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Clean, Sharp Tools Work Better
... affecting your soils. Remove rust with a wire brush Sand away a light coating of rust. 80-grit sandpaper should be coarse enough to get the job done. Extremely rusty tools require special attention. I ... can be effective. But, when rust has turned a steel surface rough, like the texture of medium-grit sandpaper, a heavy-handed approach is needed. On badly pitted steel surfaces like those on tools you ...
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Ethnobotany Garden - "JL Hudson on Seed Germination"
... from 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 discourage algae growth. Crushed ... the seed. Different seeds need varying amounts of nicking. Most do best with a lightly rubbing on sandpaper or a file until just the very outer coat is scratched. Often just scratching with a knife-point ...
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Asarum and Hexastylis - Gingers of North America
... up one of the steepest, rockiest slopes that you've ever ventured upon, your parched throat feeling like sandpaper, you reach for your canteen and...Oh no, its empty. Geez, you're two hours up the mountain, ... mid-late summer. Sow them on the surface of 4" pots and cover with a layer of granite grit. Place the pots outside for the winter and the seeds will germinate the following spring. As briefly ...
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Sowing Seeds
... mix of ingredients more suited to the individual plants if they have their own pot (adding more grit for alpines, for example). Firm it gently, water, then sow the seed, covering or not as appropriate. ... may need a hacksaw, most others can be punctured by nicking with nail clippers or filing on sandpaper. Be careful not to damage the embryo. Sometimes, they also need to be soaked in warm water ...
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Seed Germination Database
... in spring. Soil Humus rich (peat or leafmould) lime free and very free drainage (use 1/3 grit). Never overwater, keep bulbs almost dry from November to March. 11. For more delicate seeds A method which ... the seed with a sharp knife at a part furthest away from the 'eye', by rubbing lightly with sandpaper or with very small seed pricking carefully once with a needle etc. Some of our geranium seeds ...
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