Dog issues...advice??
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Comments (25)Yo' mama huh? Yo mama so fat her a$$ shadow weighs 50 pounds! ;o) I use H2O2 solutions as a temporary aid to soil oxygenation when I have been lazy in my repotting of plants & find myself dealing with soil collapse and/or (accompanying) root-rot issues. H2O2 has an extra O atom (compared to H2O) in an unstable arrangement. It's the extra atom that makes it useful in horticultural applications. Generally, we're not concerned with aerobic (O2-loving) forms of bacteria normally occurring in container media or on roots. Since H2O2 is an unstable molecule, it breaks down easily. When it does, a single O- atom and a molecule of water is released. This O- atom is extremely reactive and will quickly attach itself to either another O- atom forming stable O2, or attack the nearest organic molecule. Many disease causing organisms and spores are killed by O, the free O H2O2 releases is extremely effective at this. H2O2 can help eliminate existing infections and help prevent future ones. The free O atom can also destroy organisms in dead organic material (i.e, leaves roots) that are rotting and spreading diseases. Reduced O levels and high temperatures encourage both anaerobic bacteria and fungi. When plants growing in soil are treated with H2O2 it will break down and release O into the area around the roots. This helps stop the O from being depleted in the water filled air soil air spaces until air can get back into them. High O levels at the roots will help encourage rapid healthy root growth and discourage unwanted bacteria/fungi. H2O2 comes in several different strengths. 3% (drugstore), 5%, 8% and 35% solutions. Cheapest is 35% which you dilute (to 3%) by mixing 1:11 with water. This is what I use, 35% food grade mixed to a 6% solution. It has no stabilizers & should be kept in the freezer (where, btw, it remains liquid even at 0* F.). Plastic or glass is best to store it in, & the container should be opaque to prevent light degradation. If three-liter colored soda bottles are available in your area they are ideal for mixing and storing H2O2 (in fridge). Once you have it mixed at 3% (or start with 3%) mix it at the rate of 4 oz./gallon of water as a cutting dip & up to 8 oz./gallon to water containers with on a regular basis. Start at the lower concentration and increase concentrations gradually over a few weeks. I add 1 oz. of 6% solution to a L of tap water, which is, of course, the same as 2 oz. of 3% solution. H2O2 in high concentration is a powerful oxidant and will bleach skin white as it quickly oxidizes almost anything it contacts, so be careful with it if you use it. Gloves and eye protection are required by all but the foolish as a solution that's too strong can destroy any organic molecule it contacts. Once mixed to 3% or when using 3% over-the-counter solutions, it is pretty safe, however. Al...See More4 wheelers again
Comments (22)I really think the issue has to do with education! And for the government a redefinition of the term: RAPE. In education: ban all electronics from school and try to get away from the blaring bullhornish loudspeaker systems (big brotherish) making announcements to the classes. Noise or the tolerance towards noise or even the need for having noise is being taught in the schools by the way the interactions between the students and the teachers are occurring. Of course how can you begin when the society is already corrupted? Government has to acknowledge that a leading cause of criminality is based upon the amount of exposure to noise. Noise can serve as a barrier to effective communication within homes and this is the crux for effective rearing of children. If your dad is glued to the box watching yelling and screaming sports events and is doing his share as he gulps down brews then what chance does a kid have in getting help with his tree house, his homework, or just to play??? Government needs to realize that noise within the society that intrudes into the inner sanctum of ones home or even ones sleep is not different than if someone rapes their daughters or accosts their infants. The level of horror may be different but the horror is the same. The only way is complain, complain, complain. They need to have it stuck in their faces that noise is the number one problem that this society has to deal with before it can really begin the task of providing an effective environment for the creative thinking that America needs to tackle the problems that exist and those that are arising from the failure of current government to even identify. My own conflict with noise polluters is first confront the polluter. Ask them to cool it. Then if that fails call the man and ask them to cool the polluters. In my city the ordinance is that if you can hear it at the street then shut it down. If you are driving and blaring it out then you can be citated and fined a hundred or so bucks for the "freedom"-drivers have to be able to hear emergency vehicles in order to avoid any other accidents! These bozos that vibrate down the road are only screwing up their hearing and will find out when they are older just how badly! Appropriate judgment but I still yearn for that old thunderbold from the sky!!! Now back to the cartoons!...See MoreNeighbor's trash dump
Comments (35)Nearly one year later, the plantings are starting to fill in nicely on the lower slope; the ivy and goutweed on the upper slope are hanging in there and hopefully will start to spread. Garlic mustard is taking over one part of the upper slope and I'm just leaving it alone, figuring anything with roots is better than bare soil. I know it seems to everyone that there should be some legal remedy here, but it just doesn't seem to be the case. According to the lawyer I consulted, I might have been able to collect costs of the cleanup on my property only (which was a relatively small portion of the total issue) IF I had a paper trail of letters and notices before I did anything -- but I do not, it was all just verbal discussion. And, there's really no legal grounds for forcing him to clean up his own property or collecting costs once I did it for him. As far as my city government goes, they are notoriously lax about this type of thing -- they basically told me if it was not a health code violation (i.e. toxic substances or attracting vermin, etc) they would not get involved. I had a conversation with the State Dept of Environmental Management and they told me I could file a report but informally said I would probably be wasting my time as they had bigger problems to deal with (toxic waste sites etc) and were unlikely to devote any resources to trash in someone's back yard....See More"Newbies" Chapter 2
Comments (232)Okay, so it is a bit that I have been able to post. What a crazy world. So much has happened last I wrote. Miss Emily and I did get our seeds, or at least a few of them. The Post Master and I are going to have a talk this week as it seems someone has been taking from my Mail Box. (I am grumbling inside.) Anyway, I will be making a blog post today, however I wanted to thank the ladies for the seeds we did get and I will be contacting the lady that the seeds did not show up yet. I am sure they will get here, it just may take a minute. So many fun seeds. Thank you again for all the help. I look forward to sharing next year. Aingeal...See MoreTexas_Gem
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