Inge Leonora-den Ouden

This thread came in my 'daily-ish'. I did not yet read everything. Of course sock-puppets were already mentioned (shown in a photograph), but the 'sock-lady' I made is different ...

Here's Veronica. She was made of one whole sock and one sock with a large hole.
As far as I remember I never lost a sock in the washing machine. Most of my socks I knitted myself and I wash them by hand (because they're wool). I have a few pairs of thinner socks, they go in the laundry, And when they have a hole they are 'upcycled' instead of darned.

Thekla McDaniels wrote:...

A rug pulled up in the corner and covering a rolled up towel are working well at one of the doors.

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This sort-of reminded me that in the past (I mean the 1960s and '70s) I have seen this (several times, it might have been in the house of a friend or family member), a small rug directly at the door and somewhat pulled up at the underside of the door. Of course back then I didn't understand the reason ...

Andrés Bernal wrote:

I can not find the 'SuburbanBiologist' this video refers to. I don't see a link.  
I only find Suburban Biology, but there isn't this interview with Paul. (btw there are videos on building a rocket mass heater)

Jay Angler wrote:It's good to refresh our memories about the general parts of a flower, and what they do.



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Thank you Jay. This clear picture gives me the proper English names of flower-parts for which I only know the Dutch names.

Someone (was it Kay?) told a story (maybe it was a joke?) about a boy with a big knife ... It reminded me of my son, who really had to see a doctor because the knife went right through his hand. The only difference: I don't know exactly what he did, he did not ask 'can I use this knife?'

Jay Angler wrote:

Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote: I have a different fruit tree too from seed I planted. It's a loquat. A very good grower, but it blooms in winter ... when there are no pollinators here :-(  

That's what tiny paintbrushes are for! My peach tree often blooms before there are many pollinators flying because of wet, windy weather. The tree produces more fruit if the bees are about, but I pollinate just enough flowers that I know I'll get a few liters!

Thank you. I'll try it.

Hi. I have several trees from planted pits/stones (including at least one not planted by me, but by the birds).
There's a cherry tree; I planted the pit from a large dark red cherry, I got a tree with smaller, lighter red cherries. But the taste is good.

Then there's a sort of plum, with small yellowish fruit (first fruit this year, only one, good taste). That's probably planted by birds. Maybe I have more of these trees (that haven't yet fruited) ...

And there's a peach (or nectarine). I know I planted the stone, but forgot what exact fruit it was. The tree had flowers, but no fruits yet.

I have a different fruit tree too from seed I planted. It's a loquat. A very good grower, but it blooms in winter ... when there are no pollinators here

Thanks to everyone here mentioning making sauerkraut. I got this BIG 'pointed cabbage' in my weekly CSA bag, I'll make sauerkraut with it! (I made it before, but almost forgot about it).

Tess Misch wrote:When I go shopping, I often times see these HUGE produce: onions, veggies, even fruits.  I avoid them at ALL costs, it would go to waste in my home. I may not use it before it goes bad.  

I know this is a relative question. Some families are larger & bigger would likely be ok.  But generally speaking is bigger heads of cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, onions, etc. a waste or do they actually get eaten up?  I am always looking for the smallest, and if I can't find one, I won't buy it.  

Don't get me wrong, I love cooking, especially in the cold months.  I make a lot of soups, stews, etc.  I try to make enough for several days out even. But some of these produce are just HUGE.  Any thoughts?  --Tess

I'm only one person, living alone. So I don't need big vegetables. And my thought is: bigger vegetables often are grown with more manure (or chemical fertilizer) and they have the same nutrition (vitamins, minerals, taste) as a smaller one grown in an 'all natural' way. I don't know if there's any scientifical research for proof, but it's what I think ...

Cristo Balete wrote:Depending on the type of glue involved, and if the label is paper and not some kind of foil, snails will eat it off the jar!  I kid you not!   My neighbor gives me bottles of wine with his labels on them, he never wanted the bottles back because he couldn't get the labels off without a lot of work, until I left them out and overnight the snails would clean off all the labels.   Most of this happens at night when they come out from wherever they are hiding during the day.  I have some shevles on the shady side of a shed, and that's where they came to the bottles.  I've also caught them eating 3x5 cards.  Banana slugs will eat paper, too.

I agree with this. If it's paper, the slugs or snails will eat it. Not in one night, but if the jars/bottles with labels are left in a shaded and humid place for some time, the labels will be mostly gone.
What's left I can wash off when I wash the dishes, sometimes I use a steel scrub sponge.