@PATH: 375/41 30 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (648) Tue 27 Dec 94 20:23 By: Bill Mason To: Diane Newbury Re: Re: Stinky Plant ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DN> Based on this description I'd say there's a good chance that you have a DN> perennial called Fritillaria. It's a bulb and in the lily family, known DN> for its skunk-like odor which supposedly repels "varmints" from your DN> garden. Check out a good picture-perennial book from the library and DN> see if you get a close picture to this one! DN> ah, I'd forgotten about those! Like Mission Bells or Checker Lily... --Bill --- Renegade v1-2 Exp * Origin: Growing by the River of Life: @c @d Fido 1:125/39 (1:125/39) @PATH: 125/39 37 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (649) Sat 24 Dec 94 19:52 By: Andy Soucy To: Gary Faucett Re: windows problem ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @MSGID: 1:363/194.0 87862660 @TID: WILDMAIL!/WC v4.10 93-0144 -=> Quoting Gary Faucett to All <=- GF> I have a cracked window in my house, and I was wondering how hard it GF> would be to replace it myself. The frame around the window is aluminum GF> not wood and I cannot tell how to get the window out. Any ideas? Hello Gary.... Happy Holidays..... 8-) You're asking how to get the window out ? Or how to replace the glass yourself? If it is insulated glass then its best to let them install it. But if it is a single piece of glass then lets get to work. 1st; I have been a window and sliding door service man for a while now and I have seen ALL kinds of windows and some are easier then others to fix. I have given you all the information you'll need to replace the glass below. It isn't as difficult as it seems and if you follow what I say you won't have a bit of trouble. (for a basic aluminum window). You don't have to remove the window to replace the glass. You failed to mention if the glass was held in by plastic or Aluminum beading. I suggest you put on some leather gloves so you don't cut yourself while doing this. In any case take a putty knife and gently force it between the glass and the beading or at the bottom edge of the beading and pop it loose. Don't worry about damaging it, you should replace it with new. Know that you have removed the beading around the piece of glass that you want to replace. remove the glass. (You might try with a putty knife from the inside or from the outside take a torch and warm up the glass to soften the putty) Don't worry about breaking the glass.... Its already cracked.... Right ? Ok. Now clean the chaulking from the frame and be real sure you have all the glass pieces and even slivers removed from the frame, if not, you WILL crack the new piece you put in when you put the new beading in. Know run down to the nearest window shop and bring a piece of the glass (in case you don't know whether it is single or double strength glass) and a piece of the beading with you (preferably a piece not too mangled up so they can match it.) And don't forget to get the measurements you'll have 1/8 - 3/16 to play with your measurements and get yourself a tube of caulking (white latex! Don't use silicon! you'll regret it if you have to ever replace the piece of glass). Now taking for granted you have accomplished all this so far, stick the glass in the hole to see if they cut it right. If all's well then pull the glass back out and put some caulking out the frame where you clean the old. Put bead of caulking about the thickness of a pencil. Then put your glass in, gently push the glass evenly so it seats its self nicely. (Don't worry about the excess caulking on the inside of the window, you can trim the excess with a razor knife after it has cured. Now cut your beading to length doing the top and the bottom first and cutting the ends of the sides on a 45 deg. and snap them in and your done. Good luck Andy Soucy Mod of RN-FIXIT Orlando, fla. ... If it works, rip it apart and find out why! ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.10 * Origin: P/G - Orlando, FL (407)657-8801,(407)657-0983 (1:363/194.0) @PATH: 363/194 118 157 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (659) Wed 28 Dec 94 1:09 By: Ken Jones To: Cal Clift Re: Creature comfort problems ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > I tried to send you netmail, but you can go ahead and ask me questions > here, if you like. If it is off topic, we can go to netmail later. > Cal Sorry it took so long to reply, but things have been a little strange here. It looks like its going to be ok to talk here, based on some of the other messages to me. What I have is a fairly new house (3 years) here in Keller, Tx. (17 or so miles north of Ft. Worth). It has central heat and air, and 1 room that is cold in the winter and burns up in the summer. The rest of the house is fine, it's just the one room with the problem, of course it has to be the master bedroom! Just a real quick rundown of the layout. The house is 1750 sq feet, brick (mostly tan color), tan composition roof The heating unit is located in the garage in its own closet (shared by the water heater) on the S/W corner of the house. The cooling unit is on the north side of the house, it's shaded untill late afternoon. it's about a 30' run to the evaporator. I think it's a 3 ton 8 seer ? rating. The master bedroom is located on the n/e side of the house with a short (10 foot) south outside wall. Along with a east and north outside wall. The flow of air out of the only register in the room is good I think? It can be felt from about 10 feet away. When we first moved in their wasn't enough flow to feel from 6 inches away. My wife rode their back so much that the feed for the room was re-done, by making the room its own feed ( before it was shared with the livingroom) and increasing the size of the tube. This helped but it still has problems. What I was thinking of doing was taking out the convoluted tube and put in a solid wall pipe on just that run. I think the run is just so long that the air is just losing its punch by the time it gets there, I feel that the convoluted tubing is causing a swirling and venturi effect. Can the metal tubing be mixed with the plastic? I'm open for ideas. The fixes are going to be slow though. I herniated 2 disks in September, so I'm not up to speed for crawling around in the attic much. I'm still trying to avoid the knife, but the MRI, CAT scan and milagram all say "Yep you trashed your back now what!" Well talk to you later --- DB 1.53/002232 * Origin: The Twilight Zone (1:130/503.2) @PATH: 130/503 509 124/1 396/1 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (672) Tue 27 Dec 94 12:19 By: Brian Murrey To: John Kelly Re: Herbs and Ginseng ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @PID: QE 2.76- @MSGID: 1:231/30 2EF96EC2 In a message to All <12-21-94 01:26> John Kelly wrote: > I'm looking for info on cultivation of ginseng and a seed source. Any > help appreciated. J.K. Hi John, In the Jan 1995 issue of Organic Gardening, there is an ad reading as follows: 300+ Varieties Herb Seeds (Ginseng), Hops, Plants. Exceptional 52 page color catalog available for $2.00 (refundable). Folklore, history, uses, and a recipe section. The Thyme Garden 20546-O Alsea Highway Alsea Oregon 97324 I've never dealt with them in person. Good Luck. --- QuickBBS 2.76a Ovr * Origin: Take a trip and never leave the farm (1:231/30) @PATH: 231/30 50 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (673) Tue 27 Dec 94 12:26 By: Brian Murrey To: Mark Rogers Re: Re: Paw-paw ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @PID: QE 2.76- @MSGID: 1:231/30 2EF97081 In a message to Alan Hess <12-19-94 18:21> Mark Rogers wrote: > I too am thinking of growing paw-paws (custard apple). I have read > they > do need a partner for pollination. They grow about thiry feet tall. I've got a single Paw Paw tree in my backyard that was transplanted here from Tennesee about 15 years ago. It doesn't have a partner anywhere near here that I can find and it bears a ton of fruit (if you can call it that) every year the frost doesn't kill the blooms. The tree sits on the edge of our patio and in the summer it provides wonderful shade to the sitting area. > Have you ever tasted a fruit from one ?? I havn't but for some I have never seen the fruit sold commercially around here (central Indiana) and I have eaten a few of ours. I'm no fan of eating Paw Paw fruit but they tasted OK. You might also try growing persimmon trees. Now those are tasty! --- QuickBBS 2.76a Ovr * Origin: Take a trip and never leave the farm (1:231/30) @PATH: 231/30 50 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (674) Tue 27 Dec 94 12:28 By: Brian Murrey To: Alan Hess Re: Re: MONSTER TOMATO CATERPILLERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @PID: QE 2.76- @MSGID: 1:231/30 2EF970D9 In a message to Nancy Griffin <12-23-94 20:12> Alan Hess wrote: > Darn shame Momma Nature doesn't have one of those for poison ivy and > kudzu. *adh* Lucky us! Imagine how big and how fast a Kudzu eating bug would be?!! --- QuickBBS 2.76a Ovr * Origin: Take a trip and never leave the farm (1:231/30) @PATH: 231/30 50 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (675) Tue 27 Dec 94 14:12 By: Brian Murrey To: John Kelly Re: Ginseng ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @PID: QE 2.76- @MSGID: 1:231/30 2EF98963 Hi John, I found this in rec.gardens on the internet. >: What is the best source of information about growing and harvesting >: Ginseng? I was given this name last year, but got tooo busy, and never wrote for info... the catalog costs $2... has anybody done business with: Hsu's Ginseng Enterprises, Inc. P.O. Box 509 Wausaw, WI 54402 -0509 This is supposedly a family business which specializes in Ginseng... seed & rootlets are available for several species. --- QuickBBS 2.76a Ovr * Origin: Take a trip and never leave the farm (1:231/30) @PATH: 231/30 50 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (676) Wed 28 Dec 94 11:31 By: Dennis Soper To: Alan Chong Re: Re: Cleaning Hardwood Floors ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @EID:e105 2f01bf38 >Are there special products or household tips for cleaning hardwood >floors/keeping them less dusty? I used to install hardwood and can give you a couple of tips. First, NEVER use a dustmop! Splinters can catch in the fibres and (especially in the case of plank) rip big slivers of wood out of the floor. Don't use an upright vaccuum. I use a shop vac with a squeegee attachment. If your floor is finished with polyurethane, damp mop with mild detergent (the people who make Varathane recommend Murphy's Oil Soap). If you have an older type floor finish, you need to contact a hardwood refinisher or installer and figure out what type of finish you have (varnish, oil, or plastic) and then go from there. Good luck and enjoy your beautiful floors. --- Opus-CBCS 1.73a * Origin: Dr Rom II BBS (1:152/29.0) @PATH: 152/29 3 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (677) Tue 27 Dec 94 5:55 By: Pat Stockett To: Robby Crownover Re: MONSTER TOMATO CATERPILLE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @MSGID: 1:107/614.0 87866A0F @TID: WILDMAIL!/WC v4.11 92-0413 Hi Robby! RC>OTOH, I hear that goats are quite fond of poison ivy and kudzu. And roses and hollyhock and just about any garden plant you really like. Been there. Done that. Got rid of the goat. :-) They're nearly impossible to keep in a pasture. Unless it's a cage. -Pat * QMPro 1.0 90-8356 * New Jersey, The Garden State --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.11 * Origin: The Magic Dominion 1:107/614 n.j. 908-583-7894 28.8 (1:107/614.0) @PATH: 107/614 677 13/24 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (678) Wed 28 Dec 94 9:50 By: Jesse Tharin To: All Re: corn fungus? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @PID: RA 2.02 22610 @MSGID: 1:300/7 549fd27a While digging up last fall's corn areas yesterday I noticed large areas of soil, a few inches to ten inches or so down, were thoroughly infused with a white granular texture, much like sand but soft and not at all cohesive but dispersed. I think it's a fungus and it's only where there was corn last summer and fall. Other than the obvious rule of "don't you dare plant corn here again!", what's going on? Jesse * Origin: Tucson Arizona - Dry clear intermediate alkalai desert - (1:300/7) @PATH: 300/7 15 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (679) Tue 27 Dec 94 20:14 By: Brian Murrey To: All Re: Free Catalogs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @PID: QE 2.76- @MSGID: 1:231/30 2EF8DE26 Where to get FREE Seed and Garden Catalogs ========================================== Seymour's Selected Seeds Totally Tomatoes Dept 41, PO Box 1346 Dept 22, PO Box 1626 Sussex, VA 23884-0346 Augusta, GA 30903 Vermont Bean Seed Co. R.H. Shumway Seedsman 71 Garden Ln. PO Box 1-NC Fair Haven, VT 05743 Graniteville, SC 29829 (803)663-9771 Park Seed Co. Peaceable Kingdom School Cokesbury Rd, PO Box 46 PO Box 2209 Greenwood, SC 29648-0046 Grass Valley, CA 95945 (800)845-3369 (916)272-4769 Burpee Seed Company Bountiful Gardens PO Box 5114 18001 Shafer Ranch Rd. Warminster, PA 18974-4818 Willits, CA 95490 (800)888-1447 (707)459-6410 Abundant Life Seed Foundation The Cooks Garden PO Box 772 PO Box 53528 Port Townsend, WA 98368 Londonderry, VT 05148 (206)385-5660 (802)824-3400 De Giorgi Seed Co. Filaree Productions 6011 N St. RR 2 Box 162 Omaha, NE 68117 Okanogan, WA 98840 (402)731-3901 (509)422-6940 Garden City Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds 1324 Red Crow Rd. 310 Foss Hill Rd - Dept 202 Victor, MT 59875 Albion, ME 04910-9731 (406)961-4837 (207)437-4301 Nichols Garden Nursery Pinetree Garden Seeds 1190 N. Pacific Highway PO Box 300 Route 100 Albany, OR 97321 New Gloucester, ME 04260 (503)928-9280 (207)926-3400 Ronniger's Seed Potatoes Seeds of Change Star Route 80 PO Box 15700 Moyie Springs, ID 83845 Santa Fe, NM 87506 (505)983-8956 Shepard's Garden Seeds Stokes Seeds Inc. 30 Irene St. Box 548 Torrington, CT 06793 Buffalo, NY 14240 (408)335-6910 (905)688-4300 Tomato Growers Supply Gardener's Supply Company PO Box 2237 Dept COG15 - 128 Intervale Rd Ft. Myers, FL 33902 Burlington, VT 05401-2850 (813)768-1119 (802)863-1700 Worm's Way Peaceful Valley Farm Supply 3151 S. Highway 446 PO Box 2209 #OG Bloomington, IN 47401 Grass Valley, CA 95945 (800)274-9676 (916)272-4769 Brittingham Plant Farms J.W. Jung Seed Co. Dept OG25 - PO Box 2538 Box A3645 Salisbury, MD 21802 Randolph, WI 53957 (410)749-5153 --- QuickBBS 2.76a Ovr * Origin: Take a trip and never leave the farm (1:231/30) @PATH: 231/30 50 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (681) Wed 28 Dec 94 20:25 By: Tom Megow To: Mark Kemp Re: Re: vietnamese coriander ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @PID: ProBoard 2.02 b10Hr MK > I don't have any info for you about availability, but we grew some this yea > from a plant a friend found at some local nursery. Do you know anything mo > about the plant, such as latin name, uses, etc.? The leaves did smell like > cilantro, but not knowing anything about it, I didn't use any. > TM> Mark I know nothing about it except that it is supposed to be a cilantro substitute that is a pereinnal unlike cilantro.I can never get enough cilantro grown by the time we are ready to put up ower supply of salsa. Someone in the internet suggestted trying V.coriander.(You know>