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Quick and Dirty Lettuce?
Comments (13)Transplanting is very simple. I use this germination method for hydro and soil, both. As soon as a true leaf is showing I transplant. Lettuce bounces back very well even if you do a little root damage (though you should try to avoid it, of course). I simply use a spoon to scoop out the plant or sometimes a few plants at once. I submerge the roots in one of those bowls to get the coir off if I need to, but I don't normally need to since I use coir as a medium for hydro and obviously don't need to remove it for the soil. I always submerge them if there are two or three plants intertwined, though. It's better to let them separate by gently swishing them around in water than to pull them and break some of the roots. I grow the purple lettuce for decoration as much as food. Ever let that stuff go to seed? It's beautiful! Gets 3 - 4 feet tall and has yellow flowers on a purple leaved plant. On top of that, you can harvest one plant's worth of seeds to have thousands available. I've not had any problem with germinating lettuce seed from plants grown from commercially sold seed, either. I have with tomatoes and peppers and such, of course. Last, my hydro isn't what most people use for lettuce. I've done the rafts. Seen NFT. Feel the rafts are a pain for cleaning and maintenance compared to just using a drip system (aka plastic spaghetti jars with small holes in the very bottom to slowly release nutrient) in a 14 gallon container with coir (chunk and fiber mix). I also reuse my coir several times. Since my wick systems are working so well for my potted peppers, I think I will start trying to use the same system I use for germination to grow the lettuce to maturity. I'll just use deeper coir, of course, like in the 14 gallon containers....See Morequick fix for dirty antique furniture
Comments (1)Wipe with mineral spirits.....then give it a good coat of paste wax. Linda C...See MoreOld dirty slate floor in the kitchen
Comments (2)I have a new(ish) slate floor. I can't use mops on it but a wet/dry vac like the Hoover Floormate works great. I throw cleaner and hot water on the floor, scrub it with a stiff push broom, and then suck up the dirty water. You sock stains could be because it's not really clean, or that it wasn't sealed so is holding liquid after it's cleaned, or from old wax. Since you figure it will have to be resealed, I'd use a strong cleaner with the wet/dry vac and then multiple rinses of hot water until what gets sucked up is clean. Let it dry and use one a good sealer - I like the Miracle 411 products. Not cheap, but they last forever. Someone here recommended Holloway House Quick Shine. I've got it on my entryway slate and it's holding up well - but probably only because the slate under it is so well sealed....See MoreIdea for a Super-Quick Healthy meal for 2 year old
Comments (1)I like to cook microwavable foods so I can stick the dishes in the dishwasher. I microwave a lot of my veggies like broccoli, green beans, etc. Some of the frozen meals aren't too bad. I'll sometimes make a frozen mac 'n cheese as a part of a meal and divide it between my childrens plates. I buy lunch meat from the deli because I think it has less preservatives and is usually healthier. We'll have the nuked mac'n cheese, can of green beans and a couple of slices of rooled up lunch meat. Also, I cook up chicken breasts in the oven so I'll have enough for a few meals. It easily goes into things like a salad as a meal, rice a roni, etc. You have to watch what you're making, but if you do it right, it can be quick and fairly healthy....See MoreRichard (Vero Beach, Florida)
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