Veggie Steps 2024
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Steps to refresh a veggie garden?
Comments (1)I would do as you are planning but still have a few plants there. Not all veggie plants need a full growing season. I mention this because a spot that doesn't have a plant is easy to forget it as a spot that you don't need to take care of. but in fact, you should still weed in this area as well as giving it the occasional moisture or exposure to rain, if you won't be watering it yourself....See MoreVeggie Tales ... January 2024
Comments (7)Happy new gardening year! It was a green December around here, we only got one snow that lasted a couple days before it was melted off. Rain otherwise. Rather uncanny. But it has turned properly colder now. Got no idea what's going on in the caps, haven't opened them. The rest of the yard looks like it's still sleeping. Been lots of small birds flocking about in the last couple weeks, but there seems to be a bit less ground rodent activity than the usual for now. Sitting on a bunch of wild wintersowing seed since it's been so nice out, so probably won't sow till late this month or into the next. Indoors has been some microgreens and a couple rounds of germination testing. I had some trouble last year with squash and melon and wasn't sure if it was due to the seed. I haven't gotten fresh in a while. So tests before sending off seed orders- just a couple smaller ones this year....See MoreAre downdraft ventilation units better in 2024? Honest reviews please
Comments (50)My experience: 2 week rental with telescoping downdraft (tall one, I don't know the exact height, but it was definitely taller than 6") -- absolutely useless! Did nothing other than to interfere with the flames on the back burner (gas). You could see the steam, etc., "ignoring" the downdraft. It was supposedly a good one (Dacor, as I recall). Growing up with no hood -- Walls & cabinets had to be cleaned all the time b/c otherwise grease & gunk built up. (Guess who had to wash the walls & cabinets -- we kids, one of our weekly chores!) Old Kitchen/cheap builder-grade shallow hood (~18"D) -- only worked for back burners. Did OK for back burners but did nothing for the front burners. Our current Kitchen with Vent-A-Hood (24"D) & induction -- odors, etc., are not an issue. I don't smell last night's dinner the next morning (or even while cooking). We clean the hood regularly and no issues. I'd rather have the grease caught by the hood than have it land on my cabinets, walls, etc.! Sure, if you don't clean it regularly, it will get dirty -- same as anything. BTW...it does prove that it's working. Seriously -- where do you think the "filth" is going if it's not going out the vent? Into your home (& lungs)! Downdrafts, if they're any good, will have exactly the same "filth" as an overhead vent. But, since most are no good, I suspect most are sending the FOGSS (fumes, odors, grease, smoke, steam) into and throughout your home....See MoreHealthy Lifestyle Progress - Week of 2/4/2024
Comments (41)Oakley, I hope you are seeing an endocrinologist and will enroll in a diabetes management program through your health insurance. It sounds like you need guidance, and that you could be shortchanging yourself by substituting the internet for sound, ongoing medical advice. Jojoco, you’re still well within the healthy BMI range and clearly don’t ”need” to lose weight, but I understand how good it can feel to have control over something like that in your life— especially when you’ve lost control of other things. I do weigh every day and as long as I stay within a five pound range I no longer worry about my weight. Just eating in a restaurant can cause a two lb increase on my scale from additional sodium alone. I have—almost— eliminated alcohol from my diet as was recommended for my autoimmune issues, and that caused a noticeable but not ongoing drop in weight 18 months ago. I track my food intake assiduously, more now to note how I feel and how much energy I have after eating certain foods. I don’t think it’s a bad thing to track and weigh as long as they don’t become ends unto themselves....See Moregardengrl66 z5
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