Got my new used Panasonic DMC-TZ5 today. Thank you, thank you for sharing your camera info. I love it.
Posted on 08/09/2013 3:12:55 PM PDT by greeneyes
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No doubt they will make a mint.
“Brazos River is so low, the catfish have fleas”
ROFL!!!
Yes, thank the lord, and spread the compost!LOL
LOL.
What wonderful pictures! I had not heard of Malabar spinach. What can you tell me about that? It’s the stuff draped on top of the lattice, right?
WOW!
Just remember that in a pinch the crabgrass is edible!
Got my new used Panasonic DMC-TZ5 today. Thank you, thank you for sharing your camera info. I love it.
it's called Grape Sweet Olive...Thank you for this tip! I'm going to have to start an old-fashioned three-ring binder up, because when spring comes along again, it's all but forgotten... :)
Congrats re: the successful defense of your garden! I know what you mean about the heat. I went out from noon to 1300 today to collect grass clippings for the garden and had to come in secondary to light-headedness. A few hours later went out for another hour to remove damaged leaves, inspect for tomato hornworms and squash bug eggs (found only one cluster today), and harvest a zucchini that sort of got away from me. Pulled a few weeds, cleaned up a little bit and then back into the A/C. Thank heaven for climate control!
Where on earth do you get the energy to keep gardening when your helpers subvert your effort? You must handcuff them to the fridge while you do your gardening lol!
Did you ever try putting waste cardboard between rows and plants to stop weeds from growing? We did that this year and it made maintaining the garden a lot easier. I also collected large plastic jugs all year, cleaned them, collected rainwater and dehumidifier output and filled the jugs with it, and weighed the cardboard down with them. After a while, the rain will mush the cardboard down so you don’t need the jugs any more, so you can water the plants with the water in the jugs.
What a beautiful garden! I didn’t know that you can plant blueberry bushes in containers.
You looking for hail here it is!
Do you know how to distinguish flavanol-rich cocoa from flavanol-poor cocoa?
We put layers of newspaper, sale papers, catalogs, cereal boxes, etc and then cover with 4-6” of hay. No slipping, sliding, sinking in the muck this way. It breaks down by time to till/plow next year and adds organic material.
Also helps with the water bill during dry spells as it doesn’t dry out quite as fast.
“Do you know how to distinguish flavanol-rich cocoa from flavanol-poor cocoa?”
No, and I didn’t bother about it since it wasn’t the flavanol rich or poor that made the difference. The two groups had the same results. It is something else in the cocoa that improves the blood flow to the brain and improves memory.
Thanks! I love cocoa!
I think I read a post by you previously and started saving newsprint to put down in addition to the cardboard. Our neighbor gave us three bales of hay and it certainly does help retain moisture!
I sent you frmail with a link to pics. I don’t know how to post them here just yet. That’s a project for another day.
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