Palms

I inherited three class plants when my daughters Head Start ended Wednesday. The one in the best condition I believe to be a pothos, although I am not sure what variety it may be. I am most familiar with them, and this one appears to be relatively healthy.

The second looks like some sort of bamboo. It is potted in soil. A majority of the research I have attempted has led me to bamboos that grow in just water, and I am unsure if there is any differences regarding that. I am not even for sure that it is a bamboo, it just looks like that.

The final plant I really have no clue on. This one reminds me of some type of palm plant (not a tree.) It could possible be a kentia. It is in okay shape. There are some dead ended leaves on there, and what I believe to be spider mites. The reason I think they are spider mites is that it was a spider web type thing on the leaves and part of the base, right at the dirt.

Basically I am wondering what care I can give these plants to get them healthy and keep them healthy. Should I remove the ends of the leaves that are dead, or leave them alone? How often should I water them and what not. Any additional information about caring for house plants would be greatly appreciated.

You really are going to have to have specific ID’s for each of your plants. There is no one set of care rules that works for all indoor plants.

The Pothos, regardless of variety, should be kept in very bright but indirect light. Close to a north or east window is best. Water it thoroughly when the surface of the soil is dry. Fertilize it sparingly at half strength and only when it is growing vigorously. It is best to keep it pruned back so the vines do not become long and stringy.

There is a plant called Lucky Bamboo that is usually sold growing in water. They are Dracaena sanderiana cuttings, not Bamboos. Sometimes these Lucky Bamboo are potted in soil. So it is hard to know if that is what you have.

"Palm" is a huge category that include many different Palm species and even some non-Palms that people think look like Palms. It is unlikely that you have Kentia Palm as they are usually very large and very expensive.

Spider mites are very common on Palms, but their webs are very fine and not usually attached to the soil. It could be a common house spider.

Any dead leaves can be cut off and brown leaf tips can be trimmed. This pruning and trimming is done for cosmetic reasons and has no effect on the health of the plants.

You can post photos or email them to me for proper identification. Only then can you get the proper care instructions that you need.

In the interim, don’t make the very common mistake of repotting any of them

I have written articles on the care of Pothos, Palm species and Lucky Bamboo and also indoor plant pests that I can email to you without charge if you email me a request.

wcreed@HorticulturalHelp.com

I have ASUS EEE PC T91MT and the software it came bundled it is pretty cool. Is there any other software like that?

Corel seems to have an application or two.
Bumptop (http://bumptop.com/) is really impressive, but it has been discontinued since it has been acquired by Google.

Hi, I’m looking for a regular point-and-shoot digital camera and I was wondering which one takes the best indoor photos? My Kodak camera I currently have takes horrible indoor photos and they always turn out yellowish and grainy. I would prefer a Sony, Canon, or Nikon that is under $120. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

I would suggestion these are good quality digital cameras with price around $100-$120.

1.Canon PowerShot A495 : 10.1 MP, 3.3x Optical Zoom, 2.5-Inch LCD, Smart AUTO intelligently selects from 18 predefined shooting situations, new scene modes deliver more creative freedom, etc.

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2.Nikon Coolpix S3000 : 12.0MP, 4x wide-angle Zoom, 2.7-inch LCD, 4-way VR Image Stabilization System, EXPEED Image Processing, Smart Portrait System, etc. (Announced : February, 2010)

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3.Sony DSC-S2100 : 12.1MP, 3x Optical Zoom, 3.0 inch LCD, Easy Shooting Mode simplifies camera operation; SteadyShot image stabilization helps prevent blur, iAuto automatically optimizes camera settings, etc.

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Google Tech Talks
October 8, 2008

ABSTRACT

Ever notice that you seem to spend 80% of your time on 20% of your tasks? Or that 80% of the decisions in a meeting seem to occur in 20% of the meeting time? Welcome to the world of the 80:20 rule. When we design, build and test software, we have to determine where to start and what we should do next. The 80:20 rule helps provide an answer to these questions, while helping to increase our productivity and effectiveness. As well as being an agile principle, it’s a common thread in other disciplines, and there’s a special variation that applies to software defects. We’ll explore the different ways testers and developers are using the 80:20 rule. This rule could be a secret ingredient to help you build software smarter!

Speaker: Erik Petersen
Erik Petersen has been involved in custom software development since the 1980s, now focusing on testing and quality. He has presented at more than twenty Australian and international conferences, winning several awards. He mixes industry experience with powerful ideas and a passion for quality, and has influenced the work habits of hundreds of testers and developers across the world.

Erik’s been heavily involved in the Exploratory Testing community since before he even knew what it was called, proposing the idea of paired ET independently of Kaner and Bach in 2001. He is pushing forward with research on ET and other agile methods. He has reviewed many agile and testing books, and accidentally named the Master Test Report In the IEEE 829 Test Documentation 2008 standard.
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Here is Patti Moreno, the Garden Girl’s, indoor growing system. Very simple and easy.

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Hydroponic Aquaponic Indoor Grow System
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I spent all day today putting together my Aqua Phonic System. What I am going to be able to do is in the winter time I am going to be able to grow vegetable as well as fish. So, far I have my metal shelving unit here. You can get this at any hardware store, it is really easy to find then I also have a 55 gallon fish tank.

Now in our fish tank I have a water pump. I have attached his clear vinyl tubing to the pump that is in there and this is basically called the quick connect, push connector. That is it that you need to do. It is now connected and I have attached it to this valve. This valve allows me to shut that flow off and it also allows me to adjust the amount of flow.

One thing, I definitely want you to know before you set up your own Aqua phonic System is know that you are not going to be able to introduce any fish into that environment for about a week.

So, you want to make sure that it is the right environment for your fish before you even get them and so, for the fish tank I have cut some strapping and that strapping is supporting my planters.

Right along the bottom of the planters I have many little holes. What that is doing is that is allowing the water to drain before you back into the tank.

In the galvanized planter I have put about two inches of three quarter inch gravel then on to of it I have this white stuff. This white stuff is pearl like and this is what our veggies are going to grow with.

Our plants are going to get nutrients from the water because we are going to have fish in there and water with the fish waste is going to come into our plants to our box here and that is where our veggies are going to get their nutrients.

I put up these three fluorescent lighting fixtures with 5,000 degree Kelvin balanced fluorescent tubes underneath and that is what has been being our sunlight for our veggies.

Now, for our water circulation, I have also installed the timer. I do not want my water to flow 24 hours a day continuously. So, I have my pump system here on this timer and it is set to alive upon to pump for one hour and then shut off for three. I also have my light on a timer and my light is going to stay on for 12 hours and then they are going to come off for 12 hours.

Alright, so the next thing I have to do before I put this project to bed for the night is lay in all of my seeds and that one of those cool seed spreader thing is, this is just a mix of lettuce that I am going to be having, and I was going to lay it out in rows.

Now, this is a mixture of white and red mustard. The next thing I have to do is to just adjust this lights and I want to bring him down for the match all the way.

Now, our aqua phonic system is up and running. Everything is running perfectly. I have got my lights on and set up to a timer. The water is circulating and that set up to a timer also and I have got my seeds planted.

I am Patti Moreno of the garden girl. Thanks for watching.

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