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Ahhh, the bones of dysfunctional family members? Shhh, I thought it was a secret.
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One good thing about gardening is that it helps to have a special place outback to hide the bones.
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G A R D E N E R S
Weed it and reap!
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i gave my youngest son a dozen or 15 brats a couple weeks ago . he wrote last night and told me that they rocked . from the ones he took to lunch every day to the last two that he grilled . as much as your kids try to do things differently than you do , it is so much fun to be a work in progress and reach out and shock em with something undeniably " real " every now and then . my two boys are very capable and very smart but some jerk keeps raising the bar on them .
dont mean to sound braggy but i try to teach the boys to turn off the tv and think for themselves . that s*it on tv aint real ..
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cwillie ,
i have never marched to someone elses drum beat . thats why even tho i have a perfectly fine toilet in the bathroom , i still crap in a bucket . i just dont have a need to do things like everybody else does . my old trike is a greasy , homemade abomination but when i rattle past columns of shiny harleys i have to turn my head away so they cant see me laughing at them . its really liberating to choose your own values without any outside influence .
its occurred to me that many of the best things in life are things that dont require money . things like self respect , integrity , contentment , perseverance, patience , etc .
the economic collapse of 07 was engineered by government . it was meant to cool down an overheated economy based on debt , before it turned into another 30 ' s style depression . i dont think things will ever return to the same level of crass consumerism that we had in the 80 ' s and 90 ' s and indeed i hope it doesnt . it wont be long till a tiny , sustainable home on a small dirt plot will triple in value even as the stapled together mc mansions are rotting down . its already happening in my area .
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Gardeners are usually good at re-purposing things for their gardens. I like the hula hoop idea, but I can't say I've seen them anywhere lately. I think I would be more apt to cut the hoops open and drive the ends into the soil than try to bury the hoop.

I've been dreaming (again) of building a squirrel proof garden but I feel intimidated by my neighbours living here in town (no privacy fences). I wouldn't feel comfortable slapping together an unsightly enclosure, and an attractive one would take major work and dollars.
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I saw an interesting short article for those who have smaller raised beds. Take 4 hula hoops space them out evenly in the bed by burying part of the hoop so it stands up. Then cover for shade protection or use as a green house.
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Raining here, saves me having to do the watering.
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More snow, and even colder this weekend :( I'm really feeling the need to "get out on the land", as the old farmers say. I want to feel the sun on my back as I dig into the soil and smell it's fecund scent. The swish of the rake smoothing out the furrows becomes a mantra, laying out the beds and planting the seeds a prayer.

I grew up really believing that farmers were stewards of the land, not just another corporate entity out to take as much as possible. My dad would walk the land and creek every Spring, looking for things that needed to be addressed. He got off the tractor and moved the killdeer nests instead of running them over. Of course farms and equipment were smaller then.

I've often thought I would have made a great pioneer, I relish the simple tasks of digging and planting and harvesting and putting up the fruits of my labours. I would rather live in a shack built with my own hands than a cookie cutter home meant to please the masses. So how did I end up just another rat in the race??
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Now I know why my hubs buys tomato plants that are a foot tall, and sometimes already have a tiny tomato on them! Thank you.. I am gonna try to get these tiny babies outside in a few weeks!
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CWillie, that's my understanding as well. Seedlings stretching to reach the light will grow leggy.
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I always figured leggy tomatoes were from too little light and too much heat.

Get a cheap florescent shop light and put in one cool light and one warm light bulb, then stick your seedlings right below but not touching the lights. Keep them on at least 14 hours a day. Know your plants so you can keep the temp where they like it best, tomatoes like it warm. And don't forget to water!
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" indirect sunlight , pam " .
its more about 70 ish degree temps busting your seeds than sunlight .
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i planted cuke, heirloom tomatos and cilantro in a tiny greehouse thing I had bought for dad.. and they are all coming up! I am so tickled. Of course the tomatoes never get big enough to plant.. so they are more of an hobby.. Maybe I'll try Caps advice and move them out of the sun? Never grew cilantro before.. wish me luck!!
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FINALLY , i see my tomato seeds busting .
ive started them in the window box before and i know ill have to remove them from direct sunlight or they ' ll grow too rapidly and lack stem diameter .
too tall , too fast ..
im not very bright , i have to rely on past experiences to guide me .
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human crap is more nutrient rich than " ruminant " crap . we eat richer foods . i aint saying i endorse human waste as fertilizer , im just saying that its pretty convenient that i have a constructive place to empty my s*it buckets .
my rainwater system is proving itself adequate enough to support a toilet by now and possibly even my washing machine , but old habits die hard .
i dont WANT to be like everybody else .
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OK, no more poop wars!
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Its bad enough that I have to smell the sterilized steer manure, that my now neighbors use in their garden every year, and every time it6rains,bthe smell creeps backmup again. They do have beautiful gardens though!
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just dont eat anything from the inchon bay -- prawns or oysters . its a cess pool .
great for plants , but pretty toxic where shellfish are concerned .
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I totally get it, my old next door neighbors used to fish theirs own extriment out of the toilet and use it in their gardens. They would always offer me huge zucchini's over the fence, but to be honest, I always tossed them. I just couldn't get passed their whole fertilization program, Yuck! I suppose if I hadn't known, it wouldn't have bothered me, but I did, but I couldn't refuse without embarrassing them, so out they went. Nice folks too!
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my dad served in korea and he said the koreans haul human cr@p all over the country in the spring time -- they also grow radishes the size of watermelons .
americans utilize human waste too but we pretend to sterilize it beforehand .
whatever ..
cutesy terminology makes americans think their exceptional . imo , we are not .
we are innovative , hard working , and smart -- just like 80 % of the world .
offense intended to the 20 % of people who cant seem to establish anything resembling a society , use r@#$ as a war weapon , and employ child soldiers .
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Captain, while I love to hear about your Tomatoes growing, I don't want to hear about your fertilization idea's, Gross! I'm sure it probably works, but I wouldn't want to eat them! Lol!
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my cherry propagations didnt propagate . i bought 2 whips from ebay for about ten bucks each . i watched several youtube videos about how to give them their best start . partially fill the holes , pour water , finish filling the holes . what i heard was ; put steel around them so the dam deer dont uproot them again , then pour the contents of one of my sh*t buckets right up close to each one .
i always wholeheartedly seek advice -- then i do what i wanted to do in the first place .
how do we seperate thought from reality ? i might be raising healthy cherry trees or i could be in an asylum right now , staring at a padded wall , screaming -- i found a place to empty my s*it bucket ..
who's to say who's right or wrong ?
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My hubby got a great deal from a young couple with a landscaping business, who just happened by while he was out front, buffing on his truck! The offered to thatch our front and back yards and haul away the old grass for only 100 bucks! My husband jumped on it, as he had planned to rent the equipment to do it himself, but then he would have suffered with his bad back for days. In only 2 hour, it was all done, and he was very pleased with their services! The kids do all sorts of home maintenance, and this is the first time my husband has ever paid for these sorts of things, he has always loved working outside, but his darn back really pays for it anymore. Next up, these kidscare going to power wash all of our concrete drive, sidewalks, and large patios out back, and the siding, and then trim our hedges, bushes! This is going to really relive my husband from these more taxing jobs, and leave the more minor chores that he can manage, without killing his back, so I'm super happy, that he is so happy! Bring on the annuals! There is still quite a bit of weeding to do yet, then the planting, and bark, so now we are ahead of the game! I Love it when the lawn and gardens look so pretty! Wahoo!
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Love the avatar, gobble, gobble!!!
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Maybe he did escape and it took all this time to travel to Kentucky. Lol!! He ate good on his journey.
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Maybe Windy can loan out the tractor.
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Did the turkey escape from last thanksgiving? He was big, kinda purple, or blue, then green and yellow? I think I have seen that turkey! Wasn't it actually a turkey ghost? Splatt?? ! ! !
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Cheesecake!!
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Cap, LOL!!! I learned many years ago that it was not necessary to blanch my tomatoes before freezing. The skins just peel right off when they thaw out.

A walk in the garden in the morning is good for the soul. Good morning to all the plants and they will reward you with blooms and a bounty for fruit and veggies.
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