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Laura Montrone comments on Winter Kill

Laura Montrone — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:42:42 +0000

Thanks Bob! Helps knowing why some of my favorite bushes died. Great blogs by the way! Finally had time to read some & I am very impressed!

Window Gang Pressure Washing comments on Pressure washing

Window Gang Pressure Washing — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:17:56 +0000

Sounds like a great idea to me! Pressure Washing services are always needed!

Evergreen Dogwood comments on Flowering Dogwood Tree

Evergreen Dogwood — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:57:40 +0000

Have you seen the evergreen dogwood? That tree has some amazing flowers on it. Birds love them too.

Bob Burns comments on Exponential Growth

Bob Burns — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:23:32 +0000

Absolutely right, Em, although I don't remember any of it. Maybe I was waiting in the car in a cardboard box.
The newspaper approach has understandable limitations for perennial beds, though, namely it's short functional lifespan. It breaks down, then you have to try to redo it around plants that are a year or more older and bigger than when you planted them.
So the best approach might be to lay the papers down the first year, let that play itself out, then use pre-emergents or manual labor after that. Whatever you do, the key is to disturb the soil as little as possible, otherwise you're just sowing more weed seeds.
Thanks for reading my blog, Em!

p.s. My big sister Emily lives in Morristown, N.J., not too far from where we grew up. She sends me lots and lots of articles from sources like the NY Times and the Wall St. Journal and others, about cool Mother Nature stuff, things that I'll post as soon as I get around to figuring out how.

Emily Burns-Higley comments on Exponential Growth

Emily Burns-Higley — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:19:04 +0000

Nice set-up on the website!
I'd like to mention an alternative to landscaping fabric for weed control...when we grew our own veggies (broccoli, carrots,corn, herbs, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, zucchini, etc.) we would till, plant seedlings, then use a 2-person operation to place old newspaper (3-5 pages thick) around the seedlings and quick! wet with the hose so it wouldn't blow away, and then some dirt mixed with grass clipping on top. We used this method successfully year after year with few weeds to pull. After the growing season when it was time to turn the soil, what was left of the newspaper was part of the biodegradable mixture:-))
I would think you could adapt this for non-vegetable gardens....your big sister Emily

Christy comments on Tree Season

Christy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:08:45 +0000

Great quote!

Ross comments on Tree Season

Ross — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:58:33 +0000

Congrats on the website, Bob. Nice earth tones. I tried to find an appropriate quote for you to ponder the next time you're up a tree improving on God's handiwork. I've chosen: A bird without wings and a man without art are both condemned to wander low places; they can never soar up to those unrivaled heights. Mehmet ildan (Wikiquotes: Art)
Now let's see if I can get this dang thing to post.

Neko comments on Tree Season

Neko — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:25:53 +0000

Very nice article Bob, interesting and informative. I didn't know you were a writer also.

Christy comments on Tree Season

Christy — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:10:42 +0000

It brought tears to my eyes. You really are an artist!

Christy comments on Daylight Savings Time

Christy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:42:57 +0000

I was looking forward to the sunrise at about 6:30, but now it will be dark again. Oh well, it'll come back again.