Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / May 2008

I recently planted two pomegranate shrubs in my yard.  They were about
a foot high each...in a pot... I bought them from some people..
ANyway, I bought some compost/plant mix.  This is what I bought:
http://www.coastofmaine.com/soils-penobscot.shtml

for people in the uk
those plastic greenhouses that cost about £20 i had one and the othe
day it was really windy and broke my greenhouse sending all m
seedlings and my lillies i was growing all over my garde

Could someone who has Orchidmagic, please let me know the correct name for:-
Epi. atroniceum   x   Enc. atropurpurea
Another version is:-
Epi atroniceum  x  Enc. cordigera

I thought I would post it here to see if any of the gardeners have
either the seedlings or seeds or hint from where to get it locally.
Here is what a bottle gourd looks liek:
http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/21/68/23236821.jpg

Bees have just taken up residence under my floorboards, near to an air
brick in my house.
I've blocked up the holes for tonight to stop (or maybe just limit
slightly) them continuing to grow their hive.

Anybody have any experience making bread from wheat berries
(ground or unground) with little if any processed (store bought)
flour? Trying to unplug from processed wheat. Yeah, Michael Pollan
is rummaging around in my head again.

Late-flowering, probably C. viticella or C. x jackmannii, and a
good blue (preferably deep blue), NOT purplish.
Any suggestions?
Regards,

Your "20 gal. rope handle tubs" in current circular.  The circular lists
them as 20 gallons - on the tubs it says 19 gallons - my receipt shows 18
gals - and I measured it as 16 gallons.  What say you ?
I sent the above to Ace.

This grew up in one of my pots. I do not know what it is. I did not
plant it. Whatever it is, it  found its way into and overwintered in
the pot.
It is rather cute and I am more than happy to nurture it, assuming it

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How much HLA to activate a compost heap?
I suppose a family might produce half a gallon of HLA a day.
Is that too much for a one metre cube compost heap?
HLA is often recommended, but I've never seen advice about quantity.

What area of land is needed to feed a typical family?

We've tried several commercial products, and nothing
(thus far) has been successful.
'Baking soda' is a suggestion, from an American site;
has anyone successfully eradicated lichen, and if so

I have several Catalpa tree babies that are healthy and thriving.  Not my
favorite tree, wouldn't you know.  I plan to put them in gallon size
planting cans (gardening cans) when they are a bit taller.
The Willows are doing very well too, each is about 2 feet tall now.  I have