Starting Fall Vegetables from Seed Sep 16, 2009
Good seeds, well-prepared garden beds, proper watering use of compost, and ruthless thinning are some of the secrets. Quality Vegetable Seeds. (Suite101.com)
State Looks To Rebound As Timber Business Declines Sep 15, 2009
On the harvesting side, small mom-and-pop loggers like the Nicholses dominate the industry, and a visit to a 700-acre private wood lot in Hebron, where Scott Nichols is thinning oaks, tells the story. During the boom times for oak, the Nicholses sold most of their higher-grade oak to "peeler" or veneer mills, which sliced the oak into thin strips for laminated furniture products. (FOX61, CT)
Abrupt reversal detected in Arctic cooling trend Sep 5, 2009
"They're melting, thinning, shrinking, and some are stagnating," he said. E-mail David Perlman at. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Methods for pruning overmature spirea Aug 31, 2009
Thinning cuts on healthy branches help maintain the size and shape of the bush by cutting back to outward-facing lateral buds. Again, work is done after it flowers in spring. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Wood to oil process could make forest thinning pay Aug 30, 2009
And cutting big trees to pay for thinning the small ones often runs afoul of environmental laws ... 6 million dry tons a year enough to make about 40 million barrels of bio-oil could come from national forest thinning. (Longview Daily News, WA)
History buffs aim to stop stone wall thefts Aug 27, 2009
Lyn Lovell, a member of the Milford Historical Commission, acknowledged that thinning out stone walls is a problem in that community as well. "We have problems with people walking away with them," said Lovell. (Framingham TAB, MA)
10 house painting guidelines Aug 25, 2009
One of the biggest mistakes do-it-yourselfers make is thinning the paint or not applying enough. Avoid the temptation to stretch your paint supply by adding thinner. (AZCentral -- Home)
• Great garden: Raspberries like rubies, corn like gold Aug 25, 2009
"A lot of people do, but I just use them as soon as they are big enough to eat. That's my thinning. I don't pick them and throw them away," she said. Small carrots are tasty, and when you pull one up, it makes room for the others to grow bigger without wasting any. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
New Preserve in Litchfield To Be Haven for Wildlife Aug 21, 2009
"According to our botanist, it's really rare." Plans to re-establish healthy habitats includes restoring the hay fields to accommodate the nests of meadow larks and bobolinks, clearing out invasive plants such as knot weed, bittersweet vines and honeysuckle and thinning out the conifers that have been planted in tight rows. The latter work is being funded by a Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program grant. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Kittery Water District kills geese at York pond Aug 19, 2009
Would love to see a good restaurant to revitalize the (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Board to consider tree thinning in Norbeck wildlife preserve Aug 18, 2009
A citizen advisory board will tour parts of the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve on Wednesday to get an idea how it might look after a proposed timber cutting, tree thinning and prescribed burning project to improve wildlife habitat ... The emerging plan for the Norbeck, which Black Hills National Forest officials have been working on for about three years, could include thinning and logging of pine stands, as well as prescribed burns ... The public is invited on a tour of the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Vilsack calls for renewed emphasis on forests Aug 15, 2009
Without forest thinning, fires will be more intense, Dicks said. The Forest Service manages national forests and grasslands encompassing about 193 million acres - an area equivalent to the size of Texas. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Prince Harry leads Diana tributes Aug 14, 2009
Antarctic glacier 'thinning fast. Weekly world news quiz. (Yahoo News -- Princess Diana)
Home, yard and garden: Shrub quick to drop its buds Aug 13, 2009
After all, the shrub does tend to produce huge numbers of flower buds, so maybe this is natures way of thinning out the load so the plants resources are not overwhelmed. Since it flowers on new growth, you can prune rose of Sharon in late winter or early spring. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Forest thinned significantly at Watson Mill Bridge State Park Aug 10, 2009
While Watson Mill's visitor volume might dip this year, the thinning will keep rangers from having to raze the forest completely - which ultimately is a good thing for the park, Gregory said ... Before 2005, when the park system's resource management division started thinning forests, the park system lost 400 to 500 acres a year to pine beetles ... Parks service officials do sell off the timber that's left over after thinning a stand of woods, but they don't make very much, Gregory said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Fewer lawsuits possible benefit of forest pact Aug 9, 2009
-- Long on opposing sides when it comes to forest use, timber interests and environmental groups have agreed on how thinning and prescribed burns should be done on nearly 1 million acres of Arizona's ponderosa pine forest ... That prompted talks of large-scale thinning projects that would be partially funded by industry groups. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Temperate Fruit Trees that Grow in ... Aug 7, 2009
They are of excellent quality and productive, but can be more high maintenance than tropicals, requiring pruning, thinning, as well as spraying for insects and diseases. Peach varieties for central and south-central Florida (150-200 chilling hours) include the Flordaprince, TropicBeauty, UFSun, Flordaglo and UFBeauty. (Suite101.com)
Most US apple growers expecting good yield Aug 6, 2009
Still, Bush expected Washington's growers to have good fruit, with fewer problems with frost than last year and good weather for thinning the apples to let the best ones grow. The crop should be about 110 million bushels, a little less than last year, but still big, said Charles Pomianek of the Wenatchee Valley Traffic Association. (Anchorage Daily News)
Washington farmers preparing for immigration audits Aug 6, 2009
billjr64 wrote on Aug 5, 2009 8:07 PM:" I`m hoping this will help with our youth locally as far as entry level woods jobs, tree planting, bough cutting, thinning, etc. I did this type of work as a kid, yes it was hard but the pay was a whole lot better than Mcdonalds and probably Walmart too. While I know that illegal immigrants work hard, I think some of our kids would give them a run for the money. ". Rosey Glasses wrote on Aug 5, 2009 8:14 PM:" It is about time..... This is a good thing.... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Biomass Wastes Aug 6, 2009
Forestry residues -- Forestry residues are generated by operations such as thinning of plantations, clearing for logging roads, extracting stem-wood for pulp and timber, and natural attrition. Harvesting may occur as thinning in young stands, or cutting in older stands for timber or pulp that also yields tops and branches usable for biomass energy. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Scientists, Fishermen Work To Preserve Long Island Sound Oysters Aug 2, 2009
Thinning the beds prevents shellfish from growing in misshapen clumps, as they do where aquaculture is not practiced and where the oysters are fit only for the cannery. "When I am traveling, I try the oysters," said Sunila. (FOX61, CT)
Growing peach trees has pitfalls aplenty Jul 31, 2009
There are three aspects of peach cultivation that discourage casual growers, he says: pruning, thinning and spraying ... Thinning Blooms and Fruit ... Both the pruning and thinning reduce the fruit set, and without those steps the trees will produce hundreds of congested fruits about the size of a golf ball. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Monsoon-proof yard Jul 30, 2009
Thinning is different from topping off a tree ... Thinning involves pruning the tree evenly to allow air to pass through the tree. (AZCentral -- Home)
Time to start harvesting food in earnest Jul 30, 2009
Carrots continue to need thinning until there is at least one inch of free soil between roots ... By all means eat the roots of the thinning, but by this time of year the greens should be avoided. (Anchorage Daily News)
Beetle-killed trees primed to fuel fires Jul 26, 2009
Thinning is just negative logging. It doesn't pay for itself. (Missoulian, MT)
Fresno State researchers target mechanized thinning for wine grapes Jul 19, 2009
More recently, companies such as Oxbo International have developed and refined systems designed not only for pruning, but also for shoot and cluster thinning. Key objectives of the current partnership is to test mechanical systems for shoot and cluster thinning on the type of trellis system most commonly found in San Joaquin Valley wine grape vineyards -- the California "T," also known as the California Sprawl ... For this project, the research team is evaluating new mechanical pruning, shoot... (Kingsburg Recorder, CA)
Kentucky bluegrass is great for lawns but not pastures Jul 16, 2009
Thinning out the bluegrass. It's not impossible to thin out bluegrass and brome species in favor of native grass species, but it does take a long period of time, according to Karen Smith, a retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologist who worked at bringing back the native grass species at the Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge, which is located near Stanley in the northwestern part of the North Dakota. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Serving Food Stylishly at Home Jul 16, 2009
At this point you can scoop off the fat, or oil that is at the top and make the gravy thicker or thinner as needed, with either flour (for thickening) or water (for thinning). For your serving plate, you want to start by ladling out gravy and the broken down yummy bits. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Herbs give summer pleasure Jul 12, 2009
Whether I am weeding, mulching, thinning or harvesting, I come out of the garden refreshed by the fragrances. While it is both convenient and visually pleasing to create a garden dedicated to herbs, not all of us have the space or inclination to follow this route. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Break out the hose while enjoying the gorgeous weather Jul 9, 2009
I've mentioned thinning the crops before, but when it is dry it is even more important as these extra seedlings compete for water. Thin and eat the gleanings. (Anchorage Daily News)
Fatal sand dune accident Jul 9, 2009
do you suppose wrote on Jul 8, 2009 11:44 PM:" Personal responcibility, common sense, and a healthy dose of respect would have saved this one too?Sad, yes tragic no. Natures way of thinning the herd. ". Comments are limited to 200 words or less. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Curbing wildfires vs. storing carbon? Jul 9, 2009
"The two studies from the Oregon State University Department of Forest Science appear in the journal Ecological Applications.One of the studies, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy for the U.S. Carbon Cycle Program, examined the amount of biomass living and dead trees and brush on 9,000 test plots in Oregon and Northern California from a Forest Service inventory, plus 200 plots monitored by OSU.It estimated that as long as the forests are not logged or burned, they have the potential... (MSNBC -- Environment)
Feeding city deer may become illegal Jul 8, 2009
Stan Wolz wrote on Jul 3, 2009 4:00 PM:" Please wait a minute. Mr Sax addressed the council for nearly an hour on all the options. Never once did he "Advocate" thinning them out, any more than any other prospective solution. The newspaper story only hit the provocative highlights. The council is gathering information. There will be plenty of time for lots and lots of comment. All the council's email and phone numbers are on the city web site. Feel free to fire away. Stan Wolz Ward 3 ". cleo... (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Bitterroot National Forest: Officials seek options for thinning Jul 8, 2009
The agency's plan to go back years ago for a precommercial thinning operation had been set aside for lack of funding and other priorities ... The hope is by thinning the trees, leaving some slash behind to decompose into organic material for the soil and using a machine to decompact the soil wherever possible, the native vegetation will return, Mayn said. (Missoulian, MT)
Study: No increased fire threat in owl habitat Jul 7, 2009
It eliminated habitat reserves in the Northwest Forest Plan and proposed aggressive thinning in the dry forests of the Klamath Mountains and the east side of the Cascades to reduce the threat of fire. The Obama administration told a federal court last April it would not defend the Bush administration's plan because an inspector general's report concluded it had been politically manipulated. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
July is prime time for some lawn TLC Jul 2, 2009
Thin: Beets, carrots, lettuce in particular, need thinning ... Generally you can eat the thinnings. (Anchorage Daily News)
QDMA: Summer nutrition crucial for does Jul 1, 2009
Thinning around mast species reduces crown competition and enables trees to get additional light and nutrients and produce additional fruits and nuts. You can do this to overstory oaks and beeches or to smaller apples and persimmons. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Flu fears hurt pork industry Jun 30, 2009
One-fourth to a third of the country's pork producers will have to consider thinning herds or shutting down, according to farm economists at Purdue University. That's disturbing news for Montana pork producers, who send roughly 265,000 animals to market annually. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Energy bill gives boost to biomass Jun 28, 2009
Some environmentalists worry that a proliferation of biomass plants may force overly aggressive thinning of forests. You want to make sure you re not creating this biomass-eating beast that needs to be fed, Moulton said. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Biomass energy a sustainable solution Jun 28, 2009
During his speech at Montana Tech several months ago, Running said society's only tool against catastrophic wildfires is forest thinning and fuel reduction. "We'd better get to work on it quick," Running said, adding that an "out of the box" solution that warrants more study is development of a portable biomass electricity generator that could be set up near power lines running through forests and feed into the grid from remote locations. (Montana Standard, MT)
'Less pretentious' menus take over Jun 27, 2009
With a sustained thinning of the expense-account brigade, restaurants such as the InterContinental Hotel s Au Pied de Cochon are aiming promotions at local customers. Diners are invited to bring their own wine to save money corkage is complimentary. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
DDT deposit off L.A. gets EPA's attention Jun 27, 2009
Erosion taking a tollShe also pointed out there had been some erosion in the middle of the contaminated site, thinning a critical layer of silt already covering the DDT and PCB located there ... DDT is also blamed for thinning the eggshells of birds such as bald eagles, brown pelicans and peregrine falcons, preventing the eggs from hatching. (MSNBC -- Environment)
REGION: Quino habitat shaved Jun 22, 2009
The rare Quino checkerspot butterfly, if it is going to live on, will have to survive with a thinning layer of federal protection. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week unveiled a new strategy for saving what was once one of the region's most abundant springtime butterflies by designating one-third as much "critical habitat" as it did in 2002. (North County Times)
Ways to Help Older Patients to Impr... Jun 21, 2009
The repercussions of a loss of appetite are several: loss of weight and muscle tone, thinning of bones, dry skin and loss of hair, fatigue, lethargy, and depression. Special Diets are Not an Obstacle. (Suite101.com)
Garden Club marks 50th with party Jun 20, 2009
We have cared for them, explained Dalamangas, by digging, coaxing, nurturing, deadheading, weeding, lopping, cutting, clipping, sawing, trimming, pruning, raking, shoveling, hoeing, cultivating, planting, splitting, dividing, propagating, picking, sorting, spraying, thinning, transplanting, harvesting, reaping, gathering, watering, fertilizing, mowing and mulching. The evening featured a meal of pork loin or salmon served with soup, salad, and colorful vegetables. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Valley's dry conditions concern firefighters Jun 16, 2009
Thinning trees and brush around a home is advised, as is eliminating flammable grasses and plants growing under trees. Branches should be removed especially if they are hanging over structures, and highly flammable trees such as eucalyptus and pine should be avoided or removed if near structures. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Master Gardener Jun 16, 2009
There are two basic types of pruning cuts: heading cuts, and thinning cuts ... Thinning cuts remove branches at their point of origin or attachment, usually at the base of the shrub ... Used in moderation, thinning cuts reduce shrub density without stimulating regrowth. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Grunge party politics Jun 16, 2009
Hes a tall, quiet man with a trimmed beard and dark, thinning hair. I regret I have not read his book. (Townhall.com)
Indoor Garden Update: How Do the Herbs Taste? Jun 2, 2009
Initially there was an overabundance of all three herbs sprouting from the "soil" sponge, but when I tried to cut some back my hand slipped and I accidentally cut all the oregano near the root (according to our , thinning your seedlings ensures they won't have to fight for water and nutrients). So, back to the basil and parsley, which I did have the pleasure of trying. (Epicurious.com)
Group: Climate Change Kills 300,000 A Year May 30, 2009
"There never was a "hole" that was idiots in the media calling it that, it was a THINNING of the concentration and it's been shown to be SEASONAL, and it's not going away any time soon, it's still quite there"Former U.N. Secretary General Also Says World Loses $125B Annually From Global Warming"*FORMER* sec'y is wrong, the world does not LOSE money, money is not lost/gone, it simply changes hands "We've had climate change for eons - millions of years. We've had hurricanes for many thousands of... (CBS News)
For Midsize Firms, Opportunities Abound May 30, 2009
Jeff Coburn, managing director of Coburn Consulting in Boston, said right now is a "renaissance" for midsize firms that will not only raise the best and brightest midsized firms to a new level but will also result in a thinning of the herd. SMALLER FIRMS, BIGGER CLIENTS. (Law.com)
Loggers manage family tracts to help woods thrive May 25, 2009
"You get the extreme environmentalists that want to shut the logging down, but we've still got people wanting to buy cardboard, or paper, or to build houses.He and other members of the Washington Farm Forestry Association believe good forest management which could involve pruning, clearing of brush, selective logging, thinning and replanting of cleared land keeps trees healthy and safe from deadly fires and bugs.About 50 such families in Kittitas County mostly in the upper region, where the... (Longview Daily News, WA)
A red flag on green energy plan May 25, 2009
The trees left after thinning can't make up in growth for the biomass that's been lost; further, those trees are typically soon harvested for timber. It takes decades before a harvested forest sequesters the carbon that an undisturbed forest does. (Boston Globe)
Cottoning hemlocks May 17, 2009
Branch dieback and a thinning crown are other indications of HWA, but the white cotton is the most visible sign, and it will persist even after the insects inside are dead. Inside each tiny cotton ball is a female adelgid. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Coalition rallies to save auto jobs May 16, 2009
PopCollector wrote on May 15, 2009 7:09 PM:" To Oldtimer1933: It would seem that years of paying union dues (32 years in my case) may indeed have some benefits. Don't begrudge us our jobs, too. Sen. Corker is who he is - a flip-floppy politician. The union membership of this state (country?) will never forget his initial outspoken attitude against us. And finally, thinning the dealership numbers to reduce competition makes perfect since in any economy. Everyone is saddened by what must be done.... (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Local auto dealers hopeful May 15, 2009
By Ryan Bentley News-Review Staff Writer Friday, May 15, 2009 6:55 AM EDT With Chrysler and General Motors soon to announce plans for thinning their dealer networks, the automakers franchisees around Northwest Michigan haven t gotten an insider s view of who s staying and who s going. But while the local dealerships can t be totally sure that they ll maintain their portfolio of brands, several of their managers noted that they see reasons for hope as the automakers continue with restructuring to... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Ottawa announces $100-million stimulus for Atlantic region May 15, 2009
It will be spent on tree planting and thinning, among other things. The government is inviting funding proposals for projects that can be completed before March 31, 2011, from non-profit organizations, post-secondary institutions, individuals, co-operatives, small- and medium-sized businesses, and First Nations, provincial and municipal governments. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Pruning Deciduous Spring-flowering ... May 8, 2009
The best way to prune deciduous spring-flowering shrubs is to use thinning cuts ... Pruning deciduous spring-flowering shrubs in early spring or late fall, when leaves are absent, allows meticulous correction and thinning of the plant's branching habit ... Thinning cuts require skill, patience and time, but are well worth the resulting beauty and vigor of pruned shrubs. (Suite101.com)
War on pine beetle will change popular park views May 8, 2009
Needles, Sylvan Lake: 'Won't look the same' after tree-thinning project ... Custer State Park officials intend to remove two-thirds of the pine trees in extensive areas of the forest near those popular tourist spots, and to clean up slash piles and other debris left from the new cutting operations and past thinning projects ... Adam Gahagan, a senior forester in the park, said typical tree-thinning operations remove one-third to one-half of the trees in a treatment area. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Biomass anxiety May 8, 2009
Proponents of biomass power generation counter that careful thinning of forests to produce biomass fuel could actually increase the capacity of remaining trees to grow quickly and absorb more carbon dioxide. Also, unlike other renewable energy sources like wind and solar, biomass would provide baseload, not intermittent, power. (Boston Globe)
Africa: UN Wants to Ban DDT May 8, 2009
It is infamous for threatening bird populations by thinning eggshells. But exemptions have been allowed in many developing nations because it so effective in killing mosquitoes. (allAfrica.com)
Trimming back: Tree fruit industry hit by low prices, sagging market May 7, 2009
"Essentially, it did a lot of thinning for us. We have a little less fruit, which helps the market out," Diepersloot said. The reporter can be reached at 583-2432. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Forest Service considers prescribed burns in Black Elk Wilderness area May 5, 2009
The same project could include prescribed burns, as well as thinning and logging of pine stands, all to improve wildlife habitat within the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve, according to Kelly Honors, the interdisciplinary team leader for the Norbeck Wildlife Project ... Thinning of ladder fuels could lessen the impact of wildfire, helping large trees thrive, she said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Dellums' Limited Headway On Report Goals May 5, 2009
The report gave hope to those in and outside City Hall that changes would happen, especially since Dellums said he would immediately begin taking action on the plan, which recommended, among other things, showing up to work on time every Monday and thinning out his own administrative ranks and auditing several city departments. When releasing the report, Dellums said: "This ... will make us leaner, meaner, more efficient, more transparent and hold people to a higher standard.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
The Grapevine: Three-grape blend generates buzz Apr 30, 2009
Without a watchful eye -- and much crop thinning -- syrah's prodigious yields in the vineyard can result in diluted, alcoholic wines. Not a bad candidate for blending, syrah can contribute full-bodied, fleshy flavors of black fruits and pepper. (Florida Today)
