Weedeater Trimmer

 

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Another way to prevent weedeater damage on young trees is to use trunk guards that fit around the base of the tree. A trunk guard is a flexible plastic or vinyl tubing, approximately 1 foot tall, that will expand with the growth of the tree. They will expand up to approximately 4 inches in diameter.

This is good to protect the tree from gardeners who are careless or even accidentally allow the weedeater string to slap the trunk of the tree. The trunk guard can protect the bark and cambium layer of your tree from damage by the weedeater string.

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WEEDEATER 1700 STRING TRIMMER,WEED EATER ENGINE R/C US $9.50

Weedeater String Trimmer Replacement Spool US $2.99

FEATHERLITE WEEDEATER* TRIMMER HEAD TAP N GO IV US $12.99

LT40 WEEDEATER TRIMMER LINE SPOOL UTILITY TRAILER RACK US $37.95

WEEDEATER FEATHERLITE TRIMMER DRIVE SHAFT 45 5/8 X 1/8 US $5.00

Garden Cultivator

As the weeds continue to grow this summer, go buy yourself a garden cultivator to help with the task.

MANTIS Garden TILLER / CULTIVATOR roto tiller seeds NR US $162.50 (Interest Level:7 )

GARDEN WEASEL ~CULTIVATOR, HOE, WEEDER **NEW IN PACKAGE US $19.99

Yard Man 31cc 2 Cycle Gas Cultivator Garden Tiller Nice US $76.00 (Interest Level:17 )

Toro Garden Cultivator 31cc US $100.00

Primitive Garden Cultivator Old Antique Farm Yard Tool US $9.00

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Squash Blooms

 

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The 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.

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