Quote of the Week
"The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires."
...Loretta Lynn |
GardenLife's Sneak Peeks
This week's radio shows
Saturday, September 4
8-9am PDT / 11am-Noon EDT
 To learn what life in the soil is all about, look no further than Dr. Elaine Ingham, one of the world's leading experts on soil microbiology and the Soil Food Web. This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone who grows plants - flowers, shrubs, trees, veggies or lawns - to learn abbout optimizing plant growth while reducing reliance chemicals. Visit www.soilfoodweb.com for more valuable information. Closing out the hour, Bob Reidmuller from Oasis Water Thrifty Gardens will roll out the carpet with Sedum album 'Coral Carpet'. Call John, Sharon or Bryan with your gardening questions at 1-866-606-TALK (8255).
Sunday, September 5
8-10 PDT, 11am-1pm EDT
 Jere Gettle owns Baker Creek Seeds and offers about 1600 heirloom varieties. Located in Mansfield, Missouri and Petaluma, California, Jere will share some flower and veggie varieties to plant now. Check out www.rareseeds.com for a cornucopia of open-pollinated, non-GMO seeds. And garden expert Lance Walheim will suggest some lovely trees for all seasons. Call John, Sharon, Bryan, Jere or Lance with your questions at 1-866-606-TALK (8255). |
A New Rose Garden in Trieste
By: Sharon Asakawa
Knowing that I would be in Trieste, Italy for about 10 days this summer, I began web surfing to see if there were more interesting sites that I had not visited before. To my surprise, I came across an article written by landscape architect, Vladimir Vremec who described a rose garden in the Trieste district of San Giovanni begun in 2004.
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Did You Know?
Capsaicin puts the heat in Chile peppers and provides the punch in pepper spray. It also repels deer and rabbits, but not birds. Peppers are a rich source of vitamins A, C and E as well as folic acid and potassium. Avoid drinking water as a remedy for eating a pepper too hot for the palate because capsaicin is an oil and does not mix with water. Water only spreads the heat to other parts of the mouth! It is better to eat rice, bread, yogurt or ice cream because they can absorb capsaicin. |
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