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JOHN CRETTI: THE BENEFITS of MULCH plus GARDENING TIPS

John Cretti’s Gardening with an ALTITUDE

 

The Benefits of Mulch

 

     Hot summer weather has its good and bad side in my garden. Heat is needed for the production of the tomato crop and abundance of zucchini. Hot weather woes bring on the spider mites and the cool season vegetables start to wane. It’s a time to cope and think water conservation and maintaining uniform moisture availability to the vegetable and flower garden.

  • It’s time to be sure that summer mulches are in place. I’ve tried a variety of mulching materials from the synthetic fabrics, colored...
JOHN CRETTI: WEEDS, WEEDS AND MORE WEEDS

John Cretti’s Gardening with an ALTITUDE

Weeds, Weeds, and More Weeds

 

Most of us view weeds as the nemesis of the yard and garden, invading our perfect lawn. So we try in vain to seek out the easiest or so-called miracle ways to eradicate them from the landscape with a slew of chemicals. Applying herbicides is certainly one option for getting rid of weeds, but most herbicides can also harm the very landscape plants we want to keep.

 

An Ounce of Prevention

A better way to keep weeds at bay is to prevent them in the first place. For example...

JOHN CRETTI SPRING TIPS, Part II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

May 16, 2020

John Cretti’s Gardening with an ALTITUDE

 

Fertilize Daffodils and Tulips

After your daffodils and tulips have finished flowering, deadhead the spent blooms. Leave the foliage intact and scatter a slow-release flower fertilizer around the root zone. Water in...

JOHN CRETTI'S SPRING GARDENING TIPS

May 2, 2020

 

John Cretti’s Gardening with an ALTITUDE timely reminders

 

 

Get Ready for Planting

Planting time for vegetables and herbs is near as soil temperatures begin to warm up. As soon as the soil can be worked, sow seeds of beets, turnips, carrots, leaf lettuce, spinach, onions, peas, Swiss chard, kohlrabi, and endive. If you've started transplants of broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and onions, make plans to set them outdoors. Use floating row covers to warm the soil and help the plants get off to a strong and healthy start.

 

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JOHN CRETTI'S LAWN TIPS

April 2020

 

Gearing Up for Spring Lawn Care

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THE TRUE COSTS OF RENEWABLES--START DIGGING!

 

FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

 

If You Want ‘Renewable Energy,’ Get Ready to Dig

Building one wind turbine requires 900 tons of steel, 2,500 tons of concrete and 45 tons of plastic.

By 

Mark P. Mills

Aug. 5, 2019 6:48 pm ET

 

Democrats dream of powering society entirely with wind and solar farms combined with massive batteries. Realizing this dream would require the biggest expansion in mining the world has seen and would produce huge quantities of waste.

“Renewable energy” is a...

CLIMATE CHANGE--A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phaBUQ3NU1w&feature=youtu.be

RADON--ANOTHER VIEWPOINT

This was sent to me by a loyal listener. It is quite detailed, but explodes many radon myths.

 

http://www.forensic-applications.com/radon/radon.html 

Things My Mother Taught Me

 

 

 

THINGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME

 

 

1.  My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.
     "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."
 
2.  My mother taught me RELIGION.
     "You better pray that will come out of the carpet."
 
3.  My father taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
     "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"
 
4.  My father taught me...

Then and Now--This is Progress?

Scenario: Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack.

1973: Vice Principal comes over, takes a look at Jack's rifle, goes to his car and gets his to show Jack.

2016: School goes into lockdown, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.

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Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.

1973: Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends. Nobody goes to jail, nobody arrested, nobody expelled...