Gardening Question of the Day for Monday, January 26, 2009
(Via Gardening Question of the Day (from The Old Farmer's Almanac))
What is the difference between a black-eyed pea and a 'Purple Hull' pea? Are they the same pea, only named differently in different parts of the country? (answer).![]()
What is the difference between a black-eyed pea and a 'Purple Hull' pea? Are they the same pea, only named differently in different parts of the country? (answer).
From The Old Farmer's Almanac.
Swiss Army Huntsman Knife
(Via Aaron’s Home and Garden)
Swiss Army Huntsman Knife has fifteen camping and hunting tools in this one multi tool, mini super tool.
This Huntsman knife made popular by the Swiss Army has taken on many forms. These forms first created by Master Cutler Karl Elsener in 1884, and carried by his family through the Victorinox product line have a unique purposeful approach and philosophy that seems to be evident, and different from other multitool manufacturers. In 1891 Karl Elsener invented a multi-tool called the “Offiziermesser” for soldiers and woodsman. American GIs referred to the knife as the “Swiss Army Knife” in 1945.
The though process behind its scope of functionality is unique. This is true even though the product line has expanded over the years to many models.
All these models follow a theme. This theme is uniquely recognizable as a Swiss Army Pocket Knife. Not only by the tool’s shape, size, and the same for the tool-blades folded in the Swiss flag themed casing.
Leatherman, and other multitool manufacturers seem to have nitch themes that do not imitate the nitch of other companies like Victorinox.
The Swiss Army Knife Huntsman model, while modernized still has the feel of being born of war time minimalism.
The emphasis of the original Victorinox had to focus on compactness rather than hand torque. Rather then compactness where the main tool wasn’t anything but the multitool.
Ad hoc reasoning and imagination aside: The Swiss Army Knife Huntsman is an affective complement of fourteen different tools.
The “multi-tool”, as the manufacturer chooses to spell it, has a large and small blade.
Next the tool has a cork screw which is a signature feature of the Victorinox Swiss Army Knife for opening wine bottles.
There is one cap lifter, as-well-as a can thumb leverage can opener.
The screw drivers are meant for minimal, yet often affective torque. They are 3mm and 6mm in capacity.
There is also needful tweezers, toothpick, wire stripper, a wood saw, scissors, and a multipurpose hook often used for skinning food, or tearing away cloth in an emergency.
Only the Swiss Army Huntsman Knife with the Victorinox logo is an authentic Elsener family product.
This Swiss Army Pocket Knife Huntsman model is created from stainless steal, and has a lifetime warranty to be durable and get the small jobs done that are too tough for your bare hands to do alone in a tight spot.
Thanks…but no thanks!
(Via Gardening Tips 'n' Ideas)
Those who have been reading my blog for a little while may have remembered this post where my friend some guy I know, named Greg, blessed me with this gorgeous hanging basket. It contained three of my most hated plants.
Those who have been reading my blog for a little while may have remembered this post where As expected, being the gardener that I am, I set about to nurture these plants regardless of my own prejudices. I hung them for all to see on the refuse pile that was growing in my front yard and loving cared for them. I would steal myself away from the plants that I love just to whisper sweet nothings to them - sweet nothings like "You'll never make it this garden, pal!" or "When you become a REAL plant, I'll start paying you some REAL attention."
But, no matter how hard I tried, these poor unfortunate specimens of the instant-garden-makeover world took their last breath just before Christmas. Even now I can't resolve whether it was the RoundUp® or the lack of water that finally got them. It's been a painful time for the whole family.
I started to feel really bad about myself, knowing that my friend this guy had gone to such great lengths to impress me with his gardening prowess. So it seemed only right, as a gardener and as TRUE friend, to bless him with something that he could enjoy in his garden.
I considered;
- Painting his lawn Hot Pink
- Planting an invasive species in his garden
- Filling his water feature with bubble bath, and even
- Releasing a ton of snails into his veggie patch
But, I'm a nice guy. So instead of fuelling any ill-feelings between us I thought I would act like the UN and be a peacemaker in this situation.
So, I decided this could be a teaching moment for Greg and I could introduce him to what a REAL plant looks like.
Here is Calibrachoa 'sunbelki' (Million Bells® Golden Chimes) which is going to produce an awesome display within the next few weeks and continue to bloom for 3 of the four months each year.
This is a real plant Greg, not those gimmicky wannabes. I'll give it him later today, probably after he's read this post...LOL
Gardening Question of the Day for Sunday, January 25, 2009
(Via Gardening Question of the Day (from The Old Farmer's Almanac))
Can I grow anything in the area under my outdoor stairs where very little light reaches? (answer).![]()
Can I grow anything in the area under my outdoor stairs where very little light reaches? (answer).
From The Old Farmer's Almanac.
