Freshwater beach being overrun by vegetation
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Seaweed- lots of minerals, vitamins etc?
Comments (29)"I've harvested bags of seaweed from the beach on the Florida east coast and it broke down quite nicely in my compost bin." Im having a hard time invisioning harvesting seaweed. Maybe the long strains of kelp, and the density of kelp forest, you can easily grab ahold of it,or maybe a rake harvesting tool of some sort.. But, over here swiming in the lake, we have very fine seaweed, it would seem difficult to harvest. On another note of kelp harvesting, ill leave you with a quote from Charles Darwin: "I can only compare these great aquatic forests(kelp forest)...with the terrestrial ones in the intertropical regions. Yet if in any country a forest was destroyed, I do not believe so nearly so many species of animals would perish as would here, from the destruction of kelp. Amdist the leaves of this plant numerous species of fish live, which nowhere else could find food or shelter; with their destruction the many cormorants and other fishing birds, the otters, seals and porpoise, would soon perish also; and lastly, the Fuegian[s]...would...decrease in numbers and perhaps cease to exist." ��" Charles Darwin, 1 June 1834, Tierra del Fuego, Chile Also on the note of kelp detoxifying pollutants, radiation, etc. maybe it's better if we leave the kelp do it's thing in the ocean, maybe we are doing more harm than good harvesting it, i dont know....See MoreDid anyone else take on too much this summer???
Comments (39)I go back and forth on all this - I will be 66 end of the week. I just got through 2 years of intensive careing for my mother who was bedridden and living with us. The gardens got a lick and a promise - hubby did most of the work tho. Mom passed in February so I thought now it is my time to devote 24/7 in the gardens - started out great then we hit this 50+ days of Heat Indexes of 100-110 and no end in sight. I found I really can't take the heat like I use to so the gardens suffer again. I will always have flowers and always have more than I can handle but that being said yes I am going to scale back some - add more shrubs (hydrangeas, viburnums, camellias, ect) and go for lower maintenance. I love starting my annuals from seed and taking note of what is doing good in this oppressive heat - I have some real standouts - blackeyes susans, megellan zinnias, vinca, caladiums and coleus. Fussy plants are getting the heave-ho. This has been a great thread - I had no idea there were so many of us 'seniors'. It was very theraputic reading other gardeners responses because I was thinking I was losing interest because I wanted to scale back and was feeling bad about 'old age' setting in -. I was feeling that life was passing me by. In the last 10 years I retired, moved to a different state, lost a husband of 38 yrs, moved my mother in with me, met and married a wonderful man - now it is time to garden :) thanks for listening ...... Lynne...See MoreBringing my best friend with me...
Comments (25)Thank you, Joyful. I kept hearing croc, croc, croc, and I was just sure I was looking at a gator, gator, gator! But I started doubting myself as some of the people interviewed were so sure it was a crocodile. (Of course, they weren't identified as being any experts, so I don't know for sure that they knew the difference.) Because we do have crocs in south Florida, and they are making a surprising comeback after nearly being wiped out, it IS possible that there was one which ended up this far north. But I don't think it was the one they were showing on the news. If there were actually a croc AND a gator, I think the film footage I saw was the gator. That bulbous round nose and dark color just doesn't say "croc" to me. I keep checking the videos on You Tube, etc, to see if I can find one that actually shows a croc, but not so far. I wish there were more photos and films from the event. I would have liked to see it if the croc was actually there. That would have been very interesting. If I wasn't concerned about anything else, I would be concerned about that deadly bacteria in our lakes when the weather is this warm. And parasites. I let my kids swim in clear, cold springs that were closed off from the rest of the river (and river critters), but not lakes. And I discouraged swimming in the ocean, in most cases, for many reasons. When you've been in Flordia as many years as I have, you see some pretty scary things, even in knee deep waves. (I saw a very large shark once, trapped in a tide pool with only 2 feet of water in it. When the tide went out, it was stuck. And it finally slithered on it's side across the sandbar to get back to deeper water. I've also seen aerial shots of our beaches full of people, and all these sharks swimming near them that show up clearly from the air. I know shark attacks are rare, in the grand scheme of things, but I just couldn't bring myself to expose my children to that risk. (Or myself.) I have snorkled in the Keys, but I confess to having to check the area out carefully first, and I'm only comfortable when I can see for miles in every direction. And even that was years ago. I don't do it any more. My kids are grown now and do what they want, of course, but neither is fond of getting too carried away in the ocean. Splashing in the surf is about it for us, I'm afraid. I love to be ON the water in a boat or canoe, but not IN it. *shiver* Marcia Marcia...See MoreAnnie and other Michiganers..
Comments (37)Lyra, Annie, is it time to share this? Jeff Foxworthy Michigan Jokes (pretty funny and accurate) 1\. If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 18 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by, you might live in Michigan. 2\. If you're proud that your region makes the national news 96 nights each year because Pellston is the coldest spot in the nation, you might live in Michigan . 3\. If your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March, you might live in Michigan . 4\. If you instinctively walk like a penguin for five months out of the year, you might live in Michigan . 5\. If someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don't work there, you might live in Michigan . 6\. If your dad's suntan stops at a line curving around the middle of his forehead, (or at the top of his ankles) you might live in Michigan . 7\. If you have worn shorts and a coat at the same time, you might live in Michigan . 8\. If your town has an equal number of bars and churches,! you might live in Michigan . 9\. If you have had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you might live in Michigan . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Part 2 \- You know you're a true MICHIGANDER when . . . 1\. "Vacation" means going up north on I\-75 2\. You measure distance in hours. 3\. You know several people who have hit a deer more than once. 4\. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day. 5\. You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching. 6\. You see people wearing camouflage at social events (including weddings). 7\. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked. 8\. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them. 9\. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit. 10\. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow. 11\. You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction. 12\. You can identify a southern or eastern accent. 13\. Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to your blue spruce. 14\. You were unaware that there is a legal drinking age. 15\. Down South to you means Ohio . 16\. A brat is something you eat. 17\. Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new pole barn. 18\. You go out to a fish fry every Friday. 19\. Your 4th of July picnic was moved indoors due to frost. 20\. You have more miles on your snow blower than your car. 21\. You find 0 degrees! "a little chilly." 22\. You drink pop and bake with soda. 23\. Your doctor tells you to drink Vernors and you know it's not medicine. 24\. You can actually drink Vernors without coughing. 25\. You know what a Yooper is. 26\. You think owning a Honda is Un\-American. 27\. You know that UP is a place, not a direction. 28\. You know it's possible to live in a thumb. 29\. You understand that when visiting Detroit, the best thing to wear is a Kevlar vest. 30\. You actually understand these jokes, and you forward them to all your Michigan friends....See MoreMatthew
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