Phosphorus stimulates root growth and potassium helps plants to take up nutrients. That's the short version. This site explains what the different elements do.
https://www.greenhands.com/soil/index.html
I can't think of any sites about gardening by signs of the seasons. I did a quick google search using different terms but didn't find anything. I searched with:
Thomas Jefferson + record of planting
and found this site that mentions others that kept diaries.
https://www.twinleaf.org/articles/company.html
Maybe you could start your search from that info.
Newt
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I have finished writing the textbook, here is the link where you may see it, it is in Chinese though.
Appendix I How To Grow Common Vegetables:
https://matthew.hitechemall.com/garhvn/Gardening/VeggieGarden/AppVeggie.htm
Most of the vegetable illustrations are from Renee's site. I find some other illustrations from the following site of rare books.
https://www.finerareprints.com/vol_botanical.htm
The Appendix II Common Pest Repellent Plants:
https://matthew.hitechemall.com/garhvn/Gardening/VeggieGarden/AppHerb.htm
Most of the plant illustrations are from The Time-Life Encyclopedia of Gardening
And the Table of Content
https://matthew.hitechemall.com/garhvn/Gardening/VeggieGarden/TOC.htm
I only drawed 2 illustrations, one is the soil experiment, the other is how to make paper pot. I am too lazy:)
In our part of the country, we can hear the frogs are croaking loudly already. The willows are blooming, the peach blossoms have already faded, small peaches are growing forth, the loquats are already as big as an egg, the lychees are also blooming, the shepherd's purses are seeding.
Appendix I How To Grow Common Vegetables:
https://matthew.hitechemall.com/garhvn/Gardening/VeggieGarden/AppVeggie.htm
Most of the vegetable illustrations are from Renee's site. I find some other illustrations from the following site of rare books.
https://www.finerareprints.com/vol_botanical.htm
The Appendix II Common Pest Repellent Plants:
https://matthew.hitechemall.com/garhvn/Gardening/VeggieGarden/AppHerb.htm
Most of the plant illustrations are from The Time-Life Encyclopedia of Gardening
And the Table of Content
https://matthew.hitechemall.com/garhvn/Gardening/VeggieGarden/TOC.htm
I only drawed 2 illustrations, one is the soil experiment, the other is how to make paper pot. I am too lazy:)
In our part of the country, we can hear the frogs are croaking loudly already. The willows are blooming, the peach blossoms have already faded, small peaches are growing forth, the loquats are already as big as an egg, the lychees are also blooming, the shepherd's purses are seeding.
Bayandreams, it's wonderful!! I really enjoyed looking at the pics. You even have the names in English. Congratulations!! 
Sorry I didn't get to this post sooner but I've been ill and not on the computer for quite some time.
I did answer your post about the insect sketches so I'm looking forward to seeing that one too.
Thanks for sharing that with us!
Newt
Sorry I didn't get to this post sooner but I've been ill and not on the computer for quite some time. I did answer your post about the insect sketches so I'm looking forward to seeing that one too.
Thanks for sharing that with us!
Newt
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Sorry to hear you were sick. Hope you are all right. Besides gardening, I am also interested in health living and natural remedies. so I am wondering what was your illness:)
I have a page about health on my site, would you like to read it?
https://matthew.hitechemall.com/garhvn/Health/Lawofhealth/Lawofhealth.htm
I can't find your answer to my question about insect sketches, where is it?
I am very glad you like my book, thanks! I wish you could read Chinese.
Banyandreams.
I have a page about health on my site, would you like to read it?
https://matthew.hitechemall.com/garhvn/Health/Lawofhealth/Lawofhealth.htm
I can't find your answer to my question about insect sketches, where is it?
I am very glad you like my book, thanks! I wish you could read Chinese.
Banyandreams.
Banyandreams, thank you so much for the well wishes. I had a mini stroke. It was quite a shock to me but I've been very lucky and was not paralyzed. I do have some problems with speech, confusion and typing, but I'm doing much better now. My family and pets have been wonderful. Two of my dogs follow me everywhere I go in the house.
I have heard there are some restrictions on Google in China, so I'm going to do the searches for you and give you the links in the hope you can access them. Here's the copy of your post:
https://www.rinconvitova.com/mealybug.htm
Then I right clicked on each image and opened it in a new window.
https://www.rinconvitova.com/images/encarsia.gif
https://www.rinconvitova.com/images/encarsia%20wings.gif
Spined soldier bug - Podisus maculiventris
https://www.entomology.wisc.edu/mbcn/kyf208.html
https://www.entomology.wisc.edu/mbcn/podad_p.jpg
Spider mite destroyer is the top picture and the bottom one is the two spotted spider mite.
https://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/lso/SCOUT/predmite.gif
I got the one above from here.
https://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/lso/SCOUT/biological.htm
Predatory thrips - There are many. From this site:
https://www.biocontrol.ucr.edu/avocadothrips.html
Franklinothrips vespiformis - first pic is larvae, second is adult
https://www.biocontrol.ucr.edu/photos/thrips/Franklarva.jpg
https://www.biocontrol.ucr.edu/photos/thrips/Frankadult.jpg
Franklinothrips orizabensis - couldn't find a picture.
Leptothrips mali - Black hunter thrips
https://www.biocontrol.ucr.edu/photos/thrips/bkhunter.jpg
Aeolothrips - Banded wing thrups - adult
https://ccvipmp.ucdavis.edu/images/Aeolothrips.gif
https://www.biocontrol.ucr.edu/photos/thrips/banded.jpg
I can find pictures of these, but I can't find sketches except for the last one above. Lots of info on thrips here.
https://stri.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Thysanoptera
Parasitic nematodes
https://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/nematode/soil_nematode_fig1.htm
https://nematode.unl.edu/extpubs/kanfig1.jpg
Mealybug destroyer
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/images/842263236
https://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/lso/SCOUT/mealybug.gif
Damsel bug
https://www.msstate.edu/Entomology/CIS/damsel.gif
https://entomology.unl.edu/ornamentals/beneficials/bugs/damselbug1.jpg
https://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/envirohort/426-615/damsel.gif
Assassin bug
https://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/envirohort/426-615/assassin.gif
Aphid midge - Aphidoletes aphidimyza adult and larvae
https://www.entomology.wisc.edu/mbcn/aphidom.gif
https://www.entomology.wisc.edu/mbcn/kyf405.html
https://www.rinconvitova.com/images/aphidoletes.gif
any kind of Aphid parasites - just right click on a picture and open it in a new window.
https://www.earthworksboston.org/urbanorchards/replicate/06_Pests_and_Beneficials.htm
https://www.rinconvitova.com/aphid%20control.htm#Aphidoletes%20aphidimyza
You might like to look around here. There's several pages.
https://oregonbd.org/Class/Pred.htm
https://www.rinconvitova.com/catalog-beneficials.htm
https://ohioline.osu.edu/b504/b504_7.html
https://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/htmpubs/7150.htm
I hope that helps you. I will look at your site tomorrow as I'm tired now.
Newt
I have heard there are some restrictions on Google in China, so I'm going to do the searches for you and give you the links in the hope you can access them. Here's the copy of your post:
I went to https://www.google.com/ and put 'whitefly parasitic wasp' in the search box. I clicked on 'Images' and found this site which shows Encarsia formosa.I am collecting handdrawn illustrations of beneficial insects, have found some, but still looking for these:
Whitefly parasitic wasp
Spined soldier bug
Spider mite destroyer
Predatory thrips
Parasitic nematodes
Mealybug destroyer
Damsel bug
Assassin bug
Aphid midge
any kind of Aphid parasites
Where can I find?
https://www.rinconvitova.com/mealybug.htm
Then I right clicked on each image and opened it in a new window.
https://www.rinconvitova.com/images/encarsia.gif
https://www.rinconvitova.com/images/encarsia%20wings.gif
Spined soldier bug - Podisus maculiventris
https://www.entomology.wisc.edu/mbcn/kyf208.html
https://www.entomology.wisc.edu/mbcn/podad_p.jpg
Spider mite destroyer is the top picture and the bottom one is the two spotted spider mite.
https://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/lso/SCOUT/predmite.gif
I got the one above from here.
https://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/lso/SCOUT/biological.htm
Predatory thrips - There are many. From this site:
https://www.biocontrol.ucr.edu/avocadothrips.html
Franklinothrips vespiformis - first pic is larvae, second is adult
https://www.biocontrol.ucr.edu/photos/thrips/Franklarva.jpg
https://www.biocontrol.ucr.edu/photos/thrips/Frankadult.jpg
Franklinothrips orizabensis - couldn't find a picture.
Leptothrips mali - Black hunter thrips
https://www.biocontrol.ucr.edu/photos/thrips/bkhunter.jpg
Aeolothrips - Banded wing thrups - adult
https://ccvipmp.ucdavis.edu/images/Aeolothrips.gif
https://www.biocontrol.ucr.edu/photos/thrips/banded.jpg
I can find pictures of these, but I can't find sketches except for the last one above. Lots of info on thrips here.
https://stri.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Thysanoptera
Parasitic nematodes
https://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/nematode/soil_nematode_fig1.htm
https://nematode.unl.edu/extpubs/kanfig1.jpg
Mealybug destroyer
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/images/842263236
https://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/lso/SCOUT/mealybug.gif
Damsel bug
https://www.msstate.edu/Entomology/CIS/damsel.gif
https://entomology.unl.edu/ornamentals/beneficials/bugs/damselbug1.jpg
https://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/envirohort/426-615/damsel.gif
Assassin bug
https://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/envirohort/426-615/assassin.gif
Aphid midge - Aphidoletes aphidimyza adult and larvae
https://www.entomology.wisc.edu/mbcn/aphidom.gif
https://www.entomology.wisc.edu/mbcn/kyf405.html
https://www.rinconvitova.com/images/aphidoletes.gif
any kind of Aphid parasites - just right click on a picture and open it in a new window.
https://www.earthworksboston.org/urbanorchards/replicate/06_Pests_and_Beneficials.htm
https://www.rinconvitova.com/aphid%20control.htm#Aphidoletes%20aphidimyza
You might like to look around here. There's several pages.
https://oregonbd.org/Class/Pred.htm
https://www.rinconvitova.com/catalog-beneficials.htm
https://ohioline.osu.edu/b504/b504_7.html
https://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/htmpubs/7150.htm
I hope that helps you.
I will look at your site tomorrow as I'm tired now.Newt
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Newt:
Thanks so much for doing the search for me, it would take you a lot of time and energy, I know. I really appreciate your help.
Please read the page about health on my site, I think it will do good for you:
https://matthew.hitechemall.com/garhvn/Health/Lawofhealth/Lawofhealth.htm
also, here is a site about natural remedies, you can find the entries about stroke:
https://www.pathlights.com/nr_encyclopedia/frames08.htm
Since I found this encyclopedia on the internet, I often refer to it to find some simple remedies for my family and friends. And they really work.
For example, my dad once suffered from cataract and peptic ulcer , I found in this encyclopedia, for cataract, it's useful to drop a couple of honey into the eyes daily, and for peptic ulcer, I found that eating raw cabbage leaf and potato is good. And these simple methods really helped.
But most of all, to prevent such kind of diseases such as diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, the most important and effective measure is to heed a simple vegetarian diet.
4 years ago, my dad suffered from diabetes, cataracts and high blood pressure. He was very pessimistic and sad at that time, for he thought he was going to die soon. Then in 2003, we found an seventh-day adventist church, from them, we came to know the benefit of health living and vegetarian diet. Since then, we began to adopt vegetarian diet. Within half a year, my dad was well from diabetes, cataracts and high blood pressure. Now he is completely normal and healthy. Although he is 2 years to 70 this year, he is so energetic that when we go out for walk, often when I already feel tired, he is still high in spirit and does not feel tired at all. Now he is very happy, and always eager to tell others who are suffering the same diseases as he did years ago.
Take care.
Banyandreams.
Thanks so much for doing the search for me, it would take you a lot of time and energy, I know. I really appreciate your help.
Please read the page about health on my site, I think it will do good for you:
https://matthew.hitechemall.com/garhvn/Health/Lawofhealth/Lawofhealth.htm
also, here is a site about natural remedies, you can find the entries about stroke:
https://www.pathlights.com/nr_encyclopedia/frames08.htm
Since I found this encyclopedia on the internet, I often refer to it to find some simple remedies for my family and friends. And they really work.
For example, my dad once suffered from cataract and peptic ulcer , I found in this encyclopedia, for cataract, it's useful to drop a couple of honey into the eyes daily, and for peptic ulcer, I found that eating raw cabbage leaf and potato is good. And these simple methods really helped.
But most of all, to prevent such kind of diseases such as diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, the most important and effective measure is to heed a simple vegetarian diet.
4 years ago, my dad suffered from diabetes, cataracts and high blood pressure. He was very pessimistic and sad at that time, for he thought he was going to die soon. Then in 2003, we found an seventh-day adventist church, from them, we came to know the benefit of health living and vegetarian diet. Since then, we began to adopt vegetarian diet. Within half a year, my dad was well from diabetes, cataracts and high blood pressure. Now he is completely normal and healthy. Although he is 2 years to 70 this year, he is so energetic that when we go out for walk, often when I already feel tired, he is still high in spirit and does not feel tired at all. Now he is very happy, and always eager to tell others who are suffering the same diseases as he did years ago.
Take care.
Banyandreams.
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Newt:
The way you live and the food you eat will largely decide your future life. So be very careful about your lifestyle and your diet.
You must abstain from meat, fish, mollusks, egg, milk, sugar, salt, fat, refined food(inculding refined flour, refined rice, refined oil etc), fried food, junk food, pickles, canned food, smoking, coffee, tea, liqour, and other stimulants.
Keep a balanced and nutritious diet of whole grain, fresh fruits and vegetables, kelps and other sea vegetables. If you cook your food, cook it simply without condiments. If you must use oil, use cold pressed linseed oil, olive oil, or it would be better to eat nuts instead of oil. Drink 1500-3000cc water daily and do exercises. Have sufficient sunshine and fresh air. Eat temperately and regularly. Do not overeat. Do not use computer too much, better not to use it for some time.
Soybean, peanut, sesame, sunflower seed, garlic, onion, sweet potato, ginger are said to be good for clearing blood clot, reducing cholesterol, preventing artery hardening. But do not eat them alone, it's enough to include them in your diet.
But most of all, put your trust in God and be cheerful.
Most medication for stroke does more harm than good.
Banyandreams
The way you live and the food you eat will largely decide your future life. So be very careful about your lifestyle and your diet.
You must abstain from meat, fish, mollusks, egg, milk, sugar, salt, fat, refined food(inculding refined flour, refined rice, refined oil etc), fried food, junk food, pickles, canned food, smoking, coffee, tea, liqour, and other stimulants.
Keep a balanced and nutritious diet of whole grain, fresh fruits and vegetables, kelps and other sea vegetables. If you cook your food, cook it simply without condiments. If you must use oil, use cold pressed linseed oil, olive oil, or it would be better to eat nuts instead of oil. Drink 1500-3000cc water daily and do exercises. Have sufficient sunshine and fresh air. Eat temperately and regularly. Do not overeat. Do not use computer too much, better not to use it for some time.
Soybean, peanut, sesame, sunflower seed, garlic, onion, sweet potato, ginger are said to be good for clearing blood clot, reducing cholesterol, preventing artery hardening. But do not eat them alone, it's enough to include them in your diet.
But most of all, put your trust in God and be cheerful.
Most medication for stroke does more harm than good.
Banyandreams