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#3 6/25
Describes me to a T!
Here's what I do: In the morning, I go outside with my coffee and look for the worms (both tobacco and tomato will munch on either plant). While looking for worms, I do some hand pollinating (we have plenty of bees - dog gets stung often enough - but it can't hurt); the worms will often be on the bottom side of leaves and branches. Obvious signs are munched leaves and fruits; look downward from the top, looking all around the lower leaves for a black, granular looking substance - that's worm poop. When you spot the worm poop, look upward to leaves above that area. They are very well camouflaged, but you will get used to what you are looking for. Once I find one, I just clip off the branch they are on. Don't bother with all the pesticides, etc. - too much of a hassle and kind of unnecessary. The numbers of these beasts you will find will be relatively few; it's not like an aphid infestation. After I clip off the branch (it's almost always out on a smaller tip, so you're not whacking half the plant or anything), I just take it away from the plants and put it up on some rocks, or on top of the wall... birds come by and do the rest. heh heh
6/25 #1
Hungry, verging on hangry. Time to eat my afternoon snack.
Describes me to a T!
Here's what I do: In the morning, I go outside with my coffee and look for the worms (both tobacco and tomato will munch on either plant). While looking for worms, I do some hand pollinating (we have plenty of bees - dog gets stung often enough - but it can't hurt); the worms will often be on the bottom side of leaves and branches. Obvious signs are munched leaves and fruits; look downward from the top, looking all around the lower leaves for a black, granular looking substance - that's worm poop. When you spot the worm poop, look upward to leaves above that area. They are very well camouflaged, but you will get used to what you are looking for. Once I find one, I just clip off the branch they are on. Don't bother with all the pesticides, etc. - too much of a hassle and kind of unnecessary. The numbers of these beasts you will find will be relatively few; it's not like an aphid infestation. After I clip off the branch (it's almost always out on a smaller tip, so you're not whacking half the plant or anything), I just take it away from the plants and put it up on some rocks, or on top of the wall... birds come by and do the rest. heh heh
06/25 Entry #5 . . .
Okay - Now I know that "YOU" know I live in Florida . . .
AND - I also know that "YOU" know . . .
That I really "Like" Ya' and would come to any of "YOUR" Events . . .
That is if I could . . . So - Does that invite come with a plane ticket too . . .
#3
not entirely off topic, but i am co-producing an event for the last sunday in july that is a 100% benefit/charity event for our local diabetes clinic. Uncle, you will soo get a FB invite for it
been working on it for the last couple days, i just have to finalize the line up
Okay - Now I know that "YOU" know I live in Florida . . .
AND - I also know that "YOU" know . . .
That I really "Like" Ya' and would come to any of "YOUR" Events . . .
That is if I could . . . So - Does that invite come with a plane ticket too . . .
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This is not aimed at anyone in the thread or anyone in real life.. In fact I'm probably quite annoying.
This is not aimed at anyone in the thread or anyone in real life.. In fact I'm probably quite annoying.
: Bishh on Vaughntv live.
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wait a sec, you grow 'bacco too!?
i waited too long last year and they destroyed everything. i havent seen any this year, yet... the stubborn little buggers, they clamp down on the plant so well that they are near impossible to jut pull off without causing damage to their internal organs. and yes, leave out for the birds, or lizards, or the neighbors sadistic 4 year old (imaginary)
i gotta get on the pollinations asap
that would be great, and i would love to have ya out. we have quite the comfortable couch! sadly cant afford to fly people even across town in a glider. i did warn ya though, i use my FB for event promotions and to promote my record label and my djs. You, Factor, and Mr PicC (and anyone else that would like to befriend me on the facialbooks) will receive invites to my shows and dj pages, with no expectation for any of you to attend. i cheat on my mass invites by using an 'invite-all' button
the dj pages, unlike the events, you should check out. many of them have free dj mixes that you can download or stream that you may just groove to!
wait a sec, you grow 'bacco too!?
i waited too long last year and they destroyed everything. i havent seen any this year, yet... the stubborn little buggers, they clamp down on the plant so well that they are near impossible to jut pull off without causing damage to their internal organs. and yes, leave out for the birds, or lizards, or the neighbors sadistic 4 year old (imaginary)
i gotta get on the pollinations asap
06/25 Entry #5 . . .
Okay - Now I know that "YOU" know I live in Florida . . .
AND - I also know that "YOU" know . . .
That I really "Like" Ya' and would come to any of "YOUR" Events . . .
That is if I could . . . So - Does that invite come with a plane ticket too . . .
that would be great, and i would love to have ya out. we have quite the comfortable couch! sadly cant afford to fly people even across town in a glider. i did warn ya though, i use my FB for event promotions and to promote my record label and my djs. You, Factor, and Mr PicC (and anyone else that would like to befriend me on the facialbooks) will receive invites to my shows and dj pages, with no expectation for any of you to attend. i cheat on my mass invites by using an 'invite-all' button
the dj pages, unlike the events, you should check out. many of them have free dj mixes that you can download or stream that you may just groove to!
2: I agree levi, Monsanto is guilty of killing of the bees, recently one county found 250,000 dead. The bees are dying the same way "normal" insects do, GMO food has Roundup inside of it and eating on it kills the insects and bees.
4. 6/25 - I had the same worms 3 years in a row at a previous house. They left everything alone except for the parsley, which they would devour rather quickly. I bet they had great breath (JK). Once the plant was gone the worms left, and the plant always grew back in a few weeks. That was while I lived in the city, out here in the country there are almost no cats to destroy the bird population. The birds are thriving in my area, and most large insects have a tough time keeping their numbers up. There's not any large caterpillars out here, but there are plenty of scorpions, spiders, and carpenter ants. It's not just the scarey stuff, I see lots of butterflies and interesting moths. Thanks to the bees and hummingbirds, I've never had to pollinate fruits and vegetables by hand.
I'll take the good with the bad, it's better than nothing at all.
I'll take the good with the bad, it's better than nothing at all.
#3 Im a pesticide kind of guy because I love to glow in the dark.. Saves on electricity
4: Speaking of gardens. If you are going to do one or have one, look into aquaponics. It is a fish/plant system that helps each other. You feed the fish and they go to the restroom, the water with the waste is pumped to the plants. Through a biological process the waste is changed to an edible form for the plants who finish eating the waste. The fresh water is then returned to the fish by a siphon process and the cycle begins again. Plants can grown 3-4 times faster than a conventional garden and it uses 1/10th of the water. Depending on your set up, you have fish to eat, as they reproduce and grow, and your veggies to boot. Tons of info can be found on Youtube and you can fairly easily build one. I am gathering my parts for mine now to start growing this next spring.
we have one of these mushroom kits (failed to grow, i think it was wifeys error perhaps)
Back to the Roots | Mushroom Kit - Yields up to 1 1/2 lbs in 10 Days
they also sell an aquaponics kit that i have been eying:
AquaFarm- A Beautifully Simple & Closed-Loop Ecosystem Right on Your Table
here was their kickstarter that got it off the ground:
Home Aquaponics Kit: Self-Cleaning Fish Tank That Grows Food by Nikhil & Alejandro — Kickstarter
self cleaning fish tank. love this idea
Back to the Roots | Mushroom Kit - Yields up to 1 1/2 lbs in 10 Days
they also sell an aquaponics kit that i have been eying:
AquaFarm- A Beautifully Simple & Closed-Loop Ecosystem Right on Your Table
here was their kickstarter that got it off the ground:
Home Aquaponics Kit: Self-Cleaning Fish Tank That Grows Food by Nikhil & Alejandro — Kickstarter
self cleaning fish tank. love this idea
5. 6/25 - I was watching a local PBS gardening show a few months ago, and a gardener was showing off a few of these...
I would do this, but my garden is already set up with drip irrigation and I don't need another one, yet.
I would do this, but my garden is already set up with drip irrigation and I don't need another one, yet.
5: Bigger than that kit, but the kit will help you visualize how it works. Here is a link to Rob Bob who shows you how he built his, and you get to learn from his mistakes and trials. Mine will not look like this, but watching his video's gives you a great idea on how to set one up, and with his modifications build one that works great from the start.
Backyard Aquaponic IBC system update, Cooling down the fish.. 11th January 2013.. - YouTube
Backyard Aquaponic IBC system update, Cooling down the fish.. 11th January 2013.. - YouTube
3) I miss my paydays from Yahoo! My show for them was the most gratifying work experience I ever had PLUS I was grossly overpaid. Ah, good times.
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Havent had to water the garden lately,, mother nature's been providing a daily drenching...
Havent had to water the garden lately,, mother nature's been providing a daily drenching...
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