What a lovely setting.
May well be too shady for a greenhouse, but what if some of the dead branches were removed, the west gives the most sun that there is.
The year that I had a complete garden in the far side added on room, it had only a good north window and an Eastern small window and my peppers, greens and tomatoes grew just fine.
You might play with the cheap plastic and see if you think it is worth going into more expense.
Thanks for the photo of the birdhouse, now I can show Bob the man who came to fix a couple leaks what I meant.
I suggested he make for sale, also suggested solar cookers and solar greenhouses, which your next post proves that I am right, 6 weeks without electric is a long time.
Bob is a neighbor of Scott’s Lady Friend, LOL, I like him, he talks like he has been reading the Free Republic.
I was afraid he wouldn’t come back, I slipped yesterday and voiced my opinion, and Debbie said no politics...so I feared he was one of “them”....LOL, he made it clear that he is not.
He is a cabinet maker, and is interested in things to make and sell.
I suggested the bird houses for bird lovers, solar ovens and solar greenhouses, will also suggest the earth type boxes for planters.
What other survival items should I add to my list? LOL, yes there is a piece of paper here that says “Bob” on it.
Selfish me, if he stays in the valley, instead of going east to find work, I will have someone to call for help.
E. COLI O157, LIVESTOCK SHOW - USA: (COLORADO)
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Date: Thu 5 Feb 2009
Source: The Rocky Mountain News [edited]
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/05/e-coli-outbreak-linked-national-western-stock-show/
At least 11 kids have been sickened by _E. coli_ O157:H7 bacteria,
likely transmitted during field trips to the National Western Stock
Show in January 2009. There are 12 lab-confirmed cases and 8 others
are pending, according to Denver Public Health. Just one of the 12 is an adult.
So far, all confirmed and probable cases live in Front Range
counties, from Boulder to El Paso County, Denver Public Health
reports. The pattern of transmission suggests that some kids who went
to the stock show with their teachers contracted the bacteria, then
spread it at child-care, pre-school, or school settings.
Any child with diarrhea who attended the stock show should see a
doctor before returning to child-care, health officials said. And any
child with bloody diarrhea, whether or not he or she attended the
stock show, should see a doctor.
_E. coli_ O157:H7 infections can be very serious in young children
and in the worst cases lead to kidney failure.
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[Although a foodborne source is possible, this cluster of verotoxin
producing _E. coli_ is probably a petting zoo type outbreak.
The state of Colorado can be located on the HealthMap/ProMED-mail
interactive map of the USA at
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- Mod.LL]
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2008