Hi Daffnetters, A warmer spell here the last few days , no frosts , overnight lows 4 – 5 C ,, the daffs are moving. A nice seedling tazetta from Wilfred Hall , from his Bees Knees line of breeding. Seedling …
tazettas
Month: July 2009
caterpillar
An co-worker found this interesting creature on the concrete walkway in front of the science center today. I found a container and settled it in, tried to feed it, but it soon started to spin a cocoon, so I brought…
one thing leads to another
Hi DaffNetters – Yesterday SWODS had their summer meeting. Tom Stettner and Frank Vonder Meulen presented a nice program showing and explaining the Hot Water Treatment equipment they’d put together and with which they have had great success. So,…
A winter read.
Another excellent read is Gardening & Beyond by Florence Bellis. Set in Oregon so our American cousins may know of it. Actually, a good read any time of the year.!! (Vol1 Nature&Artifice series Gen Editor Richard L Critz.) Mike Burrell.
crafty
For those who crochet, which I do not, I thought I’d pass it on as someone may find it of interest. A crochet narcissus: http://www.lionbrand.com/faq/491.html?language=&service=801&letterId=55009
First Miniature
Greetings to you all from sunny Southbridge NZ. This is the first miniature to open this season, it is named Daffy Duck and was raised by Bill Dijk. It is makes a neat welcome to the upcoming spring. All the…