Category: Gardening


TGIF-One view, on farming…

Eight billion souls agree

Obviously the only way that Hunter gathering and local gardening would satisfy 8 billion stomachs is if they hunted each other. And I think it’s agreed we should quit doing that. However that leaves forestry and nature for no till growing, and the calmness and gentleness of your front garden for peace of mind and soul rest. We give that without reserve to all that attempt it.

June, July, August

have a great season.

Carbon farming

Methods of nature that preserve the under soil, also known as don’t till farming are being adapted now to go back to wild for climate and fauna sake. We hope all can work together.

Buy local Shop local still very relevant for choice and local environmental concerns.

Garden, glory

Last day of front:

The weather today in Merritt, BC is cloudy with a high of 19 degrees celsius and a low of 8 degrees celsius. The current temperature is 14 degrees celsius. There is an 8% chance of precipitation and a 6 UV index. The sunrise time was 5:05 AM and the sunset time will be 8:54 PM1.

Weather Thursday to the end of May.

2023-05-2526 °C9 °C620%Partly sunny
2023-05-2628 °C11 °C76%Sunny
2023-05-2727 °C12 °C626%Mostly cloudy
2023-05-2826 °C11 °C710%Partly sunny
2023-05-2927 °C9 °C81%Sunny
2023-05-3026 °C8 °C50%Sunny
2023-05-3129 °C10 °C51%Sunny
Merritt BC Canada daily temperature to end of May, source Bing

Good growth week ahead…

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Onions

Has anyone done this.?

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Have a great day 😊

Level three water restrictions

As of September 7th city of Merritt has level three water 🌊 restrictions so, watering 2 days a week,odd numbered houses Thursdays and Saturdays,even numbered houses Wednesday and Friday.

Times and method’s … Read

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how green is your garden

The mind of a bee

The little creatures that collect plant nectar and pollinate the plants are not mindless. Bees recognize faces,learn by watching and trying. Have emotions and communication abilities.

London Linnean Society, Lars Chittka.

Canada honey production.

Canada produces 1.77 million metric tons per year..The average profit for a person that keeps a bees is about $600 per hive.

Canada maintained and increased the income from honey in 2020, $208 million dollars.

Piece of the action.

Bees may soon develop the ability to negotiate a better deal and keep more of their production. Tongue in cheek.

2020 honey and the pandemic.

Bee mine, file photo KDG

Alberta leads

The Canadian province of Alberta produces one third of Canada’s honey.

Beekeeper, Keaton Henson

Photo KDG

Apparently beekeepers have communication skills and emotions and can learn.

Dandy lions and bees. So does everybody know that Google is said to have rented goats and got service from both ends on its lawns at it’s headquarters. That begs the question what other nuisance is employed against the grain of some people’s sensibility.

When coming to the environment one must be careful there is something in it to offend everyone and often it does.

So Bees…

There are literally hundreds of these little creatures that we call bees. Some are pollinators extraordinary which when it comes to some flowering weeds might put them on the wrong side of you. Manicured lawns often do better with lots of watering that seems weeds take advantage of it when there isn’t this much watering.

New environmentally friendly communication boxes..

Utilities box with new graphics Photo KDG

Water table level as of end of July/16 File photo KDG

Source: Gardening Know How, dandelions

Painted lawns

Before we go silly with this there are good reasons for this endeavor as it relates to the environment.

One being :

Reflection

In the absence of naturally occurring coloration a substitute for light colors such as white over dark colors such as black will decrease the absorption of heat and promote the reflection of light and heat back towards space.This is a good thing especially in times when the white reflective pools covered in snow and ice are diminishing and showing dark ground that would love to absorb any heat that was available. As well painted panoramas of live trees may have a calming effect on some people as they walk about or drive about. You could test this theory by painting some relief of weedy ground maybe ad a goat. Some how this idea lacks comfort in my viewpoint. So that leaves the actual property Care at home that would have less of a permanence and be comforting in the fact that it can be managed and it’s not forever.

Firesafe courses

The province of British Columbia how often puts on fire safe courses and I know from experience that they’re easily questioned and open the discussions on what’s the best way to make your property fire safe and at the same time not inconveniencing the present ability of the property.

Window of opportunity

The time in the spring that dandelions are a nuisance is only compounded by the fact that they spread seeds however you can spread your seeds you can put them in a pile on the dry out nicely in the window pick them up and send them away and if you get big black plastic bags to deal with them they’re out of your control by for part of the time that they go to the landfill perhaps try a black polyethylene sheet a black polyethylene sheet glued out on the ground to absorb heat, place the dandelions and Weeds on it and just get an idea of how quickly they can be dried out in a way that makes disposal in a local burial pit practical.

A villain in puberty…

So in one sense we view this photo as a good thing.

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A curb to sidewalk concrete entrance is poured, with feeling slots for the blind. Photo KDG

Being blind to the fact this youngster could be nefarious conductor of heat you might say more everywhere please.No no weeds under concrete!

Yes, and this conductor doesn’t have an orchestra. It only conducts heat and cold and it’s up to you on how you employ it which it will choose to do. So you could plan it’s they so it wouldn’t be lost and lonely and it could be productive preserving heat for when you need it and conducting the cool 😎 when most beneficial to you. That’s also your value to begin it is like contractors city planners and more. The way you put these things out and the way you plant around them can be as planned as you want it to be.

Dandelions you be the judge..

So back to our main topic those dandelions, round up the cost of not buying toxic poisons and make a donation at your local outlet that offers these things or to organizations like mind it to you in your rebirth has a environmentally astute liver.

Happy Earth Month 2022

Stay safe ❤️

Xeri Scape landscaping…

Xeroscaping, Merritt BC home, File photo KDG

The Nicola Valley Aquatic Center and the local A and W have redone their lots in a Zeriscape style here in Merritt.

Smart Landscaping

n some areas, terms as water-conserving landscapes, drought-tolerant landscaping, and smart scaping are used instead. Plants whose natural requirements are appropriate to the local climate are emphasized, and care is taken to avoid losing water to evaporation and run-off. The specific plants used in xeriscaping depend upon the climate. Xeriscaping is different from natural landscaping, because the emphasis in xeriscaping is on selection of plants for water conservation, not necessarily selecting native plants.

Wikipedia

Grey Water

Using greywater ( free of pathogens) is an option for the thrifty and those driven by restrictions.

Greywater (also spelled graywater, grey water and gray water) or sullage is all wastewater generated in households or office buildings from streams without fecal contamination, i.e. all streams except for the wastewater from toilets. Sources of greywater include, sinks, showers, baths, clothes washing machines or dish washers. As greywater contains fewer pathogens than domestic wastewater, it is generally safer to handle and easier to treat and reuse onsite for toilet flushing, landscape or crop irrigation, and other non-potable uses.

Wikipedia

Good luck this summer with you planting.

On this Day: June 13th 1886

A fire destroys much of Vancouver BC.

First lanquage

Mandy Jimmie a grad from the local secondary system in Merritt BC
File Photo :KDG

Mandy  Jimmie teaches First Nations language at NVIT, the local community college. Mandy on the right with hands folded is  a product of Merritt Secondary School.

The friends are standing  at the entrance of the college lecture theater.

On this Day: March 16th 2014

Crimea votes to succeed from the Ukraine.

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TGIF- watering restrictions

hand watering at any time or day. file Photo KDG

Hand watering at any time or day.
File Photo KDG

Watering restrictions remain as last year despite drought conditions from last summer. A debate earlier this year saw further restrictions deemed not necessary. Restrictions are published at Merritt.ca and remain in effect through September.

Basic Sprinklers

6 am to 8 am & 7 pm to 10 pm
Even addresses:  Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Odd addresses:  Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
Automatic Sprinklers
Midnight to 4 am
Even addresses:  Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Odd addresses:  Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
Please note there is no sprinkling on Sunday.
Violations may result in a $50 fine for each offence.
For further information please call (250) 378-8628 source Merritt.ca

Voluntary conservation is always welcome and a sign showing conditions is on the right going up the hill North leaving Merritt.

Water table level as of end of July/16 File photo KDG

Water table level as of end of July/16
File photo KDG

On this Day: August 19th 1932

The first all American soap box derby is run.

 

 

Count down to earth day: 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd

Plant them if you got them' file photo KDG

Plant them if you got them’
file photo KDG

On this day: April 19th 1971

The launch of the worlds first space station.

 

 

 

 

 

Happy thanksgiving

Did the Turrrkey get pardoned ?

Happy Thanksgiving from The Proprietor Review.

The corn belt is South of here. Photo KDG

The corn belt is South of here.
Photo KDG

Darling buds of May

The season changes little from the time of Shakespeare , temperatures are closing to near 30 degrees, standing at 24 degrees  of Celsius officially now and buds of trees are bursting out into leaf all about this bottom valley land of the Nicola valley that Merritt occupies.

With a cooling trend in the forecast for Sunday after 3 days of probable rain the long weekend maybe a mix of pleasure and restraint, however  it comes out, live through it by driving safely.:  http://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-49_metric_e.html

Growth, Coldwater hotel dome and flag Photo KDG

Growth, Coldwater hotel dome and flag
 FILE Photo KDG

 

 

 

Today in history: May 15th 1935

The Moscow Metro is opened to the public.