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Posted on 02/15/2013 10:46:41 AM PST by greeneyes
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The person with the corn seed I wanted finally updated her list. She does NOT have the variety I wanted, so it’s a good thing I ordered my backup. She does have the popbeans I wanted, so I’ll still order those. It’s a type of chickpea that you pop like popcorn, which means it cooks fast and without any cooking water! Since her philosophy is that seeds should be public-domain, I’ll be able to grow those out and maybe have enough to sell in a year or two.
My new job is going really well so far. They had a position that didn’t require talking, so while some of my coworkers find it a little awkward to have a mute working at a call center, I’m enjoying it.
On the medical side, things are iffy. I mentioned last week that my doctor had found fibroids. On Monday I met with her and she told me the rest of the story. It wasn’t just one or two, there were so many tumors that the radiologist couldn’t tell where one part of the uterus ended and another began. It was like the whole thing was made of gravel. I see a specialist in a couple weeks to figure out what to do about it.
The person with the corn seed I wanted finally updated her list. She does NOT have the variety I wanted, so it’s a good thing I ordered my backup. She does have the popbeans I wanted, so I’ll still order those. It’s a type of chickpea that you pop like popcorn, which means it cooks fast and without any cooking water! Since her philosophy is that seeds should be public-domain, I’ll be able to grow those out and maybe have enough to sell in a year or two.
My new job is going really well so far. They had a position that didn’t require talking, so while some of my coworkers find it a little awkward to have a mute working at a call center, I’m enjoying it.
On the medical side, things are iffy. I mentioned last week that my doctor had found fibroids. On Monday I met with her and she told me the rest of the story. It wasn’t just one or two, there were so many tumors that the radiologist couldn’t tell where one part of the uterus ended and another began. It was like the whole thing was made of gravel. I see a specialist in a couple weeks to figure out what to do about it.
I’ll have to remember that if I ever get chickens. They’d love maggots.
Thanks for the info. It made a difference.
/johnny
Great JR, glad to help! Please post pics when done. :)
Wow! Coming to this thread late...
My little amaranth sprouts didnt make it because I didnt put their toes into soil fast enough. I learned however, that the seeds I have are indeed viable. Just this morning I’m trying again. Since I know they are viable, I’m starting them directly in the soil.
I’ve put one of those little soil tablets into a paper egg carton section which I cut out from the dozen. It absorbs water like a sponge, so I then put it into a little plastic cup that applesauce came in.
The sweet potato sprout is going great guns! We have it in an applesauce cup in the window. We change out the water each day and it seems very happy!
Looked through my seed box, and have lots of packets that I look forward to trying soon.
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/johnny
I have talked to you before about this and have decided to try this myself. I have the room for it.
Is this wheat I can plant this spring to harvest this fall?
It’s a good thing nobody had a camera on me upon my first (and only) encounter with a rather delicious yellow orange hab that I had grown....haha! It was extremely flavorful... I diced it up and put it into scrambled eggs. Didn’t even seem that hot at first. But it crept up on me and I suffered for HOURS later....and everywhere my hands, which burned like they were on fire, touched...it also burned like on fire. Live and learn, eh? LOL
My neighbor, a WWII vet, must have a stomach lined with steel to be able to handle the hot stuff at his age. Then again...maybe that’s the anti-aging secret. Who knew?
Yes, I always plant a little catnip and oat grass around the yard for them...but my cats do love to sharpen and use those claws. Come to think of it....I could probably wrap the bags in bird netting though. I think they would leave the bags alone then. Have to try it and see.
Speaking of which, when turning what subs as a compost bin (more like a pile), I noticed an unusually large number of grubworms the other day. I want earthworms, not grubworms. Anybody have any good ideas on an organic (but inexpensive) solution for getting rid of them while preserving the earthworms?
Bump for Dog Love. *HUGS* aftr.
I used a straw bale a few years ago, and it grew nothing but mushrooms, and grass. I thought that was gross.
Your bale was hay, not straw?
Perhaps you could start your seeds outside.
I’ve been looking into “winter sowing”, and one of the claims about the technique is that there is no damping off.
http://www.wintersown.org/wseo1/How_to_Winter_Sow.html
I have purchased the same. Most of the sale outlets I have found are selling the wheat for consumption and do not inform growers at all (competition). However, I am wondering the same thing and have begun digging our old ag texts. Later, if no reliable information is found, I’ll get ahold of some extension folks I know. As it stands now, I suspect the Kamut is a winter variety to be planted in the fall and the Einkorn a spring planting. Not sure about that, but keep in touch and I’ll find out.
You cut up a hab WITHOUT wearing gloves??? Live and learn, indeed. As for your neighbor? Hot peppers have numerous health benefits...
Hi, fanfan! I have volunteer tomatoes come up in my raised beds every spring, without fail. They have spent the winter under snow with outdoor temps below zero on occasion; and yet, as the soil warms, up they come. Free tomatoes with no effort. Of course, free tomatoes always taste the best.
You have some beautiful trees behind your garden. I wish mine were that tall. Here in the Texas Hill Country, a 30 footer is considered tall.
Those are Redwoods on land that has been clear cut 3 or 4 times the last was 1972. They range from 50 to 100 feet tall and straight as a arrow and are starting to shade our garden too much plus the roots are very invasive.
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