Tag: horticulture

Pair of ‘mouse control technicians’ to lose their jobs when Ontario closes tree seed plant

“Pepper and Sammy are paid by the taxpayers of Ontario in room, board and veterinary care. These “mice-control technicians,” as one bureaucrat called them, are the reason there is no rodent problem at the Ontario Tree Seed Plant in Angus, Ont., about 120 kilometres north of Toronto. 

The cats are soon to be fired, however. The government will shutter the plant next September. 

The chorus of critics attacking the decision is not so much about the cats as the future viability of native species of Ontario trees.”

Pair of ‘mouse control technicians’ to lose their jobs when Ontario closes tree seed plant

Apparently it’s World Soil Day (or was, just missed by a few minutes) so here’re my soil-based books.

Publication 494 Ontario Soils- Physical, Chemical and Biological Properties and Soil Management Practices from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Soil Management- Best Management Practices from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs.

Ok I didn’t realize these two books were so localized, also the books are oriented for those heavy in the agricultural business (so mentioning the of certain machinery and practices which a common gardener wouldn’t use), however much of the information they have is applicable to those who want to learn about soil.