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Comments (11)Romanticdreamer, I've been in the medical field most of my life. Working in your garden is one of the best things you're doing for your health -- keep it up! You might want to look for some tools that make garden tasks more efficient with arthritis. And diet, for example, eliminating refined and processed foods, vinegar, and oils while adding fresh seeds, beans, lentils can make a big difference. Fresh pineapple is even said to reduce pain. An over-the-counter salve that comes recommended by some orthopedic surgeons is Dr Christopher's Healing Bone, Flesh, and Cartilage Salve which can be purchased online -- it's herbal and is used by some of the doctors I know. Or a home made poultice can be made from activated charcoal, comfrey, and psillium. My hat's off to you for the tree climbing, and I'd love to meet you in a tree some day. I do think it's crucial tho, to avoid injuries when you're into the osteoporosis years. Healing doesn't go quickly, and I've seen people who were active go into a rapid decline, never to recover after a fracture. I think it's key, after you're older, to stay active, but to avoid injuries. We post a lot of helpful tips on our Humpty Dumpty House facebook page, so I hope you'll join us there. . . . . . Visits to Humpty Dumpty House on facebook are much appreciated during this difficult time. If you like what we do, please give us a page "like". This simple act can help us get the gardens and our work back up and running during my absence due to an injury. ~Thank you! https://www.facebook.com/HumptyDumptyHouse Facebook for Humpty Dumpty House...See MoreSeed sowing question.
Comments (23)Aha...I think this is the more detailed "Baggie Method" thread I was looking for. I will admit this is more labor intensive than some methods, but I don't mind taking the time and very careful handling required to move the sprouting seedlings from the coffee filter to the pots or 6-paks (for brugs I use either the large 6-paks or individual 3.5" - 4" pots) with sterile potting mix. I work with improvised tools to facilitate handling without breaking delicate roots...tootpicks, pencils, kitchen cutlery...whatever comes to mind & proves to work well. The toothpics are excellent for slipping under the seedling as they lay on the wet coffee filter & to manuever the seedlings to holes dibbled in the planting mix. Once in place, I gently pull the sides of the holes against the seedlings, then spritz with water to aid in making good contact between the "soil" and the seedling. Granted, this may be way too labor intensive on a commercial scale, but it works really well for the home gardener who doesn't have a greenhouse or other commercial facilities available. It can be very beneficial when dealing with seeds that are expensive, rare, of limited numbers, or have a reputation for being very slow, difficult or irratic in germinating. Over and over, people report really liking the results they get with this method. Patrick Here is a link that might be useful: original thread on the Baggie Method...See MoreFavorite tools or gardening aids
Comments (49)Amen to that, Dawn. Shade cloth is on my 'must have' list for next year also. I haven't figured out exactly how I'm going to put up the supports for it, since we'll be using cattle panels, but I know I'm going to have it. One thing I did find is that, if you order the precut material, you can get it all stitched, taped, and the grommets in place, ready to go, for a fraction of the cost of a piece that you have cut to size. A 10' x 12' precut size in white 50% shade is $50 from the Greenhouse Megastore. A custom-cut 4' x 16' (to fit the cattle panel length) one in the same material is $53 for half the amount of fabric. I'll attach the link. Any of the other sites I found had considerably higher prices. I decided on white because of the cooling effect it provides. It also comes in black, beige, and a pricey big (24' x 36') green one for $200. I wouldn't want to try to suspend something of that size over the garden. It could end up being a nightmare and require a lot of support. But whichever one I get, I will be getting one. I don't know exactly how that price compares, but I looked at some that Lowe's had and did not buy it because of the high price. I haven't looked for any local outlets for it in OK, and I have no idea what the shipping cost would be for a shade of that size. I'm sure that people will be concerned about the durability of the cloth, since it's a big expense if it's only for one season. I don't know what brand it is, but my parents bought a bunch of it to go over their patio trellis. They took it down each winter because of the snow, but they have been using the same one for roughly 20 years. And just think how nice it would be to go work in the garden if there's a shade cloth in place! Here's an idea, for those of you who go to any of the nurseries in your area. You might ask them where they get their shade cloth. It might be ordered in, or it's just possible that there's a local supplier. Pat Here is a link that might be useful: Shade cloth ordering site...See MoreShould I buy a LadyBug?
Comments (48)Stephsti, Sorry to hear you had a so-so experience with your Ladybug. I have just spent 4 days renting a LadyBug XL2300 TANCS vapor steam cleaner and have experienced the opposite. I have ceramic tile floors in my office, laundry room, bathrooms, kitchen, dining room and living room and have used traditional cleaning methods for the past 15 years and watched the grout get grungier each year. The amount of chemicals used to try to get my tile clean was rather obscene. The 1st day with the Ladybug was working on the tile floors in the office, laundry room and first bathroom. Although the vapor steam worked well on the tiles and the towels picked up a lot of grime, the pinkish beige colored grout was still dingy looking. It was obvious the vapor steam was making headway on the grout (no other cleaning method had in years) but something else was needed. So I purchased some heavy duty brass brushes and got to work steaming each grout line several times, then scrubbing the grout with the brush and then steaming it again. the dirt just kept coming off. Experiment with the steam volume. Some grout lines needed higher volume to loosen the grime. It took two days & four brass brushes to hand scrub all the grout lines in my house but it was worth it!! The grout and tiles look as new. The shine is incredible and no chemicals were used - just plain old tap water!! I'm in love with my floors again, instead of hiding them under area rugs. I also used the Ladybug to clean my gas cooktop and vent hood. It worked magic on the stainless steel and the greasy grime hiding in the corners is all gone. I steamed my toilets, bathtub, shower, sinks, heat vents, kitchen cabinets, windows, sink drains and the washer & dryer. All look fantastic and feel great to the touch. I found the Ladybug rental place via Yelp and the web. There is no comparison between this vapor steam cleaner and appliances called steam mops or the Shark. I tried both and they were useless on my floors and cooktop. I am 67 years old and although my knees and back are pretty sore right now, I am so pleased with the cleaning ability of this Ladybug, I will probably buy one. I have a rental unit that I would like to unleash this on....See MorePKponder TX Z7B
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