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[Chickielady]

Greg, your seed warmer bed ideas look great...and I wonder how WONDER board and pipe wrap tape would work ?
DH had rolls and rolls of the pipe wrap tape, the electric warming kind, and gave some to my Dad's neighbor last spring, Geaorge.
Geaorge tilled it into the soil IN his greenhouse, several inches under, and in rows a foot apart I guess, and starter his maters right in the dirt there...mo peat pots or transplanting.
I wonder how much my DH has left.....

better not give anymore away, !

 

[Chickielady]

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Careful walking in the pool that it does not crack, or it will have to be fiberglass patched to even hold water again, not hard to do but just saying...it would be a great greenhouse as long as it had a drain :lol drill a few holes on purpose...it sure would be better insulated from sudden temp changes being buried half in the ground.

 

[cheryl98117]

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Yep two standard sized loaf pans. This batter makes great muffins too. Just have to watch them, as muffins dont take quite as long.

 

[jbear]

Has anyone tried growing beans, corn, and squash in the three sisters method? I am thinking of trying this...

That nanner bread recipe looks good!

 

[Illia]

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I've honestly never tried that, so I wouldn't know what to say on it.

 

[Chickielady]

Greg DH wants to know how many watts a foot your christmas lights draw, the heat tape we have 14 watts per foot max, when cold, and as it heats up, the wattage goes down, to about 8 or 9 watts per foot.
Called Autotrace, made by chemilex water bed heater company and he still has 40 feet !!! At least..who makes water beds anymore ? This stuff is brand new, DH made it at a place he worked at...years ago.

 

[Chickielady]

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I've honestly never tried that, so I wouldn't know what to say on it.

I have, worked OK< becareful to keep an eye on it, fabric covered, rubber band tight on top the fridge and feed every so many days with flour and water...I used a gallon pickle jar.
Careful it does not get a bad yeast which will smell off or get mould, toss it out.
Once going, keep in the fridge as it will get excited and swell up and need to be fed all the time :lol

 

[Chickielady]

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OK I give, what is it ??

tell the story I am tired of babbling to myself...

 

[Chickielady]

Illia can you possibly cut the pvc (with a pvc pipe cutter so the ends are square) and reglue them together with a connector from the hardware ?

 

[Illia]

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OK I give, what is it ??

tell the story I am tired of babbling to myself...

We've yet to try it in WA, but yes, we'll be doing a lot of three sisters this year. Very excited for it too.

Three sisters is an ancient method of growing vine beans, squash, and corn in one crop. The old method of doing it is by building mounds and growing each very closely to each other, per mound. The beans give off a lot of nitrogen, which corn and squash hunger for, while the squash help block out sunlight to the ground, preventing weeds from growing. The corn helps to keep the beans up without the need of a pole. (the beans grow up the corn stalks). It's a wonderful cycle and also prevents mono-cropping issues that lead to pests.