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What to do with Cedar Shavings
I have some cedar shavings that came with live unpotted plants. There is really only a couple handfuls. Does anyone have any idea what I could do with it? I can't use it for chicks. Composting with it sounds controversial and I'd rather use it otherwise anyway. Maybe I could dry it completely and make shoe sachets to wick…
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Cheap meat prices at Piggly Wiggly this week (it is a southern chain)
Here is the weekly sale flyer for Piggly Wiggly. With prices so high in every other store, even with gas prices up, this is worth a drive if you have one even an hour away. $1.99 ground beef and Springer Mountain Farm Chicken leg quarters 20 lbs for 11.50 after the coupon. Good pork prices, too. I just put 50 lbs in the…
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Whew, another book almost done!
I just finished writing the last chapter in my 7th book! Tomorrow, I'll start revisions and edits. God willing, this one should be ready to release June 1 or so, Please say a prayer and wish me well!!
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Terrarium building
I made this up today. I was going to do Spanish moss layers or bonsai soil mix, but decided to go with potting soil & worm castings. I have no idea what the plant with the tiny leaves is (it wasnt labelled), but the fern in the back is Pteris. I think it sounds like a dinosaur name. Haha I stole a little sphagnum moss from…
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First experience bartering
So I have written before about being overrun with oregano. The suggestion was given to sell it. After posting online on several local sites sort of like Craigslist...absolutely nobody contacted me. Mind you, I was offering a huge bag of oregano (picked just before delivery) that was grown without any artificial fertilizers…
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Spring Tattoo
I was doing my morning round in the garden. It is a real season for dandelion and daisy flowers. And, by impulse, I made a daisy tattoo on my hand. Have you ever tried one? Pick a dandelion flower, dip latex onto your skin where you want a tattoo, stick a daisy flower. It keeps. An hour passed since I did it. It keeps. My…
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Well, this is a new one..... a stoned squirrel
I thought the wobbly, lethargic squirrel on my porch might be rabid.... turns out he had just dug up and eaten all the prickly poppy seeds I planted yesterday!!!!
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Documentaries that may be of interest
Thought some of these might be interesting to the forum. If you watch any, please post your opinion.
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Plants used to make cordage
A lot of these come into play as medicinals, but did you know some can be used to make cordage?
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Baker Creek Festival This Weekend
My sister got tickets for Sunday, and I am super excited to get to go. I do have to remember that I have no room for major plant purchases. There are some good speakers here, it looks like. Looking forward to the tour of the greenhouse, too! The seeds that I bought back in February are doing well. First tomatoes that I…
