AMKuska's 2019 Garden Thread

[flowerbug]

Is it everywhere? I could test for it then?

it is common in dirt. it is common in mud. it is common on food surfaces.

at this point it is safer to assume that it is around and make sure your food prep doesn't encourage it to become an active hazard.

 

[flowerbug]

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I have developed a deep respect for fungi and bacteria in my garden because I have met so many that are destructive and dangerous. There are so many for which I cannot find a control or defense.
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bacteria, fungi, viruses, phages, prions, dna and rna fragments all around us. if you want help with fungal diseases worms are a great help as they are bacteria factories but they also have their own species of fungi too. life is quite interesting no matter how you try to define it there are always things around the edges which some may call life and others would not.

if you would like to try an experiment sometime get some fresh worm compost put it in some tepid water and stir it well a few times to leach out the bacteria. filter out the larger chunks that would plug up a sprayer and then apply it to some plants and see if they do better or worse than controls. some people also use powdered milk for a fungal control. i don't bother with either of these.

 

[baymule]

@AMKuska I don't think @Dirtmechanic meant to hurt your feelings or be rude. He just has a wry sense of humor and a bombastic delivery of said twisted humor. I myself sometimes have to read my posts closely before I post them. My blabberfingers sometimes get away from me. You know that if I thought for one minute that if anyone was being intenionally rude to you, I would have to pay them a visit and open up a six pack of Texas Whup-A$$ all over their pointy little heads. Having a goodly dose of smarta$$atosis myself, I can appreciate the same character flaws in others.

That said, lets get on with the regular programming. BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN having a wonderful time on a sunny day. Hug those gorgeous kids and tell them some random mule loves them. I'm sure your precious little boy will think you have lost your mind. Big hugs.

ETA; Wat to go standing up for yourself! You backed up your claims with a brain strain of facts and links to prove what you said.

 

[AMKuska]

@AMKuska I don't think @Dirtmechanic meant to hurt your feelings or be rude. He just has a wry sense of humor and a bombastic delivery of said twisted humor.

I myself sometimes have to read my posts closely before I post them. My blabberfingers sometimes get away from me. You know that if I thought for one minute that if anyone was being intentionally rude to you, I would have to pay them a visit and open up a six pack of Texas Whup-A$$ all over their pointy little heads. Having a goodly dose of smarta$$atosis myself, I can appreciate the same character flaws in others.

I know you would. I will take your word for it that was humor, but if that was humor, it was a very pretentious style. That being said he did apologize, so let's move on.

That said, lets get on with the regular programming. BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN having a wonderful time on a sunny day. Hug those gorgeous kids and tell them some random mule loves them. I'm sure your precious little boy will think you have lost your mind. Big hugs.

I did, and told him it was from a random mule. He smooched me so I guess that was for you?

ETA; Wat to go standing up for yourself! You backed up your claims with a brain strain of facts and links to prove what you said.

Thanks. I read a lot of studies on the things that interest me. You never know what will come in handy next time you garden.

 

[AMKuska]

Today there was a little bit of trouble from my son. He threw a water bottle into his backpack without checking to see if the lid was on tight, and completely ruined a library book. (Plus his homework, plus a note from the teacher.)

Replacing the book is $19, so my son had a choice. Pay me back through $$ or through labor. He chose labor.


Supervisor in charge was unimpressed by her duties.

Look, it's a fish!

Maybe a little smaller for breakfast burritos...

In any case, we did 19 chores for $19, and he kept up a great attitude. I have to admit, I'm impressed.

Also my garden looks great.

 

[baymule]

Sounds like you are taking child labor lessons from @thistlebloom. She specializes in child labor in the garden and even has the parents full blessing! LOL

That is a good lesson for your son, he learned to take better care of things. You are a good Mom, making him be responsible for his actions.

 

[flowerbug]

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Look, it's a fish!
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lol, love it!

it is a good lesson to learn and a good age to learn it.

 

[AMKuska]

Hey,

I'm not going to be able to update for a bit. My house caught fire.

 

[Dirtmechanic]

Hey,

I'm not going to be able to update for a bit. My house caught fire.

My thoughts are with you. I am hoping for the best.

 

[thistlebloom]

Oh no!! That's terrible!
I hope you are all safe AMKuska and the damage isn't too great. Please let us know how you and your family are when you can.