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What You Must Know About Rose Planting

Rose planting is a neat hobby to get into. It comes with both the actual fulfillment as well as the physical enjoyment. But mind you though, rose planting is not that easy of a task to get into. Most flower growers and professional gardener actually consider roses as one of the hardestplants to grow. Roses can be quite a challenge to keep looking beautiful and to grow into those colorful fully bloomed flowers from merely looking like rose buds. If you really wanted to get into the habit of rose planting, all it takes is for you to plan things carefully before you actually proceed on planting your roses.

If you really wanted to pursue a garden project and fill it up with roses, the first thing you needed to keep in mind is to plan everything. Yes, this is the core of the entire rose planting endeavor. You need to plan all the details and to pick the type of roses which you will be using. If you are new to the whole gardening thing, it will be wise to consult a professional or even someone you personally know to help you out. To give you some useful ideas, you can also do some research on your own by looking things up at catalogs and browsing through gardening magazines. You can also visit any local garden or even parks to have an idea about certain landscapes and certain plants fit for home gardens if you plan to add in more than just roses.

As soon as you have accomplished making a solid plan for your garden, the next thing you have to do would be to select the types of plants for inclusion in the garden. The next important step after planning will have to be the preparation. In preparation, all the plans you have will begin to materialize in the form of raw materials. Make sure you include the roses you want and prepare the soil for your garden. You need to remember that garden soil does not actually occur within a snap. You do not have it overnight and you really needed to tend it before it does actually materialize. You need to make sure that you have also dug the holes where you will be placing your roses and make sure that they are separated with just the right space in between them.

Then of course after preparing your entire garden, you will now be ready to plant your roses. However, make sure that the holes you have prepared are about six inches deeper and larger as compared to the roses which you will be planting. As you begin to plant the roses, you need to carefully remove them from their wrappings to make sure they do not get damaged especially their roots. As soon as you have unwrapped the roses, the next thing you have to do will be to plant it already. Pack in the soil so that the roses will be held in place and make sure you also mix it in with water to keep the plants hydrated.

Recycle Those Old CD's

"Scratch Board" - I like taking my unused AOL etc...cd freebies and painting them with either an acrylic or fabric paint. I then lightly draw/trace a design onto the dried surface and proceed to scratch onto the design. This removes the paint and leaves the shiny rainbow part exposed ... voila you have a unique "scratch board" ... ( you can use a thick sewing needle ,pencil or end of a small paintbrush) Drop spindle for spinning wool - You need roughly two cd's (aol's free ones work very well) a dowel about 12 - 16 inches long some rubber tubing and a small metal hook. Place the rubber tubing around the dowel and place in the center of the cd's about four inches from the top. screw metal hook into the top and spin. Christmas Light Reflectors - We use them as reflectors for Christmas lights outside....the c-7 size bulbs fit thru the opening and then we put the light string on outdoor stakes and line a sidewalk...looks REALLY cool when it is lightly raining...the clear colored bulbs work best, but the opaque ones will do. Use as Reflectors - Fasten to a wooden stake by pre-drilling and screwing/nailing it to the wood, shiny side OUT, and use as reflectors along your sidewalk or driveway. Candle Display - Use cd's shiny side up to sit small pillar or votive candles on. The reflection off the cd's is great for centerpieces on buffet tables, especially during the holidays. Sun Catcher - The sun's rays reflects all sorts of color off of them. Glue 2 CDs together (label sides to one another) To make holes for hanging, use a large enough needle or a nail. Use a pair of pliers to hold onto needle or nail and hold over an open flame to heat, then push through the two discs when hot enough. Run some decorative cord through the hole(s), decorate both sides, but nothing too large or you'll ruin the effect and the purpose of why you are making. Christmas ornament ideas - For our company party (we have a small staff), I am using glitter glue to make festive designs on the shiny side of the cd's. We will slide decorate string through the hole of the cd, and tie a knot to make a loop, long enough to hang from a Christmas tree. Then we're taking Polaroid pictures of each couple. We will use fancy edger scissors to cut around the pictures and paste on the center of the decorated cd. If there is a label on the backside of the cd, you could cover with wrapping paper or construction paper and decorate with glitter glue, sequins, beads or whatever! More Christmas ornament ideas - Using a permanent marking pen, Xmas shaped sponges and\or small simple stencils, I traced small stockings, bells, trees, stars and snowman on the shiny side of the cd and then cut them out using a small electric scroll saw. The key was to go slow. Then I used the dremel to smooth the edges and punch the holes to slip cord through to hang them. The finishing touch is to paint the label side with acrylic paint sponged on, or use snow texture paint, or glue and glitter. The commercial cd's show a pretty silvery color and writeable cds a lovely gold color. You can personalize the small ornaments with kids names written with a metallic permanent marker or acrylic paint. Or string a whole bunch together for a wonderful homemade garland. Spinning tops for kids - Adult, take a knife and push through hole in CD making slit each side. Force a penny half way through hole. Spin CD on the edge of the penny. Enhance by gluing dowel to one side of penny to make it easier to spin. Borders - In a teen's bedroom they make a nice substitute for a wallpaper border (it takes ALOT though). If you don't have that many you could also use them for a window or mirror border. Put them side by side or overlap them. Use CD as template when you need a perfect circle for a project. (Bonus...you have two sizes!!) Mosaic - Break into small pieces and use as mosaic tiles. Make a clock - buy clockworks at your local craft store, the CD has a readymade hole in the center! Wall decorations - I took an old venetian blinds and cut it up and made f petals. The plastic blinds are easy to cut. I painted the petals, five to each cd's. Then I spray painted the top coat with clear paint. Then lined 5 petal to each cd's and put a button in the middle. Then laced the outer edges. Four disk are lined up on the wall around my computer. It looks great. Another idea is to make angel wings by cutting the cd in half. Paper tape the cut. It will come apart if you don't. Take glue and spread other edge of the disk and put glitter on it to hid the tape. It makes a beautiful wings and shiny too. Mobile - Drill holes in the top and string together to make a mobile. Paint w/ oil paints. Paint w/ acrylic mixed with multi-purpose sealer. Paint and decorate w/ material, hang or frame. Use as coasters - cover w/ felt. Make a collage - Glue together to make a wall collage. Garden helper - Run a string through the hole and hang in yard or from trees to keep birds away from garden. Make bowls - Place in oven on low heat over a metal bowl shape, or heat with a blow dryer. When softened, they can be bent (gently). Glue to small plates or seal hole and use for candy dishes, fountain bowls, etc. Cautions: Any time you break CDs, Saftey glasses or goggles shoud be worn. Handeling any broken pieces of CD, caution should be taken, edges are sharp and can cut the skin, like glass does.

Scorpion Control Inside And Outside Your Home

The scorpion can range from being a troublesome pest to a life and death emergency depending on the species and the person being stung. Adults that are healthy will not generally die from most scorpion stings, but a child, senior citizen, or allergic individual may. The bottom line is that scorpions are not a good thing to have around the home. Controlling scorpion problems is not the easiest thing in the world to do, but with some effort you can generally rid your home and yard of them.

The first key to controlling scorpions in your home is to understand their habits in nature. Scorpions are largely dormant during the day, and often burrow in the ground or hide under trash, rocks, or wood. For this reason, it is imperative that you keep these types of habitats cleaned up in your yard. Do not leave trash, or unnecessary wood piles and rocks in your yard. This just gives the scorpions an ecosystem to survive in, and will aid in their staying.

Scorpions are active during the night so that they can control their water levels and temperature. This is important to an arachnid that spends a great deal of time in arid, dry regions. For this reason, it is important that you always wear shoes in scorpion territory, and particularly at night. Scorpions can be hunted and killed at night by using a black light. Black lights will cause the scorpions to glow bright at night, and you can pick them off rather easily. It is important that you do this with great care, and that you use something that will not bring your hands or body into close proximity of the scorpion. A scorpion is quite fast and can sting you before you even knew what happened. Use a shovel, or some other long handled item to kill them. There are also sprays that can kill them as well.

As far as scorpions inside the home, the real key is prevention. Make sure you have no cracks, crevices, or holes in the exterior of your home. Patching up these entryways are highly effective at keeping scorpions out of your home. If you have areas that you can not take care of for any reason, then lay someglue traps down to capture them right at the entrances. Take extreme care when you go to dispose of the traps. Often a scorpion will still be alive and deliver a quick and nasty sting. Do not assume they are dead because they are not moving.

There are a number of scorpion treatments that you can have put down in your yard, though a large number of them are chemical based. This is effective in many cases, but it comes at the cost of putting chemical substances in your lawn. There are some organic treatments out there as well.