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104 Erin Schanen the Impatient Gardener

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Gardening, Podcasts
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...adventures on Garden Fork Radio episode 421. How to plant a tree. Killing plants. Winter and gardening with climate change. The folly of taking shortcuts with your soil. The importance of testing soil. Where to have soil tested. Deer! Messina’s Deer Stopper. Planting a memorial tree. Sweet peas. Grow lights. A lavender lined path. Websites: The Impatient Gardener, Impatient Gardener on Facebook and Instagram, @impatientgarden on Twitter. Special...

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A Three Step Strategy for Curing Internet/Smart Phone Addiction

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Thoughtstylings
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...orning. Pick up a book first. Build something. Garden, pull some weeds and plant some vegetables. Go to concerts, plays, lectures etc. Seek out a spiritual practice that involves both private time and scheduled group engagement. Read and apply some of the “deep work” anti-distraction strategies found in Cal Newport’s blogs and books. I think the common thread with these activities is redirection and physical separation from our computers and phone...

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Saturday Tweets: DIY WiFi Antennas, Cardboard Drones and Giant Crabs

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...tps://t.co/UlX8jDGeWD — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 31, 2017 Arduino Plant Monitor https://t.co/MtRJGFFULU — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 31, 2017 Make an Appalachian Stick Dulcimer https://t.co/YZIGzxu6n6 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 31, 2017 Bidet kit for toilet just $22 https://t.co/IWdPC6VUcN — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 31, 2017 The Secret Sun: Artisanal Apocalypse : https://t.co/983cUbB8hg — Root Simple (@rootsimple)...

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Saturday Tweets: Squirrels and Other Stuff

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...ditional landscaping puts plants in solitary confinement. In this setting, plant lose resiliency #txplants pic.twitter.com/PLK44HpUUh — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) January 11, 2017 Could you make zero trash for 30 days? https://t.co/AeLJT0Bj7M — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 10, 2017 Add Pockets to Any Skirt or Dress Without Ruining the Look https://t.co/sOM8klCneq via @lifehacker — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 10, 2017 Cryptography o...

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