Logical Laundering......Tips & Methods
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Comments (169)Rodney - your comment reminds me of a person on a meme page in a comment section of one meme that had a conversation going not on topic. Kept posting that it was a meme page and people should only post memes. As to "but for things with fine seed like carrots it seems like a nuisance to have to pull back all the mulch to plant", if you watch his videos you see him plant by using edge of rake to create a furrow. And in another is planting fine seed, only adding that he using a string line as a guide. The only digging I've seen is when he harvests and replants potato. But looking at you tube videos, the best way to garden is the way that gives the individual gardener the result they want. Mick...See MorePetunias 'En Masse'- is this a logical approach?
Comments (6)Haven't seen the Garden & Deck article, so I'm not sure what they did. Does the grass need to be mown? If so, I think you'll need to remove it all eventually, maybe replace with mulch or perhaps a low-growing clover. Dutch White Clover grows to only 6" and because it's a legume, wouldn't compete for nitrogen; it would help prevent erosion, too. Could you dig out a small section for each place you're going to set Petunia -- say 4-6" diameter -- level the center to a mini terrace and plant the Petunias. Once they're established, remove the rest of the grass? That way, the grass would control the run-off until the Petunias could fend for themselves. Sounds pretty, can you post a pic? Here is a link that might be useful: Dutch White Clover from OGS...See MoreMy first rooted cutting using Dan's method :-)
Comments (29)You're welcome, and how could I forget? The cuttings were superb! Oh, and speaking of forgetting, you forgot the Sal ;) I have been pretty anal about documenting how I got where I am. Almost all of those cuttings rooted, the only one that hasn't is one last stubborn Sal. I know I'm a relative beginner -- if this was rocket science, I'd wouldn't be flapping keys, sharing experiences and tips (and some opinions). I've had some great email chains with others who're getting started who are like me, trying multiple methods, comparing notes, it's been a good thing. I've learned a hell of a lot. Funny, when I started reading the fig forums, some folks made it sound like there was this magic process to get rooted, it's super scientific to get good success, and you were lucky to get anything rooted without having mold or rot kill it. There were certain things you HAD to have, certain mixes, certain baggies, certain this or that. It left me thinking that rooting a fig was some super complicated thing that took a lot of experience to get down pat, and I needed to buy a lot of crap to do it. So, like any of the technical crap I deal with at work, I checked out a bunch of processes, tried each one, noticed the similarities, cut out some steps that didn't make sense, and figured out what was most important. I found that a lot of the stuff pushed off as "requirements" couldn't be farther from that. Lots of "secret ingredients", which can be substituted with more common, less expensive stuff. A lot of little logical things you can do - logic, deduction, exploring why things work. The last two batches of cuttings that came through - yours and Ricci's, 5 varieties total - I've just left all of em in the freaking bags they shipped in, rarely opened the bags, check the cuttings once every 3-5 days without opening the bag more than once a week, and I've seen rootlets showing faster than any other cuttings. Got solid, thoughtful cuttings in most cases. Even a couple of the tiny tip cuttings are doing amazing. I don't have near the amount of experience as others here, but I went in with guns-a-blazing, and have been Little Mr. Curious with everything, trying dozens of different setups, methods, bags, boxes, heat, contraptions, meters, mixes.... I did kill a cutting or two in the process, but I gotta say ... I've been rooting fruit for several years; figs are the most forgiving trees I've ever rooted, hands down, period, end of discussion. In retrospect, I'm surprised at the total lack of learning curve when rooting figs. With months of practice and a few batches, I can't help but assume everyone starts to recognize all of the signs. I'm on my 5th batch of cuttings now using variants of the methods here, about 125 cuttings total in 4 months. I know some guys here are like ... "Heh, I root that much in a week!", but ... with that few, I'm well over 90% rooting rate (some cuttings are just destined to fail). Anyone can do this. Everyone here and at F4F was really helpful in getting me there. I've found some steps blatantly unnecessary. I appreciate all of the input that's helped me get there. I appreciate everyone that's helped with cuttings, free, paid or otherwise. Some of the info/research sharing - JD, you're one of them - was priceless. Maybe some day I'll be knocking out hundreds of cuttings at a time like Bass? ;)...See MoreDifferent methods for teaching mulitiplication
Comments (11)Lynda, I couldn't do Geometry. Nothing about it made sense to me until I took drafting in college. That's when the light bulbs turned on - waaay too late LOL. Kicky, I looked it up and find it very interesting. Thank you for the suggestion. My only concern so far is while the tips & tricks are great, they take as long or longer than factoring the multiplication problem. Only thing is I didn't read very far yet, but I don't doubt he will be able to find some of the concepts helpful in school. Others will be helpful just knowing them and to get the practice. I really find it all very fascinating. Petaloid, I'm going to look at that website, too. Thanx for the recommendation. Eliza Ann, show her the way Carla explained it. I showed Jordan how to follow the numbers through, and he whizzed through his homework that night. He can follow that way pretty well - 8, 16, 24, etc. or 9, 18, 27, etc. to arrive at his answer. I can't believe my daughter nor his teacher nor he had thought of doing that before. But, it's relieving him of the chore so that he's more comfortable that I want to try doing. Carla, I hadn't thought of some of those. Good idea for him to add rows and columns like that in every day life. I think we'll make a game of it. Will be lots of fun with the three of us. His brother, Aaron, is 19 mos younger and answers some of the questions I put to Jordan. LOL He's so proud of himself doing multiplication in 2nd grade. "Let me show you how I did it, Grandmere!" hahaha He tickles me....See More- 6 years ago
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