Sentences with phrase «by mulch»

The A's can only meet expectations, and then only by mulching their National League opponent in the World Series.

Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing and removing thatch, and trimming and edging around flower beds, walks, and walls.

Not exact matches

It requires a can of drained chickpeas (cheap), some garlic, onion, cilantro, salt and spices — go by taste and pulse it all into a mulch, adding a few tablespoons of flour to help bind the mixture together.

The first lesson taught by the Hot and Holy One was that all the stories about witches and genetically - liked pungency addiction were only so much mulch.

The simplest method of fighting transpiration water loss is to increase the humidity around the plants by wetting thick layers of mulch such as grass clippings.

Reduce this water loss by boosting the humidity around the plants with a thick layer of mulch such as dried grass clippings (placed over top of the plastic mulch, if using it).

This mulch warms the soil by about 10 to 12 degrees but does not control weeds.

«Farm operation» means the land and on - farm buildings, equipment, manure processing and handling facilities, and practices which contribute to the production, preparation and marketing of crops, livestock and livestock products as a commercial enterprise, including a «commercial horse boarding operation» as defined in subdivision thirteen of this section, a «timber operation» as defined in subdivision fourteen of this section, «compost, mulch or other biomass crops» as defined in subdivision sixteen of this section and «commercial equine operation» as defined by subdivision seventeen of this section.

Three main water quality issues were cited by Mr. Cuomo during his 20 - minute speech: an underground plume left by Northrup Grumman in Nassau county that measures one - by - three miles wide, runoff from mulching facilities on Long Island (of which there are 65) and saltwater intrusion.

The state also will build on a smaller Suffolk program by testing for contaminants at all 65 mulching facilities on Long Island, and will issue for the first time common - sense regulations for those facilities.

He claims that preliminary measurements of how muscle groups work in people using his shovel instead of a conventional one show that his design saves a lot of energy: it can, he says, reduce the effort of shifting a truckload of mulch by at least 30 per cent.

The work done by ants even forms a type of mulch that helps hold water in the soil.

We spent Saturday mulching the yard (and by we, I mean my husband), and we've been working like crazy to declutter the house to get it ready to show.

A trip to Wikipedia reveals that the novel, written by Michel Faber, actually gives lots of information the film wilfully withholds, such as the name of Johansson's character or the story of her race or the reason why they're mulching men or the story behind the mysterious men on motorcycles who pop up occasionally to help out / hunt Johansson down.

It's also true that he gets a kick out of eliciting precisely this reaction — say by having his protagonist beat another man to mulch in the close confines of an elevator, or another crawl into the open belly of his freshly disemboweled mother.

Eventually seeing the film at a London press screening, I was reduced to a clammy mulch, blindsided by what I had just seen.

Wrap up the lesson by having students formulate a conclusion to the problem, research information about the mulch they used, and write a one - paragraph summary of the facts that were obtained.

Sherman parents stretched available dollars by doing their own site preparation, mulching, grading, paving, and laying down a permeable cover.

The mulch is turned and tended by many layers of editors who scrub it of anything possibly objectionable before it is fed into a government - run «adoption» system that provides mediocre material to students of all ages.

I loaded the test vehicle with 25 bags of cypress mulch and several flats of potted plants and discovered the Ranger was not affected by the heavy load.

You can add mulch for next to nothing by buying bales of straw from nearby farmers or using shredded newspaper printed with non-toxic vegetable ink.

If you have children and pets and wish to avoid chemical weed control, you can destroy weeds by cultivating between plants and rows, pulling them by hand, or snipping them off at the soil surface, and you can limit infestations with heavy mulches.

Cocoa bean shell mulch is becoming a popular landscaping product used by gardeners and homeowners because of it's attractive odor.

Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman's Garden Supply and other Garden supply stores, contains a lethal ingredient called «Theobromine».

However, it also attracts dogs, who can easily be poisoned by eating the mulch.

Cocoa Mulch is manufactured by Hershey's, and they claim that «It is true that studies have shown that 50 % of the dogs that eat Cocoa Mulch can suffer physical harm to a variety of degrees (depending on each individual dog).

Cocoa Mulch Cocoa bean shells are a by - product of chocolate production (which is how mulch made it into the «foods» category) and are popular as mulch for landscaMulch Cocoa bean shells are a by - product of chocolate production (which is how mulch made it into the «foods» category) and are popular as mulch for landscamulch made it into the «foods» category) and are popular as mulch for landscamulch for landscaping.

Keep pets safe by choosing untreated wood mulch or a chop - and - drop mulch method instead.

Make your yard unfriendly to ticks by keeping your grass short, bushes trimmed and minimizing mulch or leaf litter.

Direct contact by your pets with cocoa - based mulch, pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers should be avoided.

You may become exposed to the larvae in the same manner as your pet by contacting soil or mulch that is found near rabbit or rodent burrows.

Cocoa bean mulch is made of discarded hulls or shells of the cocoa bean, which are by - products of chocolate production.

I have a small, fenced concrete patio bordered by dirt and mulch, which is great when the weather is bad or for that quick early morning potty break, but Ruby gets 1 - 3 walks per day also.

Though the association cleans, weedeats, provides pooper scoopers and makes repairs when needed, Clark said the Tulsa Park and Recreation Department provides much - appreciated help by keeping the grass trimmed, supplying mulch and dirt for filling holes and donating other materials as needed.

BAVA is a 501c3 organization that provides hundreds of hours of service annually to the dog park by watering, spreading mulch, filling holes, collecting and bagging trash and «poop», painting, repairing the fence, restoring grass, rounding up recycled plastic bags and providing fund raising and park beautification projects such as tree planting, table and bench assembly, memory plaques, shade sails, patios, pet fountains and much more!

For four hours, they measured, dug holes, placed posts, secured wiring and laid mulch (donated and delivered by Winthrop Tree Service on James Island).

O'Neill was asked by Pratt President Thomas F. Schutte to examine Pratt's Rose Garden, and she since volunteered to take on its replanting and removed overgrowth, pruned away spent flower stems, and added organic fertilizer, bone meal, and mulch to immediately improve the flower beds.

Sleeper's Dream 2003 Wood, steel, wallpaper, faux cherry tree and hemp plants, chandelier, mulch, paper, broken crockery and furniture 168 by 60 by 24 in.

Highlights of the textile production partnership include: water that leaves the mill is cleaner than the drinking water that enters it; excess fabric clippings are used as mulch by farmers in the surrounding area; and dyes pass the most rigorous tests for human health and the environment.

There's the implications of this too: Dr David Evans who consulted full time for the Australian Green - house Office, now the Dept of Climate Change,1999 - 2005, modelling carbon in plants, mulch, soil and agricricultural products said in an interview, that satellite data over the last 2 decades shows that the amount of plant biomass has increased by 6 %.

In the version demonstrated by Geoff Lawton in the video below, the chickens aren't fed grain at all — but rather food scraps from local restaurants, which the chickens peck at and incorporate into a mulch mixture, creating high quality compost exactly where it is needed.

First lady spokeswoman, Camille Johnston, recently told press, «The mulch is going to stay,» in reference to the recent allegations by the organization Environment and Human Health, Inc., warning that the tire mulch resting

Yet despite providing these essential ecosystem services, the cypress are being mercilessly cut down and pulverized to make mulch - ironic, given that the very houses they decorate might end up being swept away by the next major hurricane (at the rate the loggers are going).

The Austrian pines, for example, the arborist told me, could be helped by adding acidic cedar mulch or flowers like rhododendrons and azaleas around their base, instead of planting grass seed, which my neighbor has done.

By building raised beds which are NEVER walked on, heavily mulched and fed by top dressings of large amounts of organic matter, proponents of no - dig gardening say it protects vital soil life including worms, microbes and mychorrizal fungi which all play a part in maintaining soil fertilitBy building raised beds which are NEVER walked on, heavily mulched and fed by top dressings of large amounts of organic matter, proponents of no - dig gardening say it protects vital soil life including worms, microbes and mychorrizal fungi which all play a part in maintaining soil fertilitby top dressings of large amounts of organic matter, proponents of no - dig gardening say it protects vital soil life including worms, microbes and mychorrizal fungi which all play a part in maintaining soil fertility.

Maintain client's lawn by mowing, line trimming, blowing, leaf and debris removal, weeding, edging, hedging, raking and mulch installation

• Cleaned grounds by performing sweeping and raking duties • Collected debris and garbage and ensured that they were properly disposed off • Planted grass, trees and flowers according to set instructions provided by the head gardener • Applied mulch to designated areas and pulled weeds around bushes and flowers • Operated lawn mowers to perform grass cutting and shaping work • Performed preventative and regular maintenance on equipment and tools such as mowers and clippers

• Demonstrated ability to care for lawns by performing mulching, aerating and weeding activities • Expert in trimming trees, shrubs and hedges using shears and prunes • Proven ability to mix and spray fertilizers and insecticides onto grass, shrubs and trees, using a wide variety of hand and power tools • Particularly effective in creating new outdoor spaces by efficiently tweaking resources (such as trees, hedges and shrubs) and coming up with visually appealing results

Sammy's Plant World, McDonough, GA 1/2011 to 11/2013 Apprentice — Landscaping Works • Raked, mowed and ploughed lawns, by following express instructions • Cleared lawns of litter and debris and ensured that both were disposed of properly • Assisted in planting shrubs, flowers and trees • Provided support in aerating, mulching and digging duties • Procured seeds, bulbs and foliage from designated nurseries • Handled plants and tree watering and trimming duties

• Highly experienced and skilled landscaper with a successful track record of caring for established lawns by performing mulching, aerating, and weeding activities.