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Which "natural food" store is that Ridge Runner?

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Showed my wife some of the comments about heat and lettuce getting bitter. She has decided to try raising some in a spare bedroom under a grow light. Has anyone here ever tried something like this? I can't see any reason it shouldn't work.

Tomatoes, jalopinos, and Bananna peppers.

Thanks Bluebonnet.

Thank you. I'm hoping this summer to talk to some folks I know in south Arkansas and get a pound of ginned cotton. I'd like to try growing some but think it's too cold in NW Arkansas.

Bluebonnet do you spin your cotton with a traditional wheel, charkha, or a spindle? I've considered giving spinning a try some time.

I typically use them for wall hangings and decorations. I also have a friend who has high end remote cabins he rents out and I give him some for decorations. I gave one to an Indian Hindu co-worker a few years ago too. They place some religious significants in using one as a prayer rug at...

Thanks Ridgerunner. I'll have to check out their selection. I bought my fireplace insert there.

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Ridge runner it was last summer in the garden. Do you have any variety suggestions since your so close? Thistlebloom thanks for the input.

I work in Tulsa during the week so I'll have to look when I get home. They were leaf lettuces though that I've had before that are not typically bitter. Thanks for the input.

Beautiful pup. Pyrenees are such a beautiful white. My Marley, who 's a "Boxidor " is coal black and 120 pounds

My 2 beds are raised and 100% compost. I have built in sprinkler irrigation in both. My wife and I tried multiple different type/varieties of lettuce . In every case it turned out bitter. We think it could be the soil and may try standard potting soil in long planters. Any help or comments would...

One other tip too. When/if you tack out the hide on a board after tanning, do NOT tack out the tail. It will tear as it shrinks/ dries. Tack strips if cardboard over the tail flattening it out and allowing it to dry and shrink.

Thanks for the warm welcome folks. I sure have plenty of questions and hope I can contribute and help some too.

I normally tan with hair on unless I'm out of leather. I don't soften and use for wall hangings. 1 lb alum, 2.5 lb salt. Desolve alum in 1 gal warm water, mix salt in 4 gal, mix together and soak hide for 7 to 10 days. Longer is better than shorter. Skin out as much of tail as you can without...

I typically alum tan my hides. A real reasonable form of alum you can get that works fine is Poultry Grade alum and can be bought in 20-25 pound bags at a feed or poultry supply store. I found a site that has same proportions of salt, water, and alum I use. In addition it has a recipe for...

If anyone still needs any info let me know. I typically put up 2 to 6 deer a year and alum tan a large percentage of the hides. Tanning is easy, if you want them softened that's where the real work lies.