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This list of all New Zealand marine reserves takes you though to marine reserve information in the parks and recreation section. View a map.
Akaroa is visited by many marine mammals including the world's smallest dolphin, the Hector's dolphin. The Akaroa Marine Reserve lies at the mouth of the harbour and is easy to visit as the township offers numerous water-based tourist activities.
Antipodes Island is the most remote of New Zealand's subantarctic islands, 870 km southeast of the South Island.
The Auckland Islands - Motu Maha Marine Reserve covers an area of about 484,000 ha in the Southern Ocean, providing breeding grounds for Southern right whales, New Zealand sea lions and yellow-eyed penguins.
At first view, these bleak subantarctic rocks appear anything but bountiful, but they are some of the most densely populated rocks in the Southern Ocean, and they are also teeming with underwater life.
Campbell Island/Moutere Ihupuku is the eroded remains of a shield volcano, characterised by large cliffs, boulder beaches and a few sandy bays. It lies 660 km south of the South Island, and it is New Zealand's southern most island.
New Zealand's first marine reserve, Cape Rodney-Okakari Point was established in 1975. It is also known as Goat Island or Leigh marine reserve.
Fiordland's ten marine reserves range in size from 93 to 3,672 hectares, and in total include over 10,000 hectares of inner fiord marine habitat. The reserves border the Fiordland National Park and are a fantastic example of protected natural environments.
Hautai is New Zealand's most remote mainland marine reserve - two days' walk from the nearest road end, in an area with no formed walking tracks.
This marine reserve sits near the township of Kaikōura, at the point where the undersea Kaikōura canyon approaches close to the land. Visiting the reserve is an unparalleled opportunity to see them up close, and often in large numbers.
Horoirangi Marine Reserve lies north of Nelson city along the eastern side of Tasman Bay. Learn about the recreation options the reserve offers.
Kahurangi Marine Reserve lies off the far northwest of the South Island. Walkers on the famous Heaphy Track in Kahurangi National Park can enjoy a stroll along its southern reach.
Kapiti Marine Reserve links the world-renowned bird sanctuary on the island with the protected Waikanae estuary on the mainland, creating a rare continuum of protected land and sea.
The Kermadec Islands Nature Reserve and Marine Reserve, located some 1000 km northeast of New Zealand, is the most remost area managed by the Department of Conservation and can only be visited with a special permit.
Just 20 km north of Auckland lies the Long Bay-Okura Marine Reserve. The reserve protects a variety of coastal habitats: sandy beaches, rocky reefs, estuarine mudflats and mangroves.
Accessible only by boat, Long Island - Kokomohua Marine Reserve offers visitors the chance to explore an environment typical of the Marlborough Sounds.
Find information about tracks and lodgings at Mimiwhangata Coastal Park near Whangarei. Recovering shore bird and marine species can be found at this marine park.
The Motu Manawa - Pollen Island Marine Reserve protects 500 hectares of the inner reaches of Auckland's Waitemata Harbour.
This 1800 ha marine reserve encloses a typical slice of the north Taranaki coastline, as well as the possibly unique sponge gardens of Pariokariwa reef.
You will see many of New Zealand's most charismatic marine animals at Pōhatu Marine Reserve, which hosts both penguin and seal colonies. The drive to Pōhatu is rough and should only be attempted by 4WD.
Beneath the waves at the Poor Knights, the caves, arches, tunnels and sheer cliffs provide a great variety of habitats to explore.
Punakaiki Marine Reserve surrounds the pancake rocks and blowholes at Dolomite Point, one of the most distinctive landscapes of the West Coast.
The 1404ha Tapuae Marine Reserve is on the rugged Taranaki coast close to New Plymouth and adjoins the Sugar Loaf Island Marine Protected Area. It hosts a diverse and flourishing range of sea life.
The 854ha Taputeranga Marine Reserve is located 6 kilometres from the city centre on Wellington's south coast, providing easy access to study, interact with and record marine life and habitats.
This small marine reserve (16 ha) has been created as an educational site because of its accessibility, variety of habitats, and simple beauty.
Tāwharanui Marine Reserve is good for families, with pōhutukawa lined beaches, good swimming and rockpooling. It runs along the northern side of Tāwharanui Regional Park (on Takatu Peninsula) and is a 90 minute drive north of Auckland. There is camping nearby.
Te Angiangi Marine Reserve protects a piece of the central Hawke's Bay coast.
Te Matuku Marine Reserve protects one of Waiheke Island's largest and least disturbed estuaries, along with an area outside Te Matuku Bay in the Waiheke Channel.
The Te Paepae o Aotea (Volkner Rocks) Marine Reserve is a unique volcanic and oceanic environment in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve lies about 16 kilometres north of Gisborne. The reserve contains eight marine habitat types including inshore reef, rocky intertidal platforms, sediment flats and more.
Find out about recreation opportunities in Tonga Island Marine Reserve in Abel Tasman National Park.
Tuhua (Mayor Island) is a collapsed volcano on the edge of the continental shelf. The marine reserve surrounding it is a wonderful dive spot, with a mixture of shallow reef and deepwater environments.
By adjoining the Ulva Island Open Sanctuary, the 1075-hectare Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve extends the protection of this area from land to sea.
This marine reserve is fed by two lagoons and the Waiho River, and forms a protective buffer for these waterways and wetlands. It lies alongside parts of Westland Tai Poutini National Park and Te Wāhipounamu South West New Zealand World Heritage Area.
Learn what awaits visitors to Westhaven, the first estuary in New Zealand to be protected by a combination of marine and wildlife reserve.
Whanganui A Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve protects the marine habitats around Motueka, Mahurangi, Motukorure, Moturoa islands.
The marine environment in the Whangarei Harbour is of distinctive quality, and two marine areas are set aside for protection around Motukaroro (Passage) Island and at Waikaraka.
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Cornbread and Beef Skillet Pie
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Short on time? Give this savory pie a try. It takes just five minutes of active prep and is filled with a tasty mix of lean ground beef, beans and canned corn, all topped with a layer of crumbly cornbread.
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- 1 pound(s) lean ground beef
- 1 can(s) (21-ounce) Ranchero Beans
- 1 can(s) (15 1/4-ounce) corn kernels, rinsed
- 1 package(s) (6 1/2-ounce) cornbread mix (plus the required ingredients to make it)
- 2 ounce(s) (about 1/2 cup) pepperjack cheese, shredded
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large oven-safe skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat, breaking it up with the back of a spoon until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the beans and corn and cook simmer for 2 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare the cornbread according to package directions. Spread the cornbread batter over the beef mixture, leaving a 1/2-inch border all the way around. Sprinkle with cheese.
- Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the cornbread comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.
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The case for and against raised beds?
There are lots of posts springing up (sorry about the pun) from brand new gardeners building raised beds. In past years, these posts have sometimes been followed by pleas for help with yellowed, stunted plants, and often we find out that things have been planted in some bagged or delivered "top soil.". And so the chant begins -- mix it all in with your native soil, you need a mineral component, you need the soil food web, which is in your native soil, not in the "top soil" they sold you . . . etc.
I am left feeling that some book out there has misled a lot of new gardeners who could have skipped all the expensive lumber and "top soil", saved all that building and filling work, and instead just dug up (or lasagna-ed) a piece of lawn, added some compost and what ever other amendments their professional $10 soil test said they needed, stuck their seeds and/or seedlings in the ground, and gotten a nice harvest.
If someone has high lead or cadmium, I get the raised bed thing. Yard a bed of rocks? Ditto. A new neighborhood with nothing but subsoil from when your basement was dug, covered by a thin layer of sod for your lawn? Or got the mole/vole thing going on?Okay, do raised beds. But why is native soil getting such a bad rap these days?
Alright, rant over. I am now seriously open to any and all explanations as to why raised beds are the best thing ever. And I'm hoping that this thread will be informative for the new gardeners starting out this year, and will help avoid some of the common pitfalls.
I like your post :)
I do most of my gardening in-ground. Great soil here that is high in organic matter. I use plastic mulch and hoophouses to warm the soil early, so no additional benefit from using raised beds, even in my zone. Actually, plants in raised beds are more susceptible to spring and fall frosts.
But there's no one-size-fits-all answer. I think the biggest case for raised beds would be for people with poorly draining heavy soil. I had to deal with that at my previous home where I did have raised beds. All it took was one June rainstorm to turn my yard into an anoxic soup for weeks.
I only do it because I have gophers. I filled my beds with native soil and compost. (And in two beds I added horse manure).
In the past, I have experimented with the square foot gardening method. I have nothing against it, but after I moved out of the city I didn't want to spend that much money on potting mix. (I have a lot more beds now).
When I drive around and look at the farms in this area, I see that most of them have shaped beds for most crops. These are also raised beds, they just don't have wood (or anything) holding them up.
So the farmers obviously believe that creating a raised bed for crops is worthwhile. Sometimes the beds are covered with plastic and sometimes they are not. I think it may help to keep the seedbed a little warmer.
Another benefit to raised beds is that it is easier for other people (and the dog) to understand where they are not supposed to walk.
I do both. My soil is very heavy & hard to dig, though it seems to be very nutrient rich. Not to mention I hit rocks just about everywhere I put the shovel. I have to stand on the shovel to dig even a small hole. I use my raised bed for anything where the crop has to be dug out of the ground. Carrots, potatoes, garlic. When we moved in here a few years ago, the previous owner had planted carrots in ground. I broke most of them in half trying to dig them up.
RAISED BEDs are made and serve more than one purpose:
1) AS A DESIGN ELEMENT: It makes the garden bed to stand out on its own and have a character instead of just a ditch in the grass
2) ERGONOMICS: It enabled the gardener to walk around it and work on it, harvest, weed, with less back ache and strain.
Call it convenience and comfort factor.
3) DRAINAGE SOLUTION: Often the land is low, the soil has low drainage, it rains a lot (like PNW).... Raised bed is the best , perhaps the only solution to avoid drenched/soggy garden bed.
4) When you want raised bed for the reason (1) or (2), and there is no native soil to fill it, no native elements available to retain the soil, then you have to purchase/ procure them from somewhere
So in conclusion : Yes it can be be costly but it is justified if it serves a purpose. IMO
I'm with you, Elisa.
Even for cases of extremely hard, heavy soil, the situation could be remedied by several years of heavy mulching to soften the ground and get active soil life going. Ed Faulkner in his books explains how he started with just that situation and simply crushing the growth to the ground for several years mellowed it completely.
I will be making 2 raised beds this year because I just don't have the energy and time to cultivate the area (it is now lawn) the 8 inches required to produce good veggies. Instead, I will just build it up. I have enough wood lying around, and 2 sets of those large hinges sold by Lee Valley for this purpose. I don't mind hauling bags of topsoil and compost. Just a lazy gardener.
I am expanding the garden and I have used raised beds for a long time. I find it much easier, ergonomically. I mulch with shredded leaves and I don't really have to weed. I don't till the soil, I might loosen it with a pitchfork in the spring. Maybe I could do the same thing without the raised beds, but, I like the way they fit into my landscape better. I have a small property and the vegetable area is front and center in the back and I find it neater. I also think the ground warms up earlier in the spring.
I have no idea how I'm going to fill new beds though. I will dig and loosen the soil under the beds, but that's not going to do the trick. I got lucky the last time, I found someone on Craig's List who had to move from a property where he was growing organic vegetables and was giving away the soil if you came and carted it away. It was pretty good soil, but I did have to go through it for some Oriental Beetle larvae, that he had problems with, and I didn't.
I also thought some of the beds I will just sheet compost in them, but I don't want to end up with all compost. I have a flat property and nowhere I can dig up soil and add it to the beds. Although maybe I could take a shovelful from here and a shovelful from there.
I have had veggie gardens for much of my life (and I'm in the second half of my life by now) both in ground and in raised beds. I much prefer the raised beds which I filled with a mix of native soil (sieved to get rocks out since this was on fractured native granite) and composted manure from the local dairy farmer. Like PM2 I mulched with shredded leaves and compost. For me the advantages included earlier warming and draining of soil, important here where soil freezes most winters deep enough to inhibit spring drainage, ease of placing and fastening of row covers and crop supports since we had holders fastened to the bed sides, and comfortable working positions. We had fewer critters such as cutworms and voles in the beds, virtually no weeding, and earlier crops. Where we live now we haven't built them since there was a pre-existing veggie garden and we planned to only be here a few years. I miss the raised beds, particularly since I hurt a knee a few years ago which hasn't fully recovered, making it more difficult to squat or get up from the ground.
PM2 - Consider moving some of the soil from your previous beds into the new ones so that they all have a more even amount of soil. If you can find a farm who will deliver manure, that's always a good addition.
I like raised beds because they warm up and dry out quicker in the spring. During the early spring my backyard can be swamplike at times. Like right now, after only a day of rain, there are puddles everywhere and you squish everywhere you walk. The soil in a mere 6 inch tall raised bed, which is what I mostly use, is completely different than at ground level.
As I've already said, most of my beds are 6 inches tall. Therefore I dig down into my native soil about a foot. My native soil isn't rocky but it is heavy and most things don't grow too well in it. Plenty of compost and organic matter remedy this. When I break ground in a new area it usually takes a full season before things really start to grow well for me (things grow okay the first season, just not as well as they should).
I think the most important thing that needs to be noted is when to start new beds. If someone is going to build/make new beds, the best time to do that is in the fall. In the fall there's plenty of time to allow any raw organic matter (fallen leaves, grass clippings, vegetable scraps, manure, partially finished compost, etc.) to break down and become usable before spring/early summer. Plus there is more raw material available in the fall. In the spring you are pretty much stuck buying already finished compost or topsoil (not the best choice, IMO) in bags or in bulk. Which can get expensive if you can't get it for free. And if someone's into square foot gardening, "Mel's Mix" can be insanely expensive and I've always thought it unnecessary.
ThatâÂÂs another point I would prefer to use raised beds for, as Babs said, placing and âÂÂfastening of row covers and crop supports and drainageâÂÂ, because I do have clay soil as well. IâÂÂm also planning on building cold frame covers for them to extend the season. IâÂÂd rather do a high hoop house or greenhouse, but with 6 hrs of sun maximum, it hardly seemed worth it, so I thought this was a good alternative.
Babs, I plan on using all the soil from my old beds, but IâÂÂm doubling the square footage of my beds and IâÂÂll have empty beds for sure. IâÂÂve been someone who never uses manure in my vegetable garden. I had read that there could be risks using it when growing food, and just to be on the safe side, I use compost instead. I also cover crop. I would use it in the rest of the garden though.
I would cringe at the idea of buying topsoil from someone, and not knowing what you are going to get along with it. I took a chance with the CraigâÂÂs list person last time, but that was a situation that is pretty unusual to find and I went by my instincts that this person was trustworthy.
I have been collecting kitchen scraps all winter and now have two plastic compost bins that are full and the remains of 1/2 of a large wire compost bin thatâÂÂs over a year old, and stockpiled cardboard to use to make sheet composting. I realize I wonâÂÂt be planting in those beds this spring, but IâÂÂll still have at least as much prepared beds as I did last year to use.
The old rotted frames were taken off yesterday and the squares of soil are just waiting for a new home. :-)
Great info -- thanks so much for posting, everyone.
I like the term "mounded beds" -- that's what I do. So I get the benefits of good drainage and early warm-up without any wood or building or filling. Just stand on one side and hoe, then stand on the other side and hoe (first year) and after that, add manure, compost, and hay to the beds, and stomp all over the pathways, and voila, permanent mounded beds. I also sometimes rototill the pathways and plant clover, so that keeps the weeds from creeping into the beds.
There's no doubt that raised beds are a 'seen it on the internet' thing for many people, but as the posters above have pointed out, there are multiple reasons for favoring raised beds. My New England suburban topsoil is about 4 inches deep, with heavy, compacted and rock-filled clay under it. Raised beds warms up soil in the spring to the tune of about two weeks. And raised beds drain better than ground-level soil. Most of my beds (10 now) are in-ground, but my 4-inch raised beds have definite advantages. I certainly wouldn't use store-bought 'topsoil,' but when I can I'll add more raised beds to my garden.
Raised beds are super-popular around here in the land of river rock-laden clay soil and long-lasting cool temperatures even in Summer. Of course, my "raised beds" are just reclaimed plastic pots atop old pallets and cinder blocks. (We're on a budget.) But they help get the plants up off the ground so they can catch a decent amount of sun even in remote corners of the backyard, so they get the job done.
I'm still pretty focused on the subject of raised beds, since I'm in the middle of rebuilding mine, and have been looking at photos of them all week and I was thinking about those of you who garden without raised beds. I would be happy to have the circumstances to use an area of my property for that kind of a vegetable bed. You're lucky when you can.
And I was thinking about how it seems to be popular right now. Of course, it often can be the soil conditions or voles, but I wonder if it is the aging population too? There are actually about 75 million baby boomers that are all reaching that age at the same time. [g]
I really like the raised beds for our swamp-like conditions we're known for. In the raised beds, however, the soils stays mostly "workable" all year round which is what I'm going for. I chose cobblestone beds for the front yard, because I thought it looked more decorative & other than possibly adding hardware cloth eventually one day...it will last until I decide to remove it. As it is now, it's a little mole swimming pool/play pit.
I just put in 6 raised beds purely for the ease of gardening. I know it is an initial outlay of money,, but if it saves me multiple chiropractor visits from occurring it will be worth it in the long run.
I love gardening in raised beds. 'nuff said.
You could do the lasagna method in a raised bed - newspaper, compost, etc. I like raised beds because we have alkaline soil where I live and drainage isn't that great, either.
Raised beds greatly reduce weeding and keep the vegetables separate from the grass and other landscape. I used old shelving for the frame, so there was no cost for lumber. My first year i just added Amend to native soil. The second year I did the peat, vermiculite, compost blend. Now I just add compost when adding new plants. Since I have a compost bin, the compost is free.
Here is a link that might be useful: My raised bed
I think we have some answers that basically relate to area and type of soil. I would also wager that many use raised beds because they read about them more. Internet or book research leads us to do things a certain way, if we've never done it before. We figure that the book or instructions by others can be what we'd use.
I, on the other hand, have never used raised beds. My parents didn't either, and so while growing up with them in the yard, my only exposure to gardening is to do it right in the ground.
As a result, upon maturing and getting my own home, I also did the same. Right in the ground.
Granted, my soil is not filled with rocks or landfill stuff. It was just grass and weeds, which, given the time to turn it over and plant in it, was doable. Yes I get weeds in the garden section but they are much fewer and can be easily pulled out once I recognize the seedling or know that it's not a plant that I want there.
Would I like to have a raised bed? Yes, I would still choose that, for much the same reasons as others have said. A distinct object in the yard like that can be part of the decor of the yard also. And working in a a garden that is another 8-12 inches off the ground certainly can be nice and helpful.
I do containers and raised beds (high ones) largely because of the heavy clay and partially due to physical disability. I can't do a lot of the heavy in ground work-I can't spend a lot of time kneeling or stooping.
So, everything grows at a level I can easily reach and work.
We are on sandy clay with very little humus in it, but i do find debris from an old farmhouse that was demolished here. My back yard is only 9 ft between house and fenceline. So, i am putting in raised beds to help organize the confined space. Also, a good growers mix with organic cert. Compost ($45 a cubic yard) will support veggies better than this native soil alone. Sure i will be loosening up the soil under the beds. I will have 12 inch beds for some crops, and 6" deep beds for others. Even if they are not dep and if they mostly contain native soil, i like the hard border between to delineate the areas and make it easier to treat them differently
IMO people are lazy and the large home centers encourage this.
My garden beds all started out with fill. The neighborhood is the result of hills that were leveled and large boulders buried all around. So i have to dig up a lot of rocks. I've sifted whole beds. I never had a rototiller either. I learned over the years to avoid a lot of heavy fertilizers and go organic.
One major problem I have with what the likes of Home Depot suggests is all you have to do is buy some of these cedar boards they sell and a bunch of bags of Miracle Grow potting mix/soil etc. and everything will be fine and dandy. What about the lawn you are burying? You know that thing is full of grubs, wireworms etc? Also your plants are going to have to dig through that.
Gardening is hard work. It makes the beer taste better afterwards though ). When your entire body feels like your just got a massage with a baseball bat you will be filled with a sense of accomplishment and pride.
If you're just starting out you wont have compost. My favorite things to add to the soil of a new bed are peat moss, cow manure, slow release fertilizer(organic)and fish emulsion and straw. That's pretty much it save for ph adjustments.
Technique wise if the ground has lots of roots break it up with the maddock(Warwood preferred). One pass good enough? Probably not if tree roots are involved. Then I turn to the digging shovel(sharpen it)and sink it and flip the soil over. Too much resistance? Back to the Maddock. Then turn to the garden fork and remove all the roots. Then work in soil amendments. Mulch with straw and the next time you till will be much easier.
I was raised by parents who had an in-ground garden and that's just what we did. So when I bought my house and wanted a garden it was in-ground. I had a 1000'x100' garden for a couple of decades. Perfect soil that was previously pasture land so anything I threw on the ground would grow.
Then I had spinal fusion surgery. I definitely couldn't till that big of a space anymore so raised beds were constructed. Non-treated 2x12's (because I had some extra laying around), 60% topsoil, 30% compost, 10% peat moss. Best thing I've done in years!
My mother who grew up on a farm and was skeptical at first because, well, why pay good money for bagged dirt to put in a box when you already have God's ground right there? That's just crazy talk. After helping 'not' weed my raised beds, harvesting without having to baby her back the next day, and the ease of not dragging out the tiller for a couple of years she has become 'one of us'. Yep after 70+ years she has now become a raised bed fan.
Is it laziness? Well if I were lazy I probably wouldn't have a garden to begin with so no, that's not it. Does it make me lazy to prefer enjoying my raised beds rather than tilling in between rows of my in-ground? Doesn't make me lazy, makes me happy. What is it they say? Work smarter not harder? Yeah, I think I'll do that.
"Gardening is hard work. It makes the beer taste better afterwards though ). When your entire body feels like your just got a massage with a baseball bat you will be filled with a sense of accomplishment and pride."
It can also lead to permanent back/knee/joint damage. Most people don't follow proper bending and lifting procedures, which eventually catches up to you.
Rasied beds are not a sign of laziness...
I have always avoided using raised beds. I figured I had no reason for them as long as I had the deep, well-draining soil that I do. And plenty of space. I did construct one in an experiment to see if the raised beds warmed up faster and/or retained heat more than the in-ground rows. They did not, the temperatures were indistinguishable throughout the entire growing season. Once I had this bed, I grew carrots in it and they were the best carrots I was ever able to grow. My soil, although well-draining and crumbly, is also heavy and makes deep carrot root formation very difficult, especially as I don't til. So now I have two 5'x10' raised beds that I use specifically for carrots or other delicate seedling crops like leeks. For my other main crops (collards,kale,winter squashes,tomatoes,potatoes, pole beans) the raised beds offer no particular advantage to me. Particularly since I practice wide spacing among my plants. I also do soil tests and balance the minerals which I'm not sure how that works in a raised bed full of peat and compost and such.
I have a very small yard - and it's a way to keep it visually tidy, and separate from whatever else is going on. If it rains (rare!) I don't have to worry about it flooding with the rest of the yard. Seems to discourage the skunks, cats, whatever else. And I like being able to sit and see everything at a higher level. I spend enough time squatting pulling up endless weeds in the rest of the yard (our property was neglected for years and we have the weed seeds to prove it) It seems like I can control for more variables this way.
I grew up on a big sprawling place in New Mexico with a giant in-ground garden - would love that again! But my mom has converted to raised beds in her new house - and doesn't miss all the work. Seems to keep things contained - soil doesn't get compacted, easier to pick veggies, work in fertilizer etc.
But if I had the space I might feel differently...
Raised beds (meaning wood boxes filled with soil mix) are good for the urban gardener.
(For clarity, in my Mediterranean gardening book, he calls raised beds just raising the soil higher in furrows which you do if you have too much moisture/rain - I think this is the traditional definition - but I assume we all mean using wood/boxes to raise and contain the garden?)
I have a large yard with 1.25 acres, and large perennial gardens and mixed borders in the front, side and back yards. Most beds have a curving organic flow, with a naturalized feel. Frankly I think tidy little boxes plunked in the middle somewhere would look kind of silly.
Also my soil is sandy loam with a subsoil that is, according to the guy at the Board of Health, "sand and gravel as far down as you can dig". The soil drains very well (too well) and raising a garden bed in these conditions makes no sense.
Although it tends to be droughty, it is very nice soil to work with especially when I have added lots of organic matter over the years, like compost, leaves, grass clipping, coffee grounds, etc. All of which are FREE, and lasagne beds are EASY, compared to buying materials and carting in soil for the purpose of building places for the plants to grow.
Very interesting -- enjoying reading all the good reasons for raised beds, and about a few yards that don't need them at all. I don't need them on an acre of great soil that can be as messy as it wants to be -- but I sure can't grow carrots worth a darn!
auntnana, I love the story about your mom's conversion :)
slowjane -- yes, in my OP I was referring to the little boxed beds.
I have very eclectic gardens, some flat in ground, some raised with sides, some without (all narrow enough to reach the middle without stepping or leaning on), some surrounded by fencing. I use some containers and sometimes even grow directly in a bag of growing mix. I'll try almost anything that looks like it will work for what I wish to grow.
That being said, every year that goes by and my knees and back tire easier, 2 ft. high raised beds move up higher on my wish list.
Good Gardening, Mary
I am left feeling that some book out there has misled a lot of new gardeners
I blame Pinterest for showing so many raised beds. :)
There are places where it's required ... poor soil and/or a bad back.
It also makes the garden look tidier.
I just installed "raised" beds for my chilis and herbs, sort of. It's more a mulch retainer than anything.
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My favo is Riven. She doesn't die easily and you have tons of escape skills (3x jumping away with Q, 1x with E and even a stun with W). He is not too mana dependent as all her skills are free. Also she totally owns at farming, 3xQ + W and the lane is farmed in 1 sec from midgame on. And also, as a guy there might be other incentives playing her... to me she is the best girl in the League Good luck!
I kinda have a feeling you have a wrong perception of top lane. It most certainly isn't a safe and easy lane because it's the most snowbally of all lanes. Meaning that a single kill can set you up fairly behind. You should also have good map awareness so you know when you can be aggressive and when you should stay defensive. Another important thing you need to know is when too freeze and when to push your lane. You should also try to punish the enemy when he tries to last hit minions. Now about champions. Champions that snowball way out of the hand with just a few kills are: Riven, Irelia, Jayce and Jax. Try mastering a few of those.
I would suggest Singed. He got great farming, good sustain, and doesnt use up all his many very fast. The best thing is that you can carry games if you can play him. As long as your team do decent, you can really snowball ahead and shine in teamfights and skirmishes. Good luck!
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1. Install Carbide C++ (Available free from forum.nokia.com) 2. Install CVSNT server (Available free from cvsnt.org)
Configuring CVSNT:
1. Create a new user in your system (You can use an existing user with admin privileges if you want). This will be the user through which you will be communicating with the CVSNT server. For example, let's create a user called Albert. Right click on My Computer. Select Manage.
2. Now you will have to create a repository folder. This is the root folder of CVSNT server's database. For example, create a folder like c:\cvsrepos.
3. Add an environment variable (My Computer->Properties->Advanced->Environment variables) called CVSROOT and give the value of this variable, as the path of your newly created repository folder (c:\cvsrepos).
4. Open a command prompt (Start->Run->cmd).
5. Here you will have to tell the CVSNT server about the new folder you created for repository. Type cvs -d <repopath> init , where <repopath> will be the newly created repository folder path. For example, c:\cvsrepos. This will initialize the repository folder and you can see the newly created CVSROOT folder inside the repository folder. The CVSROOT folder stores all the configuration information for your repository.
6. Now create a new cvs user for using the repository with the CVSNT server. You will have to use the same name of the user which you created in step 1. Type the following in the command prompt. cvs passwd -a <username> . For example cvs passwd -a Albert Now, CVSNT server will ask for a password. Enter a password. Confirm the same.
7. Now you need to connect the system user with the cvs user you just created. For this, type the following in the command prompt. cvs passwd -r <username> . Remember to use the same user name you used in last step. It will again ask for a password. Give the same password which you gave in the last step.
8. Close the command prompt.
By this time, you have installed CVSNT server, created a repository and initialized it, created a username and password to connect to the CVSNT server with appropriate protocol (For ex: pserver). Note that you have not installed any CVSNT client yet. You don't need one, as you will be using Carbide C++ for communicating with the server.
Importing an existing project to CVS:
You may have an existing project some where else in your system which you want to bring under CVS control. Here are the steps to do the same. For example, think that your existing project folder is in C:\MyProjects\HelloWorld
Open a command prompt and navigate to the project folder (ex: cd C:\MyProjects\HelloWorld). Now type the following in the command prompt.
cvs import -m "sample log" < repopath > <vendor> <initial tag>
"sample log" is for an entry in the log file (mandatory, I think), <repopath> is your repository path (ex: c:\cvsrepos), <vendor> is the vendor id (ex: myself), <initial tag> is the label for the imported sources. I will talk about tags in a short while. For now, give as "First"
In our example this will be like the following. cvs import -m "sample log" c:\cvsrepos Myself First
This will import your existing project to CVS database.
Importing a CVS project to Carbide C++:
1. Open Carbide C++. Go to File->Import. Expand "CVS" folder and select "Projects from CVS". Click Next.
2. In the next screen, give host as "localhost". If you are in a domain or a network, give your hostname. (In a command prompt, type hostname to find this out.)
3. Give the <repopath> (ex: c:\cvsrepos) in the Repository path field.
4. Give the <username> (ex: Albert) in the User field. Give the <password> you created for this user in the Password field.
5. Select connection as pserver. Select Use default port.
6. Click Next.
7. In the next screen, you will have to specify the project name. To select the project you just imported to CVS database, select, Use an existing module checkbox.
8. Your project in the CVS will be listed and select the top most folder. (Ex: HelloWorld)
9. Click Next.
10. In the next screen, you will be provided with the option of how to checkout the project. You can create a new project or you can use the existing workspace. In our example, we import to the existing work space. Select, Checkout as a project in the workspace.
11. Remember to select the Checkout subfolders check box. This is selected by default.
12. Click Next. Again Next. And then Finish. Your project will be now imported to Carbide workspace. You can expand the project folder the in Project Explorer to see the files and their versions.
Understanding Tags:
At any given moment, the state of your project folder (its files, their versions), can be given a label (a Tag in the CVS). This label enables you to restore a particular state of your project. Take a look at the following scenario.
Helloworld basic - Tagged as First. Helloworld with theme support – Tagged as Second. Helloworld with theme, scalability support – Tagged as third.
Now, if you want to switch the project state from Helloworld with theme, scalability support to Helloworld basic, you can load the state from the CVS by selecting the First tag. I will show you how to do that, shortly. So when you do that, all your files and folders will get revert back to their versions which was at the time of tagging the project as First.
Usually, it is a practice to tag the project whenever one new feature is added or after some major bug fixes. By doing this, you are ensuring that you can always revert the project state back, if something goes wrong in future development.
Playing around with the project:
• Open a file and modify it. In the Project Explorer this will be indicated by using a > • For committing any changes to the CVS, right click on the project, select Team->Commit. Enter a comment for this commit so that when you take the history of the element, you can see the comment for each version.
• Now, right click on the project, select Team->Tag as version and give a tag to the current state. • Do a second set of changes to the file and commit once you are done. • Now, if you want to revert back to the state before you did the second set of changes, right click on the project, select Team->Switch to another branch or version, and select the respective tag of your choice. All your files, folders will get switched to the corresponding versions which they had at the time of marking this tag.
Backing up the project manually:
Select, File->Export->General->Archive File and give the file name and location. This will export the current set of the project files and folders to the specified zip file.
You can export in so many formats, as you can see in the File->Export dialog.
Try all for more FUN ;-) .
NB: Please note that you can do a lot of things with the CVSNT and Carbide C++. I have covered only the basics, necessary to run a project. Read the CVSNT manual and Carbide C++ user guide for more details.


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Evacuation from Iraq: the lesson from Bonaparte's Egypt
A Western superpower invades a Middle Eastern country with overwhelming force, under the pretext of defending its interests in the region, but with the ulterior motive of extending its military, strategic and economic power overseas. The commander of the military expedition proclaims to the shocked and awed local population that he has come to liberate them from the oppression of their rulers, and bring them Western ideals of freedom, democracy, and rights for women. He professes respect for the Islamic religion, denies any intention of waging a holy war, and announces that he expects the conquered people to welcome their liberators with open arms.
It is 1798, and Napoleon Bonaparte's Army of the Orient has just landed in Egypt.
The French invasion of Egypt over two hundred years ago remains the prototypical clash of civilizations between the West and the Islamic Middle East in modern times. It laid the template for future such conflicts, from the fatal dynamics of an occupation to the explosive aftermath of an evacuation. The pattern continues to repeat itself in today's headlines, as American troops evacuate from Iraq. It bears a closer look.
For all that Bonaparte came to Egypt thoroughly well-prepared to win hearts and minds, having studied the country's culture and religion, and bringing along a hundred scientists and engineers, the French soon fall into the ideological minefield of trying to remake the Egyptians in their own Republican image, and in the process commit fatal cultural offenses.
Within three months, the fatal dynamics of the occupation lead to the first bloody insurrection of Cairo and force the French to retrench behind the fortifications of the Ezbekiah, their "Green Zone." Bonaparte sets up his headquarters in the brand-new palace of one of the routed Mamluke rulers, Elfi Bey, just as coalition forces in Baghdad have made their headquarters in one of Saddam's new palaces. Within their safe zone the French set out to recreate Paris, including the Tivoli pleasure palace with its theatre, dancing, music, and locally-distilled liquor. A visitor to the Green Zone in Baghdad today would have a similar impression of a self-contained world. "One could only marvel at the ability of our government to essentially erect entire cities within hostile territory, self-contained communities with their own power and sewage systems, computer lines and wireless networks, basketball courts and ice cream stands," notes then-Senator Barack Obama in the The Audacity of Hope .
But if the Tivoli and other entertainments are primarily intended to combat depression in the troops, they only partly alleviate sinking troop morale, a hazard of long campaigns far from home and the sense of being mired in an unpopular war that drags on without an exit strategy. As historian Thibaudeau notes, "This enterprise, which found so many enthusiasts at the beginning, came to be considered as nothing but foolish and even wicked."
Then as now, locals who serve under an occupation as interpreters, guides and collaborators of all sorts, tend to be disproportionately recruited from minority communities; as with the Kurds and Chaldeans in Iraq, so with the Copts and Greeks in Egypt under the French. These communities then become targets of resentment and retaliation from the majority in the event of an evacuation. When the French prepare to evacuate, they draw up a treaty listing provisions for the protection of collaborators after their departure, but they cannot guarantee that these provisions will be enforced. Hundreds of Egyptian collaborators and their families, particularly those from minority communities, embark on ships sailing for France.
In the aftermath of the American evacuation, the magnitude of the problem of Iraqi collaborators is likely to be infinitely greater.
The fate of collaborators is only one of the issues surrounding plans for an evacuation. Shaping the eventual judgment of history becomes a priority. In the face of the inevitable, the French continue to rationalize the expedition not only to themselves but also to their skeptical Egyptian subjects. Treasurer Estève proclaims to an assembly of conspicuously dry-eyed Ulama on the eve of the evacuation: "What is most admired by the (Egyptian) people is that Frenchmen died to put an end to the oppression and despotism from which the people were suffering."
Civil war remains the greatest threat, then as now. The breakdown of civil society during the occupation leaves a vacuum in the aftermath of the evacuation; the field is open to multiple militias, home-grown and foreign, facing off in civil war. In Egypt, local, regional and international players enter the fray, with British, French and Russian superpowers hedging their bets by backing more than one militia at a time, while the Ottoman Empire plays the regional role that Iran seeks to play today. The state of chaos, violence and insecurity is so unprecedented that Egyptian historian Jabarti waxes almost nostalgic for French rule.
When the dust settles, some five years later, it is not some form of benign Western-style government that wins out, but the unlikely leader of an Albanian militia who rises to the top, eliminates his rivals and rules the country with an iron fist, founding a new dynasty that reigns until King Faruk is deposed by Colonel Nasser's coup d'état in 1952.
But the long-term legacy of the French expedition is mixed. If democracy fails to take root, the door is nevertheless opened to modernization, and a new receptivity to Western science and culture. Twenty-five years after the invasion, the new dictator of Egypt sends the first of many cultural missions to France, the former occupying power.
it would be pleasant to think that would-be alexanders would learn from history, but some of them confuse their will with that of god.
their victims console themselves with history, however. they can be confident that, however long it takes, they will win.
thought we got that out of our system in the last
Global Economy,the one before ww1.
very tricky, the way u sucked us in, we all thinkin,
aha, an anti iraq-war post, then it turned out to be about
that twinkie napoleon.
"I may have had many projects,
but I never was free to carry out any of them.
It did me little good to be holding the helm;
no matter how strong my hands,
the sudden and numerous waves were stronger still,
and I was wise enough to yield to them rather than resist them obstinately and make the ship founder.
Thus I never was truly my own master
but was always ruled by circumstances."
Conversation with Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases (11 November 1816)
What a thing for a worldconqueror to say.
At least he got some, ha, self insight.
@James M. Emmerling
It would be gratifying if Bush would one day show such introspection, but I'm not holding my breath.


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AJ McCarron mesmerizing in play-action
January, 4, 2013
By Tobin Petipas, ESPN Stats & Info | ESPN.com
Daniel Shirey/USA TODAY SportsIt was appropriate that this throw was the decisive one for Alabama in its SEC-title win.
With 3:40 remaining and facing a 3-point deficit, Alabama lined up at Georgia's 45 with two tight ends on the line and two wide receivers set to the same side. It was the same formation the Crimson Tide had used on 20 of their 22 plays after Georgia took an 11-point lead with 6:31 remaining in the third quarter.
Twenty of those 22 plays were runs that gained 167 yards and two touchdowns, including Yeldon's drive-sustaining run.
Georgia lined up defensively with one deep safety on this play, leaving one-on-one coverage on the outside for Amari Cooper.
When McCarron took the snap, he faked a handoff to Yeldon, looked left and threw the ball 43 yards in the air to Cooper, who went untouched into the end zone for the game-winning touchdown.
It was McCarron's 11th touchdown pass off play-action this season and his ninth such touchdown on first down. In 2011, McCarron had a total of five touchdowns off play-action.
Alabama's running game has set up McCarron all season. He leads FBS in pass efficiency (173.1), and play action has been the key.
McCarron completes nearly 70 percent of his passes thrown after a run fake and is averaging an SEC-best 11.9 yards per attempt. He has not thrown an interception off play-action in 130 attempts, with his last one coming in last season's loss to LSU.
McCarron's average throw after a run fake travels 11.7 yards downfield, and he completes 76 percent of his deep throws that are set up by play-action. On such passes, he has eight touchdowns and no interceptions in 21 attempts.
As he was against Georgia, Cooper has been McCarron's favorite target on those downfield throws, catching 11 of 14 passes thrown 20 yards or longer when he was the target. Eight of those receptions were off play-action, including four touchdowns.
McCarron will face a Notre Dame Fighting Irish team in the BCS Championship Game that leads the nation in scoring defense (10.3 PPG).
The Irish have given up two touchdown passes on play-action all season, tied for third fewest against an AQ team, and one touchdown on a pass thrown 20 yards or more.
On paper, it will be the biggest test that McCarron has faced this season. A passing grade could give McCarron his second straight BCS Championship, something no quarterback has accomplished.
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Esen wrote:Hi,Is Hanley Ramirez going on the DL, if so does anyone know when, Still not DL on YahooThanks
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jackie hayes wrote:He is, but Yahoo has to wait until the team officially places a player on the dl. In the spring, teams have little incentive to do this until the final roster deadline, so they usually wait until the last minute. So you'll just have to wait until the Dodgers make it official and Yahoo has time to update it's players list.
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Fort Lauderdale police charged three men – including two pastors and a 90-year-old man – for feeding the homeless in public on Sunday, the first such cases made by the city after the a new ordinance effectively banning public food sharings took effect on Friday.
The first to be charged was homeless advocate Arnold Abbott, 90, who has been feeding the homeless in Fort Lauderdale for more than 20 years. Also cited were two Christian ministers — Dwayne Black, pastor of The Sanctuary Church in Fort Lauderdale, and Mark Sims of St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church in Coral Springs.
All three men face up to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine.
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Everett Wilkinson, Tea Party Activist and Chairman of the National Liberty Federation, made the following statement regarding the new law stopping the feeding of homeless people in Fort Lauderdale: "I find it disgusting that the Mayor Jack Seiler would stop citizens from feeding the homeless. Given the state of the economy, anyone could be homeless. Individual acts of charity and kindness should be promoted, not against the law. I call on the city of Fort Lauderdale to immediately repeal the law."


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Captain Christopher Linh Colley was born in Seoul Korea, but raised in Newton, AL. He was familiar with the military lifestyle due to his father being in the United States Army. He graduated high school in 1999, and enlisted in the U.S. Army less than a month after graduation. He attended basic Training at Fort Benning, GA; Advanced Individual Training at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD; served as a Self Propelled System mechanic (63D) for two years, and a Bradley System mechanic (63T) for one year until joining the Alabama Army National Guard. He served with the 3/117th Field Artillery as a Cadet in the Simultaneous Military Program (SMP) located in Troy Alabama, until he received his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Aviation Branch. He holds a Bachelors of Science Degree from Troy University.
CPT Colley underwent initial entry rotary wing training at Fort Rucker, AL. He was awarded his coveted Army Aviator Wings in 2007, and graduated with Honors. His first assignment was to the Bravo Company 1/169th General Support Aviation Brigade (GSAB), Vulcans, in Birmingham, AL. He served numerous positions within 1/169th taking on a plethora of challenging jobs; most notable were as flight platoon leader, executive officer, and mobilization project officer. During this time with the Vulcans, he deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. After completing his deployment, CPT Colley was assigned to the Training Center at Fort McClellan where he served as the Range Operations Officer. During this assignment, CPT Colley was hand selected to be the Aviation Liaison after the devastating tornadoes in April of 2011. CPT Colley worked with Task Force One Search and Rescue, coordinating air and ground assist for the most damaged areas in Alabama. CPT Colley is currently assigned to 2 Battalion 200th Regiment Officer Candidate School (OCS) as an instructor.
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BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) — Hundreds of students, pep squads, and the "Human Jukebox" kicked off Southern University's Homecoming pep rally this afternoon.
The event was free and open to the public. Performers, sports team members, and LaCumba the Jaguar all stopped by.
Students and alumni were excited to jump-start the festivities.
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