Susan Mené

I merged your stuff with the following thread. I hope that is okay by you.

Vitor Bosshard wrote:Been off of permies all winter, but with the new season starting, I'm getting excited again! I put a lot of thought into using my little space more efficiently. I have at least double the amount of surface than before, and I designed everything with better awareness of which spots are the sunniest.

The deep boxes are very simple wicking beds. They have a central well to keep everything aerated and allow watering from the bottom. No overflow valve of any kind, since my space is under a roof.

Wow! Great job!  For me, a new growing season is always "happy time!". You have inspired me to take a hard look today at how to maximize the efficiency of my growing space.  

Welcome to permies!
   

Welcome to Permies, from the opposite coast!

    In these forums I've been applauded through the tiniest victories.  I've found sympathy with "failures" big and small and learned that they aren't really failures:  I tried but oops!  What can I learn from this?
    The best part?  I found a bunch of really cool (and kind) people that help each other along the way!
     Again, welcome to the adventure!

Welcome Ethan!  

You had me laughing at "Once a year, my nighbour pressure washes his moose."
Great story.

Oh, and we call those bugs "water bugs".

Suffolk County, Long Island here again.

  Where is the invisible line or at what point does a "hero" turn into a hoagie, grinder, or sub?
  We "call in sick" to work; in when I lived in Philly we would "call out sick".
    Here, "C'mon, you guys" or "you guys" refers to a group of humans, regardless of gender.
 
 So here on Long Island we have, obviously, lots of beach.    Our North Shore beaches are rocky from when the glaciers receded, leaving glacial debris, and have the small, gentle waves of the Long Island Sound. Our South Shore beaches have soft clean sand and big, crashing ocean waves.  
      I remember people saying they were going "down the shore" in Philadelphia. I also discovered that perception of one's nearness to beaches is quite individual.  I lived in Philly for 5 years and when I first got there I was taken aback when someone said "You'll love it here, we're so close to the water!"   Hmmmm, did they mean the Schuykill River?  No, they meant the Jersey Shore, which is a good 2 hours away.   I live towards the North Shore of Long Island, and the nearest beach, Sunken Meadow State Park,  is 10 to 15 minutes away; we consider that to be quite far from the water.  Here, "near the water" generally means that you live within 1/4 mile (or really, a few blocks) of the beach.
     We also describe trips in terms of time, not distance.  For example: "the beach is about 15 minutes away", "the city is about an hour away, in good traffic, but good luck with that", "Southampton will take you 45 minutes", or "it's two minutes from my house".
      In your area, is travel described in terms of time or distance (miles, kilometers) or some other way?

Jeanne Lanc wrote:I live in central Texas and have raised rabbits outdoors for several years. I have never had a problem keeping my rabbits from dying, however i never have been able to keep them breeding through the summer months. I have a shaded place where the sun never hits and i also have been using the water bottle technique. This can work, however i have had some rabbits that have been scared of the water bottles, so then they do no good! I really like the marble slab idea and i think I'm gonna try that this year as well as rig up some fans. Thank you for all y'all's posts. Some of them are really helpful! Any other tips would be appreciated.

Also, last summer i had a problem for the first time with ear mites. I was able to get rid of them, but it was a long process. I saw a post about a medicine that takes care of the mites with one dose. Any one know what it is called? Thanks

Welcome to permies, Jeanne!  Best place on the web!