Posted on 12/13/2013 12:25:11 PM PST by greeneyes
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My husband decided on a pre-decorated dwarf Alberta spruce Christmas tree for the second year in a row. This spring, I want to plant it in the ground instead of putting it in a container, since last year’s died. We’re going to have to eat some lobster, because we’ve had the best luck with the trees that we plant after putting lobster shells in the bottom of the planting holes. :)
Lobster shell huh? Good to know. Seems that seafood is one of the very best fertilizers hands down.
“I think it takes a long time for seeds to sprout, but maybe I’m thinking of another plant.”
I think you are thinking of another plant. Bunching onions and the large onion seed appear to sprout in about 10 days.
I have big onions in a drawer in my fridge, forgot about them being there and they have put up tall green growth. Do I pitch them or is there a reason to plant them?
They might go to seed. However, onions need a lot of genetic diversity. More than one or two bulbs. But the flower is really pretty and a pollinator magnet so YMMV.
“Snain” = snow/rain? LOLOLOL!
Hi greeneyes and everyone!
The Baker Creek catalog arrived. Oh goodie! I’m learning to indulge in the gardener’s disease, or should I say, guilty pleasure (?), of dreaming of the next garden!
The parsley I left outside snuggied up against the south wall of the house in the herb garden so far has not totally succumbed to the recent snow and freezing weather we had. The indoor pot seems ok, but I’m noticing that there are little insect fauna inhabiting the potted plant area. Can anyone tell me if diatomaceous earth could help that out? Some of them are spider like, and some are fruit fly kinds of critters.
The last 2 okra pods have finally dried out and I plan to reap the seeds from them in next couple of days.
Santa came early and I’ll be having a new green garden wagon under the tree!!!! It’s even fitted with a dumper!(SHHHHHHHH don’t tell Darlin I know!!!)
We bought a few new strand of Christmas lights to add to our tiny display. Hope I have the energy to put them up this year! Haven’t sent out cards yet.
A number of years ago I had a job that required that I work a lot during the Christmas Season, and I decided at that time that it didn’t matter if everything got done by Dec 25. It COULDN’T!! so I developed the philosophy that I would celebrate Christmas until the Wisemen get there! That is much easier on the stress levels! LOL!
LOVE YOUR PICTURES!
ROFL on that cautionary tale (tail?) picture! LOLOLOLOLOL!!!
Yes, we have also used oyster, mussel and clam shells. Lobster shells seem to be the secret weapon, though. :)
That’s very good.
Rightly, everyone is different, but I would like to report that I have found astragulus in combo with a few other substances to be AMAZING in boosting the immune system in the face of an oncoming or already established cold/flu.
We were at Walmart the other day, and you know that moment when you KNOW that you are all of a sudden fighting something off? Scratchy throat - achy shoulders and neck - tired and want to curl up in the dark - runny nose - all those things? I HAD them! I had a single zicam in my pocket, which I took, despite the pocket lint, and when I got home, I took some astragulus capsules, garlic, and more zinc supplement. The symptoms never developed!!! This is the second time this routine has forestalled such a cold/flu situation. I continue to take the astragulus daily.
I had some situations where the symptoms developed, but the course would run fewer days and would not be as severe as what my friends were experiencing.
As I said, everyone is different, but this worked at least in my body...and hope others may find it useful as well.
Wiki info:
http://blekko.com/wiki/Astragalus?source=672620ff
And also, seemingly is a cancer fighter as well:
I had not thought to research growing it, but as this is a gardening thread, here is one that turned up as a possibility. I believe I really need to add it to my list of experiments for this year!:
ALSO this one on how to grow astragulus:
http://www.heirloom-organics.com/guide/va/guidetogrowingastragalus.html
Thanks...just trying to help.
I am a firm believer in the healing power of fresh jalapenos for a cold cure.
Thanks for the link.
I have used those yellow pot stickers that you see in some of the seed catalogs, but mostly, I just stick to the homemade pepper spray.
We used to start our decorating the day after Thanksgiving, since the kids were usually home from school. Now we sometimes just wait till Christmas Eve, when the kids come over for hot chocolate and cookies.
I always plan on whatever goes up to stay up until after New Years. Since my oldest daughter will be moving from a nearby town, to out of state, all our traditions may have to change after this year.
I love to look at the Baker’s Creek Catalog so many wonderful pictures. So hard to choose. LOL
That’s it: snow and rain = snain. We get a lot of that now and again.LOL
Can’t escape destiny. LOL
Just checking in to say I’m still alive. Been busy with assorted stuff. One of these days I need to finish packaging my seeds for sale, but it isn’t done yet.
I have been advised by those who think they know, that it is best not to “name” your anticipated food source.
I think that most “farm” animals are just as acceptable as dogs and cats. A hen or a pig can be a nice pet. Grandpa raised hogs. We always had the runt to play with and would feed them a little extra milk.
I don’t remember any of them except one. He was a cute little thing we called Lucky, cause his moma rolled on him and he was lucky to be alive.
We used to get on the old sow and ride her around the farm when we were kids. Course they weren’t locked up in some pen either, so there wasn’t any of that excessive stink that people associate with a pig sty.
As long as people don’t over stock animals for the acres they have, it doesn’t really make sense to me to have those restrictions. I do recall that the town near Grandpa’s farm had a city ordinance which protected the rights of people with in the city limits to have a certain number of hens etc.
Good luck avoiding the animal police.
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