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Visit the Virginia Camellia Society's Video Presentations here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/VACAMELLIASOCIETY#p/u
Fundamentals of Breeding Camellias
Gibbing Camellias
[ Gibberellic acid solution can be purchased at our workshops ]
Propagating Camellias by Cuttings & Seeds
Summer Reminder: Pass this on to anyone who likes sitting out in the evening or when they're having a cook out. So you don't like those pesky mosquitoes, especially now that they have the potential to carry the West Nile Virus? Here's a tip that was given at a recent gardening forum. Put some water in a white dinner plate and add just a few drops of Lemon Fresh Joy dish detergent. Set the dish on your porch, patio, or other outdoor area. Not sure what attracts them, the lemon smell, the white plate, or what, but mosquitoes flock to it, and drop dead shortly after drinking the Lemon Fresh Joy/water mixture, and usually within about 10 feet of the plate. Check this out -- it works just superbly! May seem trivial, but it may help control mosquitoes around your home, especially in the South and elsewhere where the West Nile virus is reaching epidemic proportions in mosquitoes, birds, and humans.
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