J. Syme

I just got these in the mail. Thank you for all those involved, I will be sharing them with pride. I'm not really sure how to get a picture to show nicely, hope this uploads clearly

Preparing for my Long weekend, I raise a cool glass hibiscus/mint iced tea, towards "all, ya-all's."  Please Have a safe & relaxing weekend, and do please share with us your favorite summertime beverage. I use equal amounts (about 2 handfuls) of dried hibiscus & mint leaves crushed and put in cheese cloth then set in 5 gallon glass jug of water in the sunshine until right shade of brown. daughter like to add stevia to hers, cause she's so sweet.

Jay Wright wrote:I saw a clump of really attractive tall grass growing on a bank at the local tip. I dug out a chunk and planted it at home next to one of my fish ponds. It grew incredibly well. Turned out to be Johnson Grass- took me three years to eradicate it. I recently watched a video of a young American feller slashing Johnson grass- it had taken over most of the best low lying country on his farm. Good luck mate I thought to meself:)

caution on Johnson grass is when it wilts from drought or frost often it forms poisonous nitrates or prussic acids . don't let your livestock graze on the Johnson grass during frost of draught conditions.

If question is about things that use electricity that would be my well pump, because manual pumping is not much fun, close second would be the refrigerator.

hmm guess it would be my garage radio, i enjoy music and play a better radio, than the piano.

Ask your local cemetery grave digger, they will probably have access to a ground penetrating radar device used to locate unmarked graves.

Harry Morgan from MASH tv program comes to mind as an actor that can express frustration eloquently.

My side of the ditch has a mixture of grass, ditch lily's, and tuberosa (milk / butterfly weed). they come back each spring for the past few decades.

Anvils, Of course.  The Wile E. Coyote approved A.C.M.E. tool for catching the road runner.  I have a small one in the garage, & a large one in the barn. They are handy for shaping metal objects. maintenance is minimal, wire bush, light oil or bees wax after cleaning.  John

forage gardening, hmm, I have a slingshot & hiking shoes, anyone have a good seed bomb recipes for Ohio/Pennsylvania areas? Dropping wild radish seeds into deer track holes isn't as fun as launching clay seed balls thru the air. best time to plant a tree, ten years ago, second best time right now....

paul wheaton wrote:

J. Syme wrote:We upgraded the garden & back field to make 1.5 times as much food as we consume, if food cost goes up 10x then I'll be sharing even more food with neighbors and helping them fortify their gardens.

Maybe that's the true core:  save our apple seeds to plant in the neighbor plots.  Visit our neighbors to plant sunchokes, walking onions and kale.  

Maybe do a little "forage gardening" once a week or so.  In time, there could be enough food to feed a few hundred people nearby.