Posts Tagged ‘plant’

Fruit and Vegetable Decomposition, Time-lapse

Monday, April 19th, 2010

74 days, 1 picture every 40 minutes, played back at 30 frames per second.

More discussion on the my blog post with the video embedded at:
http://webiocosm.blogspot.com/2008/12/fruit-and-vegetables-decomposing-time.html

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Bay Cities Produce Inc

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

Product company in San Leandro, CA. Bay Cities Produce, Inc. is a food distribution plant serving markets, restaurants and caterers since 1947. They handle produce delivery including fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables.
Visit us http://www.yellowpages.com/info-22221452/Bay-Cities-Produce-Inc?from=youtb

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Urban Gardener, wholesale bedding plant, kurtz farms, herbs, plants, vegetables

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

http://www.urban-gardener.net/ , Beautiful plants, including annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables,tropical foliage and mums can transform a deck, patio or walkway into a beautiful living space! The Urban Gardener programs are designed to make it as Easy as 1-2-3!™

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Bay Cities Produce Inc

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Product company in San Leandro, CA. Bay Cities Produce, Inc. is a food distribution plant serving markets, restaurants and caterers since 1947. They handle produce delivery including fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables.
Visit us http://www.yellowpages.com/info-22221452/Bay-Cities-Produce-Inc?from=youtb

Duration : 0:1:32

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Fruitwise planting a small pear tree

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Julia and I plant the last tree in a new section of orchard.. we planted 32 pear trees where we had removed some Bramley and Sunset apples-we had too many of them and our customers kept asking for pears.

It is possible to plant much larger trees than this small 1 year maiden. If they have good roots, have not been out of the ground long, and are planted with great care and tied to a stake they may give fruit sooner. However, a big tree suffers more transplanting stress, a small tree with good roots is likely to grow away better.

The important thing is to carefully spread the roots and crumble and work the soil with a spade or fork, as Julia shows in this video, so that they have good soil contact. You will have noted that we did not put any fertiliser or compost in the planting hole. This soil is rich and well textured, so no need, but a mulch of compost on the surface will help. DO NOT put fresh dung or rough compost in the planting hole, a handful of composted forest bark can help with moisture retention if the soil is too sandy but generally its better not to add anything, use mulch or top dressing if necessary.

Remember, the biggest mistake about planting a fruit tree is not to do it! Tiny though this tree is, it should have some fruit on in in 3 years. The variety was Seckle, a rare fruit of legendary flavour. I have never tasted this as it is not comercially available, I obtained it from Keeper’s nursery near Maidstone, Kent. check out their web site-lots of information about many hard to find fruit varieties.

Most of the other pear trees in this replanted section of our orchard came from Blackmoor wholesale fruit nurseries near Petersfield, Hampshire. They too have a great web site. we prefer to buy local, but Blackmoor didn’t have Seckle.

PS May 2009, this tree and th eother 31 pears in this new pear orchard grew away nicely, it’s still very small but looks as if it will double in size this year. We may allow it to carry 1 or 2 fruits in 2010 if God wills that we and the orchard are still here then.

Duration : 0:2:57

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Fruitwise planting a small pear tree

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Julia and I plant the last tree in a new section of orchard.. we planted 32 pear trees where we had removed some Bramley and Sunset apples-we had too many of them and our customers kept asking for pears.

It is possible to plant much larger trees than this small 1 year maiden. If they have good roots, have not been out of the ground long, and are planted with great care and tied to a stake they may give fruit sooner. However, a big tree suffers more transplanting stress, a small tree with good roots is likely to grow away better.

The important thing is to carefully spread the roots and crumble and work the soil with a spade or fork, as Julia shows in this video, so that they have good soil contact. You will have noted that we did not put any fertiliser or compost in the planting hole. This soil is rich and well textured, so no need, but a mulch of compost on the surface will help. DO NOT put fresh dung or rough compost in the planting hole, a handful of composted forest bark can help with moisture retention if the soil is too sandy but generally its better not to add anything, use mulch or top dressing if necessary.

Remember, the biggest mistake about planting a fruit tree is not to do it! Tiny though this tree is, it should have some fruit on in in 3 years. The variety was Seckle, a rare fruit of legendary flavour. I have never tasted this as it is not comercially available, I obtained it from Keeper’s nursery near Maidstone, Kent. check out their web site-lots of information about many hard to find fruit varieties.

Most of the other pear trees in this replanted section of our orchard came from Blackmoor wholesale fruit nurseries near Petersfield, Hampshire. They too have a great web site. we prefer to buy local, but Blackmoor didn’t have Seckle.

PS May 2009, this tree and th eother 31 pears in this new pear orchard grew away nicely, it’s still very small but looks as if it will double in size this year. We may allow it to carry 1 or 2 fruits in 2010 if God wills that we and the orchard are still here then.

Duration : 0:2:57

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Gardening Flowers & Vegetables : Buying Silk Flowers in Bulk

Monday, September 28th, 2009

When buying silk flowers in bulk, search the Internet for reputable companies that offer wholesale pricing, and always order samples before making a large order. Find bulk silk flowers online with information from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardening.

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