Is this true about Nasturtiums?????
Sue Hughes Zone 6b in Pittsburgh
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Is this true about Glads ??
Comments (13)My grandmother was a great gladioli grower and always said they reverted to white. She always lifted, dried and stored the bulbs each year, checking for ' good' bulbs and discarding the split, diseased or weak ones. I used to help her. I planted a small number of variegated orange and deep red and also some pale green glads a couple of years ago and all have turned white apart from one variegated head. We have sandy alkaline soil so wondering if that's the problem. No frost's so I don't lift my bulbs. I live in the lower part of New Zealand's North Island with temperatures ranging between 1-25°C. Wet winter, dry summers....See MoreNasturtium-eating black pest identified
Comments (2)The simplest method of control is a sharp stream of water to knock the wee buggers off the plants. Sometimes people will do this and then say the Aphids have "returned" (they don't) when a new generation has appeareed that also needs to be knocked off the same way....See MoreTruth about 'True Convection'
Comments (41)memarcus, At the risk of restating what may have been written, I just wanted to say that you are correct in saying that the convective transfer mode is much the same between both oven types - with fan-element and without. As will be let's call it the "passively radiant" (oxymoronic, I know) that will be similar between both oven types because the walls will equilibriate to the hot air temperatures. The key difference between the two is the dominant radiant and hence directional heat source between the two oven types - that with the bottom (or top broil!) element activated. Heartsurgeon and capecodcook are right about this. Convective transfer being virtually identical in both cases as a function of aerodynamic conditions (and let us incorrectly and inaccurately assume that they are identical in different ovens) and heating element power (which we CAN assume to be the same in any two ovens since they are usually rated quite similarly). We can safely say that the two thermal sources perfectly superpose and hence are perfectly additive, yes? (since radiant heating is independent of any transfer medium while convective relies exclusively on it). Radiant is also directly proportional (inversely) to the distance from the source; with convective - as you rightly pointed out - there is no such dependence. Well therein lies the rub - you do need to consider the radiant part. In my oven, I do have a true-convection mode as well as a bottom-heat + convection fan mode. I can assure you that there is an observable difference between the two. The difference is exactly what you'd expect if you understand that the directional radiant superposes the convective transfer - namely, the sensitivity of the food at the bottom of the pan and hence its tendency to cook from the bottom up as well as the sensitivity of EVEN THE BOTTOM of the pan to its distance from the heat source (cooking rack). This is consistent with radiant heat xfer. I did this with multi-rack cooking placing two racks of the same things just where I'd place 'em for pure-convection cooking viz. on my first and third racks. Not to say that you should buy one oven over the other - but since you wanted to analyze in scientific terms, I'm expounding on the difference. Well, am trying to expound on the difference. I make no claims of the lucidity of my writeup - I returned yesterday from a transcontinental flight and am definitely feeling the effects of longitudinal transfer....See MoreIs This Really True About Oil Finishes???
Comments (57)hey zhen ding, I think* I've decided. I started looking again in July/August of this year. I brought home a lot of new samples and just was not "wowed" by any of them. I think the problem is that what I really want is solid oak floors and custom stained. But since I'm in Houston on a slab, that's just not the best way to go. Sooooooo after living on plywood and concrete since 2016 I just decided this week I'm going with one of my original picks....Greenworld Artisan line. Is it perfect? No. But so far it's the best I've found that was reasonably priced. AND I'm really, really just tired of looking and debating and researching this. AND our furniture has been in storage since Nov. 2016 and I'm just tired of having my house torn apart. At some point, you gotta just make a decision and get on with life. In the grand scheme of things, it's just a floor. I have Buffaloe coming out to measure again on Monday. Kurt was so helpful and patient almost 4 years ago when I was stressing over this. He always answered my questions thoroughly and never got irritated. Always brought me whatever samples I wanted. And he is very knowledgeable. I will probably get another quote but I did feel that the quote he gave me last time was fair. I'll try and remember to post back here. If I forget, just remind me....See MoreSue Hughes Zone 6b in Pittsburgh
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