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Living with people who differ - racially, ethnically, religiously, or economically - is one of the most difficult challenges facing us today. Though our society is becoming ever more complicated materially, we tend to avoid engaging with people unlike ourselves. Modern politics emphasizes unity and similarity, encouraging the politics of the tribe rather than of complexity.At the RSA, distinguished sociologist Richard Sennett explores why this has happened and what might be done about it, arguing that living with people unlike ourselves requires more than goodwill: it requires skill.
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LAKE PLACID — A rainy day made for a perfect playground workday Saturday.
A crew of about 25 parents and some youngsters, wielding rakes, finished spreading ground cover to complete Paw Print Park, the elementary school recess area.
New slides and swings were set into their foundations.
And big village-owned loaders moved piles of soft, fibrous ground cover under, around and piled up next to climbers, swings and bouncing platforms.
"It's kinda springy," Rylee Preston, a fourth-grader, said of the new surface spread almost 2 feet deep.
"It smells like forest kind of wood," she observed amid a drizzling mist.
The work crew was called together by the FRIENDS group, the parent organization that crafted the playground using natural materials.
After two young students were injured while playing on and around some equipment, the Lake Placid School District and FRIENDS reconfigured recess grounds.
Stones were removed, some high climbing gear was retooled and the sand surface replaced.
The state education department required stamped architectural plans for for the uniquely designed playground, so the district brought in a specialist, Steve Lauzun, whose company Parkitects crafts playgrounds and landscape structures.
Lauzun worked with the crew Saturday.
He explained some of the technology involved in the work.
A layer of "filter fabric," a natural textile, was placed on the ground first.
"It separates the chips from the sand," Lauzun said. "If sand mixes with the chips they don't work like they're supposed to."
The chips aren't everyday mulch.
"They're actually engineered wood fiber," Lauzun said.
"It's a very clean wood chip, no bark, no twigs, no leaves. Then they take the wood chip and crush it to end up with a fibrous product. That's what makes the ground cover knit together."
In time, the soft, spongy surface will weave into a soft carpet of wood fiber.
"It is ADA approved," Lauzun said.
"Once it knits together, it is wheelchair accessible. This is one of the best surfaces for kids to jump into."
Fifth-grader Michael Scott agreed.
Between turns with a rake, he tested some of the climbing and jumping stations.
"It's better than just sand," he surmised.
"It is squishy. That's why I keep jumping in it!"
Evan Brenner, another fourth-grader, was also helping rake wood fiber into place.
"It is fun to play in," he said. "It think it's better than other playgrounds."
Another engineer from Parkitects, Bill Johnson, checked each feature as it was placed in new formation around Paw Print Park.
"All pieces are fine-tuned," Lauzun explained.
"He is standing in front of that climber with an iPad. He tells the iPad what piece of equipment it is, and (the program) serves questions to him. At the end of the day, we'll have asked every question of every piece."
Everyone took the day's work to task, despite the rain.
"Rain helps keep the (wood) dust down," Lauzun said. "This is perfect weather for it. It's exciting to see this being re-created."
The playground is quite unique with rolling mounds surrounding tunnels and a swingset.
It has been divided by a hilly "berm" into two sections, one for younger children and one for the older grades.
Lake Placid Elementary School Principal Javier Perez donned a safari hat to help stave off the rain as he raked.
Caution tape was wrapped around two new slides that were setting into their covered foundations.
Both are made of a tempered plastic with round edges.
"The students have asked me about the playground since we opened school," the principal said, smiling with the work.
"We're going to open it on Wednesday. The first group goes out to recess at 11 a.m."
Perez said the community has stood behind the elementary school throughout the effort to improve and redesign Paw Prints Park.
"The parents' response has been great."
For Rylee, playing in the fields behind the school has been fun.
"But I'd like our playground back," she said.
"It's satisfying to see it being re-created," Lauzun said. "It's ready now. We just feel really happy about how it looks and works."
Paw Prints Park even has a covered pole-barn, which will serve as an outdoor classroom.
The sturdy enclosure will be dedicated to retired Principal Richard Retrosi at 5 p.m. Friday.
The public is welcomed to join in for the dedication, and take a few minutes to check out the new playground.
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Facebook's BK Sacrifice App and 6 Other Examples of Brilliant Viral Campaigns
Hamburgers. TV shows. Office products. These are just a few of the things being promoted in an unorthodox manner through viral marketing campaigns. For those who don't know, viral marketing is any technique that entices users to pass on a company's marketing message to their friends and family, thus creating more exposure for the message.
Of course, doing this often requires an "outside-the-box" approach. After all, few people are going to spread a blatant advertisement to their friends. That's why I've created this list of some of the most brilliant and successful viral campaigns. The one thing that each of these has in common is that they engage their target audience and elicit a response.
- BK Sacrifice- This Facebook App is brilliant! Burger King is no stranger to viral marketing. Almost everyone came across the Subservient Chicken at one point or another. This time, Burger King used Facebook to launch their newest viral campaign. What is it? Users install an app that gives them a free coupon for a Whopper after they delete (or "sacrifice") 10 friends from their profile. Every time a user sacrificed a friend, a message would be sent to them stating their friend chose a Whopper over them. Of course, Facebook wasn't thrilled with the campaign, and they pulled the plug shortly after its launch. However, the buzz had already been created, and all in all, the campaign was a success.
Why Does Digg.com Hate SEOs?
I have noticed over the past couple of months as I have become more active in the Digg community (and making many friends), a sort of dark cloud appears when the subject of SEO comes up. Not only is there a general dislike of SEOs in the Digg community, but my URL has also been banned from Digg, per a 'so called' "TOS violation". The ironic part is that the article that got the attention "10 Sure-Fire Ways to Get Banned by Digg" was about how to get banned by Digg.
I have been warned in the past by many friendly Diggers that it is not a good idea to have anything that reflects SEO in your profile, or this could make you lose points within the Digg community as a whole.
So here is where it starts to get interesting. A high profile user. mklopez submitted an article from this blog a couple of weeks ago. Now, I have to say I was a bit surprised (and a bit flattered at the same time) that a high profile Digger had submitted one of the articles from my blog. This naturally caught my attention. So I was paying attention to the submission at this point. It was climbing fast and hot in all categories.
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The Importance of Commenting on Other Blogs
Comments. They're the lifeblood of blogging. Without this ability to interact with the author and other readers, blogs wouldn't be blogs at all. They'd just be standard, boring, static articles.
When the subject of blog commenting typically comes up in SEO conversations, it's usually related to link building. And while commenting can be a part of your link building strategy, the benefits of commenting extend far beyond link building.
Here are a few of the true benefits of leaving comments on other blogs.
- Getting Your Name Out There- The first step to building your reputation online is to get your name out there. It's not enough just to stay on your little website or blog. You have to visit new blogs in your niche, leaving insightful comments that add to the conversation. In other words, don't leave comments like "Good post. Come check out my blog!" Take time to digest the post to think of a fresh perspective to add in the comments. Try to write comments that demand someone replies to them.
- Building Relationships – Social media is all about building relationships. That's why you shouldn't just leave a comment and leave. Always check back to see if anyone has responded to your comment. Interacting with the author and other readers is the key to building strong online relationships. These are relationships that you'll be able to leverage down the line to get guest posting opportunities and to attract readers to your blog.
- Gaining Authority- If you make a habit of making insightful comments that add value to the conversation, you'll start to build authority over time. No matter how big the blogosphere might be, if you focus on blogs within your niche, people will start to recognize your name and take your comments seriously. It really is a small world. Remember, every comment you leave affects the way people see your brand. Always put your best foot forward by making each comment great.
- Learning from Others- Blog commenting isn't just about getting your ideas out there; it's about learning from others as well. I can't tell you how much interacting with others online has helped improve my marketing education. You don't know it all. Take the time to truly listen to what others are saying, and you're sure to learn something new. Never stop learning. The moment you do is the moment you'll become irrelevant.
- Generating Ideas for Your Blog- Often times, ideas come up in the comments section that need to be fleshed out fully. In short, you might be able to turn one of your blog comments into a full post for your own blog. I don't have to tell you how difficult it can be to come up with fresh ideas for blog posts. Hanging around in the comments section could be the perfect cure for a case of writer's block.
Now that you understand the importance of commenting on other blogs, I'm going to leave you with a list of what NOT to do when leaving comments. Avoiding these mistakes will make you a commenter that earns respect.
What NOT To Do When Commenting
- Don't leave brief comments that add nothing to the conversation
- Don't be overly self-promotional…it's not always about you
- Don't immediately discount other people's opinions
- Don't forget to follow up on your comments
- Don't be controversial for no good reason
- Don't forget to proofread. Typos and poor grammar make you look less than intelligent
- Don't talk about something you don't know about
Do you have any opinions or insights regarding comments? Please let us know in the comments below.
10 Sure-Fire Ways to Get Banned from Digg
#1 – Use a script: Digg is a company that has has received $40 million dollars in funding. Therefore, if you are naive enough to think that their system can't detect when someone is using a script, you deserve to get hit by the Digg ban hammer. The bottom line is that you can't automatically game Digg's voting system, so if you are trying to use a script to accomplish that goal, you are doing nothing more than spinning your wheels in neutral!
#2 – Submit 5x more stories than you Digg: Although it is not as complex as the Google algorithm, Digg definitely has a very interesting algorithm. Therefore, if you think that you can get dozens of your own stories to the front page without ever participating by Digging other stories, you are lying to yourself.
The Digg algorithm is all about encouraging participation, so if you want any chance of your top notch content performing well on Digg, you need to focus on Digging other stories that are legitimately good, submitting great content from other sources and then only submitting your very best content on a very rare basis.
#3 – Spam your way to high hell via the Shout System: I actually like Digg's Shout System, because it can be a legitimate way to expose other users to content that they are going to enjoy. However, once you start abusing this system to draw attention to every single story you submit or Digg, don't be surprised when you get informed that your Digg account has been banned.
When the Ban Hammer Comes Down on StumbleUpon
I'm assuming that most reading this are already using StumbleUpon, or at least know what StumbleUpon is all about. If not, check out Tyler Banfields post from December Are You Stumbling Yet? Tyler really does an excellent job of explaining StumbleUpon, how to get started, and its benefits.
The purpose of this post is to address a legitimate concern that new and seasoned Stumblers alike need to be aware of and that is the possibility of being "put under review" by the SU gods. Being put under review generally means that you will not ever be able to use your SU account again…
Imagine you are Stumbling along, building your friends list, having a good time and about a year into it: BAM. You are "put under review" (banned). No warning, no initial explanation, you just suddenly cannot use your account anymore. This is precisely what happened to a friend of mine.
My friend, who shall remain nameless, I can say with certainty was a quality Stumbler, and definitely not a spammer. So naturally this scenario is a little perplexing to me. I decided to review StumbleUpon's terms of service and their rules. I found mostly everything to be pretty straightforward and it seemed like common sense. Don't do things like harass other users, promote only your website or blog and the general "no-spamming" language.
Before we proceed I'll share with you one of the actual email that was sent to my friend that was "put under review"
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It's 2009 and You Still Aren't Deep Linking
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Forgive me for going back to SEO 101 on this post, but it's something that keeps popping up time and time again. There are some out there who still insist on always getting links back to their home page, while the rest of their content has no back links. The main reasons for link building are to increase your online visibility, to improve your site's relevance for certain keywords, to gain trust from the search engines, and ultimately to have each page on your site rank higher.
Now, how do you expect to accomplish these things if you're only getting links to your homepage? Sure, your homepage might end up ranking better for its target phrase, but what about all the other pages on your site? After all, those are the bread and butter of your search traffic. It's these deeper pages on your site where you get to target the specific, niche keywords that will drive highly targeted traffic to your site. And I don't have to tell you that highly targeted traffic means greater conversion rates (but I will anyway.)
The Benefits of Deep Linking
So, let's do a quick refresher on the benefits of deep linking.
• Improved Search Ranking for Deep Pages- As I mentioned earlier, the most important benefit of deep linking is that it can help you rank higher for the keywords deeper in your website. That's one of the main reasons you break down your website into different pages, so you can target different keywords (and of course, to improve the usability of your website.) So, by getting deep links, you're going to generate more long-tail search traffic, and more traffic overall.
• Page is Easier to Crawl- Deep links also make your site easier to crawl for search spiders. With links pointing to the pages deep within your site, you make certain that they will get crawled and they're likelier to index quickly.
• Increased Trust- If every link to your website is pointing at your homepage, what does that say about the rest of your site? It sends the message to the search engines that the deep pages on your site aren't important and perhaps not as trustworthy. The truth is the deep pages on your site are usually the most important, and that's why it's so crucial to build links for them.
• Higher Quality Traffic- The whole point of SEO is to improve the quality of your traffic. After all, who cares if a million visitors come to your site each month if none of them stick around? Link building for all the pages on your site helps improve the overall quality of your traffic. This way, people will land exactly on the pages that interest them instead of having to wade through irrelevant content. And of course, this means your conversion rate will be better.
Remember, building deep links is no different than link building for your home page. The same strategies apply, and over time, you'll find this to be far more effective for increasing your online visibility than just getting links for your home page. So, start getting those deep links!
10 Twitter Commandments
This post is mostly assuming that those reading this have a pretty good idea about what twitter is all about. For anyone that is still not sure about Twitter and it's purpose, Havi Brooks wrote a great post explaining the purpose of twitter in Twitter Demystified and Debunked
OK, now let's get right to the meat and potatoes of this post.
For those of us who have been using twitter for awhile and are starting to get into the groove, I have assembled a list of 10 Twitter commandments to keep you on the right track and keep you from committing Twitter blasphemy.
- Thou shall not
pull a Guy Kawasakiact spammy. i.e Don't send an auto reply DM asking me to check out your blog or download your crappy E-book. FAIL! Let me put it this way: Would you walk up to a stranger in a bar, pull up a bar stool, slam your business card down and say "I have a new E-book that just came out and you can get it at a reduced price if you join my mailing list!" Of course not, people would think you were insane. Networking online is no different than IRL. Just be genuine, add value to the community, and people will naturally want to know more about you. That's the way it works online and IRL (same as it ever was).
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We Are Living in Exponential Times
I hope everyone had a wonderful new year. I know I did. Now that we all have our goals set and we are coming out of the starting gates strong in 09. To keep the momentum going let me share with you this video I found on Vimeo.com. Just a reminder that we are living in exponential times my friend(s)
Did You Know? from Amybeth on Vimeo.
Is Your CAPTCHA Killing Your Business?
As business owners, bloggers and/or search marketers, we all go through pain staking efforts to get qualified traffic to our websites from the SERPS, Paid search and our various social media outlets. However all this effort and hard work may be in vain if our users are not able to easily fill out our contact form(s). Sure the CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) or as I like to call it CPA (Complete Pain in the A**) is intended to solve a valid business problem, but at what cost? Should we really make customers/prospects work this hard to contact us? Not to mention by using a CAPTCHA you will be alienating multiple groups with disabilities i.e. blind people and people with dyslexia.
I have asked five of my friends who I consider to be authority figures in the area of search marketing, SEO, design and usability the following question:
What is your opinion regarding CAPTCHAs on contact forms as they relate to web conversions and accessibility/usability?
Gerald Weber Dancing with the Elves
I want to thank everyone for your patience. I am currently on vacation dancing with Santa's elves in the north pole. We will be back to business as usual shortly. Thanks again.


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8 November 2011
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Telecom New Zealand today announced it will offer iPhone 4S beginning Friday, November 11. iPhone 4S will be available starting at $0 for the 16GB model, $49 for the 32GB model and $249 for the 64GB model with a new two-year contract and data plan. Telecom will also offer iPhone 4 8GB and iPhone 3GS starting at $0 with a new two-year contract and data plan. iPhone will be available at Telecom retail stores and online at telecom.co.nz/iPhone. Customers can pre-order iPhone 4S at telecom.co.nz/iPhone, and Gen-i clients can pre-order iPhone through their client manager.
iPhone 4S is the most amazing iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including Apple's dual-core A5 chip for blazing fast performance and stunning graphics; an all new camera with advanced optics and full 1080p HD resolution video recording. With the launch of iPhone 4S also comes the launch of iOS 5, the world's most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features; and iCloud, a breakthrough set of free cloud services that work with your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC to automatically and wirelessly store your content in iCloud and push it to all your devices.
"We are delighted to bring the innovative iPhone 4S to Telecom New Zealand customers," said Telecom retail CEO, Alan Gourdie. "With the capability and performance of Telecom's mobile services, customers will enjoy using the many new features of iPhone 4S on our network." From 12:01 AM on Friday, November 11, customers will be able to purchase iPhone 4S from Telecom's concept stores in central Auckland (167 Victoria St West) and central Wellington (42 Willis St). Customers will also be able to purchase from Christchurch (Moorhouse Ave) and Dunedin (101 George Street). iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS will also be available from all other Telecom stores nationwide from November 11 from 9:00 AM. Launch Pricing and details for iPhone on Telecom XT on a 24-month term:
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I went to check on my pots and found some squirel or other critter has gotten into the pot and the dug around. The roots have been exposed. It was hosta Red Alert. I brought it in the house to see if it comes back. I will have to think of something to do about this next year. Any one else have problems like these, or ways to avoid them. Beverly |
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We have a gazillion squirrels around here. They even get into my hanging containers. When I line up my pots for winter, I lay a piece of hardware cloth over the top to keep the critters out. Once they leaf out I still get some damage, but I can repair that since I check them everyday. I don't think the hostas suffer too much. It just makes a mess. -Babka |
I have one very large pot outside and covered the whole surface with brick type gravel, pieces are half to one inch wide. That slows them down. I will do it to all pots with new arrivals and seedlings once they are outside in a few weeks. Bernd |
I didn't do what Babka suggested, but my squirrel problems have subsided with the new dog that is the demon on hosta destruction. The squirrel rooting around doesn't seem to bother the bigger ones, but I've lost some little ones that they kept digging up. I found that big rocks in the pot will help. It also acts as a mulch, so be careful of them staying too wet and rotting, as I had that problem, too. I've found the squirrels are basically lazy. They will dig where it's easy and pots are nice and easy to dig in. An adaption of Babka's harware cloth idea might be worth pursuing. bk |
Yep, some hardware is needed. I'll have to remember now. Since I store them on their sides I think rocks are out. Thanks Babka, Bernd and bk. (All B's, interesting) |
- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 5, 13 at 18:51
and take it back outside.. it is not a houseplant.. ken |
Those little !@#$%^ were in my pots earlier this week as well. I can sympathize with your frustration, Beverly. :) Fortunately for me, they only seemed to want to play with the mulch and didn't dig much at all. But ohhhhhh I see them scurry about and I know they are just up to no good. We can't leave any fabric in the garage or they shred it for nesting material. The link below is to the old GEICO commercial. Ludi |
Here is a link that might be useful: GEICO Squirrels
- Posted by Hostanista 5B (Ont) (My Page) on Fri, Apr 5, 13 at 19:33
Those nasty squirrels haven't touched my hostas (yet) but they do eat all my bird seed. I've (so far) thwarted them from eating my tulip bulbs by planting them at least 12" deep, not 6". My neighbour has a solution: a shotgun. I would never be so bold but to each his own, I guess. |
- Posted by gogirlterri 5 IL (My Page) on Fri, Apr 5, 13 at 19:46
I am totally stressed. All of my pots have been abused. The latest is my Cracker Crubs and the pot has beern almost emptied. I have good roots and one teeny eye. I may lose it. My first year of hostas in pots is going very poorly. I don't think any of mine have not been ravaged in some way. Pots have been dumped, the crown area are an empty pit, and here we are in April and no pips are in evidence. I am in deep hosta depression. Can it only be cabin fever? Theresa |
Yes, Theresa, its probably too much in between weather. Some of those hostas will come back and we will do better next year. Too late Ken, the hosta is in and thawing out. I guess I'll just have to start this one early. No, I didn't go dump my pot upside down so I would have an excuse to bring it in and get it going, but since its in now... Ludisia, just what I thought. Those squirls wait for me to plant something precious, mess it up, and wait for me to get all mad just for kicks. Just like that commercial. Hostanista, that works - with the tulips? I have got to try that, I love tulips. Beverly |
Hostanista- You NEED one of these. Me too, if just for the pure entertainment value. I could not stop laughing at this. You need to watch the whole thing for the different positions! -Babka |
Here is a link that might be useful: Twirlling squirrel on a bird feeder
This post was edited by babka on Fri, Apr 5, 13 at 21:00
- Posted by Don_in_Colorado 6a (My Page) on Fri, Apr 5, 13 at 22:53
Squirrels are sociopaths. And sadists. Who probably worship the devil. Don B. |
I left my plug trays of seedling hostas outside over the winter, and this spring I discovered that rain had washed out the soil from some of the plants. Poor babies were hanging out with no soil over their roots, but their little eyes were greening up and growing anyway. They went through at least one week of 20 degree weather before I found them and repotted them. Their experience didn't seem to hurt them any tho, they are growing and coming up like gangbusters. But I have lost some hostas that were in the ground,as I take stock of what is coming up; I think to voles. Squirrels dig them up sometimes when I plant them, but I don't think they want them to eat. They just want to see what I buried in case it is something good. I put chicken wire over the young ones last fall (held down with rocks) and that has seemed to help. The hostas come up through it where they would not be able to come up through hardware cloth. Something (deer maybe) ate most of the leaves off one of my new heucheras and pulled it out of the ground yesterday. Time for war on critters! Sandy |
- Posted by MadPlanter1 5 Nebraska (My Page) on Sat, Apr 6, 13 at 5:43
I've had pretty good luck with pine cones in my planters. They're free, and I just put a couple layers around the plants. It has to be at least two or three pines cones deep or they push them out of the way. Stops squirrels and cats from digging, and looks nice, too. Probably wouldn't work with your mini hostas, though. |
Sandy, I had the same issue this spring and someone suggested that bunnies will nibble on heuchera. I use an animal repellant product containing hot pepper wax to dissuade the furry critters from snooping around my gardens. It has to be reapplied it every so often, but it helps. Just be really careful to not to get it on your hands. That stuff tends to linger doesn't readily wash off. The spray might help bkay train her darling demon dog to stay away from the hosta pots. She could spray the animal repellant on the pots and in the general hosta area...I have been reluctant to suggest using it, since "the demon" is her pet and it might appear offensive of something... Deb |
Hey, Deb, I'll try anything that won't hurt her. I just took Ken's advice and sprayed bitter apple spray in her mouth when she got the cushion for the third time. I'd already sprayed the cushions. I moved the hosta away from the tree where she was accidently knocking them over while chasing the squirrels. Now, I'm adding an electric fence, as she's started jumping over them and accidently knocking them over. She's either killed or made babies out of half my hosta - and she's still alive. (Have you ever seen a 2" tall queen of the seas?) Of course, that's a good excuse to buy more. bk |
- Posted by Don_in_Colorado 6a (My Page) on Sat, Apr 6, 13 at 12:11
On the Bridgewood Gardens website, I recall noticing a product that is in a water soluble form that you're supposed to use when giving your Hosta a drink, and the claim is it makes the Hosta taste like hot chilipeppers. Apply once a year. Repels all mammal pests. That's the claim, anyway. Here it is. I'll attach the link. Cheers, |
Here is a link that might be useful: 'Repellex Systemic Tablets'
They would have to be chewing the hosta for that to work, I would think. Squirrels generally don't eat them. They pull them up looking for the nut under them or generally mess them up by digging in the soil. The demon doglet doesn't chew them either. She "kills" them by shaking them like they are prey. Then she chews on the pot. bk |
The animal repellant spray would very possibly work then. They (squirrel and doglet) would get a taste (or whiff) of it while mouthing the plant to pull it or chewing the pot. Also spray the ground around plants and pots. Those noses will get in the waxy spray when digging or rooting in the area. I'd think that continued snoot fulls and tastes of hot pepper would eventually turn the offender off, squirrel or pup. This way you aren't the "bad guy" affronting darling (demon) doglet with the bitter apple stuff. The plant and pots themselves become less appealing. hth, |
- Posted by Don_in_Colorado 6a (My Page) on Sat, Apr 6, 13 at 15:48
Apparently that Repellex stuff makes the Hosta give off a hot pepper scent, enough to offend the animals' sensitive sniffers. Again, that's what is claimed, anyway. Don B. |
Wow, with my luck she likes peppers. I had a German Shepherd many years ago that was a chow hound. The phone rang while I was eating chicken tamales that had jalapenos in the masa. She went for it when my back was turned. I thought that would teach her a lesson. No such luck...she loved jalapenos. bk |
- Posted by Don_in_Colorado 6a (My Page) on Sat, Apr 6, 13 at 17:21
bkay-LOL!! |
Don, Those Repellex might be worth a try. I think I would use them in combination with some other measures though. Deer and rabbits get used to these things. bk, I admire your patience. Beverly |
I tried Repellex last year. It didn't seem all that effective, as it takes quite a while for it to get into the plant system and by that time, the deer have eaten them. I didn't find a liquid form, it was tablets that you push into the ground at the root system. And it was hellaciously expensive. The instructions advised use of a spray on repellent until the Repellex took effect. Sheesh. I think you are probably right about the rabbits, deer are not supposed to like heucheras. I am going to try the Vicks Vaporub treatment that I posted about on here a couple weeks ago and see if it works. Sure tired of buying expensive repellents that may or may not work, and spraying them again every time it rains. So far the most effective commercial treatment has been Repells-All, which comes in a granular that you treat the perimeter of the beds, and a liquid that you spray on. The granular is supposed to last 2 months. I used it last year with some success. The best homemade one was a recipe by I think Don Dean that was posted on the AHS facebook page, but I can't find it now. Maybe I saved it in my favorites It had eggs and hot pepper sauces, that I remember. I added hot pepper sauce to the Repells-All liquid too. Sandy |
I found Don Dean's recipe for deer repellent on here. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Don Dean's recipe
- Posted by Don_in_Colorado 6a (My Page) on Sat, Apr 6, 13 at 18:43
Yep, Repellex sounds like it's maybe not that good. Sorry, I assumed it was dissolved in water. Guess I should learn how to read more gooder. :p Don B. |
- Posted by moccasinlanding z9A AL (My Page) on Mon, Apr 8, 13 at 22:56
What I have is the 90 proof Chinese red pepper ground up....or maybe it is called cayenne pepper. It is the super hot stuff. I got it late last year, and decided not to use it because of the long spell of rain at the end of the season. Now it is time to drag it out. I always wear latex gloves using this pepper. If I were in Louisiana, I could find it locally but around here, no bulk sales of ground cayenne. So, I order it from Amazon. Just scatter it rather liberally on the soil surface, they get it on their paws and nose/mouth, and the reaction should be quick. |
- Posted by moccasinlanding z9A AL (My Page) on Thu, Apr 11, 13 at 0:53
I'm going to add this link to a new thread begun by Ludisia. He tried the cayenne pepper and for two days he's been without squirrels digging in his pots. Link below. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Proven remedy for squirrel digging
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I was just wondering if there were some more people in this forum that still had a fall crop growing.....I know sinfonian does, and ribbit....who else?
EG feeling kinda lonely with fall crop.......I'm getting tired of looking at mine all the time. I wanna see some others. EG |
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technically? LOL i do, and its a lonely little malabar spinich, and i still have tomatoe's!! i just rooted like 10 of the clippings. and they are now growing. i pruned them like that thing said. so i hope that thing works. :') man i'll be canning all winter long!! Heee Hawwww!!! LOL what is your recipe for your pear butter? i got a whole box of them babies and need to get them all cut up!! my kids ate most of the apple butter, and we gave away 5 pts. so we need to make tons next year!! LOL they are crazy for this and all types of this stuff!! LOL ~Medo |
I have tomatoes coming in still because we haven't gotten our first frost yet! Onions are coming in slow but steady. My lettuce is in different stages of finished, but I can't wait to try it, lol. |
- Posted by ribbit32004 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 5, 08 at 5:26
I do, like you said. Broccoli in the large pots has heads a little smaller than the mouth of a solo cup. The ones in the SFG have pinpoint heads. Cabbage in there isn't headding and the brussles aren't doing much of anything. The onions are great for green onions but not bulbing. I'm about to take the lettuce out of the pots and just have a large salad. If I get home before the dark, I'll try to take some pictures. Sorry if this comes up more than once. I've already posted this and it disapeared into never never land. |
- Posted by engineeredgarden 7, nw Alabama (My Page) on Wed, Nov 5, 08 at 9:54
Medo - here's a link to the recipe I used...don't use a sieve, though. I used the blender! Carolyn - no frost yet? you're lucky...that lettuce will be good. ribbit - our broccoli and cabbage are in the same stage, I think. I'll take pictures this weekend.. EG |
Here is a link that might be useful: pear butter recipe
Well, I'm just starting to get squash fruits after all these months. Not big ones, tiny little ones that I'm hoping will grow and not wither away and die! We've tasted our first crop we planted before we started SFG, the cantaloupes! Yummy! We're going to have more today as an afternoon snack. A few of my tiny lettuces survived the cut of the cut and come again method. (LOL) It's certainly not enough for salad for the family or anything, but might be enough to add to some sandwiches. :-) My bush beans are there... I have no idea if they're just not container tolerant or cold tolerant/heat tolerant or what? It was really hot, now pretty cool... They have some great-tasting green beans, in my opinion, but two beans ain't no side dish. I have 4 more beans (about 2-3 weeks later), so I'm going to let them go to seed before frost kills them completely when it comes. At least I'll have plenty more plants come spring. My pole beans (Kentucky Wonder), never did a darn thing. Again, probably doesn't like being grown in a container, which the tomatoes and squash seem to love. Oh, the tomatoes! I just got my first flowers on two of my four plants that survived. It's sooo exciting. I'm going to try to winter them over, so they keep producing. I'm also going to be getting serious about that make-shift greenhouse so that I don't have to quit gardening when we get our first frost. It tried to come quite a bit early, but most everything survived those 2 cooler nights we had. That was sure scary! I don't know what I'd of done with this being my first garden and not even getting one cantaloupe or tomato or squash! I would have been heart-broken! Blessings, |
- Posted by anniesgranny 6b (My Page) on Wed, Nov 5, 08 at 12:36
WOO-HOO!!! Angela has come home! I still have lettuce/mesclun, although it's all growing in plastic shoe boxes and a dishpan :-) Granny |
Here is a link that might be useful: Annie's Kitchen Garden
Not sure why I'm posting since EG stole my thunder hehe, but yeah, I've still got a fall garden attempt going. At least it was growing last weekend when I last saw it. Unlike EG, I was gardening at night before daylight savings hit. I still have two successions of lettuce and two of spinach, peas, carrots, cauliflower, green onions and radishes. If I ever make it home in time to make a sit down dinner, just think of the salad I can make. Hehe |
Here is a link that might be useful: Sinfonian's garden adventure
ohh ya, and small sweet canteloupe, and broccoli, but the "harvest" is so small that you really can't do anything with it. and we have these weird greens that i thought would be cool, well it went to seed, and spread all over the yard!! OMGoodness, that happened when we were in topeka, where in the heck were the little garden theives then?? lOL oh well?! like greens woulda killed them. GEEZE!! i am so happy, next year we get to harvest asparagus, i wanted to move them, but i fear that if i do, then i won't be able to harvest any, so now my problem becomes one of keeping the weeds away. yes, without weeding. i know i seen somewhere about that!! oh sinfonian, don't worry, the dark is good for you!! LOL **big grinn** yummy salad!! ~Medo |
In bed #1, I have collards, red cabbage and broccoli--that is-- what is left of them. Something has stripped the leaves clean and I did find a green worm on one of them. I searched for BT in our area just we left for vacation and could not find it so as a last resort I covered them with Sevin dust. They still don't look good so it may be a lost cause. I am really disappointed! EG - your cabbage is really beautiful and I am jealous! In bed #2, I have onions, chives, collards, and two types of lettuce. I planted some garlic last week also. The wierd thing is, the collards in bed #2 appear to be fine, they still have leaves - yea! It is a different variety so maybe that's why. My lettuces are small in this bed and seem to be growing very slowly. We had a couple of light frosts before vacation and I was covering the beds with plastic but being gone there was no way to protect them so I cut all of the bigger lettuces and gave them way but I left these two sections just to see what would happen. They look good just small so maybe I shouldn't have cut the others. Oh well, another lesson learned. The lettuce we ate was wonderful and it lasts so much longer than store-bought. |
- Posted by engineeredgarden 7, nw Alabama (My Page) on Wed, Nov 5, 08 at 16:09
Holy moly!!! it's like a post-a-thon in here...I can't keep up with all of the posts. Angela - you still got summer stuff growing? Did you take any pictures of your 'lopes? Granny - that's the smallest sfg i've ever heard of! sorry, sinfonian... Medo - you have stuff growing? betty - sorry something is eating your plants...it's either worms or earwigs probably...want me to send you a bottle of BT? Thanks for the compliment, I try my best. EG |
EG, I have lettuce, chard, endive, spinach, peppers and tomatoes growing in the GH. Does that count for a fall crop? John |
Here is a link that might be useful: John's Journal
- Posted by engineeredgarden 7, nw Alabama (My Page) on Wed, Nov 5, 08 at 17:39
John - hmm...let me think...since I basically made a temporary greenhouse for mine last week....yeah, I guess so! Welcome to the fall crop growing club! EG |
You betcha! Still have some summer stuff going -- swiss chard, which I hope will make it through the winter -- plus the new SFG box, which is going strong. We're back in the 60's and 70's during the days, and wow are those leafy greens growing. And the radishes?! I need to plant more of the radishes and onion type things to continue my attempt at harvest staggering. And maybe more beets (although I have to thin the beets I have now). |
- Posted by anniesgranny 6b (My Page) on Wed, Nov 5, 08 at 20:12
Three of the five cucumbers I planted in a big pot came up today! I honestly thought they had been cooked, it was so hot and dry I was watering them four times a day. I set a thermometer out there one day and it blacked out and wouldn't even register the temp until I put it in the shade and it it dropped back to 128F. EG, the greens and carrots I brought down in plastic would equal about four squares, so that's not so bad for a traveling garden. Granny |
Here is a link that might be useful: Annie's Kitchen Garden
- Posted by ribbit32004 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 5, 08 at 20:22
- Posted by engineeredgarden 7, nw Alabama (My Page) on Wed, Nov 5, 08 at 21:50
Granny - 4 squares? That's alot of lettuce! That would be awesome if you could get those cucs to grow in AZ. Maybe some shade will work? ribbit - nice pictures! Your broccoli is farther along than mine, and our collards are about the same. Thanks for sharing! EG |
- Posted by ribbit32004 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 5, 08 at 21:54
Sorry, EG, those scrawny things back there aren't collards. They're supposed to be brussles. Not the tree trunk like thing I was hoping for. It's still curious to me that the broccoli in pots with more root space is fully mature while the ones in the SFG with less root space are stunted and have barely begun to head. It's the only variable I can think of that would affect the different rate of growth. |
- Posted by engineeredgarden 7, nw Alabama (My Page) on Wed, Nov 5, 08 at 22:23
Oh....They looked like collards to me..... EG |
if i wasn't peeling pears all dang day, i woulda read this and went out and took pics!! LOL yes, i still have this wierd stuff growing, if we get back befor it gets dark tomarow i'll go out and take pics of the stuff i still have growing, and the tomato plants that have little flowers on them!!! WOOO HOOO!!! LOL i have 3, thingi's FILLED to the brim, lets see, the big crock pot, the bigger of the pot/pan set, and the bigger of the bowl, which is the same size of the other two. the pears have apples mixed in, i didn't have all of the stuff yours called for, so i used the recipe for the applebutter. i had to do this today, i didn't know if i'd have the energy to do this tomarow. i feel a low day coming on. errrrrr!!! mainly because of the clouds out there!!!! ~Medo |
- Posted by engineeredgarden 7, nw Alabama (My Page) on Thu, Nov 6, 08 at 8:09
The little peelers I have make it so much easier.....weird stuff growing? Like...micropterus salmoides or something? hee hee EG |
Ribbit: That broccoli looks great to me! EG: Thanks for the offer - I 'll keep looking - someone has to have it here. I can order it online but I just don't understand why it is not in the stores here. |
LOL now what was that peeler thingi and how much was it? i totally want one!! i told hubs my fingers are absolutely sore!! and the son of mine is no use!! he just irritates me, i have to get one of those things (peelers) for joy (hubs mom) she's got arthritic fingers and can't peel anymore, so it makes it hard for her. she so deserves one. i want to get a good one. AND my friend, mr shumate. has a cool dehydrater. i guess it has a thing on it where it has temp control? so you can change the temp. and drawers, and it automatically turns off. AND if the electricity gets interupted for some reason, then when it gets back on, then it will pick right back up where it got left off at. although i forgot to ask him what kind it was. apparently it's the cat's a**!! LOL of course you do know that i want that too!! Hee Hee!! now all i need is the canning tongs and i'm sooooo good to go! Hee Hee!! i'm not nuts anymoer!! LOL ~Medo |
- Posted by engineeredgarden 7, nw Alabama (My Page) on Thu, Nov 6, 08 at 12:20
- Posted by anniesgranny 6b (My Page) on Thu, Nov 6, 08 at 14:54
Cool, EG. I think I want one of those! If you scrub the potatoes really well before peeling them, I think those strips of peel would taste delicious deep fried! Kind of like curly spuds. I decided to transplant the lettuce that I'd started in the dishpan to a big plastic pot today. I got it all done, lifted the pot...it broke in half and all the soil and plants came out and landed on the pavement. Ruined the plants :-( So I scooped it all up and put it in a long planter, and I'm going to put in some beets and spinach. Granny |
Here is a link that might be useful: a
- Posted by engineeredgarden 7, nw Alabama (My Page) on Thu, Nov 6, 08 at 15:40
Granny - they probably would be good cooked that way. When I bought my 2 peelers, they were $10.99 each at KMart, but that was like 15 years ago......Plants ruined, huh? Probably should of put HM in there, instead of HS! stinker.......i've got my eye on you........hee hee EG |
- Posted by anniesgranny 6b (My Page) on Thu, Nov 6, 08 at 16:11
No, it had CS in it, not HS. Can't buy the HS by the bag at the store. Granny |
Here is a link that might be useful: Annie's Kitchen Garden
EG, I went to Lowe's today and they carry a few Green Light products but none had BT in them. I did purchase a vegetable spray from them that kills just about everything except cabbage loopers so I will try that. I have emailed the company to see if they can tell me where to find their product. Their online store is being reorganized so it's not available at this time. I'm sure I will find it by Spring --all the garden centers around me have transformed into Christmas so the gardening supplies are next to impossible to locate! |
- Posted by engineeredgarden 7, nw Alabama (My Page) on Thu, Nov 6, 08 at 17:54
Betty - if there is an old country seed and feed store close to you, I guarantee they'll have it. EG |
- Posted by mike_in_paradise (My Page) on Thu, Nov 6, 08 at 19:16
Here is what was left before I started today. I had not been out to the garden in about 12 days. Pulled out the carrots, potato bin and the turnips. Left still in this garden is Rainbow Swiss Chard, Endive, some onion that are doing nothing and some small garlic. I still have about 10 squares of carrots in another garden that I am going to leave for a few more weeks. I posted the carrots and potato bin unveiling in my garden progress post.. |
Here is a link that might be useful: My Square Foot Garden History, Building ,Pics and Progress PART 4
And EG, don't forget she puts BS in there, too... |
- Posted by engineeredgarden 7, nw Alabama (My Page) on Thu, Nov 6, 08 at 21:54
Yeah.....Kmart...400 oak street....in Cincinatti....yeah. They probably have it in bags...See how granny gets me all messed up? lol Mike - I saw your pictures....that wasn't too bad on the potatoes. Mine will be next, I really don't know what to expect. Nice carrots, by the way..... EG |
ok, i'll have to go look for some of them. i know i'll not get them for that price, but hey!! LOL this is sooooo funny!! my final proof my hubs is a dogg!! LOL i'm folding the socks, tossing them onto the other couch, which means that i have to toss it across him. LOL now every time i do this he turns his head and follows the sock, so i'm just busting up laughing, so he asks what i'm laughing about? i tell him, and he say's, well i do have perephial vision ya know, LOL so i say so do i, and finish doing some more of the socks, and same thing happens, so i tell him the only thing he's missing is the wagging of the tail and the tongue hanging out. LOL and i'm sooooo busting up by now, he says i'm just wrong or something like that, but is laughing, so i tell him that its one of those things as dorky as i am, i just love about him!! and it just tickles me. Hee Hee those weird things is what makes me laugh so much!! LOL we got back so late that i didn't get any pics!! so i'll get them tomarow, i promise!! LOL i'm not going anywhere, i hope to go to osage, but that's not that far, although i know he'll tell me NO!! but i want some canning tongs!! i'm a wimp and i have none!! BWAAAAAAAHHHH!!!! **big grinn** ~Medo |
- Posted by anniesgranny 6b (My Page) on Fri, Nov 7, 08 at 11:43
Medo, when I did my bit of canning I couldn't find my canning tongs. Mr. H found me a huge...I mean HUGE...pliers! It worked great, but I still want to find my jar lifter. Granny |
Here is a link that might be useful: Annie's Kitchen Garden
FINALLY FOUND IT - after several phone calls I finally found a store tht carries BT. It is made by a different company other by Green Light but they carry the liquid and the powder. I will pick it up tomorrow! Yea! I hope I can save the cabbage and broccoli. Should I cut off the stripped leaves or just leave them on? They look like skeleton plants - kinda pretty though! |
Yep, EG, I planted summer stuff in the fall. This was my first garden ever, and I felt like I could conquer the world! I do have to say that the summer stuff is the stuff that isn't producing good, though. I guess they don't like the cool nights or something. The squash are all winter varieties (at least I think so). Granny, I am so glad you get to garden in Arizona! I knew you couldn't stay away from it until left there. Everyone, thanks for the responses on the thread. It sure is great to feel like you're sharing in learning and gardening with other fallbies... LOL Ribbit, thanks so much for sharing the pics! I've never seen broccoli growing before, so that's neat. About the flower, I'm guessing that you don't want the broccoli to flower? I've never grown it before, so I really don't know the first thing. I planted some, but only like two seeds, and neither came up. :-( Mike, thanks for sharing your potato experience. I can't wait to create my own box now! As for the HS, CS, HM, CM, and all the other initials that make we want to have a BM......... Well, let's just say I'm joining John on the back porch... hahahaha (couldn't help that one... too funny).... You guys are a riot!!! Blessings, |
Betty, I'm not sure where in Georgia you are, but if you're near the Atlanta metro area, Pike Nurseries all carry BT. I still have a fall garden going. I have lettuce, collards, cabbage, english peas, bok choy, beets, broccoli, radishes, carrots, turnips, and rutabega. Some things doing better than others. Still left from the summer garden, I have what's left of pole limas - they didn't handle our frost too well, and a couple of small eggplant and many green tomatoes. Plus some herbs - thyme, parsley, rosemary, and oregano. |
- Posted by engineeredgarden 7, nw Alabama (My Page) on Fri, Nov 7, 08 at 16:35
Betty - good! Now you can show those worms who's boss in your garden! I would go with the liquid, because it will get down between the different plant parts easier. If a stem was "nekkid", i'd pull the stem. My reason is because that's just more surface area for the plant to hafta put it's energy into, and the leaf won't grow back..... Angela - I planted only one summer variety for this fall season, and that's why my cows ain't got any peas now....everything else is doing great,though. susancol - you've still got quite a bit of stuff out there growing....i'm impressed. Gee....I don't feel as lonely now! Thanks, everybody! EG |
- Posted by anniesgranny 6b (My Page) on Fri, Nov 7, 08 at 17:04
I planted something today! Went to a yard sale next door and bought some pots. Planted one full of spinach and another with beets. I still have two large ones that have to get filled with soil, so they will have to wait until the next trip to town. I want to put buttercrunch lettuce in one and maybe carrots or more spinach in the other. I really think I should plant something around the edges of the cucumber pot, as I'm sure those will freeze before they bear a crop. Not a sfg, but a container garden. I 'm not stepping foot outside this forum though....so just learn to put up with me! Granny |
Here is a link that might be useful: Annie's Kitchen Garden
- Posted by engineeredgarden 7, nw Alabama (My Page) on Fri, Nov 7, 08 at 17:14
Betty - I'm gonna post about BT on my blog tonight for you and my friend Kate....just wanted to let you know. I worked real hard on it. I hope you like it! Granny - well good for you! Buttercrunch lettuce is my favorite, and as a matter of fact - i'm eating me a big ol' redneck bowl of it this weekend! Also, I understand about not wanting to venture outside this particular forum. It's pretty harsh out there...have you been to the compost forum lately? Whew! Talk about harsh..... EG |
no, EG, they are NOT the harsh ones, go to the rose forum. man, them people have a "character" of their own, although there was one person who did be nice to me and talk a little to me, LOL i think mostly because he got a kick out of my way of propogation. LOL but unless you are one of them who have name brand roses, and are special, sorry, but your no good. and if you do get a response its rude. i've been ta two separate forums like that, and the green one is 1/2 as bad.. there is one guy who is just fricken nuts. i think mostly because he liked everyones attention. but they can be harsh at times if your not a going gree/composter person. hmmmm i don't remember which one now come to think of it. LOL ya, have ya met blu?? he say's it like it is and more eh??!! LOL |
thank you EG for the link for the potato peeler!! i didn't see that earlier. DUHHHH!! LOL i checked it out, hasn't went up to much :') ~Medo |
Susancol - There is a Pike's about 15 miles away so I will check with them to see if they carry the Green Light brand. Thanks for the help! EG - I loved the post on your blog - thanks for doing the research. I will trim up my plants tomorrow so they can get to growing! To All: I love this group - ya'll are so helpful. I value your friendship and your gardening knowledge! |
- Posted by engineeredgarden 7, nw Alabama (My Page) on Fri, Nov 7, 08 at 21:02
Medo - are you talking about blutranes? I've never been over to the rose forum. You're welcome on the link....now, go get one! You'll love it. Betty - i'm glad you liked it. The link to the cornell study was very informative, and I just had to share it. Also, this group is fortunate to have people like you in it. Together, we will all become better at growing stuff! EG |
ya know, we are so lucky to have each other, its funny how when we get people in our group, who are so nice, we just keep them!! LOL i love all of our friendships here too!! notice our youngin keeps coming back!! (angela) **big smile** ever feel REALLY old?? i do today. i think talla caught the flu, so there is puke all over the livingroom by the small couch. YUCK!! and of course, hubs cannot be around anyone cuz of the radiation, so everyone has to stay away from him. and his cup has to be put up and everything has to be just so, so its like cleaning up after a radioactive puke factory!! LOL and this girl does not stay covered up and refuses to wear any pajama's!! LOL she's a very stubborn girl!! yes, what you think about that blutranes? and i do plan on buying Joy and i one of those things. so she don't have to keep cutting her fingers. :') |
I really like our group, too. I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised by the seed exchange folks. They're pretty nice. The hydroponic group is pretty awful, though. Betty, you blend... |
Woohoo, I'm jumping on the BT bandwagon! I decided to take today "easy" and did a little bit of gardening before catching up on sleep. And if I get to it tonight, I'll dig up my newbie post and add more SFG pictures -- planted some san perigrino bottles today, haha. Anywhooo, my broccoli plants have polka-dot leaves due to the loopers (little green worms? I actually think that some kind of moth lays the eggs but whatever) and I finally called my local seed-n-supply store to see if they had Thuricide. And they did! So I walked over before my long afternoon nap and picked some up, along with some diatomaceous earth. Sometime this weekend, I'll load up the BT and cover the garden. |
and then try the winter sown forum, they are just as great!! and have some the really great info!! the gh forum can be really nice to, although i haven't been there in a while. LOL |
Granny - I'm with you and everyone else here. Okay, I have to admit... *clears throat and talks quietly so only a few of her closest online buddies can hear*... I kind of don't actually have a SFG yet. I have a few (approx. 1 square foot across the top) containers planted like a SFG. Does that count? Medo - I'm the young one? HA! I wasn't sure you were talking about this Angela even though you said my name! hahaha And, maybe I used to be the young 'un but now we have some in their 20's around here... at least it seems some of our new ones are younger than me.... Oh, and EG, can you correct the title of this post to reflect that it's also an OT discussion... or someone please save the thread and bring it back to fall crops... ;-) (I know that none of us can help ourselves, though, can we? Give us an inch, and we'll take a mile!) Blessings, |
- Posted by engineeredgarden 7, nw Alabama (My Page) on Sat, Nov 8, 08 at 14:15
Medo - I like several people at different forums, because some have an excellent sense of humor! They make me laugh... Angela - I can't stop a runaway train...sorry! EG |
ohhh me too!! i sure do like them!! LOL but i have to say, withought a doubt, i think this is my favorite one!! LOL crazy people, crazy stories, and crazy ideas!! LOL can't beat that!! LOL that girl is still sick and the boy is staying with his grandma, doing his work still, i guess her pschyiotic nerve is really acting up bad so he is helping her out alot. which is really helping me out, because talla being sick, tabor freaks when she pukes, i don't know why?? LOL i think my malabar did finally die, either that or i cannot remember where i planted it in the house. i am going to plant some more though and see how it grows. in some new soil. :') and also some lettuce, i still have all of my tomato's growing, and my passi's. ~Medo |
I just re-read my earlier post. Betty, I meant you blend with us, lol. |
- Posted by engineeredgarden 7, nw Alabama (My Page) on Sat, Nov 8, 08 at 23:56
I wanted to let everyone know that pics of my current fall garden will be posted tomorrow on my blog. Probably mid-morning - around 10 am cst. There's some great pics on there! Woo Hoo! I can't wait! Here's the link, if anyone needs it... EG |
Here is a link that might be useful: EG's Garden Blog
Thanks Carolyn! Eg - your photos are really awesome! I hope to have a smaller version of your garden in the Spring --especially now that I have lots of BT on hand! |
- Posted by engineeredgarden 7, nw Alabama (My Page) on Sun, Nov 9, 08 at 14:37
Cool, Betty! BT is an absolute must for the fall crops. I'm planning on using it for my tomato plants also! EG |
ok EG Pics as promised, only a week late, now there are a few that are "ummmmm" unkown to mee at the moment!! LOL one is by the log and it kinda reminds me of a raspberry bush or something, it is kinda prickly. see all of my asparagus?? LOL |
- Posted by engineeredgarden 7, nw Alabama (My Page) on Sun, Nov 9, 08 at 19:41
Hey! Lookie there...you sure do! Is that collards in that one pic? I can't tell...the pictures are pretty small. Way to go, Medo! EG |
yes, they are some kind of collards, in the first one's? but if its after the onion, then its either somekind of chard and i think beets. the first one i took, i have absolutely no idea what it is, i suspect it is the same as the 2nd pic. which pic and i'll see if i can resize ;')~Medo |
- Posted by engineeredgarden 7, nw Alabama (My Page) on Sun, Nov 9, 08 at 22:19
I was referring to the 3rd pic....They kinda look like collards to me. EG |
- Posted by aligishere 9 (My Page) on Mon, Nov 10, 08 at 9:46
Down here in Florida, I've still got a lot! My red okra is STILL producing (I planted it back in June) with no signs of slowing down. I've got collards and lettuce. Sweet potatoes and broccoli aren't ready for harvest yet. No heads at all on the broccoli.... PATIENCE! Tomato plants are still there from this summer. I cut back the ugly old growth and left only the new growth that I could fit nicely into the tomato cages. |
that was broccoli. now next year, i'm gonna have a whole thing of collards!! LOL or a half a thing of spinach and the other half of collards. i love greens alot!! so i'm gonna have so many of them, the kiddo's are gonna have to get used to that, now talla's a real vege eater, and if its a root one, i cut it in a chip style and tell her some story about the french or some other place or the fairies eat these like chips, she's all over them!! ummmmmm......the only thing i haven't figured out, is errrr.....when she's older and she goes to uhh france, and tries to order turnip chips, LOL **giggle** now the spinach and such, i know we'll keep it frozen!! we love quiche (spinach w/ bacon) but i make them in those little muffin cups and freeze them. ~Medo |
Here's a link to some pics that I took this morning. I guess that I'm just lucky to live on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. http://picasaweb.google.com/DeadAt40/SquareFootGarden# |
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now that all looks just great!! IN NOV!!! my goodness!! |
- Posted by west_texas_peg 7b West Cen TX (My Page) on Mon, Nov 10, 08 at 18:05
I have 2 types of radish, blackeyed peas, various tomatoes, Purple Hawaiian Sweet Potatoes, various varieties of onions, various mints, various peppers, various basils, chard, pomgranates, carrots, lettuce, and English peas. The cucumbers and melons are all gone : ( Have had several freeze scares and I cover things...so far no freeze. Hoping it holds off until the tomatoes are ripe...one is a white one so I would like for it to ripen on the vine. Planning to harvest mint and make Mint Syrup tomorrow; hubby;s diabetic so some will be made with Splenda. Peggy |
ohhhh i would love a recipe for splenda syrup!! i cant eat the other syrup, or i feel like stuff is running thru my veigns. my hubs thinks i am so weird!! LOL i told him it feels like ants, so i check my blood, it goes way up, but it does come down in the time, :') do you bring your mint in for the winter? ~Medo |
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The term 'file sharing' evokes a variety of emotions. Clearly, sharing documents and other content between peers is a useful thing to be able to do, particularly in the corporate context. Equally illegal downloads, Napster and Pirate Bay, torrents and warez, file sharing has all done their best to give this most basic of computer functions a bad name.
Despite corporate file sharing tools being around for some time, this is perhaps why they have only recently become a more accepted part of the corporate IT tool kit. Few would doubt their usefulness, for example for exchanging very large files, collaborating on documents or distributing up-to-date versions of information. All very useful functions, but as with any technology, IT decision makers need to think carefully about the associated risks.
Perhaps the biggest of these is data leakage. Shared folders appear like normal folders on a desktop, so it is very easy to drag information in and out of them. Almost too easy – to the extent that a confidential file could be dragged into a publicly shared folder and made visible to everyone who has access to it.
This risk works both ways. Other people can also add files to shared folders, so they can essentially introduce them into the heart of someone's desktop workspace. A malicious user could easily replace an innocuous file in a shared space with one that contains a virus or Trojan horse, and people would be none the wiser – until, of course, they tried to open it.
Shared folders can hang around for a long time – long after they are no longer necessary. It may be, for example, that a project folder is shared with subcontractors, and is left hanging around long after the project is finished. Even after one of the parties has a falling out, doesn't get paid or goes to work for the competition, say.
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Blake said he "absolutely" had interest in signing with the Lakers as a free agent this offseason. He reported the Lakers talked at the beginning of free agency, though they stayed in a holding pattern because of James and Anthony. "As soon as the Blazers made me an offer, I took it pretty quickly," Blake said. "There were a lot of questions for the Lakers to answer before they could get around to someone like me. I wasn't the first option. A lot of those things didn't clear themselves up until it was too late." Los Angeles Daily News
Joe Freeman: Clarification on Steve Blake's status for #Blazers trip: He's out tonight, probably out tomorrow, but there's a chance he could play Friday. Twitter @BlazerFreeman
The Trail Blazers will be down a point guard as they navigate a preseason-ending three-game trip through Colorado and California. Steve Blake did not travel with the team because of an upper respiratory illness and will miss the final three games of the exhibition season. The Blazers' backup point guard is expected to be ready for the regular season opener, but his illness opens up minutes for a host of players hoping to make a last-second impression. Oregonian
Head coach Terry Stotts, meanwhile, was quick to point to the differing-yet-valuable intangibles each bring to Portland's tight-knit roster. "Steve is a consummate professional," Stotts said of Blake. "He's one of the hardest playing guys that I've been around and leads by example. He's very competitive." In Kaman, Stotts noted the value the veteran big man offers to Portland's younger centers, particularly in using size and spacing on the floor. "What he offers Joel (Freeland) and Meyers (Leonard) is some mentorship, as well as veteran knowhow." Oregonian
Lillard says the pickup of Steve Blake was "big" and added that he's looking forward to playing alongside him. But he admitted that it was a bit difficult to wrap his mind around the fact that his "brother" wouldn't be around anymore. "I was disappointed because that's my brother," Lillard told CSNNW.com. "He's always been there for me. When I did something wrong, he was the first one showing showing me how I should have done it. "When I did something good, he was the first person telling me how proud he was of me. When I'm alone on the road, he's the one that'll come hang with me. That's my guy. I thought he would be coming back, but I understand this is a business." CSNNW.com
Essentially, the trade is both one big deal and three parallel smaller ones at the same time. The need to trade something for something is satisfied in the overall deal and thus does not need to be satisfied in each parallel smaller one. The relevant passage in the memo suggests that it is this practice that may be under threat. However, in the trade that the quoted passage above was in reference to (the MarShon Brooks/Steve Blake trade from the last deadline day), provisions were not circumvented. Provisions were not defeated. Things were worked around, yes, specifically Golden State's inability to aggregate Brooks's salary in trade. But the Warriors and Lakers (mainly the Warriors) did all their finagling within the rules set forth by the Collective Bargaining Agreement. They did not do anything here other than what they were permitted to do, and even if they had done, the league still approved the trade. Sham Sports
If the NBA feels that manoeuvring in the manner of the Warriors and Lakers above is contrary to the spirit of the Traded Player Exception and specifically to the use of non-simultaneous trades, then, fine. It pretty much is - on all but the most technical of levels, Brooks and Bazemore were traded for Blake in one deal, with only minutiae stating others. But it was also perfectly allowed by the very clauses the league signed up to in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. And if this is not the kind of matter that this passage of the memo refers to, then we will have to see what it is, because I have no other guesses. Nevertheless, whatever it is, this could be an interesting thing to watch develop. The NBA may be seeking to outlaw a practice it simultaneously permits. We shall see over time where the new boundaries lie. Sham Sports
Blake has maintained a home in West Linn, so signing with the Blazers to back up Damian Lillard was very much a homecoming. "There's no better place to play basketball," Blake said. "I love it here. Like I said, I have a house here, I had my kids here, or my wife had my kids here. So it's a great place to be, great city, great fanbase. I love the way coach has the team playing, and I think it's a good fit." Oregonian
But Blake said he does not have any lingering bitterness from being dealt twice, which he said was no deterrent to him from joining a team that made the second round of the Western Conference playoffs last season. "It's part of the business of basketball, it's part of the way things are run," Blake said. "So I never took it too personal. I think it's one of the reasons I can come back. I know it's a different general manager, different coaches, but even when I got traded away, Kevin Pritchard traded me, he brought me back the next year. It's interesting. But as long as you're a good person, you never know what can happen." Oregonian
Eric Pincus: Told the Lakers did reach out to Steve Blake but with no more than a min offer - he agreed to join Blazers for their Bi-Annual Exception Twitter @EricPincus
Chris Haynes: Told Steve Blake was pursued by teams with much stronger bids. All he had to do was wait. "He desperately wanted to be with #Blazers again" Twitter @ChrisBHaynes
The Portland Trail Blazers have reached agreement on a two-year, $4 million contract with Steve Blake, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Blake, 34, agreed to take the Blazers' biannual exception, sources said. Yahoo! Sports
Chris Haynes: Steve Blake and #Blazers has agreed to a 2-year at the bi-annual with a player option on year two, a league source says. Twitter @ChrisBHaynes
Adrian Wojnarowski: Blake has agreed to the bi-annual exception with the Blazers, league source tells Yahoo Sports. Twitter @WojYahooNBA
Ken Berger: Steve Blake's deal with Portland is a two-year, $4.2 million deal with a player option for year two, league source says. Twitter @KBergCBS
Kevin Ding: Blake family loves Portland. RT @Adrian Wojnarowski: Portland has reached an agreement with guard Steve Blake, league source tells Yahoo Sports. Twitter @KevinDing
The Wolves have also expressed interest in free agents Kris Humphries, Trevor Booker, Steve Blake, and did so with Shaun Livingston before he signed a 3-year deal with Golden State, according to sources. 1500 ESPN
Eric Pincus: If Lakers do get Melo - and Pau - speculatively I could see Steve Blake and Caron Butler back with team - I hear Kobe recruiting both Twitter @EricPincus
Dave McMenamin: Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak has also reached out to representatives for former PG Steve Blake, according to a league source Twitter @mcten
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I had never given a thought to ovarian cancer, and why should I? When it comes to gynecological cancers you hear about breast cancer all the time, but you never hear much at all comes about ovarian cancer. I probably heard the words before it was at some point, but until I was diagnosed with stage 2 ovarian cancer, I was quite ignorant of the signs and symptoms and had no idea what to look for.
As it turned out, I had probably with early warning signs for some time, perhaps years, but I wrote them all to pieces as a normal old signs of getting a little older and entering that time in life when others begin things to bother you or basically so much like a car that reaches the end of fall is the warranty. You know how to do that, the warranty runs out and you're in the shop every other week.
So I had typical symptoms such as indigestion (never had that before), bloating, changes in menstrual periods (heavier), and some pain in the pelvic area right after my time. It was really a strange symptom I'm after because it was not right with the time of the month, but a few days. But then it was gone, and I would just figure, you know, older, etc.
But then I started with this annoying pain in the leg. It was a kind of radiating pain, so I thought it must do something with a nerve. Sciatica? I did not believe it, because it does not follow the usual MO for this type of nerve pain. Maybe a pulled muscle? Fibroids? Yes, it was I decided, fibroids. I researched all the symptoms and everything added up! A huge fibroid must be pressing on my sciatic nerve and the reason aggravated unbearable pain in the legs. I made an appointment with my gynecologist and she agreed, yes, it must be.
She sent me an ultrasound, where a large mass was seen, so I was immediately sent to a gynecologic oncologist. This is the best person for every type of GYN problems that are beyond the norm because these doctors are very specialized, but it is very scary in the oncologist office wondering if you have cancer to sit. Once I had my exam, my doctor intervention were provided, and soon! My surgery was done 6 days later and the diagnoses was stage 2 ovarian cancer. I was scheduled to begin chemotherapy. I did not want to hear it! All I could was to lose my hair to think about. In the grand scheme of things this is such a small thing, but believe me, if you are facing this, it just seems so awful and terrible.
But there is good news in all of the bad was hidden, and that was that I was only stage 2 ovarian cancer and will not be at a later date, the most often diagnosed (due to the fact that nobody realizes they are a symptom, to be concerned about).
I am happy to say I made it through all that and am now cancer free. But I believe that unless I had pain in my leg I did not go to the doctor would have to have in the foreseeable future, probably not for a long time, as my symptoms were so nonspecific and seemingly very benign, and my disease can go unnoticed and was increasing. So please pay attention to your body's communication with you and if you is something going on that seems really out of line, they have checked out by a doctor.


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Phoenix's free agency batting average dropped again Thursday when league sources confirmed that Philadelphia guard John Salmons chose a bit more money and more playing time in Toronto over the Suns. Phoenix had been courting Salmons, who at 6-foot-6 could have filled both the backup shooting guard and point guard roles for the Suns, for about a week.
The Suns figured to move quickly to fill out their roster with both rotation players and reserves. But Tim Thomas chose a sweeter deal from the Clippers over the Suns; players like Detroit's Lindsey Hunter and Matt Harpring signed deals to stay with their teams; and guards like Bobby Jackson and Speedy Claxton hit big free agent money with New Orleans/Oklahoma City and Atlanta.
The Suns have money to spend, with both the trade exception Salmons turned down and the mid-level exception of $5.3 million at their disposal.
"I'm a little disappointed we're not further along and a little surprised we're not," Suns director of basketball operations David Griffin said. "But we weren't putting all our energy on John Salmons. We have been pursuing other deals on parallel tracks and we'll shift our focus in that direction."
Among the guards in the free agent market, Minnesota's Marcus Banks is probably the most intriguing name left, although playing time would come into play as it did with Salmons. The Suns also have shown interest in ex-Sun Tony Delk, Minnesota's Marko Jaric and Eddie House, who has yet to sign with another team. Wing players on the market who could interest the Suns include Jumaine Jones, Devean George and big men like Aaron Williams.
The Suns have only 10 players under contract for next season -- three under the NBA minimum roster of 13.


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Apart from the suspected violation of the CPT invariance, we might expect if the measurements of antihydrogen atoms provide testing Weak Equivalence Principle (WEP) in the gravitational phenomena. We start with how its violation can be related to the expected idea of unification of particle physics and gravitation, an attempt beyond the standard theories, including general relativity of Einstein. A particular emphasis will be placed on the issue of an accelerating universe, a rather recent development since nearly 10 years ago, suggesting a strong motivation toward attempts beyond the conventional concepts of the traditional cosmology. We face today's version of the cosmological constant problem. A candidate of the new ingredient appears to be provided by a scalar field, sometimes under the names like quintessence or dark‐energy. In this article, we discuss the subject from a point of view of a more theoretical approach based on the scalar‐tensor theory of gravitation. By exploiting the concepts of conformal transformations and conformal frames unique to this type of approach, we show that a successful understanding of the observed cosmological acceleration entails an unexpected outcome of breakdown of WEP, which may show up as a distinct behavior between hydrogen and antihydrogen in the gravitational influence, from a further wider perspective including a vector field as well. We intended to introduce most of the new concepts as plainly and briefly as possible, according to the nature of the talk. On the other hand, however, we find it also useful to go into some more details, depending on the interests of individuals among the audience. For a compromise, we decided to add a number of footnotes which were not delivered during the presentation, but might be helpful in the proceedings published later.
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Controversial plans by a collaborative group including Perkins+Will, Toshiko Mori, Grimshaw Architects and Olin Partnership for New York University (NYU) are to be revised following concerns from local activist groups that the towering project will disrupt the existing character of Greenwich Village. NYU had been intending to insert a series of high rise towers and 2.5 million sq ft of additional space to its plot in the Village however pressure from local residents has meant that the plans will be reduced by 370,000 sq ft.
The New York Times issued an interview with Manhattan Borough President, Scott M. Stringer on the topic, quoting him as saying: "NYU must coexist with Greenwich Village and not overwhelm the neighbourhood. This strikes an important balance." NYU's plans are yet to be approved but the revised designs include a seven storey tower (previously 14 storeys), two arching university buildings (reduced by 85,000 sq ft) and a student halls and academic building (relocated to allow for more light to reach existing residents).


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