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Comments (4)Boy, you'd think it wouldn't take so long to check out all the answers, but got sidetracked on that free plant site. LOL (I have it under "Free giveaways" but forgot to check it out last spring. Argh! LOL) Mama (I know she's a mama, since she's obviously being suckled by a few babies) also took down one of my brussel sprouts, and ate the east side leaves off it, so I didn't want her taking any other plants out, while I figured out how to give her water, so have been using the lids of some of my 6-gallon plastic containers, that Dad gave me, after emptying the wine making kits in them. (Same look as the 5 gallon containers most often associated with deli pickles or Dunkin Donut frosting buckets, except a bit longer.) Rather unattractive, though. I simply cannot spend more on the garden this year (the year everything that can break down, has decided to -- frig, oven, dishwasher, and gas pump on the car -- or is in the process of deciding to -- TV, a/c in car, and other odd noises and behavior from the car), so am working with what I got before the appliances died back in March -- thankfully, right after placing orders for supplies, plants and seeds for the garden, so I feel guiltless. LOL My only spare terra cotta dish, will be my butterfly watering hole; however, thanks to FreeCycle Network, I did get a couple of cache pots, and ceramic pots with a dish for one, last year. I now have a more useful use for that dish. Thanks. LOL It ends up that the tree being uprooted was two blessings in disguise. I'm officially running out of room to plant some periennials, since I prefer using pots that are more attractive (5 and 6 gallon containers are for veggies), and, when I dug up the soil under the used-to-be fig tree, I discovered. it was already becoming root bound in it's 2' X 2' X 3' container. Trees have a lot more roots, then I ever thought! The old soil and roots are now covering the roots and bottom of an acorn squash that seeded in my compost bin -- one of the bigger sized plastic trash cans! New soil has been added (got a $50 gift certificate for Home Depot after a year of "reading e-mails to get point for gift certificates"), and some of the Wonders of Staffa Asters are settling into their new home. They're about a foot away from one of those lids of water, in case mama gets thirsty, and sneaks in the same way. (The other is by the gate, where she usually sneaks in. LOL) I've also trimmed the fig down to a thick stick, added root compound, and stuck it into a bottle of water, in case it decides it wants to become a tree again. If it does, I'll keep it in a slightly warmer location, during the winter and transplant it to a huge pot! If he doesn't, but I decide to still be crazy enough to try and grow a tree in a container, next time it gets one of the huge containers out front, and I can use next year's $50 gift certificate (to Lowes, this time) to buy a third container (my "front yard" is really more sidewalk next to my steps.) Thanks for the help. Much appreciated. Lynn...See MoreSpeaking of speaking...
Comments (20)Fun!!! Despite my having lived in New Mexico for over 25 years, my Michigan roots showed up with almost every pronunciation (LOL). I still recall moving down to Florida in my mid-twenties and being surprised that a "soda" in Florida did not come with added ice cream, as it did in Michigan. Most of my friends there had no idea what a "pop" was. I've always referred to my tennis-type shoes as "Tennies (TEN-ees). Growing up in Michigan, flip-flops or sandals were called "zorries" (ZOR-ees). I have no idea where that one came from! I have a New Mexican pronunciation for you: instead of "Sandwich" many locals (although not all by any means) refer to it as a "Sang-wich". Even my DD's high school English Lit teacher called it that. Thankfully, this is a term we've managed not to pick up. Thanks for such a fun and interesting thread! Lynn...See MoreSpeaking of pets being buried in the back yard
Comments (19)I would ask.I wouldn't want to accidentally dig up any bones. I have 5 dogs buried outside my back fence.They are all little dogs and have markers on their graves and if I ever leave here will probably stay buried. DD buried her little Chi at the house where they were renting when she died.When she moved she dug her up (her DH had made a nice wood box for her) and moved her to a spot down by the pond.Last year it rained a lot and the pond level got dangerously close to the grave so she moved her to higher ground.LOL They are renting and plan to buy a house within the next couple of years and she will move her again at that time....See MoreSpeaking of being new, where are you all from?
Comments (44)Yoo hoo golddust ~ Welcome to the other side LOL. I'm Nora from mid New York State. I've been married for 20 years and we have a 26 yo DS. DH and I got together when Eli was a little over 4 years old and we married when he was six. There is definitely truth in nurture vs. nature because they are like two peas in a pod ;o) We live on 7 idyllic acres in a small hamlet in southern Dutchess County with our pug, Tootie, and kitties Bitsy and Bundles. DS and his GF live in a cottage on our property, which is a blessing. We love to renovate anything that isn't nailed down and it seems that we're in a constant state of flux (no pun intended considering your metier). We also love to garden, which we do with fervor, though not always with as much success as we'd like. The earth tells us what it needs and most of the time we pay attention. But when we don't we learn early on that we should have listened to Mother Nature. Welcome!!...See MoreChi
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