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How do you protect a glass greenhouse from a bad hail storm ? a few days ago my father told me he was watching some cycle race in europe and a bad hailstorm caused the race to be stopped as golf ball sized hail was pounding the area...now surely thats bad enough to break 3mm glass !! so say we were warned in advance on a weather report to expect bad hail the next day..what could we make to cover a greenhouse quickly to try save our glass ?? does any1 have any real photos of what they have ... Read more

After several years of building custom cement items, including water fountains, I decided to make a 3 cascading pots feature with a brick base. I poured a 2 inch deep, 2 ft x 2ft concrete footer for it rest on. The bricks were then mortared in, with the water tube inside the middle and fed to the top. The 3 pots were hand made here at the studio in a small, medium and large with holes drilled for the copper tubes to direct the flow into the next pot. I then acid stained the pots (nice... Read more

After several years of building custom cement items, including water fountains, I decided to make a 3 cascading pots feature with a brick base. I poured a 2 inch deep, 2 ft x 2ft concrete footer for it rest on. The bricks were then mortared in, with the water tube inside the middle and fed to the top. The 3 pots were hand made here at the studio in a small, medium and large with holes drilled for the copper tubes to direct the flow into the next pot. I then acid stained the pots (nice... Read more

I figure my gardening buddies are a good group to ask their thoughts on the subject since everyone has some level of gardening going on and knows your location and politics better than most. We are in a (used to be) conservative state (SC), smaller with charm and normal people.... NOW things are different. I don't want to be mean or unloving to anyone but lets just say I don't really want to live here anymore and I have been here all of my life (59 yrs). I want to get educated on the... Read more

Well, I planted this about six weeks ago in my Montana Garden, but for the life of me, I can’t remember what it is. Thanks!

Well, I planted this about six weeks ago in my Montana Garden, but for the life of me, I can’t remember what it is. Thanks!

I knew old people and those with pre-existing conditions had to worry about dirty shower heads, but not potting soil. Some diseases that one may contract using potting soil Legionnaires' Disease: A serious type of bacterial pneumonia usually caused by Legionella longbeachae bacteria found in compost and soil mixes. Aspergillosis: Caused by Aspergillus fungi in the soil, leading to coughing, wheezing, and asthma-like symptoms. ... Read more

I knew old people and those with pre-existing conditions had to worry about dirty shower heads, but not potting soil. Some diseases that one may contract using potting soil Legionnaires' Disease: A serious type of bacterial pneumonia usually caused by Legionella longbeachae bacteria found in compost and soil mixes. Aspergillosis: Caused by Aspergillus fungi in the soil, leading to coughing, wheezing, and asthma-like symptoms. ... Read more

Good morning all, light cloud and light winds temp 2c to 6c Precipitation 0% Sunrise 8.18 Sunset 16.05 Might get a bit of rain or snow later

Would love to see what is pollinating your plants in your garden today. I'll start with two critical ones the Monarch American Lady and the honeybee. This butterfly landed precisely where a milkweed plant was located last year. Coincidence? Honeybees working on ring-of-fire sunflowers..