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Do earth boxes have an advantage over containers
Comments (3)But will the results be better than a good container with a good mix? Impossible to answer. There is nothing stopping one from using a 'good mix' in an earthbox. How do you know where the PWT will be? There won't be one. Well, practically speaking there won't be one as the mix will never dry out. There is no excess water to drain away as all water is introduced from the bottom and works up via capillary action. If you have a small container with soil in it for the wick, the water will only wick so high right? Will the top layer get wet enough From humidity in the box? Assuming the potting mix can wick at all, it will wick to the top. The limiting factor is evaporation and if the top inch or two lose water to evaporation faster than the media can wick it up, then the top will be dry. This really is only an issue with young, shallowly rooted plants in a super coarse media comprised of materials that wick poorly. Once plant roots go deeper it's a non issue and with earthboxes it is a complete non issue as the top is covered which sharply limits evaporation. It sound to me that you would want to keep the reservoir kind of low. So the PWT is as low as it can get? With an earthbox the water reservoir should be filled to capacity in order to extend watering intervals. The height of the water in the reservoir will have no noticeable impact on anything other than the watering interval. The concept of a perched water table is irrelevant in a self watering container where the idea is to keep the mix evenly moist at all times. I am sure Al would disagree and point out that a fast draining, well oxygenated mix is still the way to go. And I am sure that there is still a perched water table. It's just that it really doesn't matter in a self watering container. Oxygen is introduced in the bottom of the media via an aeration screen so the area that typically suffers from low oxygen doesn't in an earthbox. I don't think earthboxes are the be all, end all of container growing, but for annual plants, particularly veggies, I think they are terrific and work well. Go ahead and get one or two and try it out. Just follow the instructions that come with each box and you should have no trouble getting great results....See MoreVintage kitchen advantage...you don't have to hide the fridge!
Comments (40)We're in the market for a fridge, and the main thing is that it be reliable. We're using a super cheap 14 cu/ft place-holder until the house is done, but the darn thing runs perfect! We would prefer a bottom freezer, but a top freezer would be OK. We fell out of love with the french door models, although they seem to be taking over. I'll have to check the reviews on the Artistry to see how it stacks up. We don't care about ice makers or water dispensers either. While talking pricey vintage look fridges, check out Elmira. Beautiful, but 4 times what I would spend....See MoreCan you reconcile Medicare acct like you do regular insurance acct?
Comments (53)In prior years, the medical deduction was limited to the only the expense amount in excess of either 7.5% or 10% of adjusted gross income (I forget which). So people needed to have some combination of low income and relatively high medical expenses to get any deduction for medical costs. Starting in 2018, the federal standard deduction will be $12K for single filers and $24K for joint returns. With the state tax deduction haircut to $10K in total and the same continuing limit on medical expenses, far fewer people will be itemizing deductions on their federal returns. For many people's state income taxes, changes corresponding to these federal changes have not been made and many may have a federal standard deduction while still itemizing for state taxes. I expect that when we have regime change in the US, the tax rules will be changed to revert to something closer to what they were before this latest round of nonsensical and deficit bloating changes. The upshot is that even for those who did deduct medical expenses (and insurance premiums) in prior years, far fewer will do so in the future. If there's no deduction for the current year (which you'll see when your return is prepared), there's no need to keep bills and correspondence beyond when each individual claim has been resolved....See MoreMedicare Advantage plans accused of denying care.
Comments (13)Worked in the Medical field all my adult life. My husband was a doctor and I handled the billing for his private practice. I can't express how difficult Medicare Advantage is so difficult to work with, how little they cover. After a few years, my husband decided he would no longer accept it. Straight Medicare is so much better from the medical providers end. I rarely had to contact them but MA was a constant struggle. We felt sorry for those patients but it just wasn't worth dealing with them and would have had to require hiring another biller to just deal with them. My husband offered patients (many he had seen for many, many years) a discount if they paid cash rather than deal with MA. His discount was generous because some of these people had been patients for so many years. Personally, I have straight Medicare with AARP/UHC as secondary. I have never had a problem and all our doctors accept it. I can travel anywhere in the Country and see any doctor without getting permission, etc. Yes, it costs more, but as you get older, it is money well spent, in my opinion as a patient and a person who worked in the medical field. Jane...See MoreJoan Soles
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