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Now is bare root planting season~by Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 01/14/2009 09:01 AM
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This is the time of year when foothill garden stores, catalogs and nurseries offer bare root plants for sale. In simplest terms, bare root plants are dormant perennial plants, that are dug from soft planting material and then sold with the soil removed. The bare roots are usually wrapped in damp, but not wet, sawdust to keep them moist and pliable. Vegetables such as artichokes, rhubarb and asparagus can also be purchased bare-rooted. It is common to....
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Marriage Workshops Offered Free to the Community by Marriage and Family Therapist, Michael McCratic, MFT, BCETS |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 01/12/2009 04:38 PM
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Tell your friends, family and neighbors about this free opportunity to develop better relationship skills from an expert marriage and family therapist. “How to Stop Making Marriage ‘Work’” meets on 4 consecutive Friday nights starting on February 6. Michael McCratic, MFT, BCETS and Harmony Life House presents this four-part session in the first of The Advanced Life Skills Training Series, bringing family life training for healthy marriages and parenting to the community. ...
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Habitat For Humanity Dedicates Homes to Renfro Family ~ By Hanna Alldrin |
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Posted by: Hanna_Alldrin on 01/11/2009 06:06 PM
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Valley Springs, CA.....Saturday afternoon Habitat for Humanity dedicated a beautiful home in Valley Springs to Teresa and Kaitlynn Renfro. For the past eight months over sixty volunteers dedicated many hours of hard work to turn the house into a home. The two bedroom, one bath home sits on a beautiful lot with lots of trees and land for the Renfro family to enjoy......
 
   
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JP Engineering Offering 10% Discount Rates for All New Design Contracts! |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 01/09/2009 12:18 AM
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"Winter is the time to be thinking about the additions and deck repairs that you've been planning on doing. If you get started now, you'll be able to have the plans and permits in place by the time the snow is melted. The best time to get a quote from a contractor is after your plans are complete and before they get busy. That way, you'll ensure the most competitive and accurate bid possible. To help you in preparing for your addition or repair, JP Engineering.....
Rendering of a Deck Project Completed Last Summer
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Century Old Olive Trees Rescued~By Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 01/07/2009 01:28 PM
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Recent studies show that olives and olive oil help to lower levels of bad cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attacks and certain cancers. The Mediterranean diet which includes plenty of olives and olive oil has long been known as one of the healthiest. Residents of Crete in the Mediterranean have the highest consumption of olive oil per person in the world and they also have the lowest rate of death from heart related diseases in the world. It is no secret that the olive, which has been providing food and medicine to humans for millenniums, is one of the most versatile and life giving trees on earth....
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2nd Annual "Girls Night Out" Coming Up on February 6th at Ironstone Vineyards |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 01/06/2009 05:50 PM
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Murphys, CA...It's a Ladies Night at Ironstone Vineyards on February 6th from 7~10pm , a night for the girls to get away, relax with a glass of wine and have fun. The evening will consist of games, a fashion show, beauty treatments and more. There will be an auction so bring your check book to bid on great gift baskets, gift certificates and more. You'll be the beauty queen for the night. Proceeds from the night will benefit the Calaveras County Women's Crisis Shelter....
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How to Keep Your Housebound Ferns Healthy~By Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 12/31/2008 08:38 AM
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Is your house fern looking sickly, pale or rough? I must admit that I have the same difficulty every Winter. Perhaps these tips will help us both this year. Keep ferns in cooler-than-average rooms, especially during the winter months when some rooms get very warm from heat sources. Ferns love and need humidity. Add extra humidity by lightly misting the plants daily or placing the pots on a pebble tray filled with water. Natural evaporation will increase...
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"The Good, The Bad and the Beneficials" will be the Topic at the next Calaveras County Garden Club General Meeting January 14th, 2009 |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 12/30/2008 03:11 PM
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Calaveras County, CA....The next general meeting of the Calaveras County Garden Club will take place on January 14, 2009 at Murphys Suites, Murphys. The program for the day is "The Good , the Bad, and the Beneficials". Learn to keep a natural balance in your garden by learning to identify and attract the ten most beneficial insects...
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Mandarins growing appeal to consumers....A popular holiday treat, mandarin oranges are only getting better.~by Ken Churches |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/23/2008 05:51 PM
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In the UC Riverside citrus breeding laboratory of plant geneticist Mikeal Roose, scientists spend 75 percent of their time on mandarins, aiming to develop new varieties with rich sweet flavor, bright color, few or no seeds, easy peeling and a maturity date that will extend the fruit's season beyond the winter holidays in California. Mandarins have a lot of appeal. Many on the market today are sweet, easily peeled and they split into even segments without squirting juice. A serving has just 42 calories, but provides 50 percent of the U.S. recommended dietary allowance of vitamin C.....
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Minimize cold damage to your lawn in the winter ~by Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 12/23/2008 11:00 PM
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| Lawns can take a beating in the winter, whether you live at high or low elevation. There are some strategies you can follow to minimize cold damage to your lawn this winter. Many people are unaware that lawn grasses behave differently in the winter in each region of the foothills. When we do get frosted by those Arctic fronts that move down from Canada, grass injury is normally .... |
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