyon area, the first of four prescribed events scheduled for the post, according to Bill Wilcox. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Q: When is the best time to get cuttings off a wild rose bush and a confederate rose ... As for the confederate rose, also known as the cotton rose, cuttings are best done in the fall before the first freeze ... Cuttings should be 12-15 inches and can be started in water, in a warm, sunny spot. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Starting plants from cuttings or divisions is even easier than growing from seed. If you haven t had luck with plant propagation in the past, pin down a branch from your favorite shrub and cover it with soil. (Suite101.com)
"Speaking for La Plata and probably for Kirksville, we would like to be the next Marshall invited the Council to attend a series of events on Feb. 23, which will include a ribbon cuttings at the Amtrak museum and the recently constructed Silver Rails Events Center located in downtown La Plata. That evening, there will be a gala at the center at which time a presentation will be made about the resort, and the owners will be available to answer questions Comments Comments are limited to 200 words... (Kirksville Daily Express, MO)
There is documentary evidence to suggest that California's first Zinfandel vines originated from a collection of Austrian vine cuttings and were brought to the United States in the 1820s by a New York nursery owner and then carried to California by a Massachussetts nursery owner sometime around 1840 ... Today Dry Creek's old-vine Zinfandel vineyards mingle with younger vineyards planted with carefully selected rootstocks and vine cuttings and farmed using modern viticultural techniques. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Each year, thousands of Iowans attend open houses and ribbon cuttings in support of the construction of new livestock farms. Throughout the state, families voluntarily plant vegetative shelterbelts around their livestock farms reducing odor transport and creating valuable wildlife habitat. (Missouri Valley Times News, IA)
Repot in spring, if needed; it's also a good time to propagate from cuttings. Use a well-drained, all-purpose potting soil, high in organic matter, pH 6. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
In the greenhouse study we found (1) a reduction in flower, fruit and seed production per fruit in inbred (selfed) progeny when compared to outbred (outcrossed) progeny; (2) a reduction in growth of resprouts obtained from rhizome cuttings of selfed progeny; and (3) an increase in the ability to self-fertilize in the selfed progeny. In the field, we found that (1) outcrossed progeny produced more leaves than their selfed siblings; (2) herbivory seems to add little to inbreeding depression; and... (BioMed Central)
Others like mint and bay laurel grow better from cuttings. Growing potted herbs can add so much to a sunroom and especially to a kitchen. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
In a study Meilan co-authored, published last October in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, poplar cuttings removed 90 percent of the TCE within a hydroponic solution in one week ... Tree cuttings removed 79 percent of the airborne TCE from a chamber within one week. (Science Daily)
The chamber's list of accomplishments this year, he said, included creating a program of work for the next two years, cultivating new leadership, educating the public about the need for planning and zoning and almost 40 ribbon cuttings and groundbreakings for new businesses throughout the county. Kingdom of Callaway Chamber of Commerce executive director Nancy Lewis presents KOMU's Megan Murphy with the Key to the Kingdom award during the chamber's annual banquet and meeting at Tucker Dining... (Fulton Sun, MO)
The construction of 25 acres of greenhouses at the ranch in the mid-1960s allows it to produce poinsettia cuttings, or starter plants, on much less land ... The ranch's market share for poinsettias dips to 70 percent in the United States even though demand from big box stores results in the ranch shipping more cuttings than ever. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
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