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I was wondering what some good hardy vines for zone 3 would be. I have been told lots of things but untill people live in the colder zones and try growing here I dont think that they really know how well they will grow. I just wanted to know how youalls vines have turned out.
Thanks Lee |
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I hear the hops vine is hard to kill. Mine sure is, having survived the neighbor who doused my fence in Round Up. It's not evergreen and I pull all vines off the fence in the fall - some people just leave them up to support the vine the following year. It sends up new growth from the ground in the spring, which is why it has little trouble living through some pretty cold weather. Fast grower, possibly invasive, although I don't think as much as Virginia Creeper (another possible choice for your zone, I think) - don't stand still too long nearby as it will twine around you. I just hack off the pieces that are going where I don't want them to. C. |
- Posted by ABgardeneer Z3, Calgary (My Page) on Tue, Nov 18, 03 at 17:46
I responded to your posting in the 'Vines' forum... just to give you more confidence, we ARE actually growing all the things I mentioned (plus a whole lot more clematis varieties than I mentioned) in zone 3, with full hardiness. (Oops, I lied - we don't actually have virginia creeper in this yard, but it is a commonly grown hardy vine even in zone 2.) Lots to choose from... Lori |
Iwant to thanks everyone for their advice and informtion. I am so looking forword to spring just so I can start on vines. Thanks lee |
I have a Nelly Moser clematis that is huge and I don't do anything to it! |
I wanted to thanks everyone for your information. I cant waite to get started. Where is the best place to get the vines from? |
I wanted to thanks everyone for your information. I cant waite to get started. Where is the best place to get the vines from? |
- Posted by ABgardeneer Z3, Calgary (My Page) on Sun, Nov 23, 03 at 16:31
Is there a garden center near you? That's generally the best place, as the people there have an interest in seeing you succeed, and can give you advice on planting, care, selection, and choice of species or variety. (Which, unfortunately, most people don't follow, LOL!, but it is normally offered if you ask for it.) Failing that, do some reading about basic plant care. Common hardy vines don't need any care beyond the basics of what any other planting in your area needs. Then, if there's no garden center, is there at least a box store/hardware store that sells plants seasonally? So long as you grab the plants right off the truck, and have some eye for a healthy specimen, (buy potted plants, and avoid cheap plants sold in little waxed cardboard boxes with the roots cut off, and things like that), you can do alright too, but don't expect advice from the staff. Basically, just try to get what looks to you like the healthiest plant. Mail order is another option, however, you don't get to see the plant before you buy it. You can get either dormant bare-root stock or potted plants, depending on what that particular business handles. |
Hi, you can always check with "Wally/World" in spring as they have a good selection of ALL PLANTS & FLowers. Also a good place in ND is in FARGO at "Bakers" Nursery. They have everything & very nice too. We live outside of Grand Forks,but always go to "Bakers," its located on "University" ST. South. Good Luck! Razen |
- Posted by flower_mom 3-4/N.D. (My Page) on Mon, Dec 22, 03 at 5:22
Wow! Whereabouts in the state are you folks? I'm near Valley City. I haven't peeked at this page forever and now, all of a sudden, north dakota gardeners are popping up all over the place. I used to check the page frequently, hoping to hook up with some folks here (with no luck) to possibly make trades and talk about plants in the hinterland. Any takers? |
Maybe your NDers should join the ranks of other states, and start your OWN forum. Join up with SDers, too and discuss common things you have there on the high plains. It's all really interesting to hear of all the region/state specific issues and places to buythings, etc. |
Ya that sounds good to me. I live in hazen ND it is about 80 miles from Bismark. I think that it would be nice to all be able to chat. |
- Posted by Weezingreens z3 AK (My Page) on Tue, Dec 30, 03 at 18:35
What about Clematis tangutica, AKA 'Golden Clematis'. It seems to be tougher than many varieties of clematis. It will grow and bloom here in Southcentral Alaska which is more or less USDA Zone 3. I grow hops in pots and place the pot under my trellis each year. That contains its spread and allows me to move it around. I winter it over in the pot, buried in soil. |
Wow what a great responce to this question. I have so many that I want to try now all i have to do is get the seeds an plant them. I have been trading for seeds so I have some. I will just have to try and see what comes from all of them. I am so excited thanks everyone for all of your help!!!! Lee |
Dropmore Honeysuckle does very well-blooms a long time and the hummingbirds love it. Hops Humulus (golden) grows like crazy here (eastern N. Dak.) Also, quite a few different varieties of clematis. I grow the grape "valiant" which is a rampant lovely wine with the added bonus of abundant blue grapes(much like small concord) |
- Posted by flower_mom 4/N.D. (My Page) on Tue, Feb 3, 04 at 0:27
1. I have had great luck with Reliance seedless grapes and they are delicious. 2. Can't kill the woodbine if I tried. 3. The Explorer hardy climbing roses have yet to suffer any winterkill even when exposed (will see after this year's negative 36 degrees last week!). 4. The hardy kiwi vines are amazing. Fast growing and indestructible. Huge, even! So far, no fruit though. :( 5. Blackberries do well here, also. |
- Posted by plantloverinND z3ND (My Page) on Wed, Jun 2, 04 at 23:27
I've just signed on to the forum and love all the questions and responses. Hope this isn't too late to be of some help. I have a 10 year old Jackmani clematis that grows very tall and flowers abundantly. We also have dropmore honeysuckle along one side of our deck for some privacy. The flowers are lovely. We prune it regularly so it doesn't get so out of hand. We also have Engelman ivy growing on our backfence and I don't think anything could kill that. Two years ago I planted a piece of grape ivy that I received from our son in Minneapolis. Although he gets grapes, I didn't have any but the vine was beautiful. It filled 4 tall trellises which are about 36" wide. My neighbor loved it when it went up and over our fence into her yard. It formed a canopy type effect. I planted a Jackson and Perkins Peace climbing rose last year but didn't get any flowers. It came back and appears to be doing well thus far. |
I am dealing with a triple whammy: short growing season and cold winters (to -40), very poor clay soil, and either full sun or no sun depending on which side of the house you are on. I have tried clematis in our front garden, which faces north and gets no direct sunlight. It did not do well, but might have done better in the south-facing backyard. This discussion was very helpful. I will try some of your suggestions this year. I would like to find a vine to grow up a lattice screen in the backyard. I am also looking for Doyle (?) thornless blackberries, which I understand were bred to grow in Northern Alberta. Being from the south coast of BC, I miss blackberries so much! |
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Our Tweet of the Night asks a question the Raptors now have days to figure out before closing out the first half of the regular season Wednesday against the Pistons. Based on Dwane Casey's post-game reaction above, it's probably no surprise that they get back to work at practice on Saturday afternoon.
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And it's not like there aren't better methods out there. Elder Scrolls IV (which I'm also playing on the new PC) lets you click-travel anywhere you've been, and even some places you haven't. And I haven't gotten a chance to try Guild Wars yet, but I believe they also let you visit anywhere you've been in just one click as well. So why hasn't Blizzard followed suit?
I agree there are a few reasons to take things slow. Exploration is just as fun as fighting, and without traveling everywhere, you'd never see the world. And speaking of seeing, there's a certain thrill in flying on the griffon anyway-- the flight from Stormwind to IF is particularly pretty. But after the 156th time or so, it gets a little old. I don't play this game to fly-- I play to fight. And every second in the air is a second spent not earning XP or gold. So why is traveling such a travail?
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If it's Thursday, it must be time for a press conference on the Quiznos Pro Challenge.
I wish I got frequent flier miles for this, because to date I've attended three of the things, at which we've learned:
- That there will be a race. In August (Press Conference 1)
- That Lance Armstrong is really excited about it (PC1)
- That the race has a (vaguely NBA-inspired) logo AND, don't forget, a web site (PC2)
- That the race will visit 11 cities over seven stages, and which cities were selected (PC3)
- That Lance is not excited enough to show up Thursday. But Shannon Sharpe (!?) was (PC3)
- That there'll be 120 riders in the race (PC3)
- That Icon Lasik has joined as a major sponsor and Pearl Izumi will provide leaders jerseys (PC3)
- That I love bullet-pointing information
We have not learned:
- What the stage details are
- Who are the teams
- How long it is (600 miles? 560? 562?)
- What the organizers will do about the name if Quiznos ever elects to step down as a title sponsor
- Why they hate Boulder
- To plug the parking meter for at least two hours for a QPC press conference (thankfully, no ticket)
OK, that second to last one is a joke, especially since it appears to be Boulder that walked away from the QPC, not vice versa.
Various luminaries, dignitaries and other Aries (presumably a number of people in the audience were born between March 21 and April 20) converged on the "Denver State Capitol" building, according to the press release (Hint: Denver is not a state) on Thursday morning to finally learn which cities would play host to the inaugural Quiznos Pro Challenge, held August 22-28, 2011.
Those cities and stages are:
- Prologue: Colorado Springs
- Stage 1: Salida to Crested Butte
- Stage 2: Gunnison to Aspen
- Stage 3: Vail, Individual Time Trial
- Stage 4: Avon to Steamboat Springs
- Stage 5: Steamboat Springs to Breckenridge
- Stage 6: Golden to Denver
- Told you I loved bullet points
The resourceful Brian Holcombe at VeloNews has already sussed out what he claims to be details of the first two road stages, which squares with the information I got at the presser as well. Salida to Crested Butte will traverse U.S. 50 over Monarch pass before turning north up SH 135 to a finish at the Crested Butte ski area.
It's listed officially as a mountaintop finish, but the road from Gunny to C.B. is only gently rising by these racers' standards and even the final 2.5 mile ascent from C.B. proper to the ski area won't result in a true mountaintop finish - expect a stage not unlike the Big Bear finish at this year's Tour of California.
Stage 3 misses a chance to create a truly interesting event by sending the riders over Pearl Pass (on klunkers, no less), but makes up for it with the inclusion of two classic Colorado roads: Cottonwood Pass and Independence Pass.
For those scoring at home, that's two crossings of the Continental Divide (and Cottonwood is on dirt no less) with a hairball descent into Aspen to keep everyone on their toes. I propose a post-race party at the Woody Creek Tavern, where we'll fire shotguns in honor of Dr. Gonzo.
But beyond that, route details are thin. Everyone will certainly be mapping out the possibilities and as a hint, as Quiznos Communications Director Ellen Kramer put it, "If there's a hardest way to get there, that's probably it."
I'll try my hand at it here in the coming days. But for now, the press conference was more notable for what didn't happen than what did.
Again, Armstrong wasn't there. Not that we were to read anything into that, said Kramer, noting that he was home with his newborn daughter and was still involved in the race. (However, in the past 24 hours, Armstrong has tweeted about the wind, anti-doping testing, trolls and pistachio nuts, but not the QPC.)
And we learned the race wouldn't venture farther west than Gunny, so there's no Tour of the Moon stage. I'm told Delta, Montrose and Grand Junction - three cities that could've supported such a stage - did not submit bids. Durango reportedly did but, without a partner city for a road stage, the prospect of a standalone stage and getting everyone in and out via plane was just too big a hurdle to overcome.
And finally, that Boulder won't be a host city the first year. That was more than a bit shocking to many in the audience given Boulder's reputation for bikes, Boulder's link to the Coors Classic, and the number of times the Classic was invoked at Press Conference 1 and attendees were told the QPC would revive that great race's memory.
Promoters must've thought better of giving the brewery all that free publicity, since the only Classic-like stage in the 2011 edition is the Vail time trial, which will probably go to the top of Vail Pass.
When asked why Boulder wasn't included, Kramer yielded the floor to Andrew Shoemaker, who'd headed up Boulder's bid committee. Shoemaker was refreshingly honest but about as subtle as a fart in an elevator, saying simply that the committee looked at the costs to host the event (bid values were said to be in the $200,000 range) and decided that - with a slashed city budget and during a week when the city's hotel rooms are already chock full of parents of incoming freshman at the Coloversity of Unirado - it didn't make financial sense.
All of that is entirely true and defensible. But what I didn't hear was any firm idea that Boulder might be a host city in the future.
After the press conference ended, Shoemaker told me that the bid committee hoped to generate enough funds to be in the running for 2012. I reminded him that the same logistical problems with the hotels would crop up every year and he mentioned something about race dates possibly changing in the future. If that's the strategy, it could be a long wait.
He added that closing roads for a town like Salida was far easier than in Boulder, but that didn't really address why Colorado Springs and Denver - far larger cities - were confident of making that happen.
So why, despite all that, and the fact that two of the three pros at the press conference live and train in Boulder, is Boulder not a host town? Simply because it doesn't feel it needs to be. And if the stage from Golden to Denver hits the Morgul route but barely sniffs the city limits of the People's Republic, well, we get what we deserve, which is not being well-received.
But the mayors of the 11 host cities were present (with the exception of Colorado Springs, which skated by on Chris Carmichael as understudy) and laurel-and-hardy-handshaked their way through half an hour of platitudes before we learned the actual stages.
Sharpe, a longtime tight end for the Denver Broncos, gave an enthusiastic if somewhat non-sequitur opener about his love of the sport of cycling while everyone marveled at the size of his biceps (he weighs 1.87 times as much as Tom Danielson, also present), and gamely tried to provide the starpower quotient that Armstrong handled at the initial summer press launch. He claims he can name the winners of the last 25 Tours de France, and will return next August for the race.
At one point, the guy seated behind me asked in a stage whisper, "Why didn't they put Colorado in the name?" referencing the issues promoters will have if and when Quiznos decides to direct its marketing dollars elsewhere. That's not a scenario anyone wants to envision and, for now, the company is fully committed.
But that uncomfortable notion, and the profit-from-day-one business model that Boulder found so tough to deal with, brought up what might've been the most revealing moment of the day as Visit Denver CEO Richard Scharf offered up some tidbits about the Mile High City and the race's tourism potential. He enthused thusly:
"This whole race is going to be a week-long advertisement..."
(Kramer, interjecting enthusiastically): "Yes!"
Scharf again: "...for Colorado."
The moment underlined the difference between an established race like the Tour de France or Giro d'Italia, which just has one big route announcement soiree, and a race like the Quiznos Pro Challenge, where details are parceled out not because they really can't wait, but because it's better for the sponsors that way.
Teams will be announced in about a month, we're told, and specific route information after that, although I have a feeling the route is mostly set - the media team slipped up a bit, referencing a total length of 600 miles in the first promo video we saw and then an oddly specific 560-mile figure in the second. More sponsors will be added, and a TV deal.
That's at least one more press conference, no doubt. At some point, there'll actually be a race. And, as everyone said Thursday, it will be good for Colorado, and good for the sport in the U.S. The American racers will relish another chance to race a top-level event on home soil. As Colorado native and soon to be Liquigas-Cannondale racer Tim Duggan put it, "A lot of the European racers get to race in their backyard two, three, or four times a year. I haven't had that chance until now."
European fans will see great, hard racing in a beautiful setting and perhaps warm to it more than they have the Tour of California, which has struggled to effectively use the state's incredible terrain. And maybe Tom Danielson will actually go home with the win like he quasi-promised in an overly effusive moment at the mike.
And the details will continue to trickle out, and hopefully Quiznos feels like its getting its money's worth out of the sponsorship. Because as much as everyone in the room wants the race to happen, wants it to be great, and wants it to grow, it can't without their support, and the support of committed bid cities that want to be a part of it and are willing to pay for that. Given all that, what's a few more press conferences?


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The Future is Written and Bound
A Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game spotlight |
Call of Cthulhu LCG | Published 24 February 2012 |
I know always that I am an outsider; a stranger in this century and among those who are still men.
–H.P. Lovecraft, The Outsider
Hidden in the shadows of their cloistered lodges, the Order of the Silver Twilight is rapidly gaining power. As the Revelations cycle takes us deeper into the secrets of Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game, we find more and more names Written and Bound into the Silver Twilight's ledgers. From lowly recruiters to lords, senators, and Lodge masterminds, each member of the Silver Twilight works to advance the faction's secret agendas.
The Master of Initiation
Among those responsible for the Silver Twilight's growing strength is Nathan Wick (Written and Bound, 13), their Master of Initiation. One of the most powerful members of the organization, Nathan Wick can assign Lodge members where and when they're needed. Generally, this means that he can direct Lodge characters to stories during the story phase.
Nathan Wick offers players some fairly amazing opportunities to reshape the Silver Twilight's approach to the game. First of all, Wick allows you to keep your plans secret from your opponent right up until the moment of truth. Because his ability is an action that is limited only by the number of cards and Lodge characters in your hand, you can play characters and commit them to stories on your opponent's turn after you already know where his characters are headed… and which icons they have.
Meanwhile, characters in your hand are often easier to protect than those on the table, especially with such deadly Relics as the Khopesh of the Abyss (Shifting Sands, 16) currently prevalent in the metagame. Yes, you have to find a way to safeguard Nathan Wick, himself, but it's much easier to keep one character safe than half a dozen.
In the end, everyone works for us
Finally, while the characters Wick brings into play must leave play by the end of the phase, this can be a blessing as much as a curse. Many of the Silver Twilight's strongest characters trigger responses when they enter play, and if they must leave play by the end of the phase, this means you can trigger their responses repeatedly over the course of many phases.
The Recruiter for the Lodge (The Order of the Silver Twilight, 35) can fetch a stronger character for Wick to assign to a story, or you can simply discard the character he recruits in order to field a higher-ranked member. The Initiate of Huang Hun (Curse of the Jade Emperor, 40), Lord Jeffrey Farrington (The Order of the Silver Twilight, 18), and the High Wizard of the Order (The Order of the Silver Twilight, 24) all bounce your opponent's characters when they enter play. When Nathan Wick lets them enter and leave play for no cost (other than a discard), your chances of gaining board advantage increase considerably. The same holds true with Clifton Rosenberg (The Order of the Silver Twilight, 16), who at six cost is normally too expensive to play, even if he does bounce all Heroic and Villainous characters in play (including those pesky Ancient Ones). Suddenly, the Master of Initiation helps us understand how the Lodge mastermind's plan is likely to move toward fruition.
Of monsters or men?
Soon, the Order of the Silver Twilight will be strong enough to contend with any threat posed by rival Cultists, Monsters, and Criminals. Soon, the Silver Twilight will have the power to force their will upon a universe of heroes and Ancient Ones.
But when the Order of the Silver decides, at last, to reveal its purpose, who will join them as allies? Will they seek to save the world, or control it?
Dark alliance
"I have harnessed the shadows that stride from world to world to sow death and madness… Space belongs to me, do you hear?"
–H.P. Lovecraft, From Beyond
It's quite possible the Order of the Silver Twilight has allied itself with forces that defy human comprehension. Primal forces that seek to undo all we hold sacred. In turn, the Silver Twilight seeks little more than a place of prominence in this new world order.
In this case, we suspect the Order may be allied with the minions of Shub-Niggurath, the Dark Mistress of the Woods, whose endless spawn excel at populating the game, even finding their way back to play from the discard pile.
With Hungry Dark Young (Core Set, 131), Rampaging Dark Young (Secrets of Arkham, 21), and Small Ghouls (Core Set, 127), players can reduce the cost of the discard necessary to trigger Nathan Wick's ability. Of course, if the Dark Mistress herself, Shub-Niggurath (The Cacophony, 114), enters play, the Silver Twilight's plans will become fully transparent. By offering Dark Young sacrifices (discards), the Order can stall her rivals long enough for her to reach full strength (enter play). In turn, when she raises her Dark Young, playing them from the discard pile, they give strength to the Order with Terror icons and their ability to return Silver Twilight members from the discard pile to the table.
Humanity's last hope
I am forced into speech because men of science have refused to follow my advice without knowing why.
–H.P. Lovecraft, At the Mountains of Madness
Still, there are some who suspect (or hope) that the Silver Twilight have been gathering strength in order to combat the Ancient Ones that threaten all human existence. Those who hold this theory share the belief that the Silver Twilight has kept to the shadows in order to prevent minions of the Ancient Ones from finding ways to circumvent their plans. They also look at all the secret synergies one can find in a deck that partners Silver Twilight with Miskatonic University.
From Miskatonic University, the Silver Twilight can gain the card draw it so desperately needs to fuel its agenda. With multiple copies of the latest Scientific Text (Secrets of Arkham, 7) and the insights of Professor Rice (Dunwich Denizens, 63), Nathan Wick can easily find the resources he needs to assign Lodge members to the stories where they're most needed. The partnership between the Order of the Silver Twilight and Miskatonic University would be A Conspiracy of Scholars (Conspiracies of Chaos, 44) that can move swiftly enough to find the means to drive back the Ancient Ones before they can root themselves.
Meanwhile, the professors of Miskatonic University have to be aware of Nathan Wick's importance to their shared plans. Perhaps this is why they've invested so much time and so many resources to recovering the Disc of Itzamna (The Breathing Jungle, 57).
And once Nathan Wick, the Initiates of Huang Hun, Lord Jeffrey Farrington, and the Order's High Wizards remove the obstacles posed by those who would stand against you, Professor Lake (The Mountains of Madness, 83) can help limit your opponent's ability to recover.
The future is Written and Bound
Some believe in free will. Some believe the future is Written and Bound. Whatever the truth may be, the Order of the Silver Twilight, and its role in the world's fate, are soon going to become significantly stronger.
Based on the fiction of H.P. Lovecraft and his literary circle, Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game takes two players deep into the Cthulhu Mythos where investigators clash with the Ancient Ones and Elder Gods for the fate of the world. The Living Card Game format allows players to customize their gaming experience with monthly Asylum Pack expansions to the core game.


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Granola is incredibly affordable when you make it yourself. This recipe combines some of my favorite ingredients: maple syrup, almond butter and seeds! Submitted by STEPFANIER Carbs: 23.1g | Fat: 11g | Fiber: 3.9g | Protein: 4g | Calories: 198.9
Full of good stuff! Way better than the boxed junk! From SparkPerson 'JENNYNBOYS'! :) Submitted by CURVES_N_CURLS Carbs: 32.6g | Fat: 9.7g | Fiber: 3.8g | Protein: 5.7g | Calories: 230.9
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So I have read alot about this plant and the value that it has. My plan is to establish a colony in the public park near me (this would considered guerrilla gardening). I would like to ultimately be able to sustainably harvest a portion of the plants when they mature in 10+ years. I am just not sure where to get seed or how to plant them. The park is mostly loaded with invasive species like amur honeysuckle, norway maple, autumn olive, and japanese honeysuckle. Deer are another problem.So I am not sure how I would deal with that. However the soil underneath is very dark and rich which I believe would be excellent for the ginseng. There is some American ginger and Solomans Seal growing in the area as well. |
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There are some sellers on EBAY that have seed for Panax/Ginseng for sale. Some of the sellers sell the seed already stratified so that it takes less time for germination. If you do not buy stratified seed it can take a couple of years for germination of the seed. The sellers also have instructions on preparing the site and growing the Ginseng properly. May I suggest you find out the laws in your state for harvesting/growing Ginseng-some laws require a license and if you plant on public lands harvesting might be illegal even if you are the one who planted them. Hope this helps. Rhonda |
- Posted by fatamorgana 5/6 (My Page) on Fri, Feb 22, 13 at 12:14
Public parks and land that I know of have rules against picking any plant material - regardless if whether you originally dropped the seed there or not. They may also not be too kind to you planting seeds, even desirable plants like ginseng, in the first place. I would suggest finding a local private landowner you can work with. I think it would be a better situation all the way around. Besides seeds, I have seen some places sell rootlets which can speed up the process but they are more expensive than seeds. FataMorgana |
you must imitate natural conditions as nearly as possible to make it work and even then it is challening but can be done, i've established a lot of am ginseng on my property over the years. suggest reading 'growing at risk medicinal herbs' by richo cech for details. |
- Posted by wisconsitom 4/5 WI (My Page) on Fri, Mar 1, 13 at 9:45
I'd definitely search for live roots.....the from-seed route is going to frustrate you. My state has the most, or perhaps all of, the commercial ginseng growing that is done in the US. Perhaps a search of Wisconsin ginseng growers might yield useful info for you. +oM |
agree its easiest to start with live roots, many nurseries now sell them so they won't be a problem to find in the commercial market. cheers and best wishes for your success! |
i started a patch with very fresh seed that was given to me in the fall by a friend who grows it to sell in his herb business. He told me to rake up the soil surface, scatter the seed, lightly cover it and water it in, letting the leaves fall over it as they may. I did this and it came up nicely in the spring. My little patch is thriving after 5 years. It does go dormant in late summer. I planted it in the woods where I had cleared out weeds and honeysuckle under a grove of oaks. I planted another small patch a few weeks later, but the seed had already gone into dormancy and it didn't come up until the second spring. It too is thriving now. The soil is general woodland soil, not wet or too dry, just average. I don't take any special pains to keep it watered, it is fine on its own. I don't rake the leaves out or tidy up the patch. It seems to grow well in the same woods with trilliums, solomon's seal, mayapple and dogtooth violets. It is primarily a deciduous woods with oaks, dogwoods, hackberry, wild cherry, and some elm. Sandy |
You know, you could well spend quite a bit of money buying roots, several years waiting for "your" colony to mature, then find all your plants dug up by a ginseng hunter. I volunteer manage a 40 acre woodland nature preserve, and only manage to keep a few isolated ginseng plants going; the rest get poached. Some mushroom hunters keep one eye out for ginseng. Instead of trying to make a personal gain on public park land, how about volunteering to clean out invasives to improve the habitat for native plants? I'm on a soapbox because with our land trust's preserves, we rarely have the public volunteer to help with our maintainance work, but they're all out there by the dozens to hunt mushrooms (and poach ginseng or deer). |
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Biakoye District forms part of the twenty five (25) Municipalities and Districts in the Volta Region of Ghana.The Administrative capital Nkonya was part of the new District and Municipalities created in the 2012 by the then president of Ghana H.E J.E.A Mills. The District shares boundaries with K adjebi District to the North, Jasikan District to the south and east, and to the west with Krachi East District.
An administration block for the Worawora Senior High School in the Biakoye District in the Volta Region has been inaugurated.
The Cocoa Rehabilitation Project has taken off in three districts of the Volta Region.
Assembly-members of the newly inaugurated Biakoye District on Thursday questioned the "habitual absence" of their Member of Parliament (MP), Mr Kwasi Bandua from programmes of the district.
The newly inaugurated Biakoye District, accumulated a net amount of GH¢1.548 million as its share of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) between 2008 and the third quarter of 2010.
Mr Joseph Amenowode, Volta Regional Minister presented the Instrument of Appointment to Nana Akata Luis, Biakoye District Chief Executive (DCE) and advised him to work in harmony with the traditional authorities.


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Can L-Carnitine Help Kids with Asthma?Kids supplemented with L-carnitine had statistically significant improvements in lung function and symptoms
Kids' asthma symptoms are often not fully controlled with medications, so researchers are always looking for options that might help, including nutritional therapies. A study in the Journal of Allergy found that both lung function and symptoms improved in kids with asthma who supplemented with daily L-carnitine.
L-Carnitine linked to better lung function and symptom controlIn this study, 50 children with moderate persistent asthma and 50 healthy children between 6 and 12 years old were randomly assigned to receive an L-carnitine supplement (350 mg three times a day) or placebo for six months. Children took their usual medications, and along with their caregivers, filled out a questionnaire about symptom control before and after the study. Lung function, carnitine blood levels, and other blood tests were measured before and after the study. Results showed:
The study authors comment on the lower carnitine blood levels in children with asthma stating, "Whether the decrease in serum carnitine in children with moderate persistent asthma is a cause or an effect, [sic] needs to be further studied." Unfortunately, while kids who took the supplement showed statistical improvements, they still had poorly controlled asthma, according to the authors. So further research is needed to understand further treatments, including the role of L-carnitine in asthma, an optimal dose, and who might respond best to supplementation. More investigation neededCarnitine is very important in helping all cells in the body work properly. Prior research has shown that L-carnitine (the form of carnitine used for supplementation) may improve lung function in people with various medical conditions. Few studies have looked at the role of L-carnitine in children with asthma. Genetic abnormalities, various medical conditions, and certain medications may lead to carnitine deficiency, according to the Office of Dietary Supplements. Whether lower blood levels of carnitine in kids increases the severity of asthma, or whether asthma causes the lower levels, or both, is still not known. If your child suffers from poorly controlled asthma, talk with a knowledgeable doctor about an integrative approach, and discuss potential options, including nutritional therapies, to improve your child's symptoms and quality of life. Talk with a doctor, to learn about the potential risks and benefits, before giving your child supplements. (J Allergy 2012;2012:509730. Epub 2011 Nov 23.) Jane Hart, MD, board-certified in internal medicine, serves in a variety of professional roles including consultant, journalist, and educator. Dr. Hart, a Clinical Instructor at Case Medical School in Cleveland, Ohio, writes extensively about health and wellness and a variety of other topics for nationally recognized organizations, websites, and print publications. Sought out for her expertise in the areas of integrative and preventive medicine, she is frequently quoted by national and local media. Dr. Hart is a professional lecturer for healthcare professionals, consumers, and youth and is a regular corporate speaker. Copyright 2015 Aisle7. All rights reserved. Aisle7.com |


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(7:30 p.m. EST) -- When Windjammer Barefoot Cruises (WBC) went out of business in 2008, it left a void in the cruise industry. No other cruise line was offering the same style of casual, laid-back cruise experience on a real sailing ship in the
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i wouldn't say this primer is the best but it does a good job. you can tell the diffrense emensly and for the simple price i wouldn't mind repurchasing it.
at first i used to switch between elf's eyelid primer and urban decay's depending on how much i ll spend and the type of occasions i m about to attend then i was looking up the internet when i read the amazing reviews and that it is full of healthy vitamines so i gave it a go and WOW....here is why:
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my only prblem is that i never found that one primer that keeps my shadow fresh not just there after 8 hours of hard work but so far this is one of the best.
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Ouch. Burn. Ick. Not in that order. First of all, I think it is quite a watery product. Too thin. Second, I applied it, and when I then went to put eyeshadow on, the primer itself was creased. I had put a thin layer on, just as I do with Urban Decay, for instance. But the burning. Oh my, did it hurt. I thought it would let up, so I applied the rest of my eye makeup. But it got worse. I had to take off my makeup and start over.
I won't give a really bad rating to a product that I have a reaction to. I realize that any product, no matter the quality, can cause a reaction in a certain number of people. But the consistency and the fact that it creased as quick as I put it on, well, that did it for me. The burning and pain were just the icing on the cake.
I purchased this product during a sale on the E.L.F. website and I will comment that I think in terms of price - this is a very affordable product.
I purchased it for less than $3.00.
Packaging - I'm not a fan of primers that come with wands. The packaging is nude colored, so you can't tell how much product is left in the tube.
Overall, I think you get a better value with primers that come in tubes or jars.
I don't like the consistency of the primer, personally, but, shadows are longer lasting when I use this primer as opposed to wearing shadows without the primer. It works, I just don't find it comparable in quality to Urban Decay primer potion or Too Faced Shadow insurance.
If one is looking for a less expensive primer, L'Oreal Shadow Insurance is a great one, although, that too comes with an applicator, but, you can see how my much product is left and I do find it of better quality, which, in my opinion, justifies the additional price.
Hands down, i think that Urban Decay and Too Faced make better primer products and I'm inclined to pay more, as a little goes a long way and quality surpasses that of of some of the less expensive primers.
This is just my opinion, of course. If you're looking for something affordable that works, without bells and whistles...this product may suffice.
I used to swear by Too Faced Shadow Insurance, but this works just as well, if not better, for a fraction of the price!
I have very oily hooded eyelids, so that everything and anything smudges and creases on me.
This primer prevents that for hours on end - definitely through a work day or night out. I have tried it for a full 12-16 hour day a few times, but I did get some creasing by the end of the day then.
It is nude and matches my skintone perfectly, goes on smooth and matte (and feels less siliconey than other primers that I've tried), sets quickly and grabs shadows very well but still allows you to blend them fine.
The applicator tip wears out after a while but who cares, you can still get the product out just fine!
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Oh E.L.F. primer, where have you been my whole life? I have tried numerous eylid primers--high end, drugstore and there have been some that I have enjoyed--but none quite like this. I bought this at my local Target without really expecting much. I was blown away after using it a week! This one does the job and is DIRT cheap! The wand has a doe-foot applicator and the tube isn't shaped ridiculous so you can get most of the product out when you get to the end. The most impressive thing is that the formula feels very silicone-y but it absorbs and truly works to keep the shadows from creasing. I have oily lids and this powers through an 8 hr. work day like a charm. No embarassing creasing at the end of the day. For the price you really need not spend money on anything other primer for the eyes. I will repurchase for sure.
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I have only recently discovered ELF to my delight, and I've been so impressed with much of their Studio line products. Their brushes are insane (just want to EAT the Kabuki and become one with it :), so many of their eyeshadows have fantastic pigmentation and creamy blendability, their blushes are great, I love the HD ones, even though they have too much pigment and have therefore been repurposed as a lipstain.
Despite being Miss Greasy Lids Extraordinaire, I nevertheless have the great fortune of having found my HG eyelid primer, the Nars Proprime. It has solved all my creasing/smearing/smudging/slipping/sliding/fading eyeshadow problems. But it is pricey, impossible to find on sale, and Ebeneezer Scrooge is in charge of filling the tubes.
So it was with great enthusiasm and optimism that I saw a meh reviewer of the Nars primer proclaim that the cheapo ELF was just as good.
Hell to the no. At least not the mineral version, which is the more highly regarded of the ELF primers.
I was so, so, so pulling for the ELF. But I did a scientific experiment (yes, I live dangerously): In the morning I put ELF on one eyelid and Nars on the other. All the rest of the makeup/eyeshadow routine was identical. At the end of the day, it wasn't even close. On a scale of 1 to 10, with Nars scoring a 10 in performance, ELF eeked out a 5. After a full day's work, there was zero creasing and slight eyeshadow fading on the Nars side. The ELF side showed a prominent crease, no shadow/pigment directly above and below the crease, and the rest of the shadow looked a greased out and much more faded.
I love me my ELF, but I won't be buying this primer again. I can see how it's a respectable performer and you can't beat the price. But for those with greasy lids who need nothing less than primer big guns, I suggest you pass on this ELF.
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This doesn't really deliver the results I expect from an eyelid primer. It makes it difficult to blend shadows and they become blotchy in spots. At times it causes my eyelids to itch and my eyes to water. I also noticed that it pools in the outer corners, leaving this whitish liquid there.
I do like the tube and the doe tip applicator. I'm going to use this for my when I make my lip gloss or some eye moisturizer.
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I am already neutered, housetrained, purebred, in need of an experienced adopter, up to date with shots, not good with kids, and not good with cats.
Rocky is a 4 yr old, very handsome boy! He is a big ole mantle puppy dog who loves life. You couldn't ask for a more loyal companion. He is very loving & silly once he gets to know you! His favorite thing is to drink some water and then come over & plop his drooly, wet jowls in your lap!!!!! Isn't that special!!!! This fella is not for the faint of heart!!!!
This handsome boy has come a long way in the past 18 months he has been in rescue. Rocky was a drug house dog, living outside with no shelter and very little food. He has gained weight, started playing and has become a talker! He is still hesitant around strangers, mostly men, but warms up when given time to sniff and then move toward you on his own! He appreciates everything you do for him. He is an extraordinary fella. He is still a bit protective of his food and his toy but he gets better every day. For this reason, the big guy will NOT be placed in a home with children. We should mention, once he has a toy, it's his and he won't give it back until he is ready and then he will drop it on the floor!
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My wife thinks I am a much better cook than her, and I definately have a lot more fun that she did, even dealing with our picky kids.
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This past weekend, I saw an interview with Reiko Rizzuto, author of "Hiroshima in the Morning" – a novel about her decision to divorce her husband and leave her family to become a non-custodial parent, and it's aftermath. I was flipping through channels when I heard her discussing her life and her struggle with motherhood – I just had to listen.
My immediate first impression was "What a selfish person! She suddenly decided that she was tired of being a Mom and deserved more out of her life, so she broke up her family to see to her own needs first." That kind of thinking is utterly alien to me. Nothing comes before my kids. Nothing. My happiness is not only not more important than theirs (but I do feel it's just as important in many ways), but my happiness is so completely tied to their happiness, I don't think I could be as happy if I made life-changing decisions that hurt them. If I honestly thought there was a hope of Peter and I working things out, I'd fight for my marriage tooth and nail just for the sake of my kids. Unfortunately, it takes two people who want to try to make things work, and Peter has zero desire to try. Why should he? He's already replaced me and moved on even before he gave me the courtesy of telling me he wanted out.
So I listened to Ms. Rizzuto and something she said really struck me. She pointed out that she lives close to her kids, she sees them pretty much every other day on visitation, she still goes to all their school events, and she loves them very much and lets them know it all the time. Then she said "If I were a man, people would be calling me a great single Dad."
You know, she's right.
There's a double standard there, for sure. When a man breaks up his family to find more personal fulfillment, he's still selfish, but he's forgiven if he does all the right single-Dad stuff. If a woman does the same thing, she's not only selfish, she's looked at with loathing for even considering the idea. She'll be explaining herself for the rest of her life. I must admit, I'd be one of the one doing the questioning, because the idea is just so impossible for me.
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James P. Navin, President of Spee-Dee® Packaging Machinery, Inc., has announced that an agreement has been formed with Selo UK Ltd. to distribute and service Spee-Dee equipment throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.
"This partnership enables Spee-Dee to achieve the objective of expanding our customer base into Europe efficiently, cost-effectively and within a condensed timeframe," he stated.
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BARBOZA Presents: Daughter with Choir of Young Believers (EARLY SHOW)
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Daughter's debut EP 'His Young Heart' is available to download from their website.
'The Wild Youth' is the new EP from 21 year old Elena Tonra aka Daughter.
A collection of four dark, ethereal & beautiful new songs, 'The Wild Youth' showcases a young musician experimenting delicately with a rich array of songwriting ideas and yet still intent on pouring out her soul pure and unadulterated.
Having launched with the stunning six-minute 'Love', a brooding, stark lament that shifts shape & form as it builds to it's startling crescendo, 'The Wild Youth' includes three more songs ('Home', 'Medicine' & 'Youth') that beautifully weave the intimacy and honesty of timeless, classic folk with the glacial, experimental soundscapes that draw to mind the work of Bjork & Jonsi Birgisson.
Having made a series of demo tracks available at the end of 2010 via her social network pages, Daughter's star has gently risen, collecting fans one-by-one as these tracks were gradually shared amongst enthusiastic friends and bloggers.
As the support grew Elena found herself moving — slowly, at first — up The Hype Machine. Within a month — and as the momentum grew — she'd reached #3 in the Most Popular Song Chart. The Independent's Barometer column subsequently noting of her "beautifully-sung, literary folk" and her "ethereal melancholy" as they tipped her as a One to Watch.
Launching her debut 'His Young Heart' EP with a sold-out show at The Slaughtered Lamb, London in April, Elena was soon invited to perform sessions for Lauren Laverne on BBC 6 Music & Rob Da Bank on BBC Radio 1.
'Landfill' — the lead track from the 'His Young Heart' EP — was soon added to the BBC 6 Music playlist (B-list), with each play sending a surge of new fans to Elena's social-network pages each intrigued by this mysterious young songwriter, her crystal-clear voice and her startling declarations of honesty ("I want you so much, but I hate your guts, I hate you" — 'Landfill').
Spring/ summer 2011 saw Elena — alongside electric guitarist boyfriend Igor Haefeli — support the likes of Lia Ices, Cloud Control, Sharon Van Etten, Ben Howard, Matthew & The Atlas and invited on her first UK tour with Bella Union's John Grant. Debut festival performances were also chalked up at Bestival, Lounge on the Farm, Great Escape & two stunning shows on the BBC Introducing stage at Reading/ Leeds Festivals.
Each show bought Daughter in-front of a new crowd and and her reticent, yet beautiful, performances rendered crowds silent to a note.
The 'His Young Heart' EP's slow-burning, word-of-mouth success began to spread beyond the British Isles. In August iTunes US offered Daughter the weeklong free Spotlight Feature for 'Landfill', resulting in over 150,000 free downloads of the track, which triggered the full EP itself to climb into the upper reaches of the iTunes singer/songwriter charts on both sides of the Atlantic. She was also invited to be Artist of the Week on American Vogue.
'The Wild Youth' EP is Daughter's next step. Recorded in Crouch End with producer Ian Grimble (Igor Haefeli takes co-production duties) it will be released on 21st November 2011 via Communion Records (Michael Kiwanuka, Ben Howard).
'Love' has already been MpFree on Lauren Laverne's BBC 6 Music show, and Daughter's debut BBC Radio 1 Maida Vale session was transmitted on Huw Stephens' show on Wednesday, 21st September.
Choir of Young Believers
When listening to Denmark's Choir of Young Believers, it's hard not to imagine an army of white-clad singers with arms outstretched, their voices raised in holy polyphony—in fact, the Danish group is the brainchild of Jannis Noya Makrigiannis. For years, Jannis moved in the underground circles of the Copenhagen indie scene. In 2006, he moved to the Greek island of Samos and began developing his own solo material. Jannis returned to Copenhagen and, gathering musicians and friends around him, formed Choir of Young Believers, an orchestral-pop project marked by magisterial melodies, dark lyrical concerns, and a healthy dose of cathedral-grade reverb.
The songs on Choir of Young Believers' 2008 debut album THIS IS FOR THE WHITE IN YOUR EYES mixed modest folk arrangements with
ambitious, grandiose indie pop, cooled with a stoic Nordic distance and glowing with an inner light. On their upcoming 2012 album Rhine Gold, Choir expands on their debut in every way. Now a proper band, the collaborative dynamic has imbued their sound with more authority and daring, as Choir inhabits a wholly unique space where intimate folk, classic Krautrock, big-sky Americana, avant-garde composition and bombastic theatricality seamlessly serve the same master.
Live, the band takes many different shapes and sizes. Jannis often performs as a duo with a guitar or a piano and cello; other times, up to eight people fill the stage, playing everything from strings and horns to percussion and bells. The one constant is Jannis' voice: clear, mournful, stretching to the heavens.
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