Latest Blog Posts for The Permissive Gardener

• Building A Better Rose With Celery
  on Feb 10, 2011
  To combat fungal pathogens that produce mannitol, a sugar alcohol that leaves roses vulnerable to petal blight, NC State horticultural scientists intend to insert mannitol dehydrogenase, a celery…...
• NY and Greenhouse Gases
  on Nov 11, 2010
  Outgoing governor David Paterson's ambitious plan to reduce NY's greenhouse gas emissions, increase the state's renewable energy sources and create jobs in clean energy.
• Fall Planting Saves Water
  on Nov 11, 2010
  Fall planting has environmental and economic benefits. According to the North Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association, trees, shrubs and perennials planted in fall require less water and show…...
• Borneo Biodiversity: Some Good News
  on Nov 11, 2010
  Plans are afoot to reconnect and restore forest lands in Borneo to help endangered species like the Sabah rhino, the clouded leopard and the orangutan. http://bit.ly/avFZ9y...
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• The Metric System
  on Nov 7, 2010 in spider mite treatment gardening information
  Sitting at my faux-wood desk in purple, faux velvet bell bottoms, I studied my new workbook: "Here Comes The Metric System!" It was 1975 and a fractionless future beckoned.Following several years of…...
• Spider Mites
  on Feb 28, 2010 in spider mite treatment gardening information
  An excellent recipe for a natural, homemade spider mite treatement, courtesy of CannabisCulture.com, a treasure trove of useful gardening information, no matter what you're growing: To each quart of…...
• Starting Seeds Indoors
  on Jan 31, 2010 in starting seeds indoors sunflower hudson valley photograpy
  My local newspaper suggested that the time to start your indoor seeds was rapidly approaching. Here in the Hudson Valley, that means anywhere from late February (zone 6) to mid- to late March (zone…...
• Gardening On The Go
  on Jan 23, 2010
  I was recently impressed with a gardening hacks article that appeared on the GreenUpgrader.com website about clever people creating unexpectedly efficient little gardens out of tires, gutters and…...
• Rain Drops
  on Jan 19, 2010 in maker of rain gauges precipitation water droplets
  As a maker of rain gauges, I am a fan of all forms of precipitation and I've always felt that the clinging water droplet  is one of the finest forms. Delicate and temporary, they dangle for an…...

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