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25 of Humanity's Most Brutal Methods of Execution
Posted by David Pegg on December 16, 2011
An ancient Persian method of execution where a person is stripped naked and placed in a tree trunk with only the head, hands, and feet protruding. They are then forced fed milk and honey until they develop a severe case of diarrhea. All of there exposed skin would then be covered in honey to attract insects while they were left floating in a stagnant pond. As the person's feces accumulated, the insects it attracted would begin to eat and breed within his/her skin which would become increasingly gangrenous. Death could take over 2 weeks and was likely the result of starvation, dehydration, and shock.
Conceived in the late 1700′s this was one of the first methods of execution created under the assumption that capital punishment was intended to end life rather than inflict pain (successor to #11). Although it was specifically invented as a human form of execution it has been outlawed in France and the last one was in 1977.
Republican Marriage
A strange form of execution allegedly practiced in France it involved the tying of a man and woman together and then both of them being thrown in a river to drown.
Cement Shoes
A method of execution preferred by the American mafia, it was similar to Republican Marriage in that it involved drowning but instead of being tied to someone of the opposite gender, your feet were placed in cement blocks.
Execution by Elephant
Employed heavily in southeast asia, the elephants were often trained to prolong the death of the victim. Many times this method was used in order to show that the ruler is even in command of nature.
Walking the Plank
You're probably getting tired of people being thrown into the water, but this form of execution many times ended a little differently from the previous two. Mainly practiced by pirates and rogue seafarers the victims often didn't even have time to drown before they were dealt with by the sharks that tended to follow the ships.
Bestiarii is a reference to those who would combat beasts in the days of Ancient Rome. Although sometimes the act was voluntary and performed for money or recognition, many times the bestearii were political prisoners sent into the arena naked and unable to defend themselves.
Named after the implement used in the execution, usually a mallet, this method of capital punishment was popular in the papal states during the 18th century. The condemned would be led to a scaffold in a public square with nothing more than the executioner and a coffin. The executioner would then raise the mallet and bring it down on the head of the victim. Because this would typically only lead to them being stunned their throat was usually slit right after.
Upright Jerker
Having originated in the United States, this method of capital punishment is now often employed in countries like Iran. Although it is very similar to hanging, rather than the victim being dropped through a trap door to sever the spinal cord they are violently jerked upwards, typically by a crane.
Allegedly practiced in parts of Europe and Asia, it involved the victim being inverted and then sawn in half starting at the groin. Due to being upside down the brain would receive enough blood to keep the person conscious until the large vessels of the abdomen were severed.
The act of removing a person's skin from their body, this form of execution was often used in order to stir up fear, as the skin would typically be nailed in a public place for all to see.
Blood Eagle
Spoken of in Nordic sagas, the Blood Eagle involved cutting the ribs of the victim by the spine, breaking them so they resembled wings, and then pulling the victim's lungs out through the opening. Salt would then be sprinkled on the wound.Drawing done by Cate Richards, www.caterichards.net
The Gridiron
Essentially broiling the victim over a bed of hot coals, the first "burning" method on our list was terribly cruel and the death was not a quick one.
Although we have already seen this method employed by means of elephants, there is so much more to be said here. Crushing was typically used in Europe or America in order to extract a plea from a victim. Every time the victim refused, more weight was added to their chest until fatal suffocation would occur.
Breaking Wheel
Also known as the Catherine Wheel, the victim would be tied to it and then spun while the executioner delivered bone shattering blows to their body. Sometimes the victims appendages would then be woven through the spokes of the wheel and they would be placed on display for all to see.


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Kristen Stewart not only won Best Kiss, but she might win Best Dressed in this sexy sequin mini that hugged in all the right places. Her Guishem dress with Christian Louboutin heels, and a Repossi ring is a style to remember.
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Alaska Fish Salting By-Products Company v. Smith
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ALASKA FISH SALTING BY-PRODUCTS COMPANY v. SMITH
Argued: Jan. 20 and 21, 1921. --- Decided: Jan 31, 1921
Messrs. R. E. Robertson, of Juneau, Alaska, and Harvey M. Friend, of Washington, D. C., for plaintiff in error.
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Mr. J. C. Murphy, of Anchorage, Alaska, for defendant in error.
Mr. Justice HOLMES delivered the opinion of the Court.
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As we approach the height of the summer travel season, families must factor in a much higher cost for gasoline. It is becoming evident that many families are being forced to either cancel their summer travel plans or at the very least limit much of their activity to an area closer to home. With every passing day, as gasoline surpasses $4 a gallon, our dangerous dependence on foreign oil grows more and more apparent.
By an overwhelming, bipartisan margin, the U. S. House of Representatives has passed an expanded G. I. Bill, and this version does not include any tax increases. The bill passed 416-to-12; I voted for the measure.
One of my highest priorities in the Senate is to preserve Virginia's abundant natural, historical, and cultural resources. As we approach the height of the summer travel season, I am pleased to report that we have enjoyed several significant accomplishments.
Virginia Cooperative Extension has released information to us about the ongoing tomato outbreak. The information sent from Elaine Lidholm, Director of Communication at the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences and Rob Williams, Assistant Professor and Extension Food Microbiologist, Department of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, explains what tomatoes are safe, which ones are not and how to keep your family safe from the salmonellosis outbreak.
This July 4th will be, in many ways, just like past celebrations of Independence Day. Grills will churn out hamburgers and hot dogs. Families will vacation, and those not traveling will take full advantage of a much-needed day off.
That's the way it should be, as America celebrates its freedom and independence. But everyone knows that this year's holiday is just a temporary respite from the growing anxiety that most Americans feel about their country.
Last week our sports editor, Mike Forster, dealt with competitive eating contests and touched on the issue of corn-based ethanol. Mike went on to say that doesn't venture deeply into non-sports issues and stuck to the competitive gluttony contests.
Last week, the House of Representatives passed, with my support, important legislation, the Supplemental Appropriations Bill, which continues to fund our military operations abroad and expands the education benefits for our returning service members, without raising taxes on the American people.
Last week's newsletter discussed the efforts by some of us on the Interior Subcommittee of the House appropriations Committee to get an amendment adopted to lift the moratorium on drilling for oil and natural gas on the outer continental shelf in at Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Gulf of Mexico. Since that newsletter, there have been some further developments.
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The Delta 9 Labs Double Kush is a cross between cannabis seeds from Kushage and our Afghan male. The kushage was a pheno type that leaned heavily towards its Kush side. The hairs were more orange than pink. While the male we used pounds on the weight. This is a heavy strain that will enjoy a SOG style setup and the yield blows up when it's fed with a hydro system. A thoroughly enjoyable smoke with very pleasant after effects. The Double Kush can take a heavy feeding. The Delta 9 Labs Double Kush grows more like a bush and doesn't stretch. It can be kept at less than 1 meter tall.
Strain type: Indica 40; Sativa: 60
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Taste/smell: distinct, spicy sweetness
Flowering time: 9 to 10 weeks outside: end Oct.
Parents: Kushage(female) x pure Landrace Afghanistan(male)
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Today in the office, we had one of our recurring disagreements about what the most important element of bread is: freshness or "goodness". In other words, would you rather eat bread that would be judged of Grade C based on ingredients and preparation but came out of the oven within the last hour or two, or bread that would be judged of Grade A based on ingredients and preparation but came out of the oven more like 24 hours ago?
The fresh vs. quality debate arose from another recurring office disagreement about Quiznos vs. Subway. Some have argued that Subway is better because its bread is fresher, while others have argued that Quiznos is better because its bread is of higher quality (both statements, you may of course disagree with).
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A great essay about how toxic everyday distractions can be.
A group of researchers at the Future of Humanity Institute talk about where our race may be going and how artificial intelligence could save or kill us all.
31 years later, it's safe to say this is one of the most prescient speeches about technology ever delivered. Jobs covers wireless networking, tablets, Google StreetView, Siri, and the App Store (among other things) many years before their proliferation. A fantastic listen.
Great advice for when you finally find the time.
A fantastic app for prototyping your design work onto real world objects like billboards, book covers, and coffee cups. This seems like just as great of a tool for people learning design as it does for experts.
One man's attempt to solve 50 problems in 50 days using only great design. Some good startup ideas in here…
If you've ever suspected that most classical philosophy is a colossal waste of time, Paul Graham tells you why you're probably right.
Stephen Brill follows the money to uncover the pinnacle of corruption that is the U.S. Health Care system. A must-read article if there ever was one.
A beautifully designed site full of fun and challenging DIY projects. I could spend months on here.
A collection of over 250 Steve Jobs videos in biographical order
Self-portraits from an artist under the influence of 48 different psychoactive drug combos.
Water Wigs are pretty amazing.
David Pogue proposes to his girlfriend by creating a fake movie trailer about them and then getting a theater to play it before a real movie. Beautiful and totally awesome.
If you're wondering what a excellent blueprint for a modern media company looks like, look no further than Buzzfeed CEO Jonah Peretti's latest email to his employees. In it, Peretti explains a lot of his company's virtues, the most important being a relentless focus on always providing what's best for the user. Vox Media (operators of The Verge) is the only other company I can think of which approaches this level of reform and execution.
I love this so much: a cross-referenceable database of cover songs, searchable by song or artist. Slowed down, acoustic covers — no matter the song — are so enjoyable to me that I wish it was a requirement to play one at every show. If you like them as much as I do, make sure to check out M. Ward's Let's Dance or Sun Kil Moon's entire album of Modest Mouse covers.


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Creatures of the Night Win Battery Mashup!Published on 28.6.2011 20:05
The Battery Mashup -design can competition is over and the winner has been announced. The Creatures of the Night -can, designed by Lauri Vassinen, took first place and the cans are going into production as we speak.
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MacDonald is an instructor of English Literature and media. In this essay, MacDonald considers du Maurier's text as a reflection on nature versus culture, the human condition, and feminist principles.
In the latter part of the twentieth century, with recurring environmental disasters of every imaginable kind, scholars, pseudo scholars, and the like began to take a marked interest in the growing binary relationship between humankind and animals, or more to the point, between culture and nature. Moreover, this theme of cultural distress has been reflected in contemporary fiction, which often personifies natural enemies of humankind on a variety of levels. Full of striking warfare metaphors, poignant spatial imagery, and provoking references to the "other," Daphne du Maurier's "The Birds" is a clever fictional addition to this growing concern with the phenomenon of nature versus culture.
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Figure for iOS updated to 1.4, adds social sharing and Audiobus support
Figure, Propellerhead's popular and inspiring music-making app for iOS, has been updated to 1.4.
The update makes sharing your musical creations even easier, now with SoundCloud integration (and, by extension, sharing on Facebook and Twitter) and AudioCopy, which allows you to copy and paste your music into other compatible AudioCopy apps.
The update also brings Audiobus support, making it possible to stream your music from Figure to other Audiobus-supported apps. Sharing your music from Figure has never been easier!
Additional updates include background audio, so your music keeps playing when you leave the app, sorting of songs in the song list by name or date, and bug fixes and performance improvements.
To celebrate the update, Propellerhead has announced a competition with some great prizes. To enter, simply create some music on Figure and share to SoundCloud. Each listen your track gets on SoundCloud equals a lottery ticket into the competition. Winners will be announced on March 15th, 2013, so get to it!
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HILO, Hawaii (AP) - The Coast Guard has suspended its search of a woman reported overboard a cruise ship in Hawaii.
The search for the 54-year-old woman was suspended Friday. Crews searched more than 10,000 square miles since Wednesday.
Princess Cruises spokeswoman Julie Benson says witnesses and security video confirmed the American passenger was "intentionally going overboard."
The cruise ship changed its course and searched for the woman in waters about 650 miles northeast of Hilo, on Hawaii's Big Island.
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Bad Bad Bad Was put on Topamax after being on Tegretol and Depakote (gained 40 pounds in 2 months on this lovely drug). I was on it for about 1 months when I started to notice that my hands and feet would tingle so bad that I thought that someone was sticking pins in them. At 2 months, I lost feeling in my parts of my feet and hands. Also, I have hair loss, I have to carry a pencil and paper around everywhere to write down notes, so that I can remember what people tell me. I forget things!
I also have BAD REFLUX, chest pain, eye problems, headaches, muscle ache and on and on. I finally told my doc that I rather deal with the seizures than live in pain. I hope that nobody has to live with the hell my family has been put through the last few months that I been on this drug. P.S. I never mentioned the 5 ER visits due to the side effects.


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It's clear now that Goemon's strength comes from his clothing-vaporizing sword… and his weakness lies in his sweetly-hopeless inexperience with girls. You'd think that former would help with the latter - - but when the wonderfully over-the-top moment comes when this modern day samurai cuts Fujiko's attire down to little more than a strategically-placed belt, the encounter winds up as eventful for the guy as a strictly-platonic hug from his babysitter. What a patsy, right?
It's been real fun watching the titular Ms. Fujiko work her feminine wiles so effectively on all these otherwise untouchable action heroes. Here, she gets a badass master assassin to flutter his eyes like a little puppy dog and blubber sheepishly about how she could be the perfect girlfriend for him. It's a novel change of pace to see the protagonist using sex as a weapon in a field where mecha suits and psycho cannons are more often the tools of choice.
While on the subject of covert sexiness (and, really, are we ever off it?) - - did any of you lunatics find the visual double-entendres here to be a real stitch? Out of all the ways for Ms. Fujiko to handle that little rabbit cut-out, she chooses to fondle it ever-so-delicately? Out of all images to engrave the buckle of that expensive belt, it ends up being the face of a groaning man placed directly over her privates? Like I observed with the intro, this show most assuredly plays the Bond game of sexy sight gags a bit less coyly.
Watch this episode, "The Lady And The Samurai" here and decide for yourself, then read my comments on the previous episode here.
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Long-Term Preemie Issues
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According to the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, behavioral problems are in many ways intertwined with learning problems. Both are more likely to occur in former preemies. Sometimes parents of preemies have a tendency to be overprotective of their child and avoid discipline. This can lead to or worsen any behavioral problems that may arise. These issues usually start before school age and often include:
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- Excessive loudness
- Inability to stay still for any period of time
- Difficulty paying attention
- Extreme shyness
Some parents of preemies are reluctant to set limits or enforce rules because of the difficulties that the child had to go through in the early months of life. However, providing structure and defined limits can often lessen or eliminate some of these behavioral problems.
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Seattle Vocational Institute considers the protection of our community from sex offenders to be a matter of significant importance. The objective of the 1990 Community Protection Act was to provide adequate notice to the community concerning sex offenders who are, or will be attending classes or working on the campus, and to assist our community members in developing constructive plans to prepare themselves and their children for residing near released sex offenders. For more information including Level 2 and 3 sex offenders living in the area, click here.


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Ingredients* 2 cups long-grain white rice
* 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
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* chopped
* 1/2 white onion, chopped
* 4 plum tomatoes, chopped
* 1 jalapeno pepper, halved
* Kosher salt
Soak the rice in a bowl of hot water, about 5 minutes. Drain, rinse and shake dry.
Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the rice and toast, stirring, 8 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, puree the garlic, onion and tomatoes in a blender. Add to the rice and cook until absorbed, about 3 minutes. Add 3 1/2 cups water, the jalapeno and a pinch of salt; cover and cook over medium heat until the rice is tender, about 10 minutes.
Remove the skillet from the heat. Uncover and place a clean towel over the rice, then re-cover and let stand 15 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork; serve with the jalapeno, if desired.
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The Arlington Food Assistance Center is working to expand a program to help hungry kids, just as a report is released indicating childhood food insecurity is increasing rapidly in Arlington.
Last week, Fair Share Education Fund released a report showing eligibility for free or reduced price school lunches is growing faster in suburbs like Arlington than in cities. Although the report focused on 2010-2011, an Arlington Food Assistance Center spokeswoman confirmed the organization still saw a huge increase in Arlington families using its services for the 2014 fiscal year, which ended on June 30.
AFAC served 1,400 families each week as of July 2013, and that bumped up to 2,000 families each week by this summer, which is a 40 percent increase. That equals about 5,000 individuals every week, of which 36 percent are children.
AFAC staff believes two factors contributing to the increase were last year's government shutdown and the reduction in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
"Last year in November, the SNAP cuts went into effect and we immediately saw an increase in the number of families coming to us," said AFAC Director of Development Joy Myers. "The average reduction per family was $36 per month. That may not seem like a lot, but when you're scraping to get by and every penny counts and you're $36 short, you're going to try to find all your resources. When they get food from us, they can take that money and pay rent or gas and electric bills, or buy medicine."
One way AFAC is trying to combat the growing food insecurity for Arlington's children is by expanding its Backpack Buddies program, which began serving homeless children a few years ago. This year, the pilot program will open up to children in need at four elementary schools — Barcroft, Barrett, Randolph and Carlin Springs.
Kids enrolled in the program receive food on Fridays, to take home and eat on Saturday and Sunday when they're away from school. The kids can choose to take the pre-packaged goods home in their own backpack, or borrow one and return it on Monday. The program is anonymous to prevent embarrassing children who are signed up. AFAC volunteers drop off the food and backpacks to school cafeteria workers and that's where kids registered with the program can pick up their weekend supplies.
"We're trying to de-stigmatize it as much as possible for kids to get the food that they need," said Myers. "We're also hoping because there are so many people struggling with food insecurity who aren't speaking out, we hope this is a way for families to hear about our other services. We don't want anybody in Arlington going hungry."
Children at the four schools will take home an information packet when school starts and their parents have to register through the Arlington Public Schools Office of Food and Nutrition Services.
Although AFAC always can use monetary and food donations, it especially could use help with Backpack Buddies because the pre-packaged, microwaveable kids' meals are more expensive than other donated items. To donate, volunteer or set up a food drive, log on to the AFAC website for more information.
Att'y General to Consider Streetcar Referendum — Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) will be asked by Del. Patrick Hope (D) to weigh in on whether Arlington County has the legal authority to hold an advisory referendum on the Columbia Pike streetcar project. County officials say they don't have the authority, and without General Assembly approval can only use a referendum for a general obligation bond issue. [InsideNova]
County Fair Adds Pentagon City Shuttle — The Arlington County Fair this year is adding a new shuttle option. In addition to shuttles from the Arlington Career Center, Ballston Metro and the I-66 parking garage, a shuttle will now run every 30 minutes from the Pentagon City Metro station. The fair runs from Aug. 6-10. [Arlington County Fair]
Falls Church, Arlington Treasurers Are Friends — Carla de la Pava and Jody Acosta, the new interim treasurers of Arlington County and Falls Church, are lifelong friends who grew up together in Alexandria. [Falls Church News-Press]
Rand Paul Makes News at Arlington Event — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) made some headlines after speaking at the Young Americans for Liberty convention in Rosslyn last night. Paul told the libertarian group that he will no longer appear on MSNBC until the network apologizes for "lousy lies" about his position on the Civil Rights Act. [CNN]
Half-Priced Cheesecake at Cheesecake Factory — The Cheesecake Factory restaurant in Clarendon (and others around the country) are offering half-priced slices of cheesecake for the second day in a row today in honor of National Cheesecake Day. The restaurant chain this week got some unwelcome attention with several "Xtreme Eating awards" for its calorie-laden meals. One slice of the Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheesecake alone has 1,500 calories. [Cheesecake Factory, Fox News]
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(Updated at 4:45 p.m.) More than 40,000 attendees — a record — flooded the streets of Ballston Sunday afternoon for sunshine and lots of food and drink during Taste of Arlington, according to the event's organizer.
Circa restaurant in Clarendon took home the day's award for best appetizer with its Cobb lettuce wraps. The Green Spoon won the award for best entrée with its Kofte meatballs with tzatziki, spiced kale. and chickpeas. Kool Zone Ice & Treats took home the prize for best dessert.
The Ballston Business Improvement District, which organized the event, estimated that more than 25,000 ticket booklets were sold in advance. The tickets let attendees sample food from 46 restaurants, beer from a dozen breweries, and wine from Barefoot.
Festival-goers also got a chance to vote for the next restaurant that will be coming to Ballston as part of the Ballston Business Improvement District's Restaurant Challenge. Eight chefs, competing for a year of free restaurant space in Ballston and a $275,000 interest-free loan, entered the competition as semifinalists.
Visitors voted for their favorite on their smartphones and Chef Victor Albisu and restaurateur Christina Campos were chosen as the winners. Albisu, who owns Del Campo in the District and Taco Bamba in Falls Church, served a variety of Mexican street-style food; Campos served Basque seafood stew. Albisu and Campos will compete head-to-head in June in a Top Chef-style cookoff to determine the winner of the Restaurant Challenge.
Disclosure: Ballston BID, Taste of Arlington's organizer, is an ARLnow.com advertiser.
Restaurant Talk is an occasional feature written by Nick Freshman, a native Arlingtonian and co-owner of Spider Kelly's and Eventide Restaurant in Clarendon. Photos added by ARLnow.com.
Happy New Year, Arlington! It's been a while, but I'm back.
What better way to start 2014 than with another controversial topic? Kids, food trucks, tipping; you name it, and I will take it on. Well, probably not tipping ever again. That was brutal. Point is, it's fun to explore some of the more talked about areas of what we do. So what's first on the list for 2014? Food allergies.
Food allergies can present the most significant challenges to successful service in a restaurant. In some cases, we are told that the literal life of a guest is being placed in our hands for the duration of the meal. No pressure, Chef. It's hard enough for us to cook a steak medium rare some nights. It's hard for the guest as well. To constantly have to interrogate the staff about ingredients, to always need to alter the menu and to live in constant anxiety that the kitchen got it right must be terribly stressful.
Working with customers with mild to severe to fatal allergies is something that we do on a nightly basis. In fact, it was this past New Year's Eve in the dining room at Eventide that the idea for this column came about. Faced with a limited choice tasting menu, a guest was unsure if she would even be able to stay and eat. She informed us that she had a fatal dairy allergy and was carrying an EpiPen in her purse in case she went into anaphylactic shock. She also had a gluten allergy that while not fatal was serious.
Her dining companion's New Year's Eve wish was to not have to stab her friend Pulp Fiction-style as the clock struck midnight.
My answer? Let's look at the menu and figure out how to make it work. That was not easy. We use more than our fair share of butter and there is flour in many more dishes than one might imagine. Step by step we went through the menu, consulted with Chef and tried to figure out a way to make it work on the fly.
That was an example of the most challenging situation — the menu is in front of the guest, they are stuck, and we are learning of a severe allergy as they are trying to find something to eat. It is unavoidable at times to be sure, but it can make things really tough.
On an average weekend night, we have four to five tables in the dining room that have some type of allergy. Is that on the rise? I don't know. It seems like it, but many allergies — gluten being the primary example — have been historically undiagnosed. Regardless, it is something we deal with on a regular basis, and a conversation with some helpful tips might be a good idea. Allergy sufferers usually know exactly what they need and what they want, and they are usually very good at presenting their needs early and explicitly. However, they are not always the ones making the reservations or booking the events, so this information could be helpful for non-sufferers making the plans as well.
- Plan ahead. The earlier the information can get to the restaurant the better. You can include it in the notes when you book on OpenTable, or you can mention it when you call in. Be as specific as you are able. Exactly what the allergy is and the severity is important. If the diner has preferred substitutions, that is helpful as well. This applies to dietary choices as well as allergies (vegan, vegetarian).
- Do your homework. Everyone has menus online now. Yes, it is true that restaurants are notorious for not being completely current, but you can at least get an idea what the venue offers and what might work as a substitute in advance.
- We love the cards. Many guests arrive and hand a small card to the server that lists the allergies. They are clear and concise, and they go right to the Chef. That eliminates the potentially dangerous opportunity that something might be lost in translation.
- Be clear about the severity. By all means be overcautious, but also be conscious that there is a very big difference between a fatal shellfish allergy and a mild intolerance to cilantro. Restaurants should take all allergies seriously and honor all requests that they can, but if you overstate the severity, you could limit what you can have. With a fatal allergy, we will often rule out serving you any dish or ingredient that has been in the vicinity or even the same floor as the potential offender. With a mild allergy, we might just have to remove a garnish.
- Be a little patient with the kitchens. If we hear in advance that you are coming, there is a better chance we can come up with something more interesting for you. If we hear about it the moment of, there is only so much the kitchen can do. Also, sometimes in order to cover ourselves, if there is the slightest chance of any contamination, and there is a fatal allergy, we might just say "sorry, we can't do such and such." It's the last thing anyone in the hospitality business wants to do, but sometimes we might not be able to accommodate a request.
The first Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week of 2014 will be Jan. 13-19, and 12 Arlington restaurants have already signed up to participate.
The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington coordinates restaurant week, the last of which took place in August and featured 17 local restaurants.
This year, lunch menus will cost $20.14 and dinner menus will cost $35.14, in honor of the new year. There are two restaurants on the list — Cityhouse in Rosslyn and Zaika in Clarendon — that didn't participate in August.
You can view the lunch and dinner menus and make reservations on the RAMW website. Here's the current list of participating restaurants in Arlington:
- Cityhouse, 1325 Wilson Blvd, 703-276-8999
- Epic Smokehouse, 1330 S. Fern Street, 571-319-4001
- Farrah Oliva, 2250 Crystal Drive, 571-431-7090
- Jaleo Crystal City, 2250A Crystal Drive, 703-413-8181
- La Tasca, 2900 Wilson Blvd, 703-812-9120
- Liberty Tavern, 3195 Wilson Blvd, 703-465-9360
- Lyon Hall, 3100 N. Washington Blvd, 703-741-7636
- Me Jana, 2300 Wilson Blvd, 703-465-4440
- Melting Pot, 1110 N. Glebe Road, 703-243-4490
- Tallula, 2761 Washington Blvd, 703-778-5051
- Willow Restaurant, 4301 N. Fairfax Drive, 703-465-8800
- Zaika, 2800 Clarendon Blvd, 703-248-8333
Lyon Park Bat Turns Out to Be Something Else — A Lyon Park resident called animal control officers late last month after a startling discovery: a bat inside his or her home. There was only one problem — the responding animal control officer found that the "bat" was actually a sweatband. It's not the first time something like this has happened. Previously, a balloon had been mistaken for a bat, a ski hat lying on the road was mistaken for a dead cat, and a "mangy, emaciated cat" turned out to be stuffed animal. [DCist]
GOP Trying to Find Candidate for Special Election — The upcoming County Board special election to replace the retiring Chris Zimmerman could give Arlington Republicans their best chance of winning a seat on the Board since the late 1990s, the last time any non-Democrat served as a Board member. "We could really pull a surprise," said Arlington County Republican Committee chairman Charles Hokanson. [Sun Gazette]
County Seeking Food Donations for AFAC — As part of County Board Chair Walter Tejada's "Moving Forward Together" initiative, Arlington County is collecting food items to help stock the shelves at the Arlington Food Assistance Center for the winter. Drop-off points have been set up at Arlington community centers and libraries. [Arlington County]
Mary Bono Selling Arlington Condo — Former California congresswoman Mary Bono is selling her two-bedroom, two-bath condo in the Eclipse building, near Potomac Yard, for $569,000. [Washington Post]
Lustron Home for Sale — A "rare and historic" Lustron home in south Arlington is for sale. The prefabricated two-bedroom, one bathroom home is all steel and was considered a "[marvel] of modern efficiency and style" when it was built at the end of World War II. It's listed at $499,000. [Preservation Arlington]
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With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the need for volunteers is especially high.
There are numerous opportunities for donating your time to a good cause around Arlington, including serving Thanksgiving meals.
In addition to those listed below, other volunteer opportunities throughout the county can be found on the Volunteer Arlington website.
- Thanksgiving Celebration Hosts — Helpers are needed from 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 26, for the Clarendon House Thanksgiving celebration. Volunteers will assist with tasks such as decorating, cleaning up and preparing or serving food. Clarendon House is a community-based rehabilitation program for adults diagnosed with serious mental illness. Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age and must show compassion and caring for, as well as comfort interacting with and learning from, adults with serious mental illness. Volunteers should have a positive attitude, be responsible, use good judgment and maintain strict client confidentiality. For more information or to sign up, contact Susan Stolpe via email or at 703-228-1760.
- Deliver and Serve Thanksgiving Dinners — The Knights of Columbus seeks people to help ensure all members of the community — particularly the needy, elderly and home-alone — can celebrate Thanksgiving with a hot meal. Volunteers are needed on Thursday, November 28, to serve and deliver meals for around 3,000 people. Volunteers should be flexible and willing to help out where needed. Those who volunteer as deliverers should have their own vehicle to transport meals. Contact Mary Jo Galvin by email or by calling 703-532-8498.
- Food Drive Hosts — The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) seeks residents in condo and apartment buildings to host holiday food drives. The volunteers would coordinate with building management to host a food drive in November and/or December to benefit AFAC. Volunteers would be provided with food collection bins and fliers that can be posted around the building. Those interested in helping should contact Danielle Rampton at firstname.lastname@example.com.
More than a hundred people swarmed the Z-Burger near Clarendon this afternoon (Tuesday), hoping to make the best of the first day of the federal government shutdown by scoring a free cheeseburger.
Z-Burger (3325 Wilson Blvd) is one of several restaurants in Arlington offering specials to workers with government IDs to try to ease the burden of workers forced to take a furlough after government shut down at midnight tonight. Z-Burger is offering free burgers to workers with government IDs from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Jaleo (2250 Crystal Drive) is offering free sandwiches to government workers with valid IDs from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. every day of the shutdown, owner/chef José Andrés tweeted last night. District Taco (5723 Lee Highway) also announced that their brick-and-mortar store at 5723 Lee Hwy would be offering a free taco to government employees on furlough.
The Washington Post has a full list of specials restaurants in the D.C. area are offering during the shutdown.
Many of those waiting in the line that snaked all the way around the shop said they had resigned themselves to the shutdown well before Monday's deadline. When one Department of Defense worker, who declined to provide his name, was asked if he was frustrated, he shook his head.
"It happens so often that if you get frustrated every time, you'll get an ulcer," he said. Defense employees began their second furlough of the year Tuesday morning.
Another government worker said after all the deadlines Congress has waited until the 11th hour to avoid, the shutdown was almost a relief, he said.
"It's about time they gave us a day off," he said. "It does suck for people living paycheck to paycheck, but I don't expect it to last more than a week."
A National Science Foundation worker said multiple times that he wished that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) — a pivotal Senate Republican in the buildup to the shutdown — would "go back to Canada," before lamenting the millions of dollars in grants in jeopardy at the NSF if the shutdown lasts an extended period of time.
"It's so nice out, I want to use this time to go to the [National] Mall, some museums, maybe get my passport updated," he said. "Oh wait, it's all closed."
Starting with lunch today, Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week has officially begun.
Seventeen Arlington restaurants are listed on the Restaurant Week website. Participating restaurants will offer customers prix fixe menus at $20.13 for lunch and $35.13 for dinner.
Since earlier this month, several additional restaurants have signed on to participate, including Mad Rose Tavern at 3100 Clarendon Blvd, which is only offering dinner specials, and Sushi Rock at 1900 Clarendon Blvd, offering both lunch and dinner.
The Restaurant Week website has links to menus and to OpenTable for reservations. The list of Arlington eateries offering lunch and/or dinner specials include:
- Epic Smokehouse, 1330 S. Fern Street, 571-319-4001.
- Farrah Oliva, 2250 Crystal Drive, 571-431-7090.
- Fuego Cocina y Tequileria, 2800 Clarendon Blvd, 202-216-5988.
- Fyve at The Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City, 1250 S. Hayes Street, 703-415-5000.
- Jaleo Crystal City, 2250A Crystal Drive, 703-413-8181.
- La Tagliatella, 2950 Clarendon Blvd, 571-257-4600.
- La Tasca, 2900 Wilson Blvd, 703-812-9120.
- Legal Sea Foods, 2301 Jefferson Davis Highway, 703-415-1200.
- Liberty Tavern, 3195 Wilson Blvd, 703-465-9360.
- Lyon Hall, 3100 N. Washington Blvd, 703-741-7636.
- Mad Rose Tavern, 3100 Clarendon Blvd, 703-600-0500.
- Me Jana, 2300 Wilson Blvd, 703-465-4440.
- Melting Pot, 1110 N. Glebe Road, 703-243-4490.
- Pinzimini, 801 N. Glebe Road, 703-537-4200.
- Sushi Rock, 1900 Clarendon Blvd, 571-312-8027.
- Tallula, 2761 Washington Blvd, 703-778-5051.
- Willow Restaurant, 4301 N. Fairfax Drive, 703-465-8800.
The 16th annual Clarendon Day festival, in September, will include a new addition: the official D.C. Chili Cookoff.
The cookoff is moving to Clarendon after its usual venue, the DC101 Chili Cookoff at RFK Stadium, apparently didn't include an actual chili competition this past May. The event will now be sponsored by Hard Times Cafe.
"We wanted to carry on the D.C. Chili tradition since we've been involved with it for the past 33 years," said Hard Times co-founder Jim Parker. "The cookoff is sanctioned by the International Chili Society (ICS) and we expect to host competition chili cooks from all over the East Coast."
Parker said past chili cookoffs have consisted of about 30 cooking teams competing in three categories: red chili, chili verde and salsa. This year, however, a new category, called "homestyle," will be added.
"This category is more like the chili your mother used to make," Parker said.
The teams will set up on the morning of Clarendon Day and cook chili on site. A panel of judges will start tasting the chili around 1:00 p.m., and the winners will be announced around 5:00 p.m. The winners will be the final qualifiers for the World's Championship Chili Cookoff in California in October.
Festival-goers will be able to try free samples of chili after the judges get their fill.
"Once the chilies (and salsa) are turned in to the judges the general public may taste and vote for the chili or salsa they like the best — as long as it lasts," said Parker.
Clarendon Day will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, in the area around the Clarendon Metro station. In addition to chili, the event will feature live music; food from local restaurants; beer, wine and other beverages; arts and crafts exhibitors; kids' activities; and booths manned by local businesses and organizations.
Before the festival starts, the 5th annual Clarendon Day 10K/5K and Kids Dash will be held. Registration for the race is now open.
Matt Hussmann, Executive Director of the Clarendon Alliance, which organizes Clarendon Day, says the chili cookoff will be a welcome addition to the day's festivities.
"We're very excited about having the D.C. Chili Cookoff," said Matt Hussmann. "We're hoping for a great event."
Whereas the DC101 Chili Cookoff was a music-centric event, Hussmann said that cookoff organizers were looking for a new venue that will allow the chili to stand on its own.
"They really wanted to re-calibrate what they're doing," he said. "They wanted to focus on the chili and on family-friendly events. We're pretty happy about it."
Hussmann said other Clarendon Day details, like the live music lineup, are still being worked out. One notable subtraction this year: the Virginia Hospital Center Foundation "Family Fun Day" attractions that have been featured in previous years.
Ballston is getting a little more Belgian, thanks to the opening of Mussel Bar and Grille (800 N. Glebe Road) this week.
Today and tomorrow the restaurant is holding its soft opening for invited guests and will open to the public for dinner on Thursday. Friday will be the first day it will open for lunch.
This is the third Mussel Bar and Grille location, joining others in Bethesda and Atlantic City. Owner and chef Brian McBride hopes to expand to as many as 10 locations. He thought Arlington seemed perfect for the newest restaurant.
"This Arlington area seems to be booming," McBride said. "This is going to be a fun spot. It's designed to be a neighborhood gathering place. It's not pretentious, it's very casual."
As the restaurant's name implies, mussels are the house specialty. Mussel Bar and Grille has exclusive rights in the D.C. area to Penn Cove mussels. That variety comes from the oldest mussel farm in the United States, and McBride says they have plumper, sweeter meat.
"We pay a lot more for those mussels than the standard P.E.I.s [Prince Edward Island mussels]," said McBride, "Just so we can have the best mussels we can get."
Other seafood dishes include Maryland crabcakes and lobster rolls. The restaurant also offers options for customers wishing to munch on something other than seafood, such as brick oven fired pizzas, steak frites and a lamb meatball sandwich.
Chefs at Mussel Bar and Grille concentrate on old fashioned food preparation techniques, according to McBride. He notes that although each dish will look modern, no shortcuts will be taken, unlike other chain restaurants.
Along with the mussels, the restaurant will focus on Belgian beers. The bar offers 18 beers on tap and more than 100 others in bottles. Bartenders will be able to suggest beer selections that complement each customer's dish.
"The goal is to introduce as many different kinds of Belgian beer to Arlington as we possibly can," said McBride.
Bar Manager Adam Jarvis pointed out that the restaurant also serves up specialty drinks highlighting the time when the Bob Peck Chevrolet dealership sat on the land. The drinks bear the names of Chevy models like El Camino, Bel Air and Camaro.
"This is a big thing, to keep the Arlington community, and the history of Arlington as well," said Jarvis.
Mussel Bar and Grille will have happy hour specials every day of the week from 3:00-6:30 p.m.
"I think people should be happy on the weekend," McBride said. "It shouldn't just be a Monday through Friday thing."
The goal is to accommodate everyone at the restaurant, from bar goers to business people to families. Customers can sit in the dining area, order at the bar or enjoy the outdoor seating.
"Customers rule," said McBride. "We don't set too many rules."
One rule the restaurant does abide by, however, is limiting the number of customers allowed in at one time for the first few weeks. McBride said it gives staff a chance to acclimate to the new system and smooth out any issues. He expects to go "full blown" in September and will begin offering weekend brunch at that time. For now, the restaurant is open Tuesday through Sunday, and will begin serving on Mondays after Labor Day.
(Updated at 12:45 p.m.) Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week runs from Aug. 19 to 25, giving diners a unique chance to try some of the area's best restaurants on a relative bargain.
Thirteen Arlington restaurants are participating in the festivities. Each one offers a prix fixe, three-course menu for lunch and/or dinner, with the lunch menu running at $20.13 and dinner at $35.13. For a full listing of all the restaurants in the region participating in restaurant week or to reserve a table, visit their website.
Epic Smokehouse, 1330 S. Fern Street, 571-319-4001. Lunch Menu | Dinner Menu
Farrah Oliva, 2250 Crystal Drive, 571-431-7090. Dinner Menu
Fuego Cocina y Tequileria, 2800 Clarendon Blvd, 202-216-5988. Menu not yet available
Fyve at The Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City, 1250 S. Hayes Street, 703-415-5000. Lunch Menu | Dinner Menu
Jaleo Crystal City, 2250A Crystal Drive, 703-413-8181. Menu not yet available
La Tagliatella, 2950 Clarendon Blvd, 571-257-4600. Menu not yet available
La Tasca, 2900 Wilson Blvd, 703-812-9120. Menu not yet available
Me Jana, 2300 Wilson Blvd, 703-465-4440. Lunch Menu | Dinner Menu
Pinzimini, 801 N. Glebe Road, 703-537-4200. Dinner Menu
Tallula, 2761 Washington Blvd, 703-778-5051. Menu not yet available
The Liberty Tavern, 3195 Wilson Blvd, 703-465-9360. Menu not yet available
The Melting Pot, 1110 N. Glebe Road, 703-243-4490. Menu not yet available
Willow Restaurant, 4301 N. Fairfax Drive, 703-465-8800. Lunch Menu | Dinner Menu
The Second Annual Arlington County July 4th Celebration at Long Bridge Park is just one week away, and we now know the headlining act will be a multi-platinum selling rock band.
Revelers can listen to The Verve Pipe while waiting to watch the fireworks display on the National Mall, which is expected to begin at 9:10 p.m. The band is known for its 90s hit "The Freshmen."
The event runs from 3:00-10:00 p.m. next Thursday. Live entertainment kicks off at 3:30 p.m. with WAMMIE award winning band "The Grandsons," followed by the Army Voices ensemble from the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" and then D.C. area party band "Jeff from Accounting."
Family friendly activities include a hula hoop contest, potato sack races, kickball games, line dancing, moon bounces and face painting. Local food trucks will also roll in to feed the masses.
More details about the bands and all of the activities offered at the celebration can be found online.
Two other popular places to watch the fireworks from Arlington include the Marine Corps Memorial and the Air Force Memorial. Police will be working traffic control in those areas in addition to helping near Long Bridge Park. ACPD has not yet announced a list of road closures.
Anyone heading out to celebrate is reminded that grills, fireworks and alcoholic beverages are prohibited on county and federal park lands.
Disclosure: Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation is an ARLnow.com advertiser
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The owners of Cantina Mexicana have opened a new location just off of Columbia Pike.
The new restaurant, at 922 Walter Reed Drive, took over the space previously occupied by Senor Pan. It joins the existing location at 515 23rd Street S. in Crystal City, which has been in business since 1974.
Last year, owner Gloria Arias told ARLnow.com that she had hoped to open the new restaurant in November. It just celebrated its grand opening this past Friday, however.
The restaurant will serve the same "fine Tex-Mex cuisine" as the Crystal City location. In addition to bottled beer, wine and cocktails, the restaurant offers Dos Equis, Pacifico, Modelo Especial and Negra Modelo on tap.
The new Hot Hot Bakery food cart is spending its first day on the streets of Arlington today, featuring freshly baked croissants and other French inspired fare.
Chris Deutsch and his wife Amy Fuller spent a year baking and training in Paris in preparation for opening a food business in Arlington. Deutsch, who is part French, grew up eating the type of pastries featured in his food cart.
"I used to work for the State Department but it wasn't for me. I wanted to follow my passion and get into the food industry," he said. "My mother is French so I've always loved this kind of baked goods, baguettes, croissants. I just felt that there was a need in this area for that kind of baking."
Deutsch said he received help from his good friends at Pupatella (5104 Wilson Blvd). Upon returning from France, he was offered a job as Pupatella's baker when the restaurant expanded last year.
"I signed on for that knowing that Enzo (Algarme) and Anastasiya (Laufenberg) would kind of allow me to run my own business at some point with their help, and here we are," said Deutsch.
Algarme and Laufenberg even allowed Deutsch to use the old cart that helped them get their start in 2007, eventually leading to the opening of a brick and mortar location in 2010.
"This is their old cart that they used. It takes a lot of work to run the restaurant so they couldn't really use the cart and they offered it up to me," said Deutsch.
Hot Hot Bakery operates out of a cart and not a truck, so it can stay in one location for most of the day without being required to move. Deutsch plans to spend most of his time serving customers in the Ballston area because it's so close to Pupatella, where he bakes his pastries in the wee hours of the morning.
Customers can enjoy sandwiches on house made breads baked with organic flours. Eventually there will be lunch specials and perhaps a few different donuts added to the menu. For now, Deutsch says he's sticking to the basics, such as the croissants he has spent so much time training to make.
"It's not rocket science but it's tricky dough. I really wanted to bring the kind of croissants I grew up eating in Paris here. No offense to any bakers or bakeries in this area, but it's hard to find this kind of baked goods," said Deutsch. "What I do with the process of making these baked goods is that I let the dough take its time. When it's ready to move on to the next step, that's when I'll go ahead. A lot of bakers will pump stuff full of yeast and put it in a hot chamber to make the process go really fast. But to get nice bread and nice croissants, you have to let it just hang out, basically."
As far as the name Hot Hot Bakery, that also stems from Deutsch's time in France.
"My grandmother lived in the south of France along the beaches. Along the beach is a guy who sells hot peanuts. He would go around screaming 'Hot, hot peanuts!'" Deutsch said. "I was telling my twin brother and sister-in-law that I swear it's the same guy doing it for the past 25 years. That's how it came up and it kind of stuck."
In order to cater to both the lunch and the breakfast crowds, the cart will be open from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., earlier than many of the other mobile food options. Customers can follow Hot Hot Bakery on Twitter to find out the cart locations on Tuesdays through Fridays.


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- Posted by fortyonenorth 6b (My Page) on Fri, Apr 13, 12 at 11:16
|There are a lot of variables to growing tomatoes and peppers - or anything else, for that matter. You didn't mention how you fertilized last year. While you can grow even full-sized tomatoes in 5 gal buckets, they will require regular fertilization. In your situation, I would use Espoma TomatoTone at the recommended rates. For container growing, I believe they have you incorporate TTone with your soil mix at one rate and then side dress a smaller amount at intervals during the growing season. There are other options, but I think your post implies that you're looking for a straightforward approach that will yield reliable results. ProMix is pH balanced and TTone has calcium, magnesium and minor nutrients. For these reasons you should not have to add lime. If you end up cutting the ProMix with something like pine bark fines to save a bit of money, you should add some dolomite lime - maybe about 2 oz. per bucket. That's going to be roughly 1/4 cup, depending on whether the lime is pelleted of finely ground. Finely ground is preferable.
I mentioned pine bark fines - PBF's are finely ground pieces of pine bark. They are sometimes hard to find, but worth the effort. You'll find much information about them here in the container forum. If you can locate them in the right size (I think 1/8" - 3/16" is recommended) then they will make a great addition to the ProMix. In my area, PBF's run about $3 - $4 for 2 cu. feet. If this sounds like something you'd consider, familiarize yourself with the concepts of the 5-1-1 (which it sounds like maybe you've done already). I wouldn't use compost as it will impair drainage and isn't necessary if you follow a good fertility regimen. If you really want to add it, I'd keep it to 5-10% of the total mix.
Watering is tricky and will depend on how much supplemental help you get in the way of rain. You obviously want to provide adequate irrigation for healthy plant growth without overwatering. Overwatering is probably the top problem (and challenge) with container grown fruits and veggies. Not only does overwatering invite disease and other issues, but it comprises flavor in a big way.
I'll let others weigh-in on the best tomato varieties. There are so many. In your climate, it's a bit late to start from seed, but you can find plants at your local garden center or could order heirlooms by mail from a place like selectedplants.com. They have an excellent reputation and an unparalleled selection. They can also advise which varieties would be best-suited to your situation.
Yes, there are self-pollinating cukes. Diva is one that I've tried and which gets positive reviews from others. It's hard to say if pollination is your issue. If bees are around, I don't think they'd have a hard time finding your plants 15' high.
|Thanks for your reply. I have been reading these forums for many months now since last years disappointments. I know about Al's recommendations......and most replies on here usually get back to that. For me there are two problems. Basically the PBF's are very hard to find in my area, and at 76, I am not really up to the lifting and mixing that Al's mix requires even if I could find the PBF. But, I still would like to cut the cost of the Pro-Mix by mixing it
with something else that is less costly and readily available at a Lowe's or Home Depot.
As for watering, I watered the plant every morning. And, when it got realy warm and the leaves were wilting, I would water again. Together with the poor soil, I believe over watering was also a major problem.
I had no real schedule for fertilizing....probably every 2-3 weeks or so.
I will try to find the Diva Cukes. I will check selectedplants.com for the tomatoes.
- Posted by fortyonenorth 6b (My Page) on Sat, Apr 14, 12 at 8:53
|What part of the country are you located in, Joe?
|I wouldn't use compost in a container. I respect and appreciate that you don't want to do any heavy lifting, but the 5-1-1 mix isn't that arduous an endeavor (or an expensive one). It really does allow for superior drainage and provide the best seasonal results. If you don't want to use those exact ingredients, try tweaking 1 or 2 of them. There are a lot of variations of Al's mixture on this site.
You also want to avoid putting stones, bricks, or sand in the bottom of the container. Common sense may tell you that this helps to promote drainage, but they actually retain far too much water in the soil above that mark.
You don't want to go the organic route in containers, mainly because of water retention issues due to particle size, soil tilth/structure issues, and ambiguity as far as the amount of nutrients supplied.
Fertilize weakly, weekly as Al suggests (pun intended), with a 3-1-2 ratio of N-P-K is best along with a supplemental dose of minor nutrients. A synthetic fertilizer ratio of this type (with the minors) will provide all the nutrition your container plants need. Lime is a good idea for plants like tomatoes and peppers. And a supplementary dose of additional potassium will be needed upon flowering. I believe the extra K helps to make the plant stronger so that when the extra weight comes upon fruiting, the plant is able to stand up to the pressures. Reduced N will also trigger flowering/fruiting more than a boost of P.
Of course, Al has said all of this and more in his many, many articles on the subject of container gardening, fertilizing, soil tilth, etc. He can explain it better than I...
Good luck!
|Hi Joe,
Maybe add extra perlite. It's inexpensive, weighs almost nothing and can help add aeration to the soil. I think you can get a large (4 CU Ft.) bag at lowes or home depot for around $20.
Last year I tried Sungold tom.s which is an orange cherry variety and was amazed at how prolific they were. I had to give pounds of them away and only had 3 plants in containers. They kept producing almost till the end of Dec. up here in NYC. I would give them a try.
Here is a link that might be useful: my rooftop garden
|Many thanks to fortyonenorth, yucatan and nycgarden for your thoughtful comments. I had found a 1.8 cu ft bag of Premier Pro-Mix BX at one nursery for $ 15.00. This was too expensive for me. So, today I have been all over town searching for supplies.
At one nursery I found a 3.8 cu ft bale of Lambert LM-3 mix for $ 25.00. I was told it was identical to Pro-Mix. The back of the bag listed these ingredients:
At another nursury, I found a 3.8 cu ft bale of Premier Pro-Mix BX for $ 49.00. It had the exact same list of ingredients. Again, no percentages were given. So, I am going to assume that they are the same, and maybe made by the same parent company as I was told. I calculate that I can fill 5, 5 gal buckets with one 3.8 cu ft bale. I bought a bale of the Lambert LG-1 and will commit to trying it in 5 containers.
Now, yucatan�s post has raised another question. Since I plant to prepare 5 containers tomorrow morning, shall I use rocks on the bottom of the bucket or not?
I am in Central Virginia near Roanoke
|No rocks in the bottom, or anything else but potting mix. I've been gardening a long time and was always taught to "crock my pots." in other words, to put something in the bottom to aid drainage. Turns out this is an old wifes tale. Crocking actually causes the finer soil above the crocking to hold more water.
I've grown tomatoes in a mix of three parts Promix to one part compost and it worked pretty well. But now I use 5-1-1 and find it's much better. Once your plants start their rapid vegetative growth, you are unlikely to have an over watering problem in 5-gallon pots. If you grow indeterminate tomatoes, they will be huge and require watering every day and lots of fertilizer. They need pots at least twice or three times as large. I would only grow determinate or dwarf tomatoes in a pot that small. A bush tomato that grows no more than three or four feet tall might be your best bet.
|Thanks Ohiofem. I think you and yucatan are correct, I will try nt 1st 5 containers wirh the Lambert LM-3 mix, and no rocks in the bottom. I will hope to take and some photos of this mix results over time.
- Posted by CaptiveRoots none (My Page) on Mon, Apr 16, 12 at 23:52
|After using MG for years, last year I was in a bit of a pinch and I made the mistake of using the cheapest potting soil I could find, assuming that it didn't matter that much (I know, I know!) Well, I know now anyway!
I have talked to quite a few people who have had decent luck with the moisture control potting mixes by MG or Sta Green. I recently wrote up a blog entry covering my experiences with a couple of different mixes (see the link below).
Honestly, from my experience you get what you pay for in a mix, but like most things there is a point of diminishing returns as well.
Here is a link that might be useful: Here is a blog entry I did with some pictures on the subject
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It was generally a good hostel. All the passive aggressive notes around the place from management can be a little off-putting. The boss wasn't always there and sometimes it was hard to find staff.
Green Kiwi Backpacker HostelSingapore, Singapore
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I enjoyed my stay at The Packer Lodge. It is a well set up hostel close to Old Jakarta. It is NOT a party hostel or in the party zone, so if you think of having a good night out, look elsewhere. Kitchen is large, but having a cooker might be nice for those who want to cook. Could use another couple of small tables join the kitchen area. Movies in the TV room were poor quality. Grasping at straws... GREAT HOSTEL.
Gado Gadu HostelBandung, Indonesia
While our stay at this hostel was good, it is still a hostel under construction. So, there was no sleeping in past 7.30 for the construction both internal and external. Excellent that they putting up a non-smoking hangout zone, as the main bar area is not friendly to non-smokers, even while breakfast is being served. The staff were the worst smokers, often smoking in the places with signs stating no smoking. Beyond that, not a bad new hostel.
Omah CilikYogyakarta, Indonesia
Staff were great, spoke English and very helpful. It's not a bad hostel, just things can be improved. You get what you pay for. It advertises a kitchen, although the cooking facilities are minimal. The common room is open to the outside and mosquitos. Internet is strongest in the common room, but still poor. Shower only has cold and stupidly hot. Sink in bathroom needs fixing. There needs to be lockers in each room, blankets available for the bed and No smoking in the common room.
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Hotel Maria GuadalupeValladolid, Mexico
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Hostel ZocaloMerida, Mexico
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8 of us arrived lat - 10pm - and it took 20 minutes for someone to let us in, then the volunteer - who had not had any training - had no idea what to do with us. Needs to be better organised. Facilities were good.
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Musicology HostelBogota, Colombia
For everything this hostel has going for it, the facilities let it down for me. Downstairs, music is blaring loudly from early morning until late night. Upstairs, a different lot of music is blaring loudly most of the afternoon, and the TV is usually on in the bar, and upstairs too. There aren't many quiet places here. Internet is poor and is best downstairs in reception. Don't try to skype though, cause the music is too loud. Washing is expensive and your clothes will not be looked after.
Colombian HostelCali, Colombia
This hostel is a excellent hostel and I enjoyed my stay here. The upstairs porch is large and on cooler days, the spa pool would be good. Breakfast was good and the staff were excellent, although the cleaner can be a little loud, which echoes around the brick house. It is quite some distance from the bus terminal or centro, but there are plenty of restaurants, bars and supermarkets within minutes of walking. Security could be better with lockers, and a washing service would make life easier
Hostel RevolutionQuito, Ecuador
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This hostel did a good job in many places, but staff was the main bad issue. Beyond getting people to their rooms, the staff didn't really care much beyond that. The one English speaking staff member was only helpful to a point. It felt like the breakfast lady hated working there and did an average job. For being in the tourist industry, it would be helpful if she spoke a little english, as not everyone speaks perfect spanish. Facilities were generally good...
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Desert Nights is not a bad place to stay. It has beds, and showers and stuff, so that is all good. It gets a bit sandy, but then it is surrounded in massive dunes. Tours can be organised from the front desk. Main bathroom is used by restaurant guests, but beyond that. Good.
Mama Simona HostelCusco, Peru
This is my second time at this hostel and I obviously think it's good else I would have gone elsewhere
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I enjoyed staying in this hostel. The staff were excellent and while it was a few blocks from down town, this meant it was quieter. There are plenty of little hang out areas which is useful in a large hostel. The biggest issue I found was the lack of coffee at breakfast. WHAT??? The cleanliness was probably too good. They polished the floor every single day, this unfortunately meant that the hostel stunk of strong floor cleaner for a few hours during the day.
Bacoo HostelLa Paz, Bolivia
I've stayed at Bacoo for quite some time and it's an enjoyable locations with a few issues. Firstly, the lockers are in reception and not in the rooms, which has meant things do missing from rooms more than they should. Overall the facilities are great, large beds, very clean (although staff don't work as hard on Sundays). There is no kitchen, while eating out is cheaper in Bolivia, it's not the best. And the main hangout and breakfast area is a smoking area. not much fun for us non-smokers
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Hostel Suites PalermoBuenos Aires, Argentina
Overall for Buenos Aires, this is a good hostel. At times the staff were generally unhelpful and the cleaning ladies are very noisy in the early morning. Some of the kitchen pots, pans and cutlery needs to be replaced. They need to be more strict on smoking outdoors, as staff were seen smoking in the main corridor because it was colder outside.
Turning Point HostelCordoba, Argentina
Turning Point has a character about it with great art painted on the walls. It is late low season, so the atmosphere was pretty slow. The kitchen was a little lacking in quality plates and cutlery and the lack of available beer was disappointing accompanied by not being able to bring your own beer. I could see this place being a fun place in high season. Overall a good place to stay, just needs a couple of fixes.
Hostel Mora MendozaMendoza, Argentina
Now this is truly an excellent hostel in Mendoza, there are plenty of bathrooms, separate shower areas, very helpful staff. This place has a lot to offer. Plus, they will cook you scrambled eggs EVERY morning for breakfast. Fantastic. Except, not I want it in every hostel and am being bitterly disappointed! Only complaint is the pillows, they are too thin and uncomfortable. But beyond that an awesome hostel.
Pehuenia hostel y cabañasEl Bolson, Argentina
My stay in low season was upgraded to a single room at no extra cost. Thanks! Atmosphere was a little lacking, mainly because it's low season. But not hostels fault. Lack of soap in the bathrooms were a down point, and the breakfast could have been better. Beyond the hostel, I didn't enjoy El Bolsón much, probably because of it being low season. Would be great hiking here in summer.
Hostel 41 BelowBariloche, Argentina
Hostel 41 was awesome. Location in the middle of town is great, although bus station is a long way from hostel - more a bad about the terminal not the hostel. Leo, the manager, is as crazy (in a good way) as his metre long dreadlocks. He sweeps and mops all day, and runs a good hostel. Only downside of the hostel is the smallish kitchen, which for a popular hostel is not big enough, especially when everyone hangs out there waiting for their food. Build a new one Leo! AJ
Paradise Pucon International HostalPucon, Chile
Other than being a bit far from the bus stations if you are carrying heavy gear, this place was awesome. I moved here from a busier place in low season and it was found it quieter. Yes, this hostel is party central in high season, so don't come here if you can't keep up! Dave and Dan are awesome guys and know their way around Pucón. Be warned, this is Pucón's Hotel California. You won't be able to leave. I ended up staying for 12 days! Thanks guys!
Hostal El RefugioPucon, Chile
El Refugio is an excellent hostel that is very very close to the bus terminals. This, however, makes it the most popular and therefore the most busy of hostals - and I was there in low season. The place is small, although they have added the tents to alleviate the squeeze for space. The downside is the toilet facilities, for the amount of people coming through, there are just not enough facilities - especially when everyone comes back from climbing the volcano. Other than this it's excellent
Hostal VermontOsorno, Chile
Hostal Vermont is a great place to stay when you're in Osorno. The owner is lovely and very helpful. The location is a little far from the bus station when carrying heavy baggage, although the taxi system is rather good. While I missed having breakfast provided, and the hot water for the shower didn't always work, I enjoyed my stay.
Hospedaje Vista al MarPuerto Montt, Chile
The Hospedaje is an excellent place to stay when in Puerto Montt. As it's part of the owners house, like many hospedajes, it gives a sense of a home stay. The Owner was lovely and helpful, while her english was not perfect, it was better than some and communication was easy. The one down point is the location. It's close enough to the ferry terminal and bus station, but it's up a hill, so difficult for those carrying heavy baggage and on arrive, the streets are a little confusing.
Pioneros del Valle HostelEl Chalten, Argentina
I stayed for two nights, one on each end of a three day hike. It is the low season and the whole town is quiet. While it is a little more expensive than some and does not come with breakfast - a good cafe down the road, I actually enjoyed my stay. I was allocated to a room of my own - with 6 bunks - on both nights. A bathroom, toilet etc to myself. Staff were lovely and the kitchen and recreation areas are huge. Good place to stay. A deposit to use cutlery, or use your own.
I Keu Ken HostelEl Calafate, Argentina
Best internet in any hostel in South America to date. Best BBQ/ASADO anywhere and includes beer and wine in the price. The staff are excellent, the facilities lovely and clean. If you are in El Calafate, I would definitely aim to be here on a Friday, for ASADO. Downside, is the small lockers in the rooms, and getting to the hostal up a hill along a dirt road is annoying. But, I'd do it again to stay here.
Backpackers Kaweskar HostelPuerto Natales, Chile
I enjoyed my stay at Kawashkar. Warning though, Omar is crazy! Ask him for a game of Fifa 12 on the Xbox, but be prepared to lose badly. Omar is a well of information about the treks and the navimag, make sure you ask him. Internet can be a bit screwy, but it is Puerto Natales, so I wasn't expecting that much anyway. Breakfasts are awesome, while laundry is expensive, it's the same price as the laundrette down the road.


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