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Comments (4)As far as fertilizing, it's probably not a good idea to do much of it during the winter. I'd wait until they go outside in the spring, although I have used a very weak solution before. When I did this, I had my cuttings in the house and they were actively growing in very warm temps. Once they go outside (after last freeze and frost), I fertilize about every 2 weeks, but once a week fertilizing would probably give me more blooms. Fish emulsion is an excellent fertilizer for brugs. Normally I like to alternate between organic and chemical fertilizers. I'm not sure where you saw "blue powder", but they had to have been referring to Miracle Grow or Peters, etc. If you wanted to stay organic, I'd think the fish emulsion by itself would work just fine. We get the same high temps here as you do, but most of mine are in full sun. I have an un-known ID white in full shade and some others in partial shade. For me, more sun=more blooms, but you'd need to keep an eye on them and make sure they're getting enough water. It also depends on what brugs you're growing. What do you have? I like to "harden-off" my plants outside for a week or two in a shady spot before planting them out in the spring....See MoreAdvent countdown calendar idea
Comments (1)Thanks for sharing!...See MoreCormac McCarthy
Comments (9)Yes, I've read Blood Meridian. Oh my! It's one of the bloodiest, most gruesome novels I've ever encountered and The Judge has to be one of the evilest villains in literature. But I have to say, it's a fascinating book if you can manage the violence. Hmm, yes, McCarthy's writing is very Faulkneresque and he admits that Faulkner is a major influence. I'm not sure about a comparison to Frazier because the only thing I've read by him is Cold Mountain. I can't see the Hemingway comparison -- except, as you say, the use of brief sentences (sometimes). I enjoy Hemingway in a way that I can't say matches my experience with McCarthy. Heh! The book is unusual and definitely not a "happy' read. I would say that's an understatement but a pretty apt description of all McCarthy's books I've read, which includes "The Border Trilogy" and Blood Meridian, but not The Road. If you read Blood Meridian, let us know what you think....See MorePick up a book and live longer !
Comments (0)People who read live longer than those who don’t, Yale researchers say Posted January 4, 2019 THE BENEFITS OF READING SHOULD NOT BE UNDERSTATED, EVEN WHEN IT COMES TO LIVING A LONGER LIFE. A NEW STUDY FINDS THAT READING BOOKS IN PARTICULAR RETURNS COGNITIVE GAINS THAT INCREASE LONGEVITY. By Laurie Vázquez – Flying Books – NationalReadingGroupMonth.com – homepg_photo_2014b Bookworms rejoice! A new study in the journal Social Science and Medicine just discovered that people who read books live longer than people who don’t. Researchers at Yale University asked 3,635 participants over 50 years-old about their reading habits. From that data, they split the cohort into 3 groups: non-readers, people who read less than 3.5 hours per week, and people who read more than 3.5 hours per week. The researchers followed up with each group for 12 years. The people who read the most were college-educated women in the higher-income group. Over the course of the study, the researchers consistently found that both groups of readers lived longer than the non-readers. The readers who read over 3.5 hours a week lived a full 23 months longer than the people who didn’t read at all. That extended lifespan applied to all reading participants, regardless of “gender, wealth, education or health” factors, the study explains. That’s a 20% reduction in mortality created by a sedentary activity. That’s a big deal, and a very easy fix for improving quality of life in anyone over 50. Credit: Social Science and Medicine The results get better. “Compared to non-book readers,” the authors continue, “book readers had a 4-month survival advantage,” at the age when 20% of their peers passed away. “Book readers also experienced a 20% reduction in risk of mortality over the 12 years of follow up compared to non-book readers.” The authors continue: “Further, our analyses demonstrated that any level of book reading gave a significantly stronger survival advantage than reading periodicals. This is a novel finding, as previous studies did not compare types of reading material; it indicates that book reading rather than reading in general is driving a survival advantage.” “Stack ‘o Books” courtesy ABookSource.com The reason books had greater gains than periodicals is because book reading involves more cognitive faculties. The readers didn’t begin with higher cognitive faculties than the non-readers; they simply engaged in the activity of reading, which heightened those faculties. “This finding suggests that reading books provide a survival advantage due to the immersive nature that helps maintain cognitive status,” said the study’s authors. As any book lover knows, reading involves two major cognitive processes: deep reading, and emotional connection. Deep reading is a slow process where the reader engages with the book and seeks to understand it within its own context and within the context of the outside world. Emotional connection is where the reader empathizes with the characters, and that promotes social perception and emotional intelligence. Those cognitive processes were cited by the Yale team and used as markers for this study. While they apparently offer a survival advantage, “better health behaviors and reduced stress may explain this process [as well],” according to the study. Still, those cognitive benefits are real, as writer Nicholas Sparr explains [in a video associated with this article]. All the data was self-reported via phone survey and it didn’t really account for ebooks, but it’s still encouraging. There are no real downsides to reading, other than making the time for it. But if you’re not convinced and would rather have John Green teach you literature instead of reading the classics for yourself, philosopher and Yale University Dean Jeffrey Brenzel lays out 5 additional pro-reading benefits for you [in a video associated with this article]. Happy reading! (For the source of this article, and to watch a couple of videos related to it, please visit: https://bigthink.com/laurie-vazquez/yale-study-people-who-read-live-longer-than-people-who-dont/)...See MoreOlychick
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