tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post1788642771092512262..comments2024-03-18T09:07:24.680-07:00Comments on The Farmer Fred® Rant: Google: How to Thwart This Garden DevilFred Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501190876515519882noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-59405331492708187552010-05-09T06:27:32.828-07:002010-05-09T06:27:32.828-07:00I have ongoing arguments with my wife over things ...I have ongoing arguments with my wife over things she's read on the internet. <br />She still insists on unplugging the electric can opener because she read that "appliances" use energy even when not in use. <br />Fortunately she lets me do the gardening. Ha!davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03272436229160674764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-87299295574453158982010-05-05T12:04:54.659-07:002010-05-05T12:04:54.659-07:00Great suggestions, Fred.
To give Google its due,...Great suggestions, Fred. <br /><br />To give Google its due, we spent many years prior to the internet dealing with advice by Master Gardeners (published annually in our local paper) giving exact amounts of ammonium sulfate to apply to different fruit tree species. I'm not thrilled to sell ammonium sulfate to novice gardeners. <br /><br />I'd rather sell 10-10-10, even if you and I know that ratio is not particularly meaningful, simply because the product is more likely to be gypsum-coated or otherwise granulated, and thus less likely to fry the plants. <br /><br />The best advice is: "buy a product labeled for the plant, and <b>read and follow the label instructions.</b> Ask locally what particular nutrient issues there may be in your area."<br /><br />At least now gardeners get multiple sources of information. A stubborn customer is a challenge regardless of the source of their information, and as they say -- a little knowledge is a dangerous thing!Don Shorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606336162378137493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-17318572726380499012010-05-04T15:11:52.119-07:002010-05-04T15:11:52.119-07:00It is a blessing to have you and Trey (and Don and...It is a blessing to have you and Trey (and Don and UCDavis) available online for local advice and guidance. Often your blogs answer my questions before I think to ask them.<br /><br />But I have to remark that I got a huge laugh from your comment on Trey's original post. Were you implying I shouldn't believe what you say on the radio? :-DA Deacon's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02916274353954745699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-36964267399467098782010-05-04T14:22:51.230-07:002010-05-04T14:22:51.230-07:00Great advice Fred! I love Google just as much as t...Great advice Fred! I love Google just as much as the next person. The idea of using search words that include specifics like what state your in, city your in, type of soil, etc. is helpful.<br /><br />The use of search engines will only increase as time marches on. Be more local in your search engine inquires for better results. I just Googled "plum tree advice Sacramento" and on the first page was The Farmer Fred Rant!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11602157551486306908noreply@blogger.com