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Another Productive Day Prepping the Garden
I somehow managed to convince Amber it was a good idea to stop at Home Depot on the way home from church today. “I just need some potting soil and fertilizer”. It is never just a few items from that … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged hay, lettuce, mulch, pipe, raised beds, spinach, vegetables
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Seed Overload
All the seeds I’ve been ordering came in the mail. I’m overwhelmed with variety. My wife is sure I’m nuts. Several people were interested in sharing seeds with me. Everything I have is here, so let me know what you … Continue reading
Raised Bed 4 and 5
I convinced Amber that working in the garden was good family fun, so we all went to work this morning. The weather was beautiful. Sunny and cool, but not cold. Perfect weather for working outdoors.
Babeeee Worrrrrrmz
Bryson helped me in the garden this afternoon. We screened more dirt to get the raised bed number 5 ready for planting. We founds lots of “Worrrrmz” and even some “Babeee Worrrrmz”.
It’s time to plant seeds!
I found another “garden planner” spreadsheet, filled in the frost date for my area, and see that I need to have seeds started next week! Alternative text for browsers that do not understand IFrames.
Garden Preperations
I’m determined to get my vegetable garden going strong this year. I’ve got a good variety of seeds ordered already. I’m trying to be more organized and document what I’m doing. You can take a look at my spreadsheet I’ve … Continue reading
Genetically Modified Organisms
GMO = Genetically Modified Organisms, which is one of the main products of Monsanto, who is the maker of Roundup. Roundup used to be advertised as “biodegradable” until being sued for false advertising. Monsanto is also the maker of DDT, … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Interesting, Politics, Technology
Tagged bioengineering, biotech, food, Gardening, GM, GMO, government, hormone, Monsanto, roundup, roundup ready, science, The China Study, the survival podcast
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The Survival Podcast
My co-worker, Steve, told me several weeks ago to check out thesurvivalpodcast.com. He explained that this guy recorded his podcast on his daily commute through DFW. I wasn’t interested enough at the time to find a way to listen to … Continue reading
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Tagged Gardening, podcast, survival, the survival podcast
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Victory Gardens
During WW2, 40% of America’s vegetables came from victory gardens – that is, people’s back yards. Food travels an average 1500 miles before you eat it. link I guess I have some hippie in me… not sure where that came … Continue reading
Trimming Trees
I didn’t intend on trimming the trees today, but I had the pruners in my hand, walking around the yard taking care of a few branches on the plum tree that were hitting the house. I remembered being annoyed by … Continue reading
