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Early Jalapeno Hot Pepper - 4 Plants - Fiery
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I try and grow earlier maturing plants, as I live in a part of the country with four hard seasons. So, it's colder here on the opposing ends of Spring and Summer, and terrifically hot in the middle. This can make gardening a little tricky. By the way, if you want to make your peppers hotter, reduce the amount of water you give them. Not to the detriment of the plant --- just enough to make them a little thirsty.
The Jalapeño pepper has it's origin in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Fiery, thick-walled peppers grow 3 inches long and 1½ inches wide, with rounded tips. Dark green at first, then turning red. Good for fresh use or pickling! Famous for nachos and other Tex-Mex dishes.
Days to Maturity from Seed: 72
Scoville Heat Index: 6,000 (via http://marketplaceadvisor.channeladvisor.com)
Updated Feb 1, 2009
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Thai Hot Pepper 4 Plants - Extremely Hot!
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I use these dried in soups and stews for some extra dimension.
Extremely hot variety originally from Thailand. Plants become covered with 1½ inch long peppers that are green at first but ripen to red. Both colors appear on the plant at the same time making this variety ornamental as well as edible. Thin fleshed peppers are used especially in Oriental dishes. (via http://marketplaceadvisor.channeladvisor.com)
Updated Feb 1, 2009
1 Red and 1 Green Prayer Plant - Maranta - Easy to grow
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Prayer plants and other nighttime movers are just trying to fool you into thinking they're settling down for a good night's rest. Prayer plants have big, oval leaves that turn upward at night. The folding and unfolding of the leaves happens in a regular pattern. Plant biologists call these daily cycles circadian rhythms. The Red and Green Prayer Plants are easy to grow. Just provide bright indirect light and keep evenly moist. Great houseplants!
These plants also help to keep the air in your home cleaner. (via http://marketplaceadvisor.channeladvisor.com)
Updated Feb 1, 2009
Traditional Chinese Scissors - Lee Valley Tools
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This style of scissors has been made for over 300 years in China.
Hand forged, they have a hard steel layer (for the sharpened edge) laminated to a softer iron backing that supports the more brittle hardened layer. They come razor sharp.
Their blade strength and sharpness make them useful in the shop, the garden or the kitchen, or for crafts. Overall lengths are 5-1/2" to 8-1/2".
An excellent buy in traditional tools.
Chinese Scissors, set of 4
$11.50 (via leevalley.com)
Updated Feb 2, 2009
Mini Planter and Mini Tiller - Lee Valley Tools
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Light but rugged, these short-handled landscaping tools are ideal for use in small garden plots or flowerbeds. About 1 lb each, they are easily used with one hand. Both have durable ductile iron heads and 16" long shock-absorbing hickory handles. Designed for planting and transplanting plants and bushes, the mini planter has a pick (4-3/8" long) to break soil and a broad planter end (3" wide) to dig soil when planting.
The mini tiller, designed for light maintenance work, has a three-tine end (4-1/4" long) for shallow digging and clearing weeds and debris, and a mattock end (1-7/8" wide) to chop through small roots and smooth excavated areas. These have an ideal handle length for working when kneeling.
A. Mini Planter $16.50
B. Mini Tiller $16.50
Planter & Tiller Set $30.00 (via leevalley.com)
Updated Feb 2, 2009
The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual - Lee Valley Tools
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The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual
by Barbara Pleasant
For those who don't have suitable outdoor space for gardening, or who just like having greenery indoors, house plants are an ideal choice. They require somewhat different care from plants grown in outdoor gardens, and this manual covers the how-to.
General descriptions, light requirements, soil preferences, propagation techniques, troubleshooting and more are given for 160 plants, grouped into blooming plants (such as orchids, cacti and geraniums) and foliage plants (such as palms, ferns and philodendrons).
A large section covers every aspect of caring for house plants, from cleaning to watering to repotting, all arranged alphabetically. Includes hundreds of color photographs, dozens of drawings and a cross-reference index for botanical and common names.
Softcover, 7-1/2" x 11", 365 pages, 2005. (via leevalley.com)
Updated Feb 2, 2009
Waterer/Birdbath
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NO more dirty water for your feathered friends! This waterer releases it slowly, keeping it fresh and debris-free in its 100-oz plastic dome. Four drinking pools double as baths. Can be mounted on a 4" x 4" post or chain-hung (post and chain not included). Unscrews from base for easy filling and cleaning. 12-1/2"D x 13"H. (via http://www.countrystorecatalog.com)
Updated Feb 2, 2009
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'Dieffenbachia' Dumb Cane - Smith & Hawken
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The genus Dieffenbachia was named in 1830 in honor the German botanist, J.F. Dieffenbach. It derives its common name, dumb cane, from the calcium oxalate in its sap. Chewing any part of the plant causes temporary numbness of the tongue and vocal chords.
This is a popular plant that is highly valued for its attractive pattern and color. The leaves often provide as much color as plants in bloom and its broad leaves also help to add moisture to the surrounding air. Its foliage is usually green with white and yellow marbled patterns.
This is a plant that helps to clean the air in your home, and actually helps with the removal of chemical vapors. It prefers bright filtered light as occurs near a window. (via smithandhawken.com)
Updated Feb 3, 2009
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Dracaena Warneckei - Smith & Hawken
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Dracaena Warneckei is popular with the interior plantscape industry because of its tolerance of low light levels and the dry air commonly found in commercial buildings.
However, it is a favorite house plant. It is especially effective on the removal of benzene. Some consumer products such as cleaning products, detergents, cigarette smoke, paint stripper and glues contain benzene.
At any rate, the Dracaena Warneckei is an excellent overall house plant. (via smithandhawken.com)
Updated Feb 3, 2009
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Living Wall Panel Outdoor Planter
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This innovative growing system graces penthouse apartments in Paris and chic restaurants in Italy, and it's now available for your home. It's easy to see why; no other plant display creates such drama while being so easy to maintain.
This Living Wall planting grid is designed to be mounted outdoors, where it makes a breathtaking sculptural element. In Europe, many homes, offices and stores do this to green and soften the architecture. Unlike the Indoor Living Wall Panels, Outdoor Living Wall panels do not include a frame or trays, so mount them where water drips won't be a problem.
* Great for succulents and flowers in bright light, or ferns and ivies in low light
* Dramatic grouped in multiples (via gardeners.com)
Updated Feb 3, 2009
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