Got my Hops rhizomes ordered today. The big dream is to grow Barley as a covercrop… Hops + Barley = homegrown homebrew. It’s the beer of the future!
Hello Spring!
03.31.2010 – 18:16
Well, at long last, it seems that Spring is really here to stay. It was a bit touch and go for a while, we’ve still been having a dusting of frost, but overall, it’s definitely Spring. The lemon verbena is in a snit. It didn’t drop it’s leaves last year,and it’s been through several frosts over the winter… It looks like the “rangy” plant they describe it as in the Sunset Western Garden Book. Rangy, indeed, scraggly too.
It was a lifting and pruning blow-out here in the garden this last weekend. You’d have thought the end was near, but it was the coming of the biannual scourge of voters everywhere which spurred me to get ‘er done: le civic duty du jury. Glad that’s dealt with, now back to the garden… I hope!
Say "No" to Swiffers and their Ilk
08.15.2009 – 19:44
Swiffers are marketed as a convenience, but in my view, this is a false promise. In order to use a Swiffer as designed, we are compelled to purchase a constant stream of chemical and VOC laden, low capacity “cleaning” pads,** and add them to the landfill.
I have given the Swiffer to the kids to play with, but have incorporated the general idea into my new mopping stratagem: I now use a Mr. Clean solution in a spray bottle (loosens dirt; low VOC), a “self-wringing” mop (and a bucket of hot water, for rinsing the mop). Outcome: much cleaner floors with no waste created.
** translated: loosening dirt and spreading it around, with a paltry 100 square foot (10′ x 10′) cleaning capacity
Good Clean Fly-killing Fun!
08.15.2009 – 18:42
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Fly Goo
In a spray bottle with an adjustable sprayer, mix 2 ½ teaspoons liquid soap** per quart water, to make a 1% soap solution. Now, you’re cleaning while you kill flies. Add some Lavender essential oil to add aromatherapy to your Fly Goo brew! Stops flies in their tracks. Long distance shots work best with a stream, close shots work best with a softer spray. Kids love to help with fly hunting. **We use eco-friendly dish soap or Murphy’s Oil Soap |
New Customers get 15%-off at RTNatural.com
08.15.2009 – 17:54
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That’s right, 15%-off for new customers who place an order at our store, RTNatural.com, between now and August 31st, 2009.
Just enter NEWCUST during checkout. There’s more: Seeds are 20% during the End of Summer Special, now $1.20 per pack. Both of these are great deals, prices are already pretty darn reasonable! |
