Jay Angler

r ransom wrote:  As if, water garden is to a pond, as a garden is to a field. Both are soil growing things, but a garden tends to have a different level of human participation in design and upkeep.

I do think that as one moves to a smaller scale, it is harder for Mother Nature to achieve any sort of balance.

The former owners of our property put in a "water feature" behind our house, but there were simply too many ways that it couldn't  balance its needs by itself. They had slathered concrete in a natural depression, and eventually it leaked. I tried a simple patch once, but I'm pretty sure that it's leaking again. Makes me wonder if I put a bunch of rocks in the bottom, and dirt on top, whether I could create some sort of "wet feet garden", but I don't know what plants it would support with minimal inputs.

What did the rat say when he saw a bat flying overhead?

"Oh my! An angel!"

What’s the difference between the Christmas alphabet and the ordinary alphabet?

The Christmas one has no L !

r ransom wrote: The one where I cut the leaves off, is taking off. There are three in here but one of them decided it didn't need the leaf stem.  I think that's the one that is shooting.

If they all survive, are you planning on selling any? My friend's son is very into houseplants and I mentioned you might end up with extras. He was *very* interested. Apparently there's a "small version" of Monstera which he already has, but he would be thrilled to buy the "Monster" version!

Yes, every fall we have rat pressure in a number of places. Which is why I need put, "clean and re-set mouse and rat traps" on my list for tomorrow!

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

My eldest sister was notorious for getting sick every Christmas. Don't know why she would, but she would totally empathize with Eric Hanson! Being left alone at home while the rest of us went off to visit.

Cheers and everyone stay safe and well!

Bump

Just to be non-traditional...

My DiL's upstairs neighbor gave us a lovely piece of wild-caught salmon.

I will roast it in the oven on top of a sprig of fresh Rosemary (trust me, it's awesome...) and serve it with organic rice I cooked yesterday, and green beans I blanched and froze in September from my "Jungle Garden".

Apparently, it's peach/mango pie for desert.

Ian, in the subject line you wrote this: "How to get REPLY button on each post"

In your "post" you wrote: "None of my screens (am logged in) have a  "obvious" way to post a replys? "

So in "permies speak",  a post is each small contribution a member writes, and you are correct, each contribution doesn't have it's own button and it's own chain of comments the way a program like Youtube has.

Permies values and promotes perennial threads, so any post you make on an existing thread is added to the very bottom.
Once you find and press the "Post Reply" button that Timothy Norton pointed out, that is what will happen.

However, if you want to comment specifically on someone's post, that is what the "Quote" button is for.  On desktop, it's in the row of buttons like the Thumbs up, and the Report! (please press and leave a brief comment if you see spam or nastiness, and staff will come along with their electronic brooms and tidy it up.)

I'm not sure where it is on mobile devices, as I'm a dinosaur.  However, if you can find the quote button, you do *not* have to quote the entire post if you only want to refer to a paragraph of it. We appreciate it if in particular, unnecessary photos are deleted, as they take up a lot of space on the page and bandwidth on mobile devices. If the photo is essential to what you want to comment on, then by all means, leave it in place.

We do have a number of very helpful volunteers who use mobile devices, and you've come to the right place to ask questions to help you contribute easily. I think that stating the type of device you're using, can help the helpers?

Permies is a bit unique and the learning curve for some of us is steep, but totally worth the climb!

Nathanael Szobody wrote:I do not know what species the flies are because I never see them. They just leave a tiny hole, usually on the underside of the fruit.

A weird idea to try - where I live, I put my pumpkins up on a pot so they aren't touching the soil as that reduces slug damage. If the bugs are usually entering on the underside, I'm wondering if you put them up on wire pots or similar ideas, would it make a difference?