Greg Martin

I know that here in the northeast we don't typically tap trees less than 9" in diameter, preferably at least a foot, for the health of the tree.  Having said that, sugar maples are everywhere so we might be on the cautious side?  I assume the same advice would go for box elders too?

Forget about the past, you can’t change it.
Forget about the future, you can’t predict it.
Forget about the present, I didn’t get you one.  
(well, unless you count bad jokes....then you really won out!)

Every year on my birthday, I looked forward to my aunt’s gift—a scarf, hat, or sweater knitted by hand. One year, she must have had better things to do because I received a ball of yarn, knitting needles, and a how-to-knit book. Her card read, “Scarf, some assembly required.”

You know you’re getting old when you go to an antique auction and three people bid on you.
(I stay away from auctions)

I bought my friend a fridge for his birthday. You should have seen his face light up when he opened it.

Happy you are very special day!!!  Hugs!

My wife just fainted onto the luggage carousel at the airport, but I think she'll be ok.  
She's coming around slowly.

I'm going to try growing fireweed from seed this spring.  I love tea made from their fermented leaves.  I'm also interested in trying the young shoots as a vegetable.  There is some growing wild in my county, but none on my property.  Would love it to be close by as it's such a beautiful and useful perennial.  I just need to pick the right spot as it's supposed to be wonderfully expansive.

Mine did, but the area I planted them in became more competitive than I expected.  Still, they were alive going into the winter.  They are currently still buried under the snow.  May be another few weeks of a month before I can let you know!

Riona Abhainn wrote:We were trying to find these to put into a recipe, we can't seem to anywhere, so we're just going to give in and use more standard shallots instead  None of the grocery stores around here sell them.

They do sell sliced and dried Persian shallots online if you want to go that route.

At least here in the US you can buy them as ornamental selections.  You only need to buy a few and then they will make piles of seeds that you can dramatically expand them with.  Hopefully that's one option for you in Canada.  Good luck!

Why did Gregor Mendel fail at hand writing?  
He kept crossing his peas.

First week at the bicycle factory and they've already made me the spokes person!

Why did they send dogs and monkeys into space first?

If they had sent ducks the bills would have been astronomical!