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Sunday, March 23, 2008
After Two Long Years The Forums are Open Again!
Especially with the the energy prices rising all the time, chemical fertilizer prices rising too, here is a website Topdressing.biz and a forum where you can learn how to be good to your next generation by saving their air and water quality , your lawn and recycle at the same time your various waste products from kitchen, house, yard/garden and farm into compost. Compost can become a great source of topdressing material, for the most part free and lower our municipal taxes.
Monday, July 03, 2006
Topdressing.biz News: Various Benefits of Shredding and Source of Compost Material
The Important Function of Shredders -
by: Peter Emerson
Information and identity theft are two growing concerns in the world today. Paper shredders and file shredders can prevent the terrible losses that can occur when valuable information pertaining to a person or a business is stolen. Shredders destroy sensitive documents that contain private information that could cause trouble if obtained by the wrong people. Some of the sensitive information often found on paper items includes birth dates, social security numbers, bank account numbers, and business plans or other finance-related items.
Identity theft can have dire consequences. If a thief obtains someone’s social security number and birth date, he or she can then find out all kinds of financial information about the person and can use the person’s bank account. If this happens, the thief can spend all of the victim’s money, and the victim may or may not have a way of recovering the money. Identity thieves can ruin their victim’s credit by using the stolen credit cards to run up huge debts.
Corporate espionage is another serious problem involving information theft. More often than one might believe, employees steal secret business documents and sell them to competing companies. If thieves steal a business’ financial information, like credit card numbers and bank account numbers, they can spend all of the company’s money and possibly never get caught. It is vital to protect personal and professional information from would-be thieves by destroying documents and computer files that contain the information.
Paper shredders work by cutting sheets of paper into many very small pieces, making it difficult for thieves or corporate spies to reassemble the documents and gain private information. Some shredders cut the paper vertically into ribbons, while others cut the paper in a cross cutting motion, making it much harder to reassemble the page. These paper shredders have a number of features and many can provide maximum security.
File shredders permanently erase files from a computer. Most people think that emptying the computer’s recycling bin erases any files or programs that were in it, but the truth is that these files can be easily accessed using basic retrieval software. File shredding software ensures that sensitive files containing private information can’t be accessed.
Not all types of shredders are used to protect business or personal information. Chip shredders are heavy-duty tools used to break wood, leaves, and other materials down. Once the materials are shredded, they can be used to make mulch or compost.
Shredders are valuable tools in a number of situations. Paper and file shredders provide protection against information theft and chip shredders are valuable landscaping tools.
About the author:
Shredders Info provides detailed information about paper, file, and chip shredders, and more. Shredders Info is affiliated with Business Plans by Growthink.
by: Peter Emerson
Information and identity theft are two growing concerns in the world today. Paper shredders and file shredders can prevent the terrible losses that can occur when valuable information pertaining to a person or a business is stolen. Shredders destroy sensitive documents that contain private information that could cause trouble if obtained by the wrong people. Some of the sensitive information often found on paper items includes birth dates, social security numbers, bank account numbers, and business plans or other finance-related items.
Identity theft can have dire consequences. If a thief obtains someone’s social security number and birth date, he or she can then find out all kinds of financial information about the person and can use the person’s bank account. If this happens, the thief can spend all of the victim’s money, and the victim may or may not have a way of recovering the money. Identity thieves can ruin their victim’s credit by using the stolen credit cards to run up huge debts.
Corporate espionage is another serious problem involving information theft. More often than one might believe, employees steal secret business documents and sell them to competing companies. If thieves steal a business’ financial information, like credit card numbers and bank account numbers, they can spend all of the company’s money and possibly never get caught. It is vital to protect personal and professional information from would-be thieves by destroying documents and computer files that contain the information.
Paper shredders work by cutting sheets of paper into many very small pieces, making it difficult for thieves or corporate spies to reassemble the documents and gain private information. Some shredders cut the paper vertically into ribbons, while others cut the paper in a cross cutting motion, making it much harder to reassemble the page. These paper shredders have a number of features and many can provide maximum security.
File shredders permanently erase files from a computer. Most people think that emptying the computer’s recycling bin erases any files or programs that were in it, but the truth is that these files can be easily accessed using basic retrieval software. File shredding software ensures that sensitive files containing private information can’t be accessed.
Not all types of shredders are used to protect business or personal information. Chip shredders are heavy-duty tools used to break wood, leaves, and other materials down. Once the materials are shredded, they can be used to make mulch or compost.
Shredders are valuable tools in a number of situations. Paper and file shredders provide protection against information theft and chip shredders are valuable landscaping tools.
About the author:
Shredders Info provides detailed information about paper, file, and chip shredders, and more. Shredders Info is affiliated with Business Plans by Growthink.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Topdressing.biz News : Ane excellent article on topdressing and aeration strategy
The editorial team of www.topdressing.biz has found an excellent article on aeration and topdressing strategy written by: Jim Puhalla is president of Sportscape International of Boardman, Ohio, and Dallas. He is co-author with Mississippi State University professors Dr. Jeff Krans and Dr. Michael Goatley (who also supplied information for this article) of a forthcoming book, Sports Fields: A Manual for Design, Construction and Maintenance, to be published by Ann Arbor Press Inc., Chelsea, Michigan.
Concepts:
aeration, soil, topdressing, core, turf, compaction, materials, equipment, water, thatch, surface disruption, tines, root systems, sports fields, aerification.
Summary:
Two of the most useful turf-care practices in the field manager's toolbox are aeration and topdressing.But the increasing variety of equipment and materials requires more decisions than ever before.On one hand, you have more options for providing exactly the treatment your turf needs.On the other hand, making incorrect choices can reduce the effectiveness of your work.Compaction can be a particular problem on sports turf, because of the amount of foot traffic that results from its use as a playing surface.When the soil becomes compacted, turf root systems can't get the oxygen they need, and the soil becomes a barrier to root penetration.For warm-season fields, the best time to aerate is late spring through late summer.Aerating after that time is risky, because the turf may not have time to recover before cold weather brings the risk of winter cold injury.For cool-season fields, the grass is most active in May and September, so those are the best months for aerating.The freezing and thawing of water in the holes will fracture the soil even deeper and wider than usual, and will provide improved relief from compaction.Time your core aeration around your most important sporting events, because the holes can catch players' spikes, and the dried cores can disrupt the roll of a ball.You can coordinate nutrient applications with aeration to help get the materials directly into the soil.In the past, there were questions about the wisdom of performing core Aerification following pre-emergence herbicide applications, and particularly about whether or not the herbicide barrier is broken by Aerification.Heavily used sports fields that do not get regular core aeration usually have very little turf.Core aeration provides the longest-term improvements in air and water infiltration, percolation rates and healthier root systems.However, there are two side-effects of core aeration which must be remembered: surface disruption and core litter.For most sports field aeration, standard units do the job effectively, but more compacted or poorly percolating fields may need larger, longer tines.Solid tines are usually selected because of the limited surface disruption they cause, but they also provide other benefits.Solid-tine aeration is also commonly called "shatter core" aeration, because the solid tines cause a "quaking" action that can fracture subsurface compaction zones -- especially with a deep-tine (up to 12-inch) aerator.Spiking and slicing can also sever the lateral stems of bermudagrass, bluegrass and bentgrass to encourage lateral root growth and thicken the turf.Done correctly, this technique can level uneven surfaces, enhance the soil for better drainage and rooting, control thatch, and assist in seeding operations.To amend heavy soils (soils having a large percentage of silt and clay) use a uniform sand with most of the particle sizes in the coarse range (between 0.5 and 1.0 mm).
for more information on aeration and topdressing matters please visit the topdressing and natural lawn care education site http://www.topdressing.biz
We have excellent topdressing applicators available for all your topdressing needs:
http://www.i-cut-large-lawns.com
http://www.do-it-now-landscaping.com
Concepts:
aeration, soil, topdressing, core, turf, compaction, materials, equipment, water, thatch, surface disruption, tines, root systems, sports fields, aerification.
Summary:
Two of the most useful turf-care practices in the field manager's toolbox are aeration and topdressing.But the increasing variety of equipment and materials requires more decisions than ever before.On one hand, you have more options for providing exactly the treatment your turf needs.On the other hand, making incorrect choices can reduce the effectiveness of your work.Compaction can be a particular problem on sports turf, because of the amount of foot traffic that results from its use as a playing surface.When the soil becomes compacted, turf root systems can't get the oxygen they need, and the soil becomes a barrier to root penetration.For warm-season fields, the best time to aerate is late spring through late summer.Aerating after that time is risky, because the turf may not have time to recover before cold weather brings the risk of winter cold injury.For cool-season fields, the grass is most active in May and September, so those are the best months for aerating.The freezing and thawing of water in the holes will fracture the soil even deeper and wider than usual, and will provide improved relief from compaction.Time your core aeration around your most important sporting events, because the holes can catch players' spikes, and the dried cores can disrupt the roll of a ball.You can coordinate nutrient applications with aeration to help get the materials directly into the soil.In the past, there were questions about the wisdom of performing core Aerification following pre-emergence herbicide applications, and particularly about whether or not the herbicide barrier is broken by Aerification.Heavily used sports fields that do not get regular core aeration usually have very little turf.Core aeration provides the longest-term improvements in air and water infiltration, percolation rates and healthier root systems.However, there are two side-effects of core aeration which must be remembered: surface disruption and core litter.For most sports field aeration, standard units do the job effectively, but more compacted or poorly percolating fields may need larger, longer tines.Solid tines are usually selected because of the limited surface disruption they cause, but they also provide other benefits.Solid-tine aeration is also commonly called "shatter core" aeration, because the solid tines cause a "quaking" action that can fracture subsurface compaction zones -- especially with a deep-tine (up to 12-inch) aerator.Spiking and slicing can also sever the lateral stems of bermudagrass, bluegrass and bentgrass to encourage lateral root growth and thicken the turf.Done correctly, this technique can level uneven surfaces, enhance the soil for better drainage and rooting, control thatch, and assist in seeding operations.To amend heavy soils (soils having a large percentage of silt and clay) use a uniform sand with most of the particle sizes in the coarse range (between 0.5 and 1.0 mm).
for more information on aeration and topdressing matters please visit the topdressing and natural lawn care education site http://www.topdressing.biz
We have excellent topdressing applicators available for all your topdressing needs:
http://www.i-cut-large-lawns.com
http://www.do-it-now-landscaping.com
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Topdressing.biz News: A good source for natural lawncare information
Topdressing.biz found this very interesting site:http://care-lawn.info/. The editors are painstaikingly researching natural lawn care procedures.
Concepts:
topdressing,lime, soil, lawn, healthier, nutrients, acidity, pound, fertilizer, turf, grass, report, liming, rainfall, growth, alkalinity.
Summary:
This is just one of the many informative and insightful articles that you can read here.The resources available here have been created and written by the top experts in their respective fields.Browse through the many topics available in the website and enrich your mind with some valuable knowledge.Why do lawns need lime and how do you know when you need it?Iâ¬(TM)ll try to answer some of these questions for you.The first fact you should know is why lime is used on lawns.Soil ph is a measure of the soils acidity or alkalinity.If your ph level is below 7.0 then your soil is considered acidic and if itâ¬(TM)s above that number, it is considered alkaline.A desirable ph level is between 6.0 and 7.0.Lime conditions the soil and will improve the growth of turf and make it healthier.Some of the things that can cause acidity in lawn, other than rainfall, some fertilizers also leach the nutrients from the soil.Other factors which cause acidity are irrigating with water that has a high acid content and decomposition of soil organic matter.The only way you can determine if your soil needs liming and how much to apply is to do a soil test.A soil test kit can be found at your local garden center to test your lawnâ¬(TM)s ph level but it wonâ¬(TM)t tell you how much lime to use to make your lawn healthier.The only way to determine how much lime you need is to have an actual soil test by the county extension office.If they donâ¬(TM)t have the facilities to test there, they can tell you where to send your soil for testing.You will receive a test report when the test is completed, and in that report there is a section titled Lime.If there is a zero in that section, you donâ¬(TM)t need any lime at all.You will find palletized lime or powder lime.Applications of lime are best when mixed with the soil with a roto-tiller or using a core aeration machine that pulls out soil plugs.It will help improve turf growth because grass grows better when the soil ph is improved.Homeowners mistakenly think that they need to apply lime every year to keep the necessary ph level.Once your ph level is adjusted to the proper number, you can maintain the correct level by combining one pound of lime to every pound of fertilizer used.It wonâ¬(TM)t do that; the only way it helps eliminate moss is by allowing the turf to grow stronger and healthier.Remember sturdier grass and healthier lawns are a deterrent to those nasty weeds we donâ¬(TM)t like to see cropping up in our yards.
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Topdressing.biz News: Will Topdressing help in these conditions?
| AgWeb - Your Spot for Futures Trading, Commodities Info, Ag News, Successful Farming Tips & More http://www.agweb.com/get_article.asp?pageid=126303&src=gennews.com/ Rain prevented any fertilizer applications or weed spraying. Many wheat fields throughout the State were short on nitrogen and topdressing is needed. ... Texas: Rain returned to most areas of Texas. Just how long the rain would last was the question of the week for producers. A cold front blew through the state, resulting in rainfall amounts ranging from ½ to 2 inches on the Panhandle and South Plains. The northern half of the state realized low temperatures down in the 20\'s and 30\'s with some thermometer readings as low as the teens on the Panhandle. Effects of the long term drought were still prevalent across the state and a pattern of increased precipitation would have to be established before producers\' could have much optimism about the crop year. Only limited benefit from the rain and snow on the Panhandle was expected for remaining dryland wheat. For most fields, the probability of a decent grain crop was slim. Wheat across the Blacklands and Northeast Texas was beginning to show some promise after a few weeks of increased moisture. Statewide, wheat condition was rated mostly poor to very poor. Wheat condition was rated 9 percent very poor, 20 percent poor, 45 percent fair, 24 percent good, and 2 percent excellent. Wheat freeze damage reports indicated 82 percent of the wheat has not been damaged, 16 percent with light damage, and 2 percent with moderate damage. Reports of wind damage indicated 75 percent of the wheat with no damage, 20 percent with light damage, 4 percent with moderate damage, and 1 percent with severe damage. Insect reports indicated 75 percent with no infestation, 20 percent with light infestation, 4 percent with moderate infestation, and 1 percent with severe infestation. |
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Thursday, March 30, 2006
Topdressing.biz News: Please visit this site: Beacon Athletics and read their topdressing material information
This site is full of good educational sports field resources. Click on the tab by the same name and see all the resources they have on field maintenance equipment and supplies.
You can also find information about topdressing materials here
http://www.beaconathletics.com/
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