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    Sep 8, 2009, 08:16 PM
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    truce....yes of course, sure as shootin ! I didnt know a truce was in order, but thats nice if you want too.;)
    I accept your apology, and I apologize for the ream remark, that's no way to talk to a lady.

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    I was taught never to waste an animal.
    So was I, “waste not, want not”
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    My mom always liked the brains, the testicles I have no taste for but others did, etc. I have never used the intestines though for sausage, imagine that is quite nice.
    We always thought, they're right there might as well use them. As a general rule, the larger the animal the tougher they were, pig is the standard, and it's a little hard to make sausage out of any gut smaller than them.
    Nowadays, the cheaper store brands use a collagen casing made from cow skin. If it's really hard to chew through, and you'd rather cut it away, its probably cellophane or even plastic :eek:

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    Sep 10, 2009, 11:26 PM
    Hi! Everyone, today's nftb is going to be a little different :(

    News from the Bucket (nftb), September 11th, 2009 ~ Vol. I ~ Edition XVIII:

    Tuesday, September 11th, 2001

    8:45 a.m. (all times are EDT): A hijacked passenger jet, American Airlines Flight 11 out of Boston, Massachusetts, crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center, tearing a gaping hole in the building and setting it afire.


    I had already been up for several hours, the day started cool and was forecast to go into the 70's. I had already cut the yard, and was trimming when I stopped to go in for a drink of water.

    It was 8:55am, DW was getting ready to go off to work, the TV was on Fox News, we were chatting, and my ear caught something about a building in NYC being hit by a plane. I was watching, and listening when I watched, stunned...


    9:03 a.m.: A second hijacked airliner, United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston, crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center and explodes. Both buildings are burning.



    40minutes later Flight77 hit the Pentagon, 27minutes after that Flight93 crashed in Somerset County in my home State of Pennsylvania about a 3hour drive from me.

    I gave my DW, all my love, a kiss, and a hug that I didn't want to end when she left for work, I went back out to finish up around the yard, but I didn't feel the same as I did earlier.

    Talked with neighbor Harry, that's when I found out about the Pentagon.
    I checked my tom, and pepper plants, brought the ripe one's in, and called it a day.

    All I ask is, if you can find it within yourself, it doesn't have to be right now, but take the time to give thanks, you may have a little, you may have a lot, it really doesn't matter, just appreciate what you have.


    BB, and Anak are doing just fine, that reminds me, I have to go out an lower my flag to half mast...

    *** “Lest we never forget” ***


    See Ya 'round the compost pile.

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    Sep 12, 2009, 12:20 PM

    My mom and I were watching the regis and kathy show that morning, when regis said just heard something about the world trade centre being attached and they immediately put the cameras on the world trade centre and mom and I sat stunned at what was happening. We saw it as it happened.

    Tragic. There are no words, even tragic isn't good enough.

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    Sep 13, 2009, 06:42 PM
    Howdy! Fellow AMHDer's

    After I posted Friday's early morning edition of NFTB, I went to bed thinking I was going to go out to the yard, and finally get started on trimming those Juniper's.

    This has been a project I have been dreading for the last few years. With my old work schedule it never seemed I could get to trimming them right, sometimes it was all I could do to keep up with the mowin'.

    I planted five of these “prickly” Junipers along the driveway 'bout 20years ago to use as a living snow-fence, and other than some basic trimming to keep them outa' the driveway every few years or so, I left them grow, especially up.

    Well... I got up 'bout 9am to the sound of rain pelting the window, took a peek out, and in the words of a fellow member it was “piss pourin' rain”, by the time it was all over Saturday evening BBX had picked up 2.12” ~ KCXY had 2.21”.
    The day turned into indoor chores with some electrical, and plumbing work, but that's for the home appliances, and plumbing forums.

    This morning dawned bright, and sunny, and after makin' breakfast, I headed out to work on the Junipers, thinkin' 'bout something my Dad said once.
    I may have related this story 'bout my Dad on one of the earlier pages of UDT, but I could hear him sayin':

    “The only thing we did on a Sunday, on the farm was feed an care for the animals, and have Sunday dinner.”

    Well... Times have changed, and as long as I'm not makin' a lot of noise, and it's between noon, and four I''ll try to get things done. I still will not cut grass on a Sunday.

    So anyhow... I had already started on the front one last week, and I achieved my objective of toppin', and trimmin' at least two more.
    The way I laid it out, there are three, then a pathway, then the last two.
    I put the shortcut in so I didn't have to walk 'round the ends to get to the yard.

    I started a little early 'bout 11:30, and was done with the trimmer, loppers, an saw by 4. Still took till 5:30 to load all the trimmins' in the truck. Only two more to go. See pix.
    The second pix shows a wooden perimeter that I use to, an will again use for my garden. Watch out JD!

    On the right is a red maple bush that I have to move, on the left end is an elderberry bush.
    Then the last two Junipers that need topped, an trimmed.
    That white line in the pix is a sight line I put up to help me judge the height.
    BB and Anak are there in the left background.

    The Township where the DW, an me live, has this program where, You can dump off your yard trimmins', and then load up on the compost they make of it.
    If it's there this Saturday, Ill take some pix of the chipper/shredder, and rows of compost.
    If you want more than you can load, they have a deal where they'll deliver up to 9cu.yds. For 25bucks.

    I'm off now to have a snack... Some of BB's toms, with onions all diced up, over cottage cheese, oh, an don't forget the pepper.


    See Ya 'round the compost pile!

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    Sep 14, 2009, 09:01 PM
    Nice pics, according to your white line, it looks like you are cutting them in half, but I don't see as well as I used to. I like the idea of the compost thing, we don't have that around here and I have no place at all to even have a small compost pile. I used to have one, but it got out of hand and I decided to build a much needed shed in it's place when DH was out of town.:)

    I was checking out my Hybrid 2 days ago (which is not doing so great) and noticed a foot tall tomato plant growing where my "Yellow Pear" was last year! It's very close to my 'Disney Rose' but I think I might be getting some 'Yellow Pear Tomatoes' if the weather holds up.

    I cut off a clipping from my Dahlia (actually it broke) and put it in water and it is looking at this point a lot like BB's baby, so I cut off a clipping from one of my better toms and put it in water also. We will see what happens:rolleyes:

    Hope everything went good today:)
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    Sep 15, 2009, 01:46 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Just Dahlia View Post
    Nice pics, according to your white line, it looks like you are cutting them in half, but I don't see as well as I used to.
    Maybe I'm anal (we all have our own set of peculiarities, don't we?), but I wanted to keep the same level as the arborvitae in the front yard.
    So I just took a rough measurement, the arborvitae came up to my eyes, walked over to the Junipers, gauged the height, an strung my line. See pix... The bushes start higher in the front, then get lower towards the back. It's never a good idea to cut more than 2/3rds at one time . It helps to minimize the shock to the bush, but I like to experiment so I'll keep an eye on them.

    I 'll have to do some research, the third pix shows (I think) an Africanized Honey Bee. The fourth pix is of a an africanized bee.

    Quote Originally Posted by Just Dahlia View Post
    I like the idea of the compost thing, we don't have that around here and I have no place at all to even have a small compost pile. I used to have one, but it got out of hand and I decided to build a much needed shed in it's place when DH was out of town.:)
    Yes the trade off between trimmins' an compost works out quite well, though with the compost taking longer to produce, there are times when the Twp. Runs out... :(
    You sure get a lot done when DH is out of town... Does he ever wonder 'bout your secret helper? :rolleyes:

    Quote Originally Posted by Just Dahlia View Post
    I was checking out my Hybrid 2 days ago (which is not doing so great) and noticed a foot tall tomato plant growing where my "Yellow Pear" was last year! it's very close to my 'Disney Rose' but I think I might be getting some 'Yellow Pear Tomatoes' if the weather holds up.
    I thought you had a “Mediterranean climate” if its close to that, it should be okay or bring it indoors if you have the room. Does it snow where you are?

    Quote Originally Posted by Just Dahlia View Post
    I cut off a clipping from my Dahlia (actually it broke) and put it in water and it is looking at this point a lot like BB's baby, so I cut off a clipping from one of my better toms and put it in water also. We will see what happens:rolleyes:
    What I noticed from my impatiens cuttings was the roots started growing from the nodes on the stem where the leaves would normally form. Roots should start as early as the first week, mine took two.

    For Anak the stem developed white nodules on the stem, an then the roots formed out of the nodules. Roots should start as early as the first week, Anak took 3½

    Make sure any cuttings your trying to root get plenty of light, even 24/7, tap water's okay, but some like to let it sit for a day to allow the chlorine to dissipate.

    Once you see roots up an down the stem, its okay to plant in soil. Keep 'em moist, but not wet, for a couple of weeks, then slow down to just before dry, before you add water.
    Don't fertilize while trying to root in the water, once in the soil after those couple of weeks start with a weak solution, when you see the plant take off, then you can use a stronger solution of fert, every other week or so.

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    Hope everything went good today:)
    Actually it did. I guess you could say it was an “extended visit”, from 1:30pm to 4:05pm, but he had a large list of questions to ask, did a physical exam, took blood an urine samples, and I'm going for X-Rays later 'round 1pm.
    Because I recently (in the past year) developed a scalp psoriasis, the samples for testing are more specific to a type of arthritis called “Psoriatic Arthritis” that resembles rheumatoid arthritis. But I won't know for sure until all the tests come back in about a week. My next visit isn't until Nov. 19th that's when I feel the Dr. will put me on a regular maintenance med schedule... But once he knows what's going on... maybe I can push for a quicker solution over the phone.

    So far the prednisone is working, and I'm back to 7 – 8hours of sleep a night.
    Before the prednisone, that Juniper job would have wiped me out till Thursday or Friday.
    He's givin' me Sulindac (an nsaid) 200mg Tab Myl, to take twice a day instead of the acetaminophen.

    It's funny, Nov. 19th will be a year since I retired, the Lord works in mysterious ways...


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    Sep 18, 2009, 07:33 AM
    Hi! Everyone :)

    News from the Bucket (nftb), September18th, 2009 ~ Vol. I ~ Edition XIX ~ Part One of Three:

    I don't know 'bout the rest of you, but for me it always seems that the Fall season will sneak up on me.

    Living here on the 41st Latitude the Winter doldrums give way to Spring, and Summer, and when your finally dialed in to working outside till 9 or 9:30pm with daylight you slide into September, and lose 'bout 3hours... Oh well, that's the way the world turns, no matter how hard Homo Sapiens (HS) tries to “fool” Mother Nature, HS always comes out on the short end of the stick.

    Me... I try to be like the weather, and follow the path of least resistance...

    For more information on Eastern Standard/Daylight Time see:
    U.S. Time Zones — Naval Oceanography Portal
    Daylight Time — Naval Oceanography Portal

    Also:

    The Seasons and the Earth's Orbit — Naval Oceanography Portal
    Earth's Tilt Is the Reason for the Seasons!

    A brief history of time:
    A Walk Through Time

    Rainfall for the week at BBX 2.36” ~ KCXY 2.47”. That includes the over two inch deluge we received last Friday.

    Next, chance of rain 40%, Monday into Tuesday.
    Temps averaged 67°F ~ 19.4°C for the week, with a forecast average to go to 75°F ~ 23.8°C for next week.

    Because of the loss of daylight, and lower temps BB hasn't been doing to well. Wednesday I had to trim off a branch with two toms on it that had Bacterial canker on them.
    So far I've found the problem at two other locations on him. If it gets out of hand I may just decide to cut my losses, and put BB to rest.

    This image shows three problems. Canker, concentric/radial cracking from inconsistent watering/weather, and insect damage (the small hole, lower left center) this allows for further bacterial, and fungal damage.

    More canker an insect damage


    The next three leaf pix show late blight, an zonal spot.






    End of Part One, hope to see you at Part Two of Three...
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    Sep 18, 2009, 07:41 AM
    Hi! Everyone :)... Welcome back!

    News from the Bucket (nftb), September18th, 2009 ~ Vol. I ~ Edition XIX ~ Part Two:

    Here's that third pix...


    Anak, on the other hand is thriving, and hopefully I can have toms though the winter.

    Here are two good sites for toms. Just select Home Lawn and Garden when you get there. Aggie Horticulture and

    Tomato Disease Identification Key
    Click on the part of plant you want to check an scroll down...

    End of Part Two, hope to see you at Part Three...
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    Sep 18, 2009, 08:07 AM
    Hi! Everyone :)... Welcome back!

    News from the Bucket (nftb), September18th, 2009 ~ Vol. I ~ Edition XIX ~ Part Three:

    Also, on Wednesday, I finished the Juniper project, now I 'm just waiting for Saturday to haul all the trimmins' over to the dump/compost site. Looks like three trips at least, what do you think?

    Before...


    eddie sez have a contest, he's offerin' to crop dust the garden of the closest contestant.

    Don't just stand there takin' pix eddie, get over here an give me a hand...


    After...


    These next two pix also show the trimmed Lilacs in the background, couldn't of done it all without the Dear Wife's help...
    I did take some pix's of her trimmin' the lilacs, but she said if I posted them I'd be sleepin' in the shed!




    Chilly, damp this mornin' when I took these pix, forecaster's callin' for Sunny skies later 'round noon, I'm thinkin' later than that.

    Well... I'll be darned, ten of ten a.m. An the Sun's peekin' out!
    Check back tomorrow, an I'll have pix of the Twp. Compost layout.


    See Ya 'round the compost pile!
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    Sep 19, 2009, 12:08 PM
    I was a little disappointed this morning when I got to the Twp. Recycle site, because the red chipper wasn't there.It's similar to these two.



    This one shows the last (3rd) load, and the area cleaned up. This one shows the compost shifter, and a pile of compost


    The left pix shows what's left of the compost. The pile on the right was a better pile.
    You see those yellow lined rectangles, there's three of them there.

    The piles would stretch from there all the way back to the dump pile, near the center of the next pix. I'm guessin' 150yds. At least.

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    Sep 20, 2009, 04:28 PM
    Greetings fellow Botanists

    Edition III
    Pages 23 to 37

    Edition I of, “Links for UDT Thread” Page 16 Post 154
    Edition I of, “Links for UDT Thread”

    Edition II of, “Links for UDT Thread” Page 22 Post 215
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    Taken from first link of NASA Search Results: tomatoes in space Space tomatoes have been popping up all over the world. In fact, more than 3.3 million budding student scientists and 64,000 teachers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and 34 foreign countries have grown and compared space-exposed tomatoes with earth-based tomatoes. NASA - Space Exposed Experiment Developed for Students (Education-SEEDS) Space Exposed Experiment Developed for Students - Google Search NASA Search Results: plants in space

    I have an email to Park Seed: Seeds in Space

    I will let you know the results. And of course images: NASA Photo Index 18 has images on pgs 17, 18, and one on 19 k
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    Start new thread on getting garden set up for next years produce I need some ideas, there was one started a while ago by Startover (I think), but it dwindled out, so I didn't get much info. (something to talk about over the winter) I'm thinking about a raised garden. OOOPS! ::looks around:: (forgot about rule #1) My tomatoes are doing great
    I believe the thread you are referring to is this one by Startover22; https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/garden...up-201757.html

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    Ethylene gas ethylene control ethylene fruit ethylene vegetables ethylene
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    Suggested Tomato Ripening Tips

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    Not sure if anyone caught my joy at seeing BB's first ripening tom earlier this week page 26, post 256:
    https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/gardeni...352932-26.html 

    Then b con'd a sneak preview out of me, page 27, post 268:
    https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/gardeni...352932-27.html 

    starting tomatoes from cuttings - Google Search

    Post 276
    The Zeer Pot - a Nigerian invention keeps food fresh without electricity

    Climate Prediction Center - Seasonal Outlook

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    Cape Split Trail - NovaTrails.com

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    How To Ripen Tomatoes: Tips & Tricks : TipNut.com

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    SKY COUNTRY

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    Wilderness Survival: Sea Survival - Seashores

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    YouTube - Fish Heads - Barnes and Barnes (1979)

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    Seafood image from firmbeliever Thom Yum http://www.kafedelaos.com/image/tom%20yum.jpg

    Post 307
    Portland and Bar Harbor, Maine to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia - CAT Ferry
    Bar Harbor Whale Watching Tours
    Maine Office of Tourism - Whale Watching Trips
    whale watching Nova Scotia - Google Search


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    Poem “Sea Fever”
    https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/garden...352932-32.html


    Post 317
    CPC - Climate Weather Linkage: El Niño Southern Oscillation


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    Just Dahlia's Oregon trip
    https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/garden...352932-33.html

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_(butterfly)

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    For more information on Eastern Standard/Daylight Time see:
    U.S. Time Zones — Naval Oceanography Portal 
    Daylight Time — Naval Oceanography Portal 

    Also: 

    The Seasons and the Earth's Orbit — Naval Oceanography Portal 
    Earth's Tilt Is the Reason for the Seasons!

    A brief history of time: 
    A Walk Through Time 

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    Here are two good sites for toms. Just select Home Lawn and Garden when you get there. Aggie Horticulture and

    Tomato Disease Identification Key
    Click on the part of plant you want to check an scroll down...

    That's it for now......If anyone finds a typo, let me know and I'll make reference to it in the next edition.
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    Sep 21, 2009, 11:28 AM
    I don't see the yellow lined rectangles, but that's OK, I get the jist of it all. I think I'm going to get a good sized bucket and start composting with just my veggie scraps, that's really all I have room for.

    My toms are still doing good and some of them haven't changed much. I need to cut back a couple to see what happens, but haven't made my way back to that part of the yard with my clippers yet, something closer keeps stopping me. (and I don't mean the pool)

    Those bees looked like normal bees to me, what difference is there? Or is it something I wouldn't be able to notice. The sad part is I've been looking at all my bees really close and still they all look the same, except for the monster black ones.

    We don't get snow, but possibly frost, sometimes hard. The weather is always making me scratch my head, it used to always be the same up until about 10 years ago and now it's a free for all. It's going to be in the 100's this week, we will still be swimming in October, which is odd.

    I need to find some Lilacs to plant. I know of some about 5 miles away and they seem to be growing great.:)
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    Sep 21, 2009, 11:46 AM

    Dahlia, you could do vermiculcture in a bucket, that is worms and a bit of good soil and then start feeding your veggie scraps in.

    Condo dwellers, apartment dwellers who are diehard gardeners in their balconies use vermiculture to augment their balcony gardens. Everything is kept in a bucket under the sink. Not as gross as it sounds, worms are very clean in their environment and can reduce veggie scraps in no time at all to 'gardeners gold'. With the cost of produce skyrocketing around here, vermiculture has caught on in popularity again.

    But if you have to do this outside, your climate sounds moderate, worms are quite warm in a bucket of dirt and can stand a bit of frost.

    Here is a website on vermiculture: earth911.com/blog/2007/04/02/composting-with-worms (sorry, you will have to cut and paste)

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    Sep 21, 2009, 12:24 PM
    I'll try it outside.:)
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    Sep 21, 2009, 06:43 PM
    Hi! JD, Hi! Tick

    Quote Originally Posted by Just Dahlia View Post
    I don't see the yellow lined rectangles, but that's OK, I get the jist of it all. I think I'm going to get a good sized bucket and start composting with just my veggie scraps, that's really all I have room for. My toms are still doing good and some of them haven't changed much. I need to cut back a couple to see what happens, but haven't made my way back to that part of the yard with my clippers yet, something closer keeps stopping me. (and I don't mean the pool)
    Yes, the lines are a little hard to see.

    Here's a site that you can check Top 10 Sites about Composting | Xmarks It has a couple a pages on composting sites, there maybe some ideas there for you.

    I've made a decision to close out my gardening for the year, and start getting ready for next year. With the lowering of the Max (74)/Min (55) average (65) temps, BB's been on sick call for the last several weeks.

    The yellow squash came down with dusty mildew. The peppers have bacterial spot, although I may try to save the one, but our flowers are still doing well... Until our first hard freeze...

    I have Anak transplanted into a larger container that should hold him over the winter.
    And I have to get working on the old-new garden... Hmmm... :rolleyes:... what to name it?


    Quote Originally Posted by Just Dahlia View Post
    Those bees looked like normal bees to me, what difference is there? or is it something I wouldn't be able to notice. The sad part is I've been looking at all my bees really close and still they all look the same, except for the monster black ones.
    I looked around, and found out that there are 20 Identification Keys in order to tell the difference between the two. The only definitive way is to perform a DNA test on the bee's that you have.

    See second from bottom:
    one source pest control


    Quote Originally Posted by Just Dahlia View Post
    We don't get snow, but possibly frost, sometimes hard. The weather is always making me scratch my head, it used to always be the same up until about 10 years ago and now it's a free for all. It's going to be in the 100's this week, we will still be swimming in October, which is odd.
    Then you should be okay with the outdoor bucket.

    Quote Originally Posted by Just Dahlia View Post
    I need to find some Lilacs to plant. I know of some about 5 miles away and they seem to be growing great.:)
    Sounds like you have a friend that needs some thinning out, have you grown them before?


    Quote Originally Posted by tickle View Post
    Dahlia, you could do vermiculcture in a bucket, that is worms and a bit of good soil and then start feeding your veggie scraps in. Condo dwellers, apartment dwellers who are diehard gardeners in their balconies use vermiculture to augment their balcony gardens. Everything is kept in a bucket under the sink. Not as gross as it sounds, worms are very clean in their environment and can reduce veggie scraps in no time at all to 'gardeners gold'. With the cost of produce skyrocketing around here, vermiculture has caught on in popularity again. But if you have to do this outside, your climate sounds moderate, worms are quite warm in a bucket of dirt and can stand a bit of frost. Here is a website on vermiculture: earth911.com/blog/2007/04/02/composting-with-worms (sorry, you will have to cut and paste) tick
    Tick makes some good points there, JD

    Here's a site also, that you can check www.redwormcomposting.com - Similar Sites and Reviews | Xmarks It has a page of sites on using worms in composting sites, again more ideas there for you.

    National Weather Service on Climatology:
    Climate Prediction Center

    And for our Canadian friends:
    Environment Canada - Weather and Meteorology - Climatology

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    Sep 22, 2009, 11:58 AM
    OK, I'm going with the metal garbage can with the holes buried half way technique and if I can find room off in a corner big enough, I'll go with 2. They say the worms will find their own way in there.

    Steve, it's really sad that your closing down the garden, but there really is no choice. I miss having seasons, I always loved Autumn.:)
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    Sep 22, 2009, 02:18 PM
    Out with the old... In with the new.. :)

    If I make it in time this will be the last post for Summer...


    Fall starts 5:18pm edt today...


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    Sep 22, 2009, 02:55 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Just Dahlia View Post
    OK, I'm going with the metal garbage can with the holes buried half way technique and if I can find room off in a corner big enough, I'll go with 2. They say the worms will find their own way in there.

    Steve, it's really sad that your closing down the garden, but there really is no choice. I miss having seasons, I always loved Autumn.:)
    Hi Dahl, your vermiculture will go a lot faster if you buy some worms; they don't have to be special worms, as they say, Buy some fishing worms. It is going to take forever for these little guys to find your garbage cans. Two garbage cans sounds good. Don't put them in the sun though. You don't want worms to cook doing their composting job.

    Tick
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    Sep 22, 2009, 03:58 PM
    I have composted normally without worms before and never had a problem. The site I was looking at gave all sorts of trouble shooting if your worms are dying. I really don't like to kill anything, I feel bad. When I'm digging and come across worms, I always throw them some where, so they don't dry up. I actually say out loud "oh, sorry" if I chop one in half. I know it doesn't hurt them, I'm just weird.

    I also don't like the idea on moving the stuff around to get to the worm free stuff. I think I would become pissy and just scoop everything that I want out including the worms and then have to go buy more.

    Maybe if I find a place that sells worms, I will start with a pound and see what happens, I really like the idea, but I don't know. It's a new thing.

    I've got the spot and it's the most shady place I could find, I've been watering it for a while, so I can dig tomorrow.

    Only one can! The 20 gallon I bought was $14.00 and I had to go to 3 stores to find it!:eek:
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    Sep 22, 2009, 04:37 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Just Dahlia View Post
    I have composted normally without worms before and never had a problem. The site I was looking at gave all sorts of trouble shooting if your worms are dying. I really don't like to kill anything, I feel bad. When I'm digging and come across worms, I always throw them some where, so they don't dry up. I actually say out loud "oh, sorry" if I chop one in half. I know it doesn't hurt them, I'm just weird.

    I also don't like the idea on moving the stuff around to get to the worm free stuff. I think I would become pissy and just scoop everything that I want out including the worms and then have to go buy more.

    Maybe if I find a place that sells worms, I will start with a pound and see what happens, I really like the idea, but I don't know. It's a new thing.

    I've got the spot and it's the most shady place I could find, I've been watering it for a while, so I can dig tomorrow.

    Only one can! The 20 gallon I bought was $14.00 and I had to go to 3 stores to find it!:eek:
    :eek::eek: I would bauk at $l4. Too ! One can enough. I don't like worms either but can handle them and they are so good for the soil, they renew and aerate all our gardens and don't take anything. They are little souls, think of it that way! Why don't you just start digging them up, if you put on gloves you won't feel them.

    When you find worms in your garden, bless them and find a new home for them by digging up a spadeful and putting them in.

    You are very brave, Dahl. :cool:

    Good luck. Too bad I can't send you some Canuck worms. They know how to ski, cross country, live in igloos and have huskies ;)( Now don't tell me anyone thinks Im serious okay.), but Canadian worms are very talented.

    Tick :D

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