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How to Prevent Termites Naturally - eHow.com
... termites. These termites cannot tunnel through sand. STEP 13: Dig trenches 4 inches deep and 6 inches wide around wood structures. Fill the ditch with 16-grit sand (granules that are too large ... tunnels). STEP 14: Fill cracks and repair broken seals in foundations and patios with 16-grit sand. This is especially helpful after foundation settling and earthquake damage. Tips & Warnings Termites are a ...
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Propagation
... . Fill the trench with a mixture of sphagnum moss peat and grit sand. Draw the selected branch down into the trench, taking care not ... that the polythene bag is fogged. If not, heavily water the sand in the centre pot, and re-seal. Any cuttings that die ... , prepare the ground well, removing all weeds and adding sufficient grit, acid sand and sphagnum moss peat to create a fine tilth. A dressing ...
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A simple lysimeter for soil water sampling in south Florida
... flexible tubing, collection plate, mesh filter, and acid-washed silica sand (Figures 1 , 2 , and 3 ). The flexible tubing provides ... sand (coarse 6/20 grit) is layered to further prevent entry and clogging of the hole. The silica sand is acid-washed and rinsed to prevent the sand ... Harry Trafford (c) UF/IFAS 2006 Figure 3. Lysimeter with sand placed in collecting plate and flexible tubing attached for ...
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Ethnobotany Garden - "JL Hudson on Seed Germination"
... 1/3 garden loam, 1/3 peat or compost, and 1/3 gritty sand. No. 1 limestone chick-grit makes a good top dressing for many alpines or slow germinating seed to ...
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What kind of potting soil should I use? - Bonsai
... big chunks removed and the dust sifted out. *Inorganic filler such as coarse sand (swimming pool filter sand), chicken grit, turface, perlite or small, uncoated aquarium gravel. *Water holding material, such as compost ...
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What do I do with this wet spot in my yard?! - Bog Garden Forum - GardenWeb
... I was out in my mucky area, where I have set up a peat/sand set up for pitcher plants. In that area there is some standing water, and ... I have. Is there anything I can do? I have mixed up some topsoil/sand into the muck when I put in the new plants, but should I do ... to excavate it out and get some oxagenating plants in there, mixing soil and grit in will help a little but won't cure it. Give us a bit ...
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Delphinium seeds - Growing from Seed Forum - GardenWeb
... pots filled with damp Jiffy-Mix, then covered the seed with decomposed granite grit. I put the pots outside in a sheltered location in early January to ... a seed tray with a good potting mix based on peat moss and sand. To the surface of the mix I dusted a tiny amount of lime, ... for 5-6 years. I would mix the delph. seeds with sterile white sand and some Captan anti-fungal (which I wouldn't do now that I ...
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Alpines from seed
... potting mixture. I have found equal parts JI No.2, sand and grit with a pinch of bonemeal mixed in to be ideal. SOWING ... draining. I use a mix of equal parts ericaceous compost/coarse grit/vermiculite, no scientific justification for this - it's based on my ... ! A well drained compost (equal parts JI No 2, vermiculite and grit is recommended), seed is distributed evenly on the surface then covered ...
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Cactus (Part 2)
... popular belief, most cacti do not prefer to live in pure sand. In nature, they may be found growing in sand, but this is only because they are able to survive in ... your own by combining two parts peat-based potting soil with one part very coarse sand or grit. Fertilizer can be added to every second watering during the summer, with the frequency ...
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Judy's Snowdrops - Garden
... for some with the recent wet winters we have experienced, so to ensure adequate drainage grit/sand or perlite can be incorporated into the soil. To increase the fertility of the soil ... cause botrytis. A mulch of either organic material (leaf mould, compost, bark chips) or inorganic (sand, gravel) can be applied in autumn. This helps to conserve moisture and helps to avoid ...
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