March 16- March 22, 2009
It's garden time again
With this e-Blast also comes the first day of spring, Saturday, March 21st. And with spring comes a bubbling energy from our staff to breath new life into our garden department (aisle 1). We've been planning ahead, ordering supplies, rearranging and putting out materials we've been saving for this very occasion and we're tickled pink to be launching our garden department right on time this year. Where does all of this bubbling energy originate from?
Everywhere! Practically all of CJ's staff is into gardening, farming and/or local foods one way or the other. For example, we're members of organizations like East End Food Co-op, Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture and Slow Food Pittsburgh. We're also active farmers and gardeners ourselves whether we own them, work on them or subscribe to them through Community Supported Agriculture programs.
It is with this vigor that we've worked hard to salvage and make available good reuseable outdoor garden materials and a number of organic gardening supplies such as those listed below. Enjoy and here's to a great growing season!
- Re-Vita Pro (5-4-5) - Excellent all natural general fertilizer complete with trace minerals.
- Re-Vita Organic Lawn Fertilizer (8-3-3) - Excellent all natural/slow release lawn fertilizer.
- Bon Neem - A versatile organic combination of insecticidal soap plus Neem oil.
- Diatomaceous Earth - Uses mechanical action to kill common pests like slugs!
- Liquid Fish Fertilizer - Use as a foliar spray or water in. Can be mixed with liquid seaweed.
- Liquefied Seaweed - Use as a foliar spray. A tremendous boon to plant growth and health.
- Burn Out II Weed & Grass Killer - An all natural and safe weed and grass killer.
- Vermiculite - Add to potting soil to improve aeration and moisture retention.
- Plant Pro Potting Soil - An organic potting mix enriched with compost, kelp, humate, rock phosphate and greensand. For all house and bedding plants. For seed starting add one part vermiculite to three parts Plant Pro. We call this stuff magic soil.
The CJ Buzz
In case you didn't realize... kids love coming to Construction Junction. It's one big adventure to them. We can't resist snapping their pictures.
Featured Items
Antique lights
Door Nation #1
Recent Arrivals
Great & Gone
 Bay window |
 China cabinet |
 Planter |
 Rolling display cabinet |
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News & Events
Enter to Win a free RenPlan® consultation
Enter to win a free consultation at your home with a design professional!
The Community Design Center of Pittsburgh's RenPlan® program offers in-home consultations with design professionals. You can choose between architecture, landscape architecture and interior design. The consultation comes with a Resource Guide, full of design information, local service providers and resources for your home improvement projects. You'll also receive an Action Plan, outlining the advice and next steps suggested by your consultant.
For more information visit the CDCP website or call 412-391-4144. To enter to win a free RenPlan® consultation, valued at $150, click here and fill in the pop-up entry form. One winner will be selected and notified on April 3, 2009.
Neighborhood Mosaic Project
April 3, 2009By Daviea Davis
Opening Reception: Friday, April 3 from 6 - 9 pm
A collaborative residency and exhibition between Pittsburgh artist Daviea Davis, the Pittsburgh Glass Center, local schools and the community culminating in a 360 degree glass mosaic panorama of the unique charactieristics and joys of the City of Pittsburgh.
The project is sponsored by the Multicultural Arts Initiative, Construction Junction and Youghiogheny Glass.
CJ Q&A
We are remodeling a kitchen in a condo in downtown Pittsburgh. Do you provide a donation receipt for tax purposes for kitchen cabinets and appliances? Do you remove the cabinets? Do you pick up? -- Bruce
Bruce -- Yes. We are a nonprofit and donations to us, no matter what they are, are tax deductible and we provide a receipt for tax purposes. We're not equipped to remove your cabinets but we do have a free pick up service for larger donations and it certainly sounds like yours would qualify. Contact our Donation Manager, Bonnie Rolison, at 412-243-5025 x12 to discuss your donation. Thanks for thinking of us. -- Cozmo
Cozmo’s Message of the Week
My grandmother keeps calling me Costco instead of Cozmo. Makes my fur stand on end!!
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