Posted on 07/28/2017 8:47:10 PM PDT by greeneyes
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LOL. That’s pretty cute. Took a break from the kitchen. Thought I’d post a few replies. Computer not co-operating or else it’s FR issues.
Anyway, I’m done for now - got to get back to the kitchen. I have maters to do something with and hubby brought it a whole bunch of beets, onions and more maters that need to be washed and laid out to dry and ripen.
At least I was able to read most of the posts. Have a good night.
OK — here it is. Long ago in my younger years when my back first began, such pain, did the chiro bit. PTL I found a very super good back dr. Went to his office and said to myself I wont leave until the pain goes away.
I left with the same pain. But forever grateful to him. I learned wise things. First he asked me to do sit up. I couldn’t. He said those muscles are nec for back ?support.
Ever since I can do situps, even if I don’t practice for ever.
I had not been sleeping on my back. He said I must.
I had to put feet up on something. That relieved the pain from the natural curvature of the back.
{{{ About exercise for bones, I think better than lifting things, just get directly to the bones by: normal recommendations for walking,ie that is weight bearing.
I do cheap exercise by just jumping or hitting foot on floor, and arm hit fist into hand. Also pulling on rubber stretch things which come in different strengths.
Just my thoughts.
being eaten by white egg-looking thing
Yep that’s what others were telling me. I poked the worm but no reaction. Thanks
Gonna leave it out there. Yeah, just like rice.
I would take a long pair of tweezers and remove them from the plant. They don’t sting or anything but can spray goo or something...
Had 4 on a tomato plant—YUK...They had defoliated top half of the plant, but the plant seems to be growing new leaves after 2 weeks.
Hi, after my sister and I drove ninety miles to st Louis to buy fresh turmeric, I found that the Carbondale Kroger’s has started carrying fresh turmeric. We both grew some in pots last year and brought it in over the winter.
I think I have some small roots in a bag in the kitchen that have started to sprout, that I could send if you would like. They are lots of fun to grow.
Japanese beetles?!
To control hornworms, you can spray plants with:
Bacillus thuringiensis - BT
It is organic...a bacteria
That, ‘Ginger’ dog cartoon is a family favorite. We had a ‘Ginger’ dog for 22 years! Prior to that we had a Dachshund that lived to be 17. We get a lot of mileage out of our pets!
Seems like some version of it. Very copper-colored - on their back end, two white dots. They seem to like the Sweet Basil.
Yup, I actually did a search and they do like basil...My wild grape vines and roses seem to be enough bait to stop them.
I had beetle traps, but thought they might have been attracting the neighbors bugs too LOL...
I think you could do 4 things:
1. You may want to get a Japanese Beetle trap to lure the bugs away from your basil. Again, may get who neighborhood’s beetle population, but if it takes care of yours, maybe good idea.
2. Look around and see if there are some organic hot pepper sprays that you can spray on edibles...not sure you would want to eat basil after using some of the mixtures I have seen on You Tube...Maybe call a good garden center and ask an expert...
3. After removing any beetles, cover with some white netting...sun and water get thru but no beetles :)
4. Apply grub control to your lawn in early-mid spring to prevent the grubs from emerging from soil as dreaded beetles. Not sure where you live, but here in IL, the rule of thumb is to apply “when the Forsythia start to bloom.”
I looooove mushrooms. I refuse to grow either eggplant or zucchini, on the grounds that in the time it takes for me to make it palatable, I could’ve fixed two other sides plus an entree.
A gardening writer I follow, David the Good (look him up on Amazon - he’s *hilarious*) did an article on the top ten best food plants for survival in an emergency. It ran along the lines of “winter squash, beans, this, that and the other thing, and...I should tell you to grow that squash thing that starts with a Z, but I refuse because then you might do it and the world doesn’t NEED any more of that plant.”
Speaking of junkyard dawgs, I once knew one who was actually a very expensive obscure purebred. (Long story as to how she got junkyarded. LONG.) She was this dainty-looking snow-white creature of about 80 pounds, and they painted all her toenails sparkly pink. Said it gave the junkyard some class.
(For the dog fans, she was a livestock guardian dog and absolutely loved her new station in life. Hang in the office all day, prowl the premises all night.)
I’ll look him up! Thanks!
At least he, ‘Speaks Truth to Power’ as the Hippies say, when it comes to zucchini, LOL!
I am a FIRM believer that dogs need both a, ‘Mission in Life’ ...AND sparkly nail polish! Great story!
(Goes for us Gals, too!)
I have thought about trying my hand at canning. My mother used to can prickly pear jelly and a few veggies. Will have to buy the veggies from the local farmer’s market, since my bucket garden is so tiny that anything that grows to maturity doesn’t make it back to the house.
Both of my grandmothers canned, although I never saw them do it, just ate the results. One aunt would make grape jelly and a cousin (male) cans from some things that his girl friend grows - basil, mint, & other herb jelly. He was the one who was the final “kick” over the edge into canning - his basket of herb jellies made the nicest gift - gave it to my dad on his 90th birthday.
A water bath canner is fine for acidic fruits and vegetables, such as jams, jellies, applesauce, apple butter, and tomatoes, but for almost all other vegetables, like carrots, squash, green beans, corn, okra, etc. you’ll need a pressure canner. If you “pickle” veggies, which uses vinegar that ups the acidic content, you can use a water bath canner.
I enjoyed canning last year, but it was my first year and I was nervous about it - worried about not doing it correctly, spoilage, etc. This year, I’m much more relaxed and confident. It’s a great pleasure to be able to preserve my bumper crop of tomatoes and I have several ‘requests’ for items I made last year and gave as gifts. There’s a lot of work in canning, but the feelings of satisfaction and accomplishment are worth it. :-)
The weather here in Central Missouri has been absolutely fabulous this week. We got another 6/10ths” of rain, the temperature has cooled some, and the humidity is gone. It won’t stay this way for long, but I’ve certainly been enjoying it.
My tomatoes were late to start ripening, but now that they have I’ve been in BLT heaven. I’ve been putting off digging potatoes due to the miserable heat. I’m going to take advantage of the cool weather and get that done this week.
The Red Haven peaches are pretty much finished now. Mrs. Augie has put a little over five gallons in the freezer so far, and the Elbertas are just about ready to start picking. I have four of those and they are all loaded. The apple and pear trees are also loaded, but it will be awhile yet before those are ready to harvest.
I finished the coondominium yesterday and moved Rocket from her crate in the barn. She’s been a keen observer through the building process and seems to be quite happy with her new accommodations. TinyPic is being stupid this morning so no pics this time.
Hi,I was planning to post this thread,
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3574081/posts
and ping Jim Robinson;greeneyes;Freedom56v2
but I wasn’t able to figure out how.
If you could help, I’d appreciate it.
I love glads! Thanks for sharing the pics. They are beautiful. I love yellow, but for glads those reds and orange colors are the best.
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