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If it's Wood, TheLumberMill.com & Ronwright Logging Lumber Construction Is the Place To Call |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 04/07/2010 09:04 AM
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Camp Connell, CA...If you can make it with wood...chances are they have made it. FALSE BEAMS, TRUSSES, FIREPLACE MANTELS, FURNITURE, TABLES, COUNTERTOPS, BENCHES, STOOLS, BEDS, FRAMES, MIRRORS, LAMPS, DESKS, CHESTS, CABINETS/SHELVES, WOODTURNING, RAILINGS, HANDRAILS, FLOORING, LOGGING, CUSTOM LUMBER, SLABS, TIMBERS, CONSTRUCTION...and more. They also have a great website with over 70 pages of photos and information on their products. Just click below to go to TheLumberMill.com
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The 2010 Spring Home & Garden Show Has a Winner |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 04/05/2010 06:18 PM
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Frogtown, CA...Frogtown played host to the 2010 Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce Home and Garden Show. Pictured below is Kristy Pasic the raffle winner of the 42" Samsung big screen TV from Middleton's. Congratulations Kristy!!
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Be Sure to Stop by Murphys Nursery for Their 1srt Day of Spring SALE....ONE DAY ONLY THIS SATURDAY MARCH 20TH! |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 03/16/2010 09:02 PM
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Click Above to Visit Murphys Nursery! |
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Wake Up Your Beds!...Garden Planning, Composting, Mulching, Drip Irrigation Featured at Open Garden Day |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 03/11/2010 05:41 PM
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Master Gardeners’ Open Garden Day will be held March 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Master Gardeners’ Demonstration Garden at the Government Center, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas. “Waking Up Your Beds” is the featured topic. With the approach of spring it is time to prepare the garden for planting. This can be a big undertaking but Master Gardeners make it easier as they discuss and demonstrate several critical elements of garden preparation: planning, improving the soil, mulching, and irrigation. The session begins at 10:30 a.m. and will be held rain or shine....
The miracle of composting from decomposing materials.. |
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HURRY.....Pinnell's Carpet One Has A Fabulous SALE Going On....UP TO 40% OFF Storewide! |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 03/04/2010 10:02 AM
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Angels Camp & Sonora, CA...Pinnell's Carpet has a huge sale going on now at their Sonora and Angels Camp locations. Up to 40% off now! Below is just page one of their ad and page two is enclosed. Stop by one of their stores or call them at 209.736.8077 in Angels Camp or 209.532.1696 in Sonora. We also would like to thank Pinnell's for advertising on ThePineTree.net!!
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Arnold Ace Home Center Has Great Spring Specials |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 03/03/2010 08:57 AM
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Arnold, CA...Ace Home Center has Great Specials for all those Spring Projects! Below is just page one of a full ad filled with savings. Just click below and start saving!
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Spring is in the Air....Demonstration Garden Opens This Saturday, February 27th! |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 02/25/2010 05:15 PM
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| Calaveras Master Gardeners welcome the public back to their Demonstration Garden on February 27, 2010. While the garden has been resting Master Gardeners have been busy preparing another series of interesting and informative events for the 2010 season. The February 27 Open Garden Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Master Gardeners’ Demonstration Garden at the Government Center, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas. The featured topics will be “Bare Root Gardening” and “Seed Starting”. The bare root session will begin at 10:30 a.m. and the seed session at 11:15 a.m. This event will be held rain or shine.... |
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Growing Pomegranates~by Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 02/22/2010 11:17 AM
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The pomegranate is associated with the most ancient civilization in the Middle East. Judging by some of the earliest records, the pomegranate is native to Persia and the surrounding area. It was also cultivated in ancient Greece and referred to by Greek writers several hundred years B.C., even before the advent of the almond, peach or apricot. Spanish missionaries brought the pomegranate to the New World soon after Cortez conquered Mexico in 1521. As the missions moved north to California, so did the fruits grown by the padres....
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Start gardening earlier in spring~by Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 02/09/2010 09:58 AM
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By making a raised garden bed or two in the early spring, home gardeners can plant earlier than planting in un-mounded soil. Soil dries and warms up more quickly in the spring in raised beds. Reducing foot traffic on the beds themselves reduces soil compaction, a bane to growing plants. Make the raised beds narrow enough that the center of each bed can be planted, watered and weeded from a footpath beside the bed....
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Powdery Mildew~by Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 02/02/2010 01:07 PM
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Powdery mildew is a common disease on many types of plants. Powdery mildews generally do not require moist conditions to establish and grow, and normally do well under warm conditions; thus they are more prevalent than many other diseases under our dry summer conditions. The disease can be recognized easily on most plants by the white powdery mycelial and spore growth that forms on shoots, both sides of leaves, and sometimes flowers and fruit. An exception is the powdery mildew that affects tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, artichokes, and some ornamentals, which produces yellow patches on leaves, but often no powdery growth.....
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