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Comments (26)Hi again Tyrell. :) You wrote: "Patrick, often people seem to read things into my words, and those of others, that just aren't there." "For example, you wrote" "Claiming any one method for introducing organic matter to the soil is superior to all others -- at all times, in all situations, for all people -- doesn't fit with my experience." "If you read my post, you'll see I never said anything remotely like this. People may infer I meant this, or even that I implied it, but the simple fact is, I didn't Say it. " Well, here are some words you did say Tyrell. :) From your first post on this thread, above: "Composting is just extra work with no benefits. The same materials people put in a compost pile, they could put right in their gardens in the first place, as mulch." From your second post on this thread, above: "You didn't specify, but I assume you mean my claim that there are no benefits to composting. Maybe I should have stated that a little differently, like 'there's nothing that composting will do for gardens that mulching won't do-quicker, better, and with less work.'" And from your post on another thread in the Frugal Gardening forum: (see Re: Compost From Thrown-Away Materials) "Well, I realized a few years ago that composting has no advantages over mulching, which is the way I've gardened for 34 years now." As a reasonable man talking with a reasonable man, I sincerely invite you to explain how your statements above are so remote from my statement that you quoted, above: "Claiming any one method for introducing organic matter to the soil is superior to all others -- at all times, in all situations, for all people -- doesn't fit with my experience." I genuinely wasn't trying to read into your words, Tyrell. Nor am I trying to set up a straw man here. The conclusion I reached (and spoke to just above) seems to me to follow directly from the words you wrote, also quoted above. To summarize: If composting is "just extra work with no benefits" or "there's nothing that composting will do for gardens that mulching won't do-quicker, better, and with less work" and "composting has no advantages over mulching" -- then, doesn't it necessarily follow for you that mulching is a superior method for introducing organic matter to the soil? At the very least, superior to composting. If you disagree, I cordially invite you to explain where and how and why. As I said, to me it seems to necessarily follow from your statements above. No unreasonable implication or straw man argument was (or is) meant here. I prefer to deal with facts- like composting does break down organic matter faster, and IMO that is not an advantage. If you start getting into "interpratation," it causes all kinds of problems. Well, it is a fact in my garden that sometimes mulching is the best way of introducing organic matter; and sometimes composting works best -- for me. :) Interpret that as you wish. Further, I disagree with your blanket statement that breaking down organic matter faster is not an advantage. Sometimes, in my experience, a faster breakdown is most certainly a welcome and greatly sought-after advantage. I'm willing to offer the reasons for my opinions if you would like to hear them. "Some comments on a few other things you wrote." "I take the filters (in coffee grounds you get) out of the garden and layer them in the compost heap" "But why do you do this?" I've already answered this question Tyrell, in the paragraph where it was written, the two paragraphs immediately following, and in the substance of what I wrote for the rest of that post. Please scroll up and re-read what I wrote and if it isn't clear to you then let me know, okay? :) "Something else you wrote" "For example, I don't like to put toilet paper rolls or coffee filters or small branches right on the garden surface. Partly because they don't look as good to me as compost or a fine mulch, partly because they seem to take longer to decompose." "On the last, faster decomposition just isn't a desirable thing, for the reasons I gave." Respectfully, I disagree with both your conclusion and with some of your reasoning. And as above, I'm willing to offer my reasons for my opinions, if you would like to hear them. "And this" "but I wonder if the greater surface area of the garden bed also results in greater losses of organic materials due to wind erosion?" "I would be highly doubtful of this? The finer, partly decomposed materials will always be near the bottom, right on top of the soil. The rougher material on top has never been moved in my garden by even the strongest winds in this area. Of course we don't get hurricanes or-until this year- tornadoes, but I think the garden would be the least of people's worries if those struck?" Indeed, a hurricane does usually re-arrange priorities -- and gardens. :) Wind erosion is certainly far less of a problem on soil surfaces covered with a mulch or compost layer. Equally so, water erosion. However, neither compost nor mulch are 100% effective barriers to the physical actions of wind or water. Physical erosion will happen, even if greatly slowed by a layer of organic matter. Further, I didn't state this point directly in my prior post, but it seems to me to directly follow from other statements I made. Decomposition -- in a mulch, lasagna bed, or compost heap -- is a chemical and biological process as well as a physical process. Biochemical forms of surface-layer erosion (most signifigantly the leaching of nitrogen down into the soil and nitrogen outgassing into the air) also happen with all three forms of decomposition. It seems obvious to me that the greater surface area and the lower density of a mulch piled right on the soil would tend to increase the biochemical erosion of nitrogen -- and of carbon. "And this" "Personally, I'd rather do the work of building, turning and screening the compost materials which I don't want to put directly in the garden," "That's your absolute right, Patrick, (though I might not 'defend to the death' your right to do it? lol) Heh. Not to worry. :) My garden is worth living for, not dying for. "...but I've had the experience, here in 'the real world,' of giving something from my garden to someone. They just looved the whatever, so I would ask why they didn't garden themselves. And more than once people have responded with something like, 'Oh, we would love to. But we only want to grow organically, and all that work composting, tilling, and weeding..' It really is a tragedy that many people know they Could, not Have To, but could garden without doing 'all that work.' I agree we should all try to help more people garden with less work. If you do a search on the Soil, Compost and Mulch forum here on GW for my prior posts, you'll see plenty of examples where I've given my time and efforts to helping people do more with less. And I do the same in my daily life, out here in the real world. :) "Finally you wrote" "Hope those opinions add more light than heat to this very interesting discussion. :)" "You seem like a reasonable person, and think I am, too." Thank you. I try to be, and I try to assume others are too. "I try to keep as open a mind as possible. I am constantly checking out books from the library on 'the latest' in gardening. I read one on Lasagna Gardening and two on Weedless Gardening just within the past year. (As soon as they start talking about tilling, though, they lose me.) If I could find a way to grow fruits and veggies that is easier, cheaper, and produces the same or better results as the mulch method, I would switch in a second." "So far I haven't." Fair enough, that's your experience and I wouldn't suggest you change what you do, if it works for you. It's your garden. :) I do respectfully disagree with your blanket claim there are no benefits or advantages to composting, over the composite or lasagna mulching processes you've described. As I wrote before: "Tyrell, I don't disagree with your style of adding organic matter to your garden -- I use it myself. Nor would I ever say someone needed to have a compost pile to make a garden, organic or non-organic." "I do think lasagna-style composting or mulching is not for everyone, nor is it right in every situation." All the best, -Patrick...See MoreProblem with Fisher and Paykel GWL11 - with pictures
Comments (36)The retrofit fuse is legitimate. It's included with replacement pumps and boards. Common that a pump wet from leaking over time (even a slow drip, anything that gets/keeps the pump wet) can go to high (or low) resistance due to corroded windings and blow the motor board. The added fuse is additional protection on that point. The F&P electrical design is very sensitive to resistance valves among the various components. VERY important to NOT ignore a leak, replace a bad/suspect pump *immediately* to avoid more trouble. I am not aware of 3rd-party boards but I suppose it's possible. Thailand-sourcing may be legitimate, can't say for sure about that, either. All replacement boards from F&P are rebuilt boards, they are no longer producing "virgin" boards for older (Phase 6 and older) models. The current GWL11 replacement does have a different connector for the diverter than the original board ... could be there are more differences since the last info I have. FisherPaykelParts.net, FisherPaykelParts.com, and SearsPartsDirect.com are legitimate parts sources for sure. eBay sellers, depends....See MoreThe best line from a movie
Comments (104)Does anyone every find themselves quoting something that isn't a movie? I found myself saying, "Isn't. That. Amazing." in the most bored tone of voice I could muster. I knew it was a quote from somewhere, but couldn't recall from where. Finally it dawned on me that it was from the narration from Disneyland's Jungle Cruise. In addition to "Squirrel!" from Up, other Pixar quotes that have become household phrases for us are "Mine! Mine! Mine!" (the seagulls in Finding Nemo) and the "cone of shame" (also from Up). "No capes!" from the Incredibles also gets pulled out with fair regularity. And, oddly enough, "Curse you, Mr. Skipperdoooooooo!" a paraphrase from the "Adventures of Mr. Incredible" short that was included on the Incredibles DVD (here it is with commentary)....See MoreSoil mix for indoor-baggie rose rooting vs. outdoor rooting with rain
Comments (56)PICTURES OF MY ROOTING ON JAN 30, INDOOR ZONE 5A, 2 1/2 months of rooting: Zippered bed-sheet pouches won over pop-bottle: more sunlight. Below is a very wimpy rooting with a LARGE pop-bottle on top: What I learned from my 1st-time rooting indoor, in zone 5a: Cheryl Netter, the originator of "baggie method" lives in a SUNNY zone 5a Colorado, with 247 to 285 days of sunshine versus my Chicagoland with 191 sunny days (mostly partial sun). My mother-in-law lives in Colorado Springs, and at high altitude, the sun is much more intense. Sun is needed to zap mold. STABLE environment is the key to success rooting. When I squirted water on the cuttings, it drop leaves immediately. Cuttings drop leaves with excessive moisture. I should had used my alkaline tap water (pH 9) plus hydrogen peroxide to prevent mold & black canker. I used rain water, which is perfect pH for mold to grow. The addition of my magnesium-rich clay on top helped with photosynthesis in the weak-sun indoor-zone 5a. After I topped with magnesium, leaves became darker green. After 2 1/2 months, baggie via zippered-bed-sheets WON over pop-bottle. Baggie has a larger area of soil for evaporation of moisture. Plus Baggie allows more sun & air to prevent mold. All my rootings under pop-bottle failed. They sprout green leaves, but the minute I take the pop-bottle off, leaves drop. My sister in WARM California had the same experience. One site said to take the pop-bottle off EVERY NIGHT, which makes sense since there's zero light at night, thus encourage mold & black canker. But it's a nuisance to take pop-bottle off everynight. Pouring water down the stem of cuttings is THE BEST WAY TO KILL THEM. Cuttings rot easily if the medium is acidic & wet....See MoreUser
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