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The new company is moving me to the Produce Dept.........

Been a while since my last visit. A LOT of changes have been taking place in my little corner of the world. The family owned, independent grocery store (since 1956) I work for has been sold to FOOD GIANT. They took over on June 3rd. During the 2 1/2 hour employee orientation, FOOD GIANT made it...

Was getting to the point that sayin', "Awww, I'll build em, tomorrow", wasn't gonna "cut it". LOL

....from the little raised bed, this morning.

......just didn't have "that much time".......

....if it seems to be taking FOREVER to fill a compost pile up.......that's a GOOD thing.

http://www.thekitchn.com/five-ways-to-eat-squash-blosso-87564

Mix one teaspoon of liquid dishwashing detergent with a cup of vegetable oil. Shake the mixture together until it is well mixed. Then add a quart of water to the mixture. Put the mixture into a spray bottle and test it on one plant to make sure it isnt too concentrated, as it may burn the...

.....a surprise. LOVE living in the country.

Combine in a 16 oz bottle: 15 drops lavender oil 3-4 Tbsp of vanilla extract 1/4 Cup lemon juice. Fill bottle with water. Shake (the bottle....:rolleyes:). Ready to use.

This just popped up, from a friend, on my Facebook status........... ~Cut a piece of rose bush stem 6 to 8 inches long with a sharp, clean knife or pruning shears. If collecting multiple cuttings, keep them in the shade until you are ready to begin the next step. ~Cut off the spent blooms, hips...

....when a good friend came in from Cajun country......And they are still warm, too........Happy, happy, happy......

Took the shovel and scooped off the chicken-poop layer in one of Babygirl's chicken runs. Got an huge amount of chicken "gold" for the compost pile. Haven't done it in about a year. Got tired of nearly slipping down (I could break a hip :lol:), after rain, when I would go in to collect the...

About 3 or 4 weeks ago (actually, I really don't know how long. "Time" is just a word, to me....but, let's just say) I cut some rogue trees down around the house, let them lay and, today, was pleasantly surprised at just how much carbon (brown) material came off them for the compost pile, when I...

.......as much homemade compost as I have made and used over the years , but it does. And the new compost pile is building pretty fast. It's unreal just how much compost material it thrown out at grocery stores EVERY day.

A good read, even for "non-beginners".......from GRIT http://www.grit.com/garden/gardening-tips-for-beginners-zm0z12sozgou.aspx

......No more 150 foot, UPHILL, trips from the compost pile.......

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/2006-10-01/Compost-Made-Easy.aspx?newsletter=1&utm_content=04.19.13+GFSS&utm_campaign=2013+GFSS&utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email#axzz2R39b5bXv

....NOTHING but homemade compost.........