Replacing Sprinkler Valve - Part 1
Monday, July 21st, 2008
Older homes have sprinkler components that wear out and need to be replaced. We will show you how to replace them.
This will be a multi-part video series. We are working on the other videos and the only way for you to get the is to fill your name and email address. When you give me your name and email address I will send you the information for the videos as soon as I get them done. For a short time you can get them for FREE.
How to change a sprinkler valve. Part 2
Phil The Gardener Requests Your Help
Monday, July 14th, 2008Hi All,
As I write this I am thinking of all of the garden projects I have shown you tips and techniques on. I am going to do something a little different this week. I am asking for your help.
Just write in and tell me what be most helpful to you. Let me answer your questions.
I am working on a project that I will write more about later in the week. So keep coming back and Let’s Git er Done.
Squash Blooms
Monday, July 7th, 2008The way you can tell which is the male blossoms is they are generally on a long stem as if reaching to the friendly bees and other pollinating insects for help. The female flowers are tucked closer to the vine. This gives them a stronger connection to the vine for fruit production.
Cucumbers, gourds, melons, pumpkins, winter and summer squash belong to the squash family. They have separate male and female flowers on the same plant. This information is important to gardeners so they don’t get discouraged when their apparently thriving pumpkin or squash plants keep dropping flowers without producing any fruit!
As the plants mature, the first blossoms to emerge are usually male, the female flowers emerge later. The male flowers aren’t capable of producing any fruit on their own, so they wither and fall off. As the plant continues to grow the female flowers open and are pollinated by the later male blossoms.
The plants in the squash family need pollinators in order to set fruit. Pollinating insects like bees move pollen from the male to the female flowers in order for the plants to produce the fruits we enjoy.
