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By: kate

kate — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:06:57 +0000

I just picked up this book from the library today – it looks as if it has been well read.

I like your poppy header!

By: mss @ Zanthan Gardens

mss @ Zanthan Gardens — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:07:25 +0000

All very interesting…especially about the “Better than Rocks”. I didn’t that putting gravel at the bottom of a pot was a no-no.

By: jodi

jodi — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:45:25 +0000

Good, balanced review of a book I have yet to get or reader. Timber doesn’t seem to have a distributor in Canada that I can access directly, and the one time they sent me a book to review from the US they made a big fuss about it. So I don’t cover Timber books in the provincial newspaper, unfortunately. But I’ve seen some of the remedies that were touted by other so-called experts, and I think Jeff’s testing has been fair and reasonable–and your assessment also fair and reasonable.
I used to have this terrific photo of a container that someone had planted, having mixed too much hydrogels into the potting medium. It was hilarious, to say the least; jello-dirt oozing everywhere.

By: Carol, May Dreams Gardens

Carol, May Dreams Gardens — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:51:36 +0000

I enjoyed reading through this review, it’s got me interested in reading the book (which is the mark of a good review!)

By the way, I tried some hydrogels once and was not impressed. I don’t think they were helpful at all. A waste of money and so I try to buy potting soil WITHOUT them.

By: wiseacre

wiseacre — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:48:22 +0000

It sounds like an interesting read. Who knows what I might agree or disagree with, we all have unique experiences. Either way I’m sure I’d pick up some useful information.

Can buttermilk promote the growth of moss?
I’ve tried. Use a blender and add moss. Seems to work but who knows if it was really placing the rock in the right environment, the mixture or just picking rocks that already had some moss started? I believe I get faster results but I’ve also seen others who had none.

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By: kate

kate — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:34:52 +0000

This was an interesting review … Gotta Garden also posted a review of this book which was informative as well.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:38:40 +0000

Helpful and interesting post, Kathy. Thanks for reviewing this book, which I might just need to pick up–it answered some questions I asked on my blog today. Looking forward to more on this!