goooooooood morning beautiful friends!!!! I pray that where ever you are this morning, that it's a most spectacularly beautiful day. it sure is in my neck of the woods. I don't know what we have planned for today yet, but if it involves being outside, then it will be a good day. every time I look out, I see more and more leaves falling and the woods are getting thinner and thinner and the noise from the train gets closer and closer just from the lack of foliage on the trees. we'll quickly get used to it and not pay it any attention. this weekend is the weekend that we fall back an hour. it's about time for me to get back that I hour I lost this spring when we sprang forward an hour. I don't know about anyone else, but I wish they would leave the time alone!!! back in the day, it probably was useful, but not any more. just an old tradition that needs to be buried as far as I'm concerned. but then again, what do I know? "they" don't ask me for my opine, so I'll voice it here and maybe some of the big shot big whigs will read it and say, "why didn't I think of that?" you know what, I'd even let them think it was their idea, if they would just do it. hahahaha ok y'all, I put it out there, when it happens, you'll know who was responsible for it. hahahaha oh well, on can hope.
I know one thing that will make me very happy and that's for this election to be over. how can you tell if a politician is lying? when they're talking!!!!!! I've never heard as many lies spewing forth from all parties. it's not just one, but all. a decent human being with morals and integrity doesn't run for political office any more. it's not even the lesser of the 2 evils anymore. because they are both evil and wicked. I'll say one thing, I used to think that women could have a place in politics. I don't think that anymore. I've got a gut full of some of the wives of former presidents that despise this country and have done everything they can to undermine this country from within. they should all, former presidents and their wives, be brought up on treason. but that will never happen. the good ol boy and now girl system is so entrenched in this country that there will never be any way of getting rid of it. I just wait for God to exact revenge, and He will. I don't know who will win the vote, but I can assure you of one thing, that it will be a LOSS for this country, who ever does walk away with the vote. I don't know what will happen in the days after the election, but I don't think it will be a shining moment in our history. those days are gone.
the fighting taking place all over the planet are the things that just may usher in the return of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and all I can say is "come quickly Lord Jesus!!!" be ready or get ready for the coming of our Lord!!! it will happen in the blink of an eye. if you don't know Him as your Lord and Savior, NOW is the time. there will never be a better time than now. so ask the Lord to forgive you of your sins right now and and accept Him as Lord and Savior of your life and start walking with Him and letting Him guide your steps, thoughts, actions and live for Him till He comes to claim His own.
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I keep up with some gardening groups on fb. I like to learn and even help out some, when possible. so, I just thought I would share some of the things I've learned about container gardening and a lot of other non-essential, useless stuff. hahahaha
one of the things that I see people doing that are new to gardening is putting way too many seeds in their seed starter trays. when the seeds come up, if you can't see the soil, there's way too many seeds. they will struggle to even survive. they will fight for root space. then when and if they get big enough to even think about transplanting, there is way too many roots to even pull apart. all plants have had their roots damaged before they even hit the soil.
another thing is not filling their containers to the top with soil. I use only container soil or potting soil in my containers and above ground raised beds. the wrong soil is just as bad as not enough soil. fill those pots to within an inch of the top with soil and watch the depth as you water. watering will help/cause the soil to settle, which will also lower the depth of the soil. you want the roots to have plenty of soil, below the roots and above the roots. if you see a lot of settling, then top that container off with more container soil.
container soil and potting soil contains peat and other things that help retain moisture. they also have a certain amt of fertilizers in them. fertilizers is what a lot of people will come to blows over. hahaha verbal blows anyway. hahaha grow up people, it's just fancy cow poop or blenderized fish guts or dehydrated animal blood. at any rate, use what you like and are satisfied with, but use a good fertilizer. there are chemical fertilizers too, and if you want to use those, use them. I'm not about shaming anyone for what they have or what they can afford. use what you have and don't worry about it. I always ask God protect me from any purposeful harm created by man. I always ask God to help my garden grow in spite of my ignorance. after all, He is the Master Gardener.
what I will shame people for is making fun of new people who are trying to learn how to garden. if you can't be helpful, take your keyboard warrior attitude somewhere else. if I was admin of some of the gardening groups, the first time I seen someone laugh at another person for asking a question, I would delete, block and ban that person from ever being a member again. that's one thing that wouldn't happen if I was an admin. if you laughed at someone trying to learn, you'd be gone, as quick as my fingers could get you gone.
I said yesterday on a post that gardeners used to be some of the best people on the planet. I still believe that for the most part, many are. but what we have today, is people that wanna be funny and hurt people and make fun of people. some of these days they will be with their kind, burning in the pits of hell. if you make fun of someone trying to learn, you'll do absolutely anything for a laugh. remember that when judgement day comes.
something that I've learned is that you don't have to replace your soil each year like some people suggests, all you have to do is amend really well. that's where my "black kow" comes in handy. I keep several bags of it and when I start on a new pot, container or off the ground raised bed, I'll drag a bag out and use it. earthworm castings are also really good to use. when I get ready to drop a transplant in a hole, I'll make the hole then I'll put about a tablespoon of earthworm castings in the hole then the put plant into hole and cover it with soil. that will really give the newly planted seedling a great start.
another thing, when we grow in pots, containers and above the ground garden beds, seeds are something to take into consideration. I always always always always look for bush type of everything. and then I look to see if I can find an adult height of the plant. I always opt for anything that's on the shorter side. just so I don't have to deal with a lot of sprawl. I'll plant my green beans pretty thick because they will help support each other and not fall over so bad. I also have some poles that I can stick in my pots and clip my plants to, to help them grow upward instead of falling out of the container.
if you can keep everything growing upward, it will help a lot with keeping down some of the soil borne diseases and diseases that are caused by humidity. it also helps you find some of the bugs easier. I keep my clips handy in the garden shed and I'll get a pocket full and just put them on as I see that something has taken a growth spurt.
as well as bush type, I look for specific wording, like dwarf, tom thumb, mini, patio, container friendly, deck friendly, micro mini and I'm sure I've missed some key words. but get used to looking on the seed pkts for those those types of wordings and you'll quickly see what I mean. when I get carrots and root veggies, I also look for varieties that say they are shorter or smaller, so that I don't have to worry about having really deep pots and containers for everything.
I look for shorter corn and bush type okra too. even smaller sized eggplants. what I do actively keep looking for is the perfect place to order seeds from that have done all the hard work for me. it gets to be such a daunting task to try to find all these smaller, shorter types of garden produce. I wish it was all in one place. a place that's specifically for container gardeners. I keep praying for that. haven't found it yet, but hopefully it will appear someday.
I've also learned that it's near impossible to keep squirrels out of your garden. notice I said near impossible. but I seem to have found the perfect thing to do just that. guess what it is? go ahead and guess. are you ready for the answer? well, here it is------plastic forks, lots of plastic forks!!! it's worked this year. it may never work again, but I've got 2000 forks to use in my containers. some of my containers have at least 15 to 20 forks. with tines up of course and the handles stuck in the pots in such a way that the tines are pointed up and out. I put them in the soil at a slight slant with the tines pointing upward. it's working too. something else I done was take long skewers, 3 feet long, and tie some strips of holographic plastic to them and it's reflective. it blows in the breeze and that's enough to keep the birds out of my containers. so between the forks and holographic plastic strips, as of right now, I'm not having squirrels and birds in my planters. just praying it stays that way. hahaha.
this is a few pictures of my some of my containers with the forks in the pots. once I got these in the pots, I went back and added that many more in each pot. I didn't leave a space large enough for a squirrel or bird to climb up in or land in. and you can also see the long skewers and holographic strips tied to them. these 2 things have worked this summer. the forks will be reusable and the skewers to tie the holographic strips to will be reusable also. I'm all over reusing what I already have. hahaha
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