Bury the Remote Temperature SensorTo get an idea of ground temperatures, bury the remote sensor of a thermometer.
Apply Herbicide with Brush When Weeds Are Close to Good Plants.We often have a situation in which difficult weeds are growing too close to our good plants, and herbicide spray might drift to the good plants. Herbicide application can be handled by brushing the herbicide solution onto the weeds.
Recycle Those Paper CataloguesMany of us use online catalogues, but the paper copies still keep coming. They are useful to others who do not use technology, so we should drop them off at a senior center or other book exchange place. Our grocer has a bookshelf at the exit and I drop the paper catalogues there.
CarawayCaraway is an easy herb to grow in temperate zone gardens, and it has many culinary and medicinal applications.
Wildflowers along the David Thompson Highway, Alberta, CanadaThis article discusses a few wildflowers found along the David Thompson Highway in West Central Alberta, Canada, in mid-July. Suggestions for growing them as garden plants are included. While the ideas on growing are given---please do not take plant material from the wild. Obtain the plant material from Native Plant growers/nurseries. Many wildflowers are in danger of extinction due to people harvesting wildflowers in the wild.
