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Do you have enough wind or solar exposure to go Off-Grid? 2008-04-10 14:19:48 I found an interesting post on Off Grid Living, a blog about conserving energy and living off the main power grid. They suggested using an online watt estimator based on your locality zip code to estimate whether you have enough exposure to produce more power than you need.
The calculations are based on estimates by [...]
Stop Global Warming 2008-04-10 13:54:49 Global warming is a serious problem that the whole Planet earth is facing. It is no longer a myth but a fact and is very evident. Have you noticed the unpredictable and sudden climate changes, and the excessive heat that we are now experiencing? It is due to the accumulated greenhouse gases in the [...] Read more:Global
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Winter Sowing Experiment’s First Sprouts 2008-04-09 16:13:43 I’d felt a bit dejected over the fact that none of my little greenhouses had shown signs of life. So, today I decided to move them to a more exposed area with more sunlight. As I was doing this I noticed green. I thought, “Could it be?”. Sure enough one little flat of all the [...] Read more:Sowing
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Spring: First Signs of Life 2008-04-04 16:05:00 Today when I looked outside I saw something wonderful - green. There are hyacinths coming up in the back yard. Next to one of our outbuildings my “giant” daylilies are sprouting. To the west of the house the dianthus that dried up like an old neglected leather shoe is sprouting new grayblue pups. In the [...] Read more:First
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My Want List 2008-03-27 07:35:01 The items on my want list will either help to expand my outdoor garden or my virtual garden of websites. I always like surprises (who doesn’t) so if you feel so inclined to donate one or more of these items for support of this and the other Earthformed websites I’d really appreciate it.
Seeds or live [...]
Non Garden Items for Trade 2008-03-27 07:28:56 There is so much available in each of the categories below that there isn’t enough room here to list each individual item. Ask and I might just have that for which you are looking. In regards to clothing we have from formal to casual items available, even outer ware. So make an offer and maybe [...] Read more:Garden
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Plants and Seeds for Trade 2008-03-27 07:27:35 Plants for Trade
Irises, Yellow with Rust Colored Throat (corms)
Irises, Yellow (corms)
Irises, Traditional Lilac color (corms)
Seeds for Trade
(for number of seeds per trade please download the list - Seed Trade List for SASBE)
The Excel formatted list not only has information on number of trades available and seeds per each, but also contains information on plant size, [...] Read more:Plants
Harvesting Seeds from Yummy Tomatoes 2008-03-26 08:08:48 Anyone that has ever eaten a tomato should know where the seeds are. Each fruit contains dozens, maybe even hundreds, of seeds depending on the variety and size. Choose a ripe tomato that you are going to use to cook or that has past its prime and you’d rather not eat from which to harvest [...] Read more:Yummy
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To Harvest or Not To Harvest a Stone Fruit Pit 2008-03-26 08:07:17 Fruit such as peaches, plums and nectarines are considered stone fruits. These are easy to collect since you just eat or cut away the fruit, pull out the stone, wash it, let it dry and voila - a seed. One thing you should consider before collecting these from store bought fruit is that they may [...] Read more:Harvest
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Harvesting Hardy Hosta Seeds 2008-03-26 07:55:55 I was very curious to know how to start hosta from seed, but everywhere I read said that it was not commonly done since the seeds are not always produced. Turns out that one variety of the hostas I collected in the fall of 2007 did indeed produce pods with hundreds of seeds. The hosta [...] Read more:Hardy
My Contribution to Earth Day 2008-04-22 23:47:20 Monday I spent most of the day driving around because I had appointments everywhere but home. It was nice though because my baby girl got to spend some time with her cousins. I took the opportunity to get some cow manure compost, petunias, basil, rosemary, sweet marjoram and lavender at the local Lowe’s [...] Read more:Contribution
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Earth Month 2008 2008-04-19 11:36:58 Until lately I haven’t done much to follow the progress of conservation efforts. I think having a child now and also having a little plot to cultivate yearly has really given me a sense of perspective about the future of the planet. That’s pretty much why I wanted to start this garden blog [...] Read more:Earth
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The Fish Tank Greenhouse 2008-05-01 22:53:35 I guess you could call this recycling. My husband’s cousin’s widow gave me a 10 gallon fish tank that she said she was just going to throw away. It was practically brand new and in perfect condition. So, I couldn’t turn it down. The filter that came with it was very poor quality and insufficient [...]
Things to Consider When Planting Trees in Your Yard 2008-05-06 12:08:02 It is always nice to see a beautifully manicured lawn with a selection of ornamental and shade trees to accent the landscape. It is also equally frustrating to see a lawn where no consideration has been given for mature plant and tree size. The landscape looks more like a deformed jungle with half [...] Read more:Trees
I am blog #1392 on the Million Blog List 2008-05-08 09:17:33 Today I listed this blog on the Million Blog List. In less than a month they’ve gotten almost 1400 blog owners to voluntarily list their blogs. Their purpose is to see how long it will take to get 1,000,000 blog owners to do the same. At this rate it will take a [...]
Winter Sowing Experiment Follow Up 2008-05-17 07:19:28 Even though it seems I’ve had more failure than success at this endeavor it wasn’t a total loss. There are some Japanese Irises that are growing; they are no more than 1/2 an inch tall, but they are growing. Also, some of my daisy flats have germinated and are growing. If they survive for me [...] Read more:Sowing
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Transferring Seedlings to Pots 2008-05-19 12:39:27 This is always one thing that makes me nervous in the growing process - repotting your new seedlings. Sherxr from Ur Resident Chef had a question about when and how to repot. Well, I’ve had my share of successes and failures in this regard, but I’ll share with you the process that seems [...] Read more:Transferring
Hardening Off my Tomato and Pepper Seedlings 2008-05-30 13:05:43 It has taken a while but finally the pepper seedlings have come up. Probably, I could have taken the tomatoes out about a week ago, but morning sickness had me doubled over and too tired to care much about seedlings. If you look inside my fish tank greenhouse you’ll see a plethora of tomato plants [...] Read more:Tomato
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Buy, Share, Keep and Toss Your Seeds 2008-06-04 06:59:53 I learned the hard way that even with proper storage commercially produced seeds lose their viability with time. In 2003/2004 I bought a boatload of seeds and have been trying ever since to get them all used up. Well I think I’ve finally succeeded. I should have thrown them away about a year ago. None [...] Read more:Share
It’s been a good week to be outside 2008-06-21 16:30:04 This week the weather has been in the low 70’s and beautiful. Not until today have we had rain. All the windows in the house were open until yesterday when the temperature peaked above 80 and the house was getting too warm. The only downside to this is that with all sun [...]
Hail Shreds Local Plantlife 2008-06-29 16:40:42 Last Sunday we had a hailstorm that ripped through Northwest Ohio. It took a full 20 to 30 minutes to pass each place it hit. This gave it a chance to pummel the trees, flowers, and crops across the region. It was fun to watch and pretty to look at as it collected on the [...] Read more:Local
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