Paul Abbott

We are in Oregon.

Hey Paul... Paul here. My wife and I have an online business and ship everyday. We are too busy to get into the manufacturing of anything but if someone was looking for a person to have a distribution/shipping center we could talk.

Michael... Thanks for the reply. That helps.

I live out a small town with few businesses in it. So when I call the pruning companies for wood chips they are hardly in the area. When they are in the area I take what I can get. Well... I just had a whole truckload of a Laurel hedge chips delivered. I am guessing from the smell that its the cherry variety... very sweet smelling. So once it was dumped I got on the computer and discovered some potential problems with laurel. Does anyone have experience with this problem or thoughts on its best uses? I was planning on using it to mulch my veggie garden.

Can I use the duck/pond water to water my garden?

Thanks guys!

Just wanted to share my newly finished outdoor kitchen. I built it by hand. The whole thing even the rocks are cement..... I know, I know cement isn't the best choice of building material. I am moving up the wheaton Eco-scale and have looked into doing some future projects with cob. The unfortunate thing is that we now decided to move back to my wife's family in Wisconsin so our house is now for sale. Someone else will be able to enjoy all my hard work.

I started doing decorative concrete as a hobby a few years back and this water fall was one of my first projects. Not the best looking I know. In fact I was thinking about adding a wall all the way around it and making it into a talapia tank. I thought this would work well though. I have been wanting to set up some compost tea drums but haven't had the time. I decided to use the waterfall instead.

I was reading through a psychology book the other day I picked up at costco. One section of it, which I have found to be true, was titled "truth is more tolerated when it is self-discovered". I think the best leaders are the best planters. That is they know which seeds to plant in peoples minds to guide their thinking while keeping the other persons self-respect intact.

This thread happens to be my reading material while on the throne so my reply will be breif.... some people are like porcupines... lots of good points but no one wants to get close.