John Duffy

Thank you, Cristobal for the great information! I was pretty much uninformed when it comes to fire brick. I figured it was all jut about the same. Thank you for sharing some very valuable knowledge!

Andria, congrats on scoring a big pile of goat pooh...'When God gives you poop, make compost." (OK, I improvised that) Nonetheless, if you put a pound or two of red wigglers into that pile of goat doodles, they will make you some lovely vermi compost that you can add to your Hugle...If you have access to manure, worms are the way to go. Vermi castings here in Indiana sell for $2 and go up from there. VC is amazing stuff!

Matt, I suspect your issue is the "recovery time" of you grease. Every time you put a piece of chicken into the skillet, it lowers the temp. After 20 years in food service, I would suggest having a lot more grease in your skillet so that you are almost 'deep frying.'  More grease will maintain the heat a little better.  Can't have too much bacon grease. My heart surgeon doesn't share this viewpoint;

Dave, have you tried growing Clematis? It travels like crazy and is almost impossible to kill

Pascal, when you plant your Comfrey, put some manure into each planting hole. I used 3-4 horse nuggets per hole and the Comfrey came up with a vengeance! At 2' spacing, it forms a nice border along walkways. You can prune it back during the growing season and use the leaves as a mulch around garden plants and flowers. Comfrey is tough. You can even use chicken manure around it and it won't burn it.

Ulla, thank you for posting. I learned a lot!

Play the party music; turnip the beet.
Tim... that was priceless! Gotta love a good pun

My I phone is soo old, it's actually an H

Nuthin worse than droopy drawers...For those of us with a baby bump (a.k.a. beer cooler) I dearly love my grandpa looking suspenders. They go easy on the umbilical hernia;...Haven't mooned anyone in years.

Kelly Craig, if I might quote you, "I could add pages for this topic, in spite of the fact I am at the bottom of the expert chain."...I would say you know your stuff VERY well! You might not have an 'Expert' certificate in a frame but, IMO, you know your stuff! Thank you for your contribution.