"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > schreef in bericht
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> In article >,
> "Jke" > wrote:
>
>> "LadyJane" > schreef in bericht
>> ups.com...
>> > Hey PeterL...
>> > with the Level 3 water restrictions in place in SE Queensland, maybe
>> > this is a way to 'water' our lawns & gardens?
>> >
>> > Wonder if it would catch on?
>> > hehehehehe
>> >
>> > Incidentally, plants LOVE coke... whenever my 2 kids leave half empty
>> > carbonated drinks laying around I tip them onto a deserving
>> > (undernourished) plant...and they thrive! Must be all that sugar.
>> >
>> Some people put 7up into a vase of cut flowers to make them keep longer
>> (there's water, too).
>
> We add a 2 liter bottle of 7-up to the water container for a cut
> christmas tree to get them to last longer.
>
> I bought a norfolk pine in a pot last year tho' and it's still alive in
> the greenhouse so hopefully it'll be the christmas tree for the next few
> years. :-)
> --

I'm impressed by how well your treatment of the tree is going. No
unnecessary tree killing, then
> Peace!
> Om
>
> "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
> -- Jack Nicholson