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NOVEMBER |
MR. ED’S TIPS:
Leave the leaves?
Shall we leave the leaves or should they be raked up or otherwise removed?
As a general rule if the leaves are large (Liquidamber, Ginkgo, Sycamore,etc.) and land on the lawn or groundcover, they should be removed. Large leaves block the sun from low plants and inhibit photosynthesis so that the grass or other plants yellow and possible die. The leaves should be raked up before they get wet. These leaves can be composted or donated to Allied Waste. If leaves with red coloring are allowed to become wet on concrete sidewalks or driveways, they will leave unsightly stains. Small leaves and leaflets (Crape Myrtle, Locust, etc.) can be left to quickly compose in place and become part of the soil.
Pine needles, redwood twigs and the like should be raked up and used as mulch around your rhododendrons, camellias and azaleas. Evergreen needles tend to be acidic and help to adjust our alkaline soil. Remember, mulches should always be kept 3-4 inches away from the trunks of trees and shrubs.
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(650) 368-5908
Address:
492 Woodside Road
Redwood City, CA 94061
Hours:
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8 am to 6 pm
Sunday
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Quotation of the Week:
"You are the kind of friend who would overlook my broken fence to admire my flowers."
— author unknown |
Last chance to get a discount on Bare Root Fruit and Rose orders |
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Wegman’s is once again partnering with Dave
Wilson Nursery to take pre-season orders for individual bare root
stock trees. Through the SOFT Program, you can special-order single trees
of taste-test winners, exciting new hybrids from Zaiger Genetics Inc.,
heirloom varieties, early and late-maturing, novelty and specially adapted
varieties - many grown on a choice of rootstocks.
You can download the SOFT order form by clicking here.
The worksheet/price
list has over 225 varieties of fruit and nut bare root trees to
choose from. By visiting the Dave Wilson Nursery website and you may view
the fruit and its characteristics. Finally, either come into Wegman’s
with the completed Order Form or fax it to us at 650-368-0403. Orders
must be placed by November 15, 2006.
Your bare root stock will arrive at Wegman’s between mid-January
and mid-February 2007. We will contact you either by phone or email to
pick up your order, just in time for the perfect planting conditions.
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Name: Otis
Have you noticed anything different at Wegman’s Nursery lately? Next time you visit, keep your eyes downward for “Otis”. At only six months, this tough-looking miniature bulldog can be seen prancing through the nursery looking for trouble. Right now his only confrontation has been with low lying branches! Like our dear cat “Convict,” “Otis” loves the attention of our nursery visitors.
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Trivia
Question: What fruit are almonds a member of?
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Question, answer, and winner from October 26th
edition:
Question: How many seeds does a typical strawberry have?
Answer: About 200 seeds
Winner: Marie Hubbell |
Recipe of the Week: Pumpkin Muffins |
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What you need:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1-1/4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1/2 cup fat-free buttermilk
- 1/2 cup egg substitute
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/4 cup applesauce
- Cooking Spray
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Step by Step: |
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Combine flours, granulated sugar, brown sugar, pumpkin-pie spice, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk.
Combine pumpkin, buttermilk, egg substitute, canola oil and applesauce in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Spoon batter into 16 muffin cups coated with cooking spray.
Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched in center.
Cool muffins for 5 minutes on a wire rack; remove muffins and cool completely on a wire rack.
Yield: 16 muffins
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