November 2011
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Cornell University: Paperwhite Study
Here is a link explaining the alcohol feeding method for Paperwhites. In a nutshell: it reduces the height of the stalks by about a third, so that the plants don’t flop over when they start to bloom.
I’m using rubbing alcohol: 1 part isopropyl (70%) rubbing alcohol to 13 parts water because it is less expensive than gin or vodka and I have lots of plants growing. As an experiment,...
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John Myers Art: Aunt Essa Bea →
What a charming and delightful post…. I am revisiting my own Thanksgiving memories.
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Here it is getting dark at 5pm. Sitting here in the front room as the sunset gathers up her rays and darkness relaxes the room, I realize that dark evening and dark morning are different misters. It’s interesting how a house is a different entity in the morning, changing character...
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Drunk Paperwhites?
Well, today the Paperwhites started their diet of alcohol. One very special vase, however, is being fed a diet of Patron Tequila 100% De Agave. Will it make a difference? I don’t know. But I’ll be posting photos, starting this weekend and through December, so we can all find out.
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Too Many Trees
No, not too many. Just too many at once. Lots and lots of trees.
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