What were the hardest items for you to purge?
claire_de_luna
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Comments (26)minotpeonies, I am wondering if bagging P. tenuifolia may be the wrong way to germinate them. P. tenuifolia are not hypogeal like most of the other peonies are, they are epigeal. In other words the cotyledons of the germinating Paeonia tenuifolia seed expand, throw off the seed shell and become photosynthetic above the ground. Seed of other species stay inside the seed shell and remain non-photosynthetic and below ground. This being said I really don't know if the species has the multistage germination that others have but it stands to reason that it would not be multistage and would not need the refrigeration after the initial root growth. That is the reason I am trying them in pots of soil for my first time. I think they may just begin to sprout and come on up. Anyone here had any experience with these seed and can give some first hand information? Leon Here is a link that might be useful: Nearly every thing about Paeonia tenuifolia species....See MoreWhat were these 2 items used for?
Comments (4)Linda's right!! my dad had to take his little red wagon & sell jars of sourkraut!! He didn't even like the smell of it but they would tell him he had to sell them so he did. That's how poor folks survived, selling their extra garden crops to their neighbors. Dad said it must have been good as he had a lot of repeat customers! I had relatives use the sink drain up into the 60's, it was very handy, I used to put potato peelings & carrot & celery trimmings in it & some relatives composted them. I liked it so well I looked for 1 when I came out here. Didn't find 1 , didn't go to antique shops then. I use the old utensils all the time, love the "Top-Off" jar opener got a spare last sat. for 50cents!!...See Morepurging, purging, purging!!!
Comments (27)I've been reflecting on my experience ditching all that stuff, and I realized: Not one of those decisions was hard. In fact, I already *knew* I wanted to get rid of that stuff. So this declutting problems--having all the stuff that needed to go out--wasn't an emotional or decision-making problem. It was purely logistical. It takes *time* to declutter. And it takes *time* to deliver stuff to the donation spaces. Not having that time is what has been holding me back. I don't have any trouble being willing to get rid of stuff. I just have trouble carving out the time. It's been nice to be able to shove stuff to the side to get my coat out, etc. And I dressed up yesterday for a family party (celebrating a 25th anniv), which I haven't done in a while! All because I could *find* the clothes....See MoreYou've purged, you've organized - how to best store what's left?
Comments (9)Don't forget that you might not want the clear ones if you are storing items which could fade. I keep some paper items and you'd be suprised how much sunlight will even get under a bed and cause fading/drying on the edges. I keep my quilts in blue storage containers. Again, I don't want any fading. I really like the colored lids/boxes which are now available for holiday decorations. Since they are clear with green lids, I can easily tell someone to bring down the containers with the green lids, instead of having to make sure all of the sides are marked. Our long term storage here at the house doesn't have any natural sunlight, so fading isn't a concern. We have a good sized amount of storage away from the house for dh's client files. Rather than try and do something with an alpha system, he just set up a spreadsheet listing what was in each box, then printed off a copy for the side of the box. Now, rather than trying to read all of those lists, he just pulls up the client name and knows that he has to go find box #14. As he creates new boxes, he just continues the system. It's working well so far. Gloria...See MoreUser
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