Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[seminolewind]

FortCluck has as 24/7 machine hooked up to her to keep her alive now.
She does not want a positive.

OMG!!! I'm sure she doesn't want a positive. I see exactly what you mean.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Too funny! I looked at my chicken print fabric too but couldn't let it go. It's chicken and chicken wire companion prints that I've had since before I ever thought I might have chickens. I haven't found the right project for it yet but I just Could. Not. let that go.

Mine are destined for specialty chicken quilts. I've been collecting them for years so there will be lots and lots of chicken quilts.

 

[Kiki]

OMG!!! I'm sure she doesn't want a positive. I see exactly what you mean.

 

[Kiki]

Anyone else receiving a lot of new junk email about Corona crap or is it just me?

 

[seminolewind]

Oh man!! I had hoped you would find them right away.
that they come strolling up like nothing went on in the morning.



It does make me batty. I am listed as type 2. I think there are really more than 2 kinds though.

I do too. I think the medical field just loves putting people's ailments into categories with names . But you know , not everyone fits a label . That makes me crazy

 

[seminolewind]

I have rich black soil and it holds moisture and drains slow and compost will crust some to retain moisture but if you have big sticks and see no sand you may not have what you paid for. But iI'm not a soil expert just giving my 2 cent.

I sort of had a feeling that I may not have gotten what I was supposed to. I think I'll go over there tomorrow.

 

[Kiki]

Oh man!! I had hoped you would find them right away.
that they come strolling up like nothing went on in the morning.



It does make me batty. I am listed as type 2. I think there are really more than 2 kinds though.

Henny how the heck did you lose so much weight?
I didn't know this.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Anyone else receiving a lot of new junk email about Corona crap or is it just me?

Not just you.

At least I can shred junk snail mail for the compost pile.

 

[IamRainey]

I go out today and the box I planted had a thick layer of crust on top. I water and the water takes forever to drain. And if I plant seeds they will never be able to push thru this crust. They also said it would be screened and OMG! there's a lot of sticks and stuff in it. I can't see any sand or compost. But the worst is I will not be able to plant seeds in there and expect them to break thru the crust. I just want to cry. Does this sound like garden mix?

That sounds like more clay!

Am I understanding that you filled the boxes but haven't planted them yet? Get whoever delivered the wrong mix to deliver some compost to make up for what they tried to unload on you. Add the compost and fork it in. Don't worry about the sticks if they're finger size. They'll eventually break down in the soil and enrich it too. Not sure what to do about "stuff". If it's leaf mold that's excellent. Could also be something like perlite. That's also good for aeration.

Anyway mix it all in well. Water gently so as not to float the clay back up to the surface. Let it have some time to disperse. Water gently again and wait as many times as it takes to get damp not saturated soil. At that point you can plant seeds or seedlings.

Order some earthworms. As many as you can get your hands on. Let them dig themselves in. They'll keep churning the soil and not letting the clay float up again.

Then set up a compost pile. This is NOT a quick solution but, in the end, it's the only thing short of a fortune in imported soil, that will change clay to arable soil.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Anyone else receiving a lot of new junk email about Corona crap or is it just me?

Just you!!

Henny how the heck did you lose so much weight?
I didn't know this.

I got really sick....the diabetes was taking a toll on my entire body. My kidneys, vision, liver, skin everything. Literally shutting down.
I had been to the doctors A LOT asking for help. Not once did they put 2 & 2 together and run an A1C. I found it after a lab found my hubs. Yeah it is a long story.