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"I have great faith in fools - self-confidence, my friends call it."
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Man-eating plant befriends baby!
...scientists dumbfounded ! |
Horticulturalists the world over are perplexed at a Man-eating Giant Malaysian Pitcher that has seemingly adopted 1 yr- old Brian Mayne from Boca Raton, Florida. Authorities discovered that baby Brian's parents had raised the plant to behemoth proportions with a mixture of outlawed steroids and growth hormones added to a steady diet of Wonder-Growth Plant Food..
" We never thought we were doing anything illegal", stated Dayna Mayne, the baby's well toned and green-thumbed mother. "We just like our plants big." The toddler's out-of-work father,a former curator of Disney's Jungle Cruise exhibit was unavailable for comment.
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World's Hottest Pepper! | |
SERIOUS HEAT! The Guinness
Book of Records confirmed in 2006
that Professor Paul Bosland of New Mexico State University had indeed discovered the world's hottest chile pepper. Bhut Jolokia, at 1,001,304 Scoville Heat Units (the measure of
heat in a pepper) is nearly twice as
hot as Red Savina, the variety it replaces as the world's hottest. The Bhut Jolokia is a naturally-occurring interspecies hybrid from the Assam region of northeastern India, so the color, shape, size and texture may
vary from plant to plant.
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SHUTTERBUG CONTEST | |
Be the first person to correctly identify this plant and you'll win
a free book!
This week's prize from
Rodale Press:
Grow the Good Life: Why a Vegetable Garden Will Make you Happy, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise
by Michele Owens
Last Contest Answer:
Babiana ringens
Winner: Judy from Brookings, OR
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GROW YOUR OWN
Sweeter than sugar without the calories!
Stevia rebaudiana is a plant
native to Paraguay and Brazil.
Its leaves are ten to thirty times sweeter than sugar without any
of the harmful effects. No calories, no tooth decay and
safe for diabetics! It's easy to grow your own plants.
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| Garden Life Sneak Peeks
This week's radio show __________________________________________________________________
Saturday, April 2
8 am - 9 am PDT --- 11am - Noon EDT |
 Landscape designer, writer and garden blogger, Rebecca Sweet, is the owner of Harmony in the Garden located in the Bay Area of California. Along with Susan Morrison, they have just written Garden Up! Smart Vertical Gardening for Small and Large Spaces. She will help us to think vertical with arbors, trellises, skinny and expansive spaces as well as picking the right plants and hiding eyesores. Whether you garden on an estate or a small balcony, learn all about gardening "up!" today. Get to know more about the authors Rebecca at www.gossipinthegarden.com and Susan at www.blueplanetgrardenblog.com. Call John, Sharon and Bryan with your gardening questions at 1-866-606-TALK (8255).
Sunday, April 3
8am - 10 am PDT --- 11am - 1pm EDT
 For an insider's look into the beautiful world of camellias and azaleas join our guide, Julius Nuccio. He and his cousins, Tom and Jim have carried on the legacy of Nuccio's Nurseries, from their fathers, Joseph and the senior Julius. Growers of rare camellias and azaleas for 76 years in Altadena, California, Julius will share his extensive knowledge about the care of azaleas and camellias and recommend some special selections for the garden no matter where you live. Although Nuccio's does not have a webpage, they do mail order. Call them at 626-794-3383 for more information. Call John, Sharon and Bryan with your gardening questions at 1-866-606-TALK (8255). |
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Toichi Domoto and Julius Nuccio: A Beautiful Friendship
By Sharon Asakawa | |
Three years ago, while strolling around Nuccio's Nursery, blossoms from the Camellia japonica Toichi Domoto literally took my breath away. Its large, ruffled pink petals with bold, deep rose-pink stripes shouted "you need me!" and I succumbed to its spectacular beauty. It wasn't until this winter, however, that Toichi Domoto's flower buds transformed themselves into the stunning open blossoms that had first attracted me to the plant years ago. I not only fell in love with Toichi Domoto, but I began to wonder who was Toichi Domoto and why was his name given to this cultivar?
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DID YOU KNOW? | 
Spring has arrived at the border of Switzerland and Italy, especially on the slopes overlooking Lake Lugano. With the disappearance of the spaghetti weevil, responsible for the depredation of the spaghetti tree, it promises to be a bumper crop year. Unlike the vast spaghetti plantations in the Po Valley, the Swiss spaghetti farms remain small family enterprises. The uniform strand length is the result of years of patient hybridization. Freshly harvested strands are laid out to dry in the warm, Alpine sun and served fresh from the garden. You haven't lived until you've tasted homegrown spaghetti from the trees of Lugano. This was the BBC's idea of fun over 50 years ago. Check out the You Tube video Swiss Spaghetti Harvest 1957 for a perfect April Fools' Day joke.______________________________________________ |
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 Control Crane Fly Larvae in the Lawn |
 When you see them, you think you're on the set of a B-movie - something like "The Attack of the Giant Mosquitoes." After all, that's what European crane flies look like. The adults are harmless. It's the larvae that do all the damage. Sometimes called leatherjackets, these larvae hatch in the fall and live on grass blades until they go underground for the winter. In the spring, they're back out on the lawn. The adults are harmless, but the larvae are very tough on that new grass you just planted.
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