Alas, the lake is fairly contaminated from the inflow river - industrial waste.
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- Thread starter Microbeman
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Continuing with using recycled materials, I use cardboard delivery boxes cut and folded into triangular shapes and taped with masking tape for larger cuttings. [I'll update with another photo] In the photo I am rooting hibiscus elatus trees. Once roots fill the space the masking tape is cut/removed and cardboard unfolded. The cardboard can then be fed to the worms.
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What, where/....wait.
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Teddybrae
IRONY, MM. IRONY! Sarcasm has an 'anger' component. Sarcasm is often sullen or resentful.
(Ha Ha! I 'm as 'picky' with word etymology as you are with organic growing. Oh the Irony of it all ... !)
(Ha Ha! I 'm as 'picky' with word etymology as you are with organic growing. Oh the Irony of it all ... !)
Teddy;
Perhaps you mean an 'infliction of meanness or insult' component rather than 'anger' component. It would be ironic if it ended up snowing on the man who moved south to escape snow. The man or someone else might then say sarcastically 'Well that was a good move'
The brilliant famous psychologist who helped so many with dementia ended up with Alzheimer's. = irony
I agree that your original statement about someone gardening organically but then jetting off somewhere is ironic but if you are truly picky you'll see it was stated sarcastically because there was an insult of the person (gardener) involved.
I was an English teacher way before I was a biologist. Besides I'm not picky with organic growing. I use toilet paper rolls with glue.
Perhaps you mean an 'infliction of meanness or insult' component rather than 'anger' component. It would be ironic if it ended up snowing on the man who moved south to escape snow. The man or someone else might then say sarcastically 'Well that was a good move'
The brilliant famous psychologist who helped so many with dementia ended up with Alzheimer's. = irony
I agree that your original statement about someone gardening organically but then jetting off somewhere is ironic but if you are truly picky you'll see it was stated sarcastically because there was an insult of the person (gardener) involved.
I was an English teacher way before I was a biologist. Besides I'm not picky with organic growing. I use toilet paper rolls with glue.
That plant looks like Amaranth, especially the first, smaller pic. It gets that horizontal color banding when younger that can change to vertical it seems. Comes in lots of sizes, I have a four ft dwarf one that volunteered all over the garden last year, so lots of amaranth here this year.
On the quackrass/ nutgrass issue, one good thing about nutgrass is that it will show you where there is excess moisture, at least it shows up that way for me. Can let you know of leaky lines or poor drainage.
St. Phatty
Active member
It took a long time to understand sarcastic humor.
Had an acquaintance who was so full of sarcastic comments.
But sarcasm can be funny without being dark-hearted.
That would have been nice but I saw no flowers or grain. Can they go forever without making a seedhead?
The sedge showed up when I was watering a lot to germinate grass and clover. However my front yard is quite damp and rich soil. Lots of worms.
No clue. They live in my worm bins. Where do you get them?
Yeah, the flower would have been a dead giveaway. I’ve never seen one not make a flower, the volunteers I have this year from last years hybrid vary a lot in size, but they all make at least a small seed head.
TychoMonolyth
Boreal Curing
God damn... i never thought of my own alfalfa patch! Good move!
MM was showing his off first. Give him credit.
I just found this one.
I had seen it before. Thought it was some sort of clover until I looked close.
Didn’t plant it. Didn’t tend it.
I need to plant more.
TychoMonolyth
Boreal Curing
Troutman buys clover which is smart. It starts sprouting the minute you tell it it's going on the ground.
Rico Swazi
Active member
What the world really needs is a thinning of the herd, starting with polluters of the earth and working down the list.
Sorry to hear of the pollution MM, pictures can be deceiving. Municipal water been tested?
I keep thinking how delightful this world would be if the ancient aliens came back and gave the earth a great big EMP (electromagnetic pulse) sending us all back to the 1800s.
A world where people use local materials with emphasis on growing their own alfalfa, clover, nettle, horsetail instead of what is currently being done to grow their food and herb.
Re: sedge , has this been mentioned?
https://www.texasgardener.com/pastissues/mayjun06/weedwars.html
I do something similar using dryer felt from the local paper mill.
weakens the plants so that the grass mulch has an easier time doing its thing.
Article says fallow for a year but perhaps you could get by doing strips and planting crops between like shown
