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Erik Talks Straw Bales on C-Realm Radio

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Gardening, Podcasts, Straw Bale Gardening, Vegetable Gardening
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...podcaster (and, as of last month, radio host) KMO. The topic is straw bale gardening. KMO talks first to straw bale garden expert Joel Karsten. Then I chime in enthusiastically on the topic. I’m followed by gardener and artist Lauren Blair. We’re all sort of an opening act for an entertaining 1990s era recording of Terrance McKenna thoughtstyling about “linguistic objects”. One interesting point that Karsten raises is the issue of persistent herbi...

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The Perfect Crisis Vegetable: Prickly Pear Cactus

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Gardening, Vegetable Gardening
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...will be keeping it from taking over your entire garden and your neighbor’s garden. Plant things like broccoli and carrots and, depending on your soil and experience level as a gardener, you’re in for a lot more work and, likely, disappointment. Trust me, I’ve killed a lot of vegetables in the past twenty years. I’ve never once killed a prickly pear cactus. Luther Burbank’s allegedly spineless prickly pear. We have one specimen that came with the h...

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Should I Put Coffee Grounds in a Worm Bin?

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Composting, Gardening, Vermiculture
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...s probably not going to kill the worms. But, in a discussion thread on the Garden Professor’s Facebook group speculating about what percentage of coffee grounds would be safe to use, I found myself agreeing with Raymond Eckhart who says, In the absence of peer reviewed literature as to what percentage is acceptable, the cautious approach is to avoid it altogether, is my takeaway. If and when someone studies the issue to determine a safe percentage...

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Weekend Tweets: Stressing Out Plants, Jerry Baker is Still a Quack and Flower Studded Lawns

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...oot Simple (@rootsimple) April 8, 2016 #TBT: Jerry Baker, Still Quacking | Garden Rant https://t.co/vbCUM4Qnjz — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 8, 2016 Perils of Plantsmanship | Garden Rant https://t.co/4gKWgNGCbT — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 8, 2016 Ambient “hipster” lifestyle soundtracks https://t.co/hiB6ujv5Fs pic.twitter.com/l1GyONoTgl — Xeni (@xeni) April 8, 2016 Alexander the Great explores the sea with a cat and a cock pic.twitter.com...

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Our Covid House Rules and Strategies

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Preparedness, Thoughtstylings
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...ct storage for bulk goods. The crisis has caused me to have a short temper that I have to be vigilant about. I feel like I’m really out of touch with the people who are risking their lives in low-paid work. Non-conclusion conclusion We’re lucky. We’re thankful to have a roof over our heads, a garden to tend and a backyard to enjoy. But I’m also trying to be realistic. Our comfort could end. A lot of people are suffering. Far worse things than Blin...

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