@PATH: 105/69 50 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (1250) Mon 9 Jan 95 16:55 By: Steve Knight To: Michael Taricani Re: Wiring problem... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @MSGID: 1:105/69.2 2f116ac6 @REPLY: 1:142/983 2f0e5752 @CHRS: IBMPC 2 Hello Michael! Replying to a message of Michael Taricani to All: MT> I bought a new ceiling fixture and plan on installing it myself. But MT> when I opened it there was a warning the store did not tell us about. MT> It said our supply should be rated for 90 degrees and not 60 degrees. MT> I understand wire gauges and load, but never encountered temprature MT> before. How do I know if my wires are rated for temp? They are MT> all 12 GA. =============================================== Don't worrt to much as thats not too hot make sure its not old wire. =============================================== In the world of computers Life is a glitch and then you fry. --- FleetStreet 0.98wb * Origin: FROM The DOGHOUSE (1:105/69.2) @PATH: 105/69 50 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (1254) Sat 7 Jan 95 20:50 By: Alan Crudden To: Ken Jones Re: Creature comfort problems ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @MSGID: 1:141/266 54ad9c2a @PID: RA 2.02 80571 If you're having problems with airflow within central a/c ducts, you might want to try some of the "inline" devices which can boost the air speed. I've seen them advertised in a variety of magazines and apparently some of them even come with thermostats so they only run when the temp level is achieved. Alan --- FMail/386 1.0g * Origin: The Shotgun BBS System, RemoteAccess PRO, Stamford Ct, USA (1:141/266) @PATH: 141/266 252 415 455 485 507 1130 1135 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (1255) Sat 7 Jan 95 20:57 By: Alan Crudden To: All Re: Wood burning Stove maintenance ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @MSGID: 1:141/266 54ad9db8 @PID: RA 2.02 80571 I've seen several ads for materials to burn in stoves for the purpose of removing creosote buildup. Have any of you had experience with such products and if so how did you feel about their performance? I've just had my stove cleaned and the sweep remarked on the creosote buildup, suggesting I move to harder woods and a hotter fire. That'll help for sure, but I thought something else might be in order for occassional use. Alan --- FMail/386 1.0g * Origin: The Shotgun BBS System, RemoteAccess PRO, Stamford Ct, USA (1:141/266) @PATH: 141/266 252 415 455 485 507 1130 1135 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (1256) Mon 9 Jan 95 10:22 By: Richard Rose To: Dave Neumann Re: soil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @MSGID: 1:2245/101.0 2f11786c DN> does anybody know how i can improve the clay soil in my garden? Mix in peat moss, but be sure to add lime also as peat moss alone will raise acidity, lime will bring it back down. Mix in gypsum, this helps break down clay. I have a very heavy clay and high water table (the term swamp comes to mind). I finally gave up and went to raised bed gardens. --- Blue Wave/Max v2.12 [NR] * Origin: The Swamp, River Falls WI 715.425.8865 & 612.436.5254 (1:2245/101) @PATH: 2245/101 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (1284) Mon 9 Jan 95 8:31 By: Kent Anderson To: Karin Brewer Re: Drafty windows ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @TID: IMAIL 1.51/c+ PK32 @MSGID: 1:382/92.0 2f11b826 -=> On 07 Jan 95 08:05:06, Karin Brewer said this to John Hartman KB> Given a place with sufficient space and adequate windows (or KB> additional money for lighted plant stands), I'd love to get back KB> into orchids. Well, one of these days, maybe, with luck... Karen, Next time you go to a nursery, ask if they have Phaleanopsis orchids and give them a look. They come in many beautiful colors, and here in Austin, they bloom from late January to September. I have three now flowering, and they are sitting near windows that face northeast. These are dual pane, so they may not prosper near singfle pane windows unless that room temp stays above 55 deg. They are very easy to care for. Water once weekly, and feed a dilute balanced fertilizer about every other feeding. Kent, --- Blue Wave/Max v2.12 * Origin: Rendezvous!! V34,VFC,H16 Bastrop, Tx [512-303-1324] (1:382/92) @PATH: 382/92 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (1285) Mon 9 Jan 95 8:38 By: Kent Anderson To: Nolan Chamczuk Re: Re: Moderator & Echo Stat ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @TID: IMAIL 1.51/c+ PK32 @MSGID: 1:382/92.0 2f11b827 > After all its a balmy -30C or for you US people -20F or > so, with ice fog and its actualy quite nice out, you just have to > dress for it. I know it now I am going to get a reply from someone > in Alaska saying how nice our weather is. Nolan, We've been having a fairly severe winter here. (Austin, Tx) On two mornings, the temperature has been 32 deg and never got above 50 deg. Of course, yesterday, Jan 8, it was 75 deg in the afternoon. Joking aside, it's really been a mild season. Some of the deciduous trees have still not lost all their leaves, and for us, spring will begin in Late February or early March. Asutin lies right on a zone dividing line, so winters can vary from quite mild, Like San Antonio, or quite cold, Like Dallas. Kent, ... Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. --- Blue Wave/Max v2.12 * Origin: Rendezvous!! V34,VFC,H16 Bastrop, Tx [512-303-1324] (1:382/92) @PATH: 382/92 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (1286) Mon 9 Jan 95 14:25 By: Anton Johnson To: Sharon Moore Re: ADDRESSES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Sharon, > Hi, > just got my first house, it is drab and needs lots of flowers, etc > this > spring and summer. can yall post me some addresses and 1 800 > numbers to > order tons of flower catalogs and I would love to get a cataloge for > Lily Pond, I want an outdoor pond so bad. any help, tips, etc would You can genarally get all of the flowers and other fauna that you want from you local nursary. Be sure to check all of the discount houses around where you live and any nursary that may be off the beaten track. For instance I purchased some plants at a local nursary in a 1 gallon can for $5.00. Forty miles away I was getting 5 gallon cans (plants 3-5 times larger) for the same price. Also I found a wholesale nursary that caters to the public nearby and I was able to find some plants at a super reasonable price. Home Depot is sometimes an excellent source of plants too. Anton... --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: Aardwolf Express Fremont, Ca. (510) 797-8700 (1:215/56) @PATH: 215/56 215 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (1287) Mon 9 Jan 95 14:29 By: Anton Johnson To: John Clary Re: ADDRESSES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > I bought my house two years ago and wanted to get the entire > landscaping job done in one summer. :) I did too much work and made > too many expensive mistakes. > > I'd recommend getting a good book on planning your landscape. Get a > plan going before and then try to implement it. Some garden centers > will help you develop a plan for free. Dear John, My wife and I purchased a new home 2 years ago. The front yard was already landscaped (if you can call it that). The backyard is bare bones. We went to a landscape designer that came highly recommended. She came out and found out what type of things we like, returned to her studio and drew up the plans for us. Some of the things we will probably never do and other items we changed. When it comes to the plants we did not like some of the plants and asked for substitutes. Sometimes we come across a plant we like and we call her to get her imput. She charged us somewhere around $450 for the plan but is always ready to spend a few minutes on the phone making other recommendations. The yard is coming together and I plan to put in the back yard lawn in the near future. Anton... --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: Aardwolf Express Fremont, Ca. (510) 797-8700 (1:215/56) @PATH: 215/56 215 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (1288) Mon 9 Jan 95 14:32 By: Anton Johnson To: Sharon Moore Re: DOGS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > dogs. I also show and raise dobermans. so no sense doing much > there. Dear Sharon, as you landscape your yard find out how well specific plants will get along with your dogs. Sometimes a plant is not good for pets as well as children for that matter. Sometimes just rubbing a plant and then licking the area can cause a pet to get ill or expire if it is one that is poisonis (sp?). Anton... --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: Aardwolf Express Fremont, Ca. (510) 797-8700 (1:215/56) @PATH: 215/56 215 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (1289) Mon 9 Jan 95 14:38 By: Anton Johnson To: John Clary Re: ADDRESSES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Heh. You should see mine! 70% bermuda grass, 20% weeds and 10% > dirt! The bermuda looks real good from about May through October > but it's brown the rest of the year. It is normal for bermuda to be brown when it gets cold. Mine is a kindof dull green right now. Do you put winter fertilizer on your lawn. I did and it made some difference. Some folks will sow rye in their lawns in the winter time to keep a green lawn. Anton... --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: Aardwolf Express Fremont, Ca. (510) 797-8700 (1:215/56) @PATH: 215/56 215 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (1293) Sun 8 Jan 95 15:25 By: Doreen Clancy To: Robert Foster Re: Freedom Hedge Rose ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @MSGID: 1:353/385.0 2f1003d0 RF> I recently received the new Spring Hill Nurseries. I am curious to if RF> anyone has had any experience with the Freedom Hedge Rose advertised RF> It looks just perfect for what I need. Low maintenance, hardiness, a RF> fairly fast grower, and a heavy bloomer. I wonder if this is similar to the wild rose we have growing here. The birds eat the rose hips so there's wild rose along fence lines, under phone lines, anywhere under where birds sit. Because it's viewed as a weed there's not many people here who shape it, etc. Guess the farmers don't really consider it an addition to their property. Do you have a similar wild rose proliferating there? It's certainly low maintenance, hardy, etc. Many times I'm at the nursery and see what I think of as "bush" plants (e.g. boxwood) carefully potted, acclimatized and sold for $5. ... OFFLINE 1.51 "If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried." --- Maximus/2 2.02 * Origin: William's, Vernon B.C. (604)549-2409 24hrs free access (1:353/385) @PATH: 353/385 680 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (1294) Sun 8 Jan 95 16:05 By: Doreen Clancy To: Lori Gall Re: I Need Seeds!!!!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @MSGID: 1:353/385.0 2f100d32 LG> I live in Saskatchewan, Canada (which is a Zone 3 climate I think) and LG> I need plants that can take care of themselves pretty much, LG> It would be nice if they reseeded themselves too. Hi Lori, I lived in your Province (Saskatoon & Regina) for awhile. The best people to talk to are at plant nurseries right in your area. Perennials grow in every area (usually called weeds). Weeds though are just misplaced flowers and if you look around you may find species you can group together that will look nice and take little work. They already want to grow there. Really look at your neighbour's yards and start chatting to any flower growers. They have invaluable information. I've lived in many Canadian provinces and always use local nurseries as my experts with local gardeners the icing on the cake. Stop into a nursery about Feb. 1st in your area, they'll give lots of ideas and steer you clear of problems as well. They'll know the perennials that'll grow in your area that aren't native (so we call them flowers, not weeds ). Usually gardeners just love talking about gardening so we must be the most approachable people in the world . ... OFFLINE 1.51 --- Maximus/2 2.02 * Origin: William's, Vernon B.C. (604)549-2409 24hrs free access (1:353/385) @PATH: 353/385 680 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (1305) Sun 8 Jan 95 23:25 By: Keith Mcelroy To: Bill Mason Re: Re: Moderator & Echo Stat ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @MSGID: 1:3612/386@fidonet.org 9fae0dbc -=> Quoting Bill Mason to Keith Mcelroy <=- KM> Tried for years to grow watermelons and finally gave up... The KM> mulch I was using was so rich that the fast growing vines were KM> wearing out the melons by dragging them along the ground and KM> wearing them out before they had a chance to get ripe.. BM> Wait a sec...isn't it only the end, or apex of a plant stem BM> that grows? Golly Bill, I dunno..... Been a while since I tried growing them.. Sounds about right to me though.... BM> Ah, but I take it the vines were also bending toward BM> light... anyway, I believe a common cure for such problems is to get BM> old nylons, put a young melon fruit in each one, and nail or tie them BM> to a fence, pole, wall, etc. They get their air & sunlight, don't rot BM> or get "dragged", and are afforded some protection from pests... Where I'm living now I don't have such good soil but am limited by space ..... Thanks for the growing tips Bill, I'm sure they will help others with similar problems... Maybe I could try some of those little round baby melons.... I'm into growing hot peppers now mostly for my own Salsa and hot jellies.... BTW been gardening long? TTYL, >>>---Keith---> ... Tree falls in forest. Hits Milli Vanilli. Someone else screams ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- QScan v1.14b / 01-0262 * Origin: The Spy's Nest -Pensacola, FL- 904-458-0982 (1:3612/386) @PATH: 3612/386 42 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (1306) Sun 8 Jan 95 23:25 By: Keith Mcelroy To: Lori Gall Re: Re: I Need Seeds!!!!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @MSGID: 1:3612/386@fidonet.org 29586a08 -=> Quoting Lori Gall to All <=- LG> I live in Saskatchewan, Canada (which is a Zone 3 climate I think) and LG> I am looking for flower seeds. I have alot of space - would love to have LG> thousands of colorful flowers to admire. I need plants that can take care LG> of themselves pretty much ... the colors don't matter...the more the LG> better. It would be nice if they reseeded themselves too. Hi Lori, From reading your post I'd say that you were looking for primarily wildflowers... I remember seeing an ad for cans of wildflower seeds that came in mixtures like "Far West", "Southeastern" and "Far North" but have not seen this ad in awhile... Perhaps someone has seen the ad recently and can help you with the address... Here is a address and telephone number for a wild flower seed catalog co. located in Vermont... It's free and you could use it to compare prices with if nothing else.. The Vermont Wild Flower Farm Dept GJ 5 Route 7 Charlotte, VT 05445-0005 Tel: 802-425-3500 Happy gardening Lori.... Great Tagger!! LG> ... CATASATROPHE: Award given to the cat with the cutest buns. Swiped.....! >>>---Keith---> ... And there are those who moon cows...... ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- QScan v1.14b / 01-0262 * Origin: The Spy's Nest -Pensacola, FL- 904-458-0982 (1:3612/386) @PATH: 3612/386 42 3615/50 3641/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (1307) Sun 8 Jan 95 23:25 By: Keith Mcelroy To: Melissa Nadeau Re: Re: Farming ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @MSGID: 1:3612/386@fidonet.org 5d1aec63 -=> Quoting Melissa Nadeau to All <=- MN> My husband and I are considering purchasing 25 or so acres in MN> Virginia. We are considering two lots - We would like to be able MM> to turn a profit with the land so that we would not have to work MM> much at conventional jobs. Hi Melissa,