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		<title>Indian Blanket Flower</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>oodler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indian Blanket Flower
&#8216;Gaillardia pulchella&#8217;


The Indian Blanket Flower also known as the Firewheel or the Sundance flower, is the official state wild flower of the State of Oklahoma.  It blooms practically year-round in some warm areas, but more typically in summer to early fall.  Legend states; the blanket flower was once all yellow and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Storing Flower Bulbs Over Winter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Storing Flower Bulbs Over Winter


Depending on your location in the USDA plant growing zone, most tender bulbs such as Elephant Ears, Cannas, Dahlias, Gladioli, Lilys and others will need to be dug up and stored for the winter. Many who live in cold border zones, also refuse to take a chance with their heirloom Iris.
First [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going Green</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Going Green





 

What does &#8216;Green&#8217; mean to you ?
It seems as though everyone in the media is urging us to &#8216;go green&#8217;. Brand new hybrid vehicles are advertised with new marketing strategies, selling points for a new vehicle are now promises for reducing gasoline and oil consumption. Those who can afford Hybrids are indeed doing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plants Deer Avoid</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 03:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plants Deer Avoid


If a deer gets hungry enough they will eat practically anything. There has been sporadic scientific research on plants that deer find unappetizing. According to many nursery wholesalers and through trial and error there are some plants that deer traditionally will only eat as a last resort.
© 2008 photo courtesy L Watts
The following [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Organic Material</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>oodler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Organic Material ?


Dr. Fred Magdoff of the University of Vermont has finally explained the unexplainable&#8230;
He states there are three kinds of Soil Organic Matter, also called SOM as the following;
the living,
the dead and
the very dead.
Healthy, productive soil already has a good proportion of organic matter in it.The trick to having an outstanding plant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Composting Yard Waste</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>oodler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home Composting
How to compost your yard waste







Most Homeowners rake leaves, clean out and weed existing flower beds, prune shrubs, trim hedges, change out annual landscape plants, thin our perennials and mow their lawns. What do you do with your seasonal yard waste? Do you toss your coffee grounds away? How about when you brew a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Tomatoes on your Patio</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to Grow tomatoes on your patio






Did you know, all varieties of tomatoes will grow and thrive in large containers or pots ?
Even if you have a small space you can still have fresh garden tomatoes. Container gardening is a wonderful alternative for assuring you have fresh tomatoes all season long. The only drawback is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Organic Tomatoes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Organic Tomatoes





What is an organic tomato ?
A tomato vine that has been grown without the use of harmful chemicals or additives is considered an organic tomato. Organic foods are becoming increasingly popular.
Historically tomatoes have been harvested for centuries. The earliest records of tomatoes
in Europe date back to 1544.  One thing most growers can agree [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flowering Dogwood Trees</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flowering Dogwood Trees





White Flowering Dogwood
&#8216;Cornus florida&#8217;
Pink Flowering Dogwood Tree-
Cornus florida var. &#8216;Rubra&#8217;
© 2008 photo courtesy L Watts
Red Dogwood-
Cornus florida var. &#8216;Cherokee Chief&#8217;
More than 20 cultivars of flowering dogwood are being sold in the United States. If you are like me you look forward to seeing the familiar blooms of the white dogwood in late spring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asian Lady Beetles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>oodler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Asian Lady Beetles
lady bug impersonators

 For the past few years many homeowners have been pestered by what many believe are Lady bugs. These pesky culprits are not Lady Bugs they are Asian beetles &#8216;Harmonia axyridis&#8217;. They have become a homeowners worst nightmare. Lady beetles do not attack wood, food or clothing but are a nuisance [...]]]></description>
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