Written by green1 on Feb 26th, 2008 | Filed under:
Lawn Care
My new “lawn tenders” do not require gas or oil…….they do not run on electricity or any other source of power. They will never see a repair garage and you can not buy them at your local Home Depot. They consume grass, leaves, pine trees, flowers and anything else that might want to grow within their reach. Their projected “life” is about 10 to 15 years and they operate year round and in any weather. The purchase price was $125 for a set of two of them.
It gets better…….kids love to play with them, they will entertain crowds of people and they are great for birthday parties. They will fertilize your lawn without the use of any harmful chemicals and their…..um……exhaust will not hurt your lawn of flower beds. When they are not busy working they will put on mock battles that will entertain most people for minutes on end.
On a serious note, they manage to keep our lawn nice and green without the use of harmful chemicals. We live on a lake that is a public water source so lawn chemicals are not a great idea.
Written by green1 on Feb 21st, 2008 | Filed under:
Gardens, Inside and Outside
With the cold weather outdoors and the hint of spring every time we get a warm day, thoughts of starting some seedlings are filling our minds. This week I attended an indoor flower show in Providence RI with my daughter who is 6. I was waiting for her question, “are we going to start a garden again this year”? Last winter we started a few hundred seedlings all over our kitchen and dining room. One of the problems we had was the seeds turned into plants and they all leaned towards the sun at pretty sharp angles. We would have to rotate our plants at least once a day so they would not grow side ways!
Since I sell garden windows and have one sitting around for my kitchen it would make sense that I just install one and let my seedlings grow up toward the sun. It’s odd how I sell and install them for other people but my own hose has to wait. Today I discovered a product that is new to me that I would like to share with everyone:
The time lapse video on their site is rather entertaining and the thought of fresh herbs and flowers year round really impresses me. If you have tried this product please leave a comment.
