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Melon question
posted by: slowpoke_gardener on 08.10.2012 at 10:32 pm in Oklahoma Gardening Forum I have tried growing watermelons and cantaloupe once before and it was a big flop. I tried again this year and got some cantaloupes that I was happy with, but the melons not so well. They started out very well but have grown everywhere. I think the weeds and grass has grown up in them and shading them. I just planted one hill in an area of about 40 sq. ft.. I placed 16' cattle panels on 3 sides of them. They have grown out into the yard, into the pasture and up the 3 cattle panels.
I would like to try melons again next year but would like a compact kind. I think some of you said something about growing them on a trellis. I would like to know what kind you would suggest. The kind I planted are crimson sweet, I think they are too large for a trellis. The fruit seems to have quit growing and I am afraid it is because of all the weeds and grass. On a side note the last planting of cantaloupe seems to have stalled also, but they are in the garden in a clean weed free area. Thanks for all input. Larry NOTES: <none>
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Time To Plan Your 'Fall' Plantings
posted by: okiedawn on 06.03.2011 at 09:05 pm in Oklahoma Gardening Forum I know that right now the fall garden seems far away, and yet, in just a few weeks it will be time to put plants into the ground for the fall garden.
If your garden is full, lush and producing well right now, you may not think you need new plants for fall, and maybe you don't or won't. However, often you will find that fresh plants that have not had to struggle with the heat, wind, pests, etc. will produce better than the older plants which have had to endure harsh weather conditions and the onslaught of our usual summer pests and diseases. I've linked the OSU Fall Garden Guide below for anyone who wants to look at it. Remember that the fall dates are the opposite of the spring dates, so those of you in the more northern parts of the state need to go with the earlier date in a given range of dates while those of us in southern parts of the state can go with the later dates since our first average autumn freeze falls later. If you have questions about fall gardening, feel free to post them here. We have a lot of folks who garden deeply into fall and even into winter, so someone should be able to answer your questions. If you're wanting to plant fresh eggplant, pepper or tomato plants for fall, you need to start the seed ASAP as those need to go into the ground in the first half of July. Dawn Here is a link that might be useful: OSU Document: Fall Gardening NOTES: <none>
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Favorite Veggie Varieties for Oklahoma
posted by: okiedawn on 11.07.2010 at 10:13 pm in Oklahoma Gardening Forum After I posted the list of OSU-recommended vegetable varieties, Charlie wanted a more personalized list of the 'others'.
So, for Charlie, here's some of my favorites based on performance, flavor and, sometimes, sentimental reasons like 'my Dad always liked this one'. I hope you other gardeners who are reading this will list your favorites as well. BEANS: Lima: Willowleaf White, Speckled Butterpea, Christmas, Fordhook 242 Bush Snap: Contender, Provider, Top Crop, Romano, Royalty Purple Pod, Tanya's Pink Pod, Borlotto de Vigevano, Pole Snap: Musica, McCasland, Rattlesnake, Louisiana Purple Pod, Kentucky Wonder, Miracle of Venice, Supermarconi, Garrafal Oro, BEETS: Cylindra, Chioggia, Burpee's Golden, For young greens to eat in salads: Bull's Blood BROCCOLI: Packman is head and shoulders above all the rest. Small Miracle and Munchkin if space is tight. BRUSSELS SPROUTS (for fall only): Long Island Improved (ala Catskill) CABBAGE: Early Dutch Flat, Gonzales, Caraflex, Early Jersey Wakefield, Red Acre
CAULIFLOWER: Early Snowball COLLARD GREENS: Georgia Southern, Vates CORN: Early Sunglow, Texas Honey June, Merit, Silver Queen, Shoepeg (aka Country Gentleman), Black Aztec, Kandy Korn (and all Triplesweet types are yummy) COWPEAS/BLACKEYE PEAS: Pinkeye Purplehull, Knuckle Purplehull, Six Week Purplehull, Mandy (aka Big Red Ripper), Texas Pinkeye, Scarlet Red CUCUMBERS: Slicing: Lemon, Fanfare, Sweet Success, Saladbush Pickling: Boston Pickling, National Pickling, Arkansas Little Leaf H-19, Homemade Pickles EGGPLANT: Fairy Tale, Hansel, Gretel, Rosa Bianca, Ping Tung Long, Listada de Gandia, Long Green KALE: Vates, Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch, Red Russian KOHLRABI: Early Purple Vienna, Early White Vienna LETTUCE: Bloomsdale Longstanding, Red Sails, Red Salad Bowl, Little Gem, Paris Island Cos, Buttercrunch MELONS: Jumbo Hale's Best, Pike, Green Machine (aka Ice Cream), Rocky Ford (aka Eden's Gem), Collective Farm Woman, Charentais, Canoe Creek Colossal, Jenny Lind, Schoon's Hardshell, Piel de Sapo (aka Toadskin) MUSTARD GREENS: Southern Giant Curled, Tendergreen OKRA: Clemson Spineless 80, Cowhorn 22, Hill Country Red, Stewart's Zeebest, Green Velvet ONION: Texas Supersweet 1015Y, Candy, Contessa, Superstar, Southern Belle Red, Yellow Granex PEAS: Little Marvel, Wando, Sugar Snap, Super Sugar Snap, Mammoth Melting Sugar Snow Pea PEPPERS: Jalapenos: TAM Mild, Grande', Mucho Nacho, Biker Billy, Ixtapa Habanero: standard Orange Habanero, Fatali (yellow), White Habanero, Brown Habanero, Peach Habanero, Mustard Habanero Sweet Bells: Blushing Beauty, Roumanian Rainbow, Yolo Wonder, Super Heavyweight Others: Anaheim NuMex Joe E. Parker, Alma Paprika, Serrano, Sweet Banana, Jimmy Nardello's Italian Frying Pepper POTATOES: Yukon Gold, Cobbler, All-Blue, All-Red, Adirondack Red, Adirondack Blue, Norland Red, Kennebec, Russian Banana, Austrian Peanut, French Fingerling, Rose Finn Apple, Purple Peruvian RADISH: French Breakfast, Scarlet Globe, Pink Beauty, White Icicle, White Hailstone, Purple Plum SPINACH: Bloomsdale Longstanding SUMMER SQUASH: Early Prolific Yellow Straightneck, Yellow Crookneck, Dixie, Cocozelle, Costata Romanesco, Raven, Magda SWEET POTATO: Vardaman, Centennial, Jewel, Porto Rico, Beauregard SWISS CHARD: Five Color Silverbeet, Ruby Red, Lucullus, Neon Lights TOMATO: (you've seen so many of my long tomato lists by now that I'll keep this simple and list the most reliable producers) Early: Early Girl, Bush Early Girl, Better Bush, Fourth of July, Sophie's Choice, Glacier, Mountain Princess Mid: Jaune Flammee', Celebrity, Better Bush, Beefmaster, Big Beef, Little Lucky, Momotaro, Russian Persimmon, Dr. Wyche's Yellow, Rutgers, Better Boy, Nebraska Wedding, Lemon Boy, Black Krim Late: Porter, Porter Improved, Mortgage Lifter, Supersonic, Traveler 76/Arkansas Traveler, Ramapo, Moreton, Stump of the World, Bradley Pink, Heidi, San Marzano Redorta Cherry: SunGold, Black Cherry, Sweet Million, Rose Quartz, Tomatoberry Grape: Grape, Ildi Currant: Tess's Land Race Currant, Coyote
TURNIPS: Purple Top White Globe WATERMELON: Space-savers: Blacktail Mountain, Yellow Doll, Sugar Baby, Bush Sugar Baby, Regular: Moon and Stars, Yellow Belly Black Diamond, Black Diamond, Yellow Flesh Black Diamond, Willhite's Tastigold, Crimson Sweet WINTER SQUASH/PUMPKINS: Pumpkins: Seminole, Lumina White, Small Sugar Pie, Winter Luxury Pie, Long Island Cheese, Tan Cheese Pumpkin Winter Squash: Waltham Butternut, Baby Butternut, Early Butternut, Marina di Chioggia, Red Warty Thing (aka Victor), Green-striped Cushaw, Golden Hubbard, Bush Table Queen, Bush Delicata NOTES: <none>
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RE: Tough Perennials (Follow-Up #9)
posted by: susanlynne48 on 03.08.2011 at 09:27 am in Oklahoma Gardening Forum There have been a couple of threads within the last month or two regarding native plants in Oklahoma and I've posted several that I grow. Many of my plants are natives since I garden to attract butterflies and grow not only their nectar plants, but their larval host plants as well.
Some that I have incorporated into my garden, that are larval host plants include: Asclepias species (incarnata, speciosa, viridis, purpurescens, tuberosa altho it is not generally a host but a nectar plant, that I grew from seed - host for Monarch and Queen butterflies Cynanchum laeve - Sand Vine - larval host for Monarch Hibiscus coccineus - Texas Star Hibiscus - host for Grey Hairstreak Boehmeria cylindrica - False Nettle (no stinging hairs) - larval host for Red Admiral and Question Mark butterflies Passiflora incarnata - Passion Flower - vine - host for Gulf Fritillary and Variegated Fritillary butterflies Senna hebecarpa - Wild Senna - host for the Cloudless Sulphur and Sleepy Orange butterflies Zizia aptera - Golden Alexander - host plant for Black Swallowtail Butterfly Aristolochia serpentaria, A. tomentosa, A. macrophylla - Pipevines - all hosts for the Pipevine Swallowtails Plantago lanceolata and P. major - Plantain - larval host for Buckeye butterflies Ptelea trifoliata - Hop Tree - small tree; host to Giant Swallowtail Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii - Flame Acanthus - host to Texan Crescent Butterfly Verbesina encelioides - Golden Crownbeard - larval host to Bordered Patch butterfly Lindera benzoin - Spicebush - larval host to Spicebush Swallowtail Salix nigra - Black Willow (growing in large pot) - host to Red Spotted Purple and Viceroy Butterflies Baptisia australis var. minor - Wild Blue Indigo - gorgeous flowers - host to Wild Indigo Duskywing butterflies Prunus serotina - Black Cherry - tree; host to Tiger Swallowtail Hsckberry tree - host to Hackberry and Tawny Emperor, and American Snout butterflies Liriodendron tulipifera - Tulip Tree - host to Tiger and Spicebush Swallowtails Amorpha fruticosa - Lead Plant - larval host to Dogface Sulphur and Silver Spotted Skipper butterflies These are just the ones that I grow, but some butterflies have extensive lists of larval host plants other than the ones I have. I do grow some non-natives for butterflies, too, like fennel and Rue for Black Swallowtails. Giant Swallowtails also use Rue as a host. Zinnia and Cosmos for nectar. Other natives I use as nectar sources include Button Bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis - very easy from seed); Maximillian Sunflower, Liatris spicata, Verbesina alternifolia, Eupatorium purpurea (Joe Pye Weed), Coniclinum coelistinum (Blue Mistflower), Monarda didyma, Ribes odoratum (currant), Spigelia marilandica (Indian Pink, a gorgeous red flower plant that hummers love), Lobelia cardinalis, Vernonia fasiculata (Ironweed), Pycnanthemum muticum (Mountain Mint), Rhus odoratum (Fragrant Sumac), Lonicera flava and L. sempervivens 'Blanche Sandman' (also larval host for Snowberry Clearwing sphinx or hummingbird moths), Datura wrightii, Ariseama triphyllum (Jack in the Pulpit), Salvia coccinea, and Salvia greggii. Susan NOTES: <none>
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Beans for Oklahoma
posted by: macmex on 10.27.2008 at 01:14 pm in Oklahoma Gardening Forum Hey folks, I thought I'd start a thread on beans for Oklahoma (& surrounding areas). I'd like to tell you my criteria for a great bean. There are many opinions out there. This is just mine. There are a couple of things I look for in a great bean. Some comments here are in response to Ilene's in the "Another Frosty Night for Gardeners in NW OK" thread.
1) Dependability. I want a bean which will dependably produce under a wide range of conditions. For that reason both the Dragon's Tongue and our own family heirloom, yellow podded pole bean (Barksdale) don't make the cut. In my experience, though tasty, Dragon's Tongue is very prone weevil damage. Barksdale often won't set pods when it's hot. 2) Tender pods, even when old: Most modern beans become tough when the pods begin to mature. Most dry beans do this. Some dry beans' pods are simply tough from the get go. But there are some varieties out there which produce pods which are tender right down to when they start to yellow and dry. Many of those varieties also have strings. It seems almost to be indication that one has a tender pod variety, if it has strings. Anyway, my favorites have strings and stay tender for a LONG TIME. My absolute favorite green beans are these old timers when they have filled out shell beans on the inside. I string and snap them and cook them up. It's like getting snaps and shell beans at the same time. Plus, with our busy life style, it's sometime difficult to process our beans soon after picking. These tender hull varieties last a long longer "on the shelf," before processing, than the tough hulled varieties. 3) Prodigious seed production: again, here is where Barksdale falls down. It is a struggle with this bean to produce much seed, and that which it does produce is often small and not very filled out. The best beans I know produce lots of nice, well developed seed. This is nice, not only because we like to eat the seeds, but we also like the ease of maintaining seed stocks, in order to share with others. In the "Another Frosty Night for Gardeners in NW OK" thread I mentioned the three champions from this year's garden (for me): Tennessee Cutshort, a mix of white greasy pole beans from NC which came to me with the label of "Long Cut Olde Timey Greasy Bean," and "Cherokee Striped Cornhill Bean." All three of these are pole varieties, which I prefer. But this is personal preference. A lot has to do with one's style of food preservation. I do have to say that I enjoy standing while I pick! Here are a couple other varieties which I've tried, which all seemed outstanding:
Cherokee Striped Cornhill Bean: I only just received this seed this year, from a Seed Savers Exchange member in OH. This is a true Cherokee heirloom, which is why I requested the seed. The seed looks identical to Genuine Cornfield Pole Bean, which is also a fine bean. Seed is beige with brown swirl patterns. Pods can reach up to 9" and have strings. The pods stay tender "to the end," like all my favorites; though they do have a bit stronger bean taste at this point. I only grew two hills of this bean, and that on corn. But I was super impressed with how productive it is. I intend to do a whole cattle panel of this one next year. Long Cut Olde Timey Greasy Bean: I purchased this seed from a fellow on E-bay, back in 2006. He, in turn, purchased his seed from some old timers in NC, who raised and sold string beans in a farmers market. They were senior citizens who couldn't keep it up any longer. This is a mixture of white Greasy beans. All are vigorous climbers and prolific seed producers. They all have heavy strings. The Greasy bean has a little less substantial pod. It dries down faster than others. But it sure produces well. The seed is small, more round than long, and white. Ruth Bible: An Appalachian heirloom with "Kentucky Wonder brown" colored seed. This heirloom dates back to at least 1832 and maintained for generations by the Boys family. Introduced to the Seed Savers Exchange by Jeff McCormick of the Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. Some descriptions say that this bean has 3.5" pods. But others say 5-6" pods, which is what I experienced. Ruth Bible has vigorous 10' vines and white flowers. It produces pods a little later than our own Tennessee Cutshort, but apparently stands up to heat a little better. It seems to flower and set pods a little longer into the hottest part of the summer. I only grew this on in 2007 and it seemed to me that the pods might have toughened up a bit more than the Tennessee Cutshort. But with only one season to compare I cannot really say. I was however, extremely impressed with this bean. It is a true multipurpose bean (snap, shell or dry). Childers Cutshort: This is a "look alike" to our own Tennessee Cutshort. I suspect that they are the same bean, having traveled through different families. I received this bean through Gardenweb member Gene Hosey, who I met in the Heirlooms forum. Gene got his seed from his mother in the fall of 2006, after she and his dad had raised the bean since around 1975. They received their seed from Eddie Childers of Merrimac, KY (Taylor County) around 1975. Like Tennessee Cutshort, Childers Cutshort has more round than long, tan/brown colored seed. Pods are up to 5" long and fat with strings. I've heard great things about Jimenez, and intend to try it. But I hear it is prone to crossing and is difficult for seed production. Rattlesnake seems to bring rave reviews by many. But I think it has pods which toughen with age. Rattlesnake's claim to fame appears to be its extreme heat tolerance and productivity. Kentucky Wonder is a great bean. Its only disadvantage to me is that the pods get tough with age. There is no end to the variety available out there. I hope this stimulates some discussion on varieties and preferences for beans in this region. Here is a link that might be useful: Another Frosty Night for Gardeners in NW OK NOTES: <none>
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RE: Beans for Oklahoma (Follow-Up #1)
posted by: okiedawn on 10.27.2008 at 04:19 pm in Oklahoma Gardening Forum George,
What a great topic to discuss! I don't think beans get as much attention as some other veggies, like tomatoes and peppers, and yet they are such a garden staple. We always grow more beans for green beans than for dry beans but we've grown all kinds over the years. Some years we grow more pole types, and other years more bush types.....it just depends on what we're craving when we are selecting our seeds for the spring planting season. I like trying new ones, sometimes as many as 8 or 10 new types in one year, so my 'favorites' change from year to year. So, I am more of a 'dabbler' or 'experimenter' with beans and often try new ones year after year after year. Our favorites these last few years are any of the flat-podded Roma-type beans, and some of the best ones we've tried in recent years were purchased from Seeds From Italy, which is the U.S. importer/distributor for Franchi Sementi. Some of our all-time favorite beans include Cherokee Trail of Tears, Christmas Lima, Hidatsu Shield and Hidatsa Red, Willow Leaf Lima, McCasland, Old Homestead, Jacob's Cattle, Royalty Purple Podded Pole Bean, Greasy Grits, etc. I also grow some of the newer hybrid bush green beans because of their high productivity, including Provider, Contender and Top Crop. Several years ago I began trying some of the beans offered by Native Seed/SEARCH and have been fascinated with the many types, some of which have been grown for centuries, by the native peoples of North America. These are very tough, very hardy and for the most part very drought-tolerant. Quite often the tribal name is part of the bean's name, or their is a regional component to the name. A lot of these are really great for dryland farming or at least they are great on minimal rainfall in drought years. And, I truly love growing some of the beans as ornamentals, particularly some of the runner beans (Scarlet, Painted Lady, Sunset, White), and some of the different hyacinth beans (dolichos lablab) including the purple-flowered and white-flowered ones. Although they shouldn't do this in our climate, the hyacinth beans often reseed for me. Since you and I tend to mention a lot of beans not commonly offered in grocery stores (hee hee), I thought I'd mention my favorite sources for heirloom (and also newer hybrid) beans. If I miss any sources that you think I should have mentioned, I hope you'll add them. Native Seed/Search (www.nativeseeds.org) This is a regional seedbank located in the southwestern US which houses approximately 2000 accessions of traditional crops grown by native persons in North America (including Mexico), and often handed down from family to family within a given tribe. About half of the seeds they have are from the traditional Three Sisters: corn, beans and squash. They do not offer all 2,000 seeds, but rotate growouts/offerings to keep all their lines viable and available. They offer an amazing selection of beans, but other crops as well including amaranth, melons, tomatoes, tomatillos, squash, okra, amaranth and black-eyed peas. Seed Savers Exchange (www.seedsavers.org). In this country, this is the organization most responsible for the preservation of thousands of heirloom varieties of seeds. It is a non-profit organization and you can join and become a member, or you can purchase from their catalog/website. Only a relatively small percentage of the thousands of seedsaver varieties are available on the website or in the catalog. If you join and become a member, you can purchase seed directly from other members (like George and Jerreth) and this gives you access to thousands and thousands of seed accessions. Among the bean seeds in the public catalog are Cherokee Trail of Tears, Hidatsa Red, Jacob's Cattle, Speckled Cranberry, Lazy Housewife, Christmas Lima.....I could go on forever. For the really rare ones, though, you need to purchase a membership and it is well-worth every penny. When I first started growing heirlooms, it was SSE that introduced me to many of the fascinating varieties. Southern Exposure Seed Exchange (www.southernexposure.com) is the first commercial firm from whom I purchased heirloom seeds a long time ago, probably one year before I found Seed Savers Exchange. Southern Exposure is located in Virgina but their seeds grow well in most parts of the US, including here. They have a very good selection of heirloom beans, including Ruth Bible, Potomac, Turkey Craw, McCaslan, Blue Cocoa, Lousisiana Purple Pole, Willow Leaf Lima, Black Valentine, and many others. Sandhill Preservation Center (www.sandhillpreservation.com). This is a small operation run by the Drowns Family and they offer an amazing selection, not just of heirloom vegetable seed, but also heirloom sweet potatoes and heirloom poultry. Some of the beans they offer include Greasy Grits, Carolina Red Lima, Frosty Lima, Honeycutt Pioneer Cutshort, Brown-speckled Greasy, and Red Speckled Fall Bean. Glenn Drowns, by the way, has been involved with Seed Savers Exchange for many years, and is the breeder of my all-time favorite watermelon, Blacktail Mountain. Baker Creek Heirloom Seed (www.rareseeds.com) This is a relatively young company and it has grown very, very rapidly. I think I've been buying seeds from them for probably 6 or 7 years now. They offer a wide variety of heirloom seed, not just from the US, but from around the world. They also offer heirloom seeds from the Missouri Ozarks. Some of their beans include Old Homestead, McCaslan 42, Jacob's Cattle, Cherokee Trail of Tears, Missouri Wonder, Red Rice bean, several types of Hyacinth Beans, Broad Windsor Fava, Aquadulce Spanish Fave and Sadie's Horse Bean. Seeds From Italy (www.growitalian.com) This is the U.S. importer and distributor for seeds from Franchi Sementi. I've only ordered from them for the last 3 or 4 years, but have enjoyed trying their varieties, including Borlotto of Vigevano, Smeraldo Roma, Linqua di Fuoco (Tongue of Fire), and they offer several fava beans not easily found here, including Super Marconi, Supersimonia, and Early Purple Fava. Victory Seed (www.victoryseeds.com). This is an outstanding firm that offers a terrific variety of heirlooms, including Riggin's Stick, Promise Half-Runner Bean, King of the Garden Lima, Appaloosa, Bolita, Raquel, European Soldier (you can see the little soldier on the bean!), and Rio Zappo. Seeds of Change (www.seedsofchange.com) Although smaller and perhaps less well known than many of the other seed companies mentioned, they offer an amazing variety of heirloom vegetables, flowers, and herbs. Some of their beans include Aztec half-runer, Jack and the Beanstalk Pole Bean, Hutterite Dry Bean, Indian Woman Yellow Dry Bean, Cascade Giant Pole Bean, Guatemalan Fava, Edamame Sayasusume, and Mitla Black Tepary Bean. Finally, if anyone is in an experimental-type mood and wants to grow a lot of types of beans without spending a fortune on bean seed, here's one way to do it. Go to a grocery store that carries organic food. I usually go to either the Whole Foods or Central Market stores in the D-FW metroplex. Go to the bean row and you'll find an amazing variety. Sometimes you can find a 'bean soup mix' that will have at least a couple of dozen different kinds of beans in the mix. Go ahead and plant a few rows of them. It is an adventure all summer long, seeing what grows from the bean mix, and seeing what you get! Dawn NOTES: seed resources/best beans
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My dimmer is Crestron CLS_C6. This dimmer supports CR6. However my electrician is telling me that he has to get an additional part that will make CR6 dimmable. I have no idea what he is talking about. Does this make any sense to you? I want to make sure he is not installing additional parts that are not necessary. He did tell me that most of his clients don't use LED yet. |
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Best to contact Cree. Their CS is excellent. We installed 32 CR6's when we finished our basement. Best decision we made. Can't say enough about these LED bulbs!We used Lutron Maestro Digital dimmers, no additional parts were required. Good luck. |
> However my electrician is telling me that he has to get an additional part that will make CR6 dimmable. I have no idea what he is talking about. Does this make any sense to you? No. Cree has a list of tested/recommended dimmers on their website. Lutron also has some dimmers specifically designed with LEDs or dimmable CFLs, but if you already have something else, most conventional dimmers for incandescent lights should still work adequately well. |
Thanks for your input. I called Cree. They told me that Cree CR6 does not require any additional part to be dimmable. I am going to use them in my gym. I will use a Lutron Diva CL dimmer in the guy. In the snack area I will also have Cree CR6. It will be dimmed by Crestron CLS-C6. Even though Crestron is not mentioned on the Cree website Crestron mentions in their literature that they are compabible with CR6. The only requirement is to not dim below 3%. Thanks |
The CR6 is rated to dim to 5% which is about as good as any lights get including incandescents or CFLs. Oddly the more expensive LR6 line only dims to 20%. See also my post from an earlier thread regarding my impressions of the CR6 in general |
We used Crestron CLS-C6 dimmers in the past, one set was great, one was not. We did get line noise though these dimmers in a few houses. We then used Lutron electronic low voltage diva's and it fixed the buzzing issue. Lutron also has a Maestro dimmer that is electronic low voltage that also works great for this issue with LED's, and none of those are on Cree site for recommended dimmers. The new Maestros coming out are going to address a lot of common LED issues. |
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How Much Gold Can a Single US Dollar Buy?
Submitted by dherik on Thu, 03/14/2013 - 15:03Find out here
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The bottom line, whether we call those cotton and ink bank notes
... "dollars", or not:
Some sands have their grain bigger than the amount of gold that one U.S. fiat money unit can buy.
"Cyril" pronounced "see real". I code stuff.
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Keep in mind
that total gold (ever produced in history) values today less than $10T (based on today's market converstion rate to dollar.)
52% are in jewelry. All central banks have about 18% of the total gold - that is $1.8T. The actual paper money in circulation is even less that that number. Gold as bullions and coins in private hands traded on the market is about 1% - less than $100B.
So next time you hear that Rockefeller has a stash of $10T or Rothschilds have $100-300T, check their parroting mechanism for amount of lubricant left.
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You are talking about FRNs, not US dollars ($)...
What your article fails to clarify, obfuscates, or a matter of which the author is unaware, is that US ($) dollars are by legal and constitutional definition, not Federal Reserve Notes. The latter FRNs are the current money of account essentially with which most Americans, and many others, are forced to trade! Real US dollars ($) are a quantity of gold and silver!
Like a quart contains something, they are the 'container' which contains gold!
Early in the twentieth century the US $ was defined as 1/20th an ounce of gold. FRNs (Federal Reserve Notes of debt) were kept at nearly the value of the US $ until shortly after Franklin D. Roosevelt unconstitutionally and criminally forced Americans to trade in their gold at the going rate of 1/20th ounce of gold per one US dollar ($); IE: 20 US dollars per ounce of gold. Very shortly after, that same perfidious oath-breaker deceived the people by devaluing the US dollar ($) down to 1/35th ounce of gold per one US dollar ($), or $35 per ounce of gold. In this he effectively defrauded over one third of the wealth of the people. The wealth of the people was transferred to the 'buyer' of their gold, after the 'agreed upon' price of $20 per ounce was applied to the forced sale! This was but one of the many impeachable offenses FDR committed!
But the Federal Reserve Note was still tied to the US dollar ($), though it did extort more from the people, it did not fulfill it's true mission until 1971, when Nixon once again attacked the value of the US$ and the wealth of the people. In one fell swoop he both defrauded the people, devaluing their money, and also ended the tenuous connection between the FRN and the diminishing dollar by closing the door on gold trades for the FRN, something which was until then only afforded foreigners anyway.
That defrauding of the people, something Nixon allowed but which is not discussed very much, was the corresponding rape once again of the peoples wealth and value of their dwindling real US$... if any still held them. This was the devaluation of the real US dollar, again! From the Roosevelt era 1/35th ounce, down to the new 1/42.22 ounce value. This effectively defined what was left of the US dollar, as equal to 1/42.22 of one ounce of gold... IE: gold value in US$ is $42.22 per ounce!
There it remains today.
But the once proud and staunch US dollar is missing! We are absent any real US dollars to hold that flag of value high for the world to see! Not having any of these US dollars in their pockets the ability was lost to store the people's labor, to save their wealth, to lend for growth and to earn for prosperity!
In the 1960's those who saw the hand writing on the wall and saved the disappearing silver coin, saved their wealth from confiscation, transfer, and planned government theft! In effect they avoided serfdom!
Those who participated in this scheme, partnering with the Federal Reserve Bank, obtaining tremendous amounts of newly counterfeited Federal Reserve Notes, received the wealth theft/transfer of the serfs, as 20th century Lords!
Though the bleeding of gold form the US stopped to some degree, it also allowed for the first time a free and open method of defrauding the people once again, on a regular basis, through the hidden tax/wealth transfer of fiat counterfeit FRN creation... now completely unimpeded by the need for the gold backed US$!
Though the US$ dollar remains therefore the value of 1/42.22 of an ounce of gold, according to the constitution and federal law, the FRN, euphemistically referred to as the 'dollar', and the only instrument allowed essentially as legal tender, is become the instrument of plunder, wealth transfer, counterfeit theft, and all the other trappings of the feudal age. We now live in the age of feudalism, with the serfs bound to the FRN and it's formula of theft, hidden tax, and wealth transfer to the lords who control the printing presses to this end!
To answer your question then, the US$ dollar still stands as the constitutional money, at 1/42.22 fraction of an ounce of gold, and gold standing at 42.22 dollars per ounce! All the parsing, obfuscation, circumlocution, to the contrary, will not bring back the FRN as the US$!
It was for this reason that the Gold Commission under Reagan succeeded at least as far as creating once again real money. They 'Acted' to create once again gold and silver coins for the people!
Unfortunately the money thieves in the FRN camp new the circulation of these as legal tender would signal the collapse of their hegemony over the transfer of wealth machine they control! They needed some way to place a monkey wrench in the cogs of competing currencies, something Ron Paul has advocated every time he ran for office.
To this end they made a US$50 coin from one ounce of gold, and then a US $25 dollar coin from one half ounce of gold, and a US $5 from one tenth ounce... but, they effectively prevented commerce by making the US $10 from one quarter ounce of gold! It would have been accurate, more practical and thus effective for commerce, to make $40, $20, $10, and $5 denominated coins, for the 1, 1/2, 1/4, and 1/10th ounce weights of gold!
Bottom line is most people have only the thread of control over their earnings since they are counted in FRNs at this point in our history and in this time of dwindling freedom! They better understand the difference, or they will all be fleeced of their entire earnings eventually, with loss of wealth, savings, earning power, poverty, and eventually serfdom the only result of that ignorance!
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Is a dollars worth of gold
visable to the naked eye?
Ron Paul Was Right
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One dollar is...
1/42.22 of one ounce of gold. That is the current size of the container!
It should be visible.
However, if your naked eye requires the covering of a corrective lens, you might not be able to see it.
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Spot = $1590
Therefore 1/1590th of an ounce of gold will buy you one dollar now.
One troy ounce is 31 grams.
So 0.02 grams of gold can get you a buck.
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lol... How much gold for one buck?
lol... How much gold for one buck?
Not much... like, 20 or so milligrams, I'm guessing? ;)
to understand what 20 milligrams is/are, suffices to notice it's a 50th of one gram, of course: 20 mg * 50 = 1,000 mg = 1 gram.
And to understand what one gram is... well, that's roughly the weight of this:
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Yup. A 50th bit worth of a paper clip.
A 50th bit worth of a paper clip.
"Cyril" pronounced "see real". I code stuff.
"To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous." -- Confucius
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Gold Value in US Dollar since 1787 (demise of Fed Note, 1914...)
Disclaimer: Mark Twain (1835-1910-To be continued) is unlicensed. His river pilot's license went delinquent in 1862. Caution advised. Daily Paul ☑
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The dollar starts it's
The dollar starts it's decline around 1971.No surprise there.
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Nixon defaulted on our US National Debt being paid in Gold, 1971
Note what happened to cause drops in 1913 & 1933. Promises, promises...
Disclaimer: Mark Twain (1835-1910-To be continued) is unlicensed. His river pilot's license went delinquent in 1862. Caution advised. Daily Paul ☑
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"Legal Tender" depends on the Tenderizer.
"Federal Reserve - Strong US Dollar Policy, 1913...
Sci-Fi Movie Script: Established To Serve and Protect" GS, JPM, BAK, C, HBC... End the Fed - Ron Paul
Disclaimer: Mark Twain (1835-1910-To be continued) is unlicensed. His river pilot's license went delinquent in 1862. Caution advised. Daily Paul ☑
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love the charts
Don't you dig this embedding, MT?
It makes commenting more fun and reading more interesting.
Or course your comments were always fun, informational, and creative before.
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The "legal tender" charts are disconcerting.
Imagine if the Mississippi River liquidity or value there of, went to less than 2 fathoms. Imagine the Eerie Canal dry.
To a pilots reading of those charts, the meaning is clear as the Tetons head water after the snow melt. soon there will be no safe passage for riverboats. Perhaps we best be investing in ox herds & carts.
Thanks for your words of encouragement.
Disclaimer: Mark Twain (1835-1910-To be continued) is unlicensed. His river pilot's license went delinquent in 1862. Caution advised. Daily Paul ☑
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our debt problem started
our debt problem started picking up speed thereafter, no surprise there, either
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The debt in the early 1970's
The debt in the early 1970's was 300 billion.
The US Dollar was tied to gold at around $35 a troy ounce of gold. That is 8,571,428,571 troy ounces, or 293,877.55 short tons.
If we had to buy that gold at $1600 it would cost 13.71 trillion dollars. Not that you could ever, ever get that much gold, at any price; it would be completely impossible as only 174k tons has ever been mined.
In reality the US was far deeper in debt in the 70's. The US was in debt for all the gold in the world, twice over. When Nixon decoupled the dollar from gold, he had absolutely no choice. There was no way the US could pay.
What we SHOULD be doing, instead of playing politics.
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don't blame the amount of
don't blame the amount of gold being mined, blame people for spending money that isn't there. the price of gold can always go up.
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I'm not blaming the amount of
I'm not blaming the amount of above ground gold. I'm saying that they spent too much.
What we SHOULD be doing, instead of playing politics.
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oh, i was confused about what
oh, i was confused about what you were saying. nevermind.
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MelissaIsTheBest on 7/25/2010 10:05:00 PM more reviews by MelissaIsTheBest
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I cannot tolerate the smell! I bought this for my acne. Perhaps this product would have worked better had I been able to tolerate it longer, but from what I remember it was rather drying. No use in switching from one evil to another - especially if it stinks so bad in the process!
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*TOP REVIEWER* Banjos on 7/7/2010 2:52:00 AM more reviews by Banjos
Age: 56 & Over Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Warm Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine Eyes: Hazel
Witch hazel is a good, inexpensive toner for all but very dry skin. With 14% alcohol, one would think it would be drying but I have not found that to be the case. Although many on MUA have complained about the scent, I do not find it objectionable. It is not good but not bad either...medicinal/herbal, I would say. It has been around since Hector was a pup.
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*TOP REVIEWER* sarahhjosephinee on 6/19/2010 11:05:00 PM more reviews by sarahhjosephinee
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Blond, Curly, Coarse Eyes: Hazel
I really like using this as a toner.. it smelled bad at first but I'm used to it now. I always feel like this really cleans my skin of what was left after my actual cleanser.. yay witch hazel! :)
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*TOP REVIEWER* CatherineSolo on 6/15/2010 7:35:00 PM more reviews by CatherineSolo
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine Eyes: Hazel
After years and years of using Proactive, it stopped working for me, and I have, for the past few years, been forced to formulate a new skincare routine. And I have tried EVERYTHING.
I love toners, because they are refreshing, and a good one will balance my dry but acne prone skin. But after trying a million products and spending a ton of money, I have gotten sick of all the bells and whistles. So I decided to try something natural and simple. And I am liking it a lot. Although it's got a pretty high alcohol content, I actually don't find it drying, which it amazing, as everything dries out my skin.
But I think what sealed it for me was the way it's helped clear up the break-out I recently had after trying a bad oil on my face. Also, I got a facial today and the facialist said using witch hazel straight up is a great idea, which impressed me.
Will I repurchase? Yes, unless I find another cheap, natural product that is similar. I'd try out something like that, but I would come back to witch hazel if other natural products don't work like it.
That being said, it smells awful. But I hold my breath when I apply it. For the price & the results, I can hold my breath for 20 seconds. The smell doesn't linger *phew!*
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TarynHart on 5/15/2010 10:26:00 PM more reviews by TarynHart
Age: 36-43 Skin: Dry, Fair Hair: Brunette Eyes: Green
Use this everyday on a cotton square after cleansing and before moisturizing. I hate the smell (some people don't mind it and some even like it). However, I put up with the smell because the effect and the price are worth it. Witch Hazel is an anti-inflamatory -- so, it calms down any irratation/redness, etc. It also does a good job of getting any makeup my cleansing left behind. It is the active ingredient in many toners, but if you can put up with the smell and very boring packaging, straight witch hazel is a great product.
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amhendy on 5/9/2010 11:21:00 PM more reviews by amhendy
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Hazel
Okay, the smell takes some getting used to-however,its dirt cheap and does the same job as any other toner. I have tried it all, Lancome, Prescriptives, Sea Breeze, Proactive, you name it and I have probably tried it. This stuff does the job and its cheap. I thought I would try it because I noticed it as an ingredient in toners and I figured I didn't have anything to lose. You will most certainly need a moisturizer, I use cetaphil as a wash twice a day, followed buy hazel, and I follow with moisturizer after the hazel has dried. If you notice a break out at first, give it time, anytime you try something new your skin may purge. I noticed my skin is way less oily and my husband had a skin irritation after a nose surgery and witch hazel cleared it right up. He was skeptical that it would work until he watched it clear right up. This stuff is also good on the bikini line. UPDATE: We are experiencing a very hot spring!!! I did have to switch toners, this requires a lot of moisturizer -so combined with summer- not a good combo. Excess moisture in the heat made my skin a little too oily for my liking.
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debj314 on 5/9/2010 4:43:00 PM more reviews by debj314
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I bought this a few weeks ago. I used to use this years ago and I love how it makes my skin look and feel. But....lately, the smell is more aggravating. I dont know if its b/c now I can smell better thanks to Neilmed sinus rinse! But when I used it last week it seemed as though I smelled it the whole day. So I am on the fense about returning this. My makeup looked great but the smell was so powerful.
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*TOP REVIEWER* untinnu on 5/8/2010 4:11:00 PM more reviews by untinnu
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Hmmm...this is weird.
I've been watching Dickinson's Witch Hazel, and when I ran out, I went to CVS to purchase more, but decided to buy the cvs brand instead, since the ingredients were the same and it was a lot cheaper. During the whole time I used this, which was about 3 weeks, I was breaking out like crazy!!! But now that I went back to Dickinson Witch Hazel about 4 days ago, my skin is beginning to clear up. Not sure what is going on here.
Anyways, good toner though.
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jrbmua on 5/8/2010 3:18:00 PM more reviews by jrbmua
Age: 30-35 Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
Ever since I switched over from an expensive BP toner to this...I've never noticed a difference so I'm sticking with this cheap toner. I only get ance during that time of the month and I use pretty good spot treatment for that.
*Update 5/21/12: Still using this as a toner and no problems. It is so cheap and more natural than other toners with so many ingredients. I just cannot go back to expensive toners, not when this does the main things I look for in a toner -simply to remove what my cleanser cannot fully remove. The money I would've otherwise spent on expensive toners, I am able to spend on moisturizer and finally...a Clarisonic Mia.
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