What did you do in the garden today?

[saysfaa]

Unfortunately, I don't see things like that anymore. We used those parkay margarine bowls for many, many years. It would be great if companies designed their plastic containers to have a life beyond the use of storing the original product. It might help reduce plastic waste.

It might if one buys parkay margarine once in many, many years. Or six or eight times - to get a set of the bowls.

Reuse does help. But, even with all the other ways to reuse that I've heard of, I haven't found any that don't have the same limitation.

 

[gtaus]

It might if one buys parkay margarine once in many, many years. Or six or eight times - to get a set of the bowls.

We were a family of five children and our two parents. We went through a lot of butter. We had stacks of those bowls. I can't remember how many different colors they had, but I bet we had at least 6 bowls in every color. Again, they were excellent bowls for cereal and soups. Good times.

 

[saysfaa]

Speaking of vials earlier, I remembered that I found wooden "vials" for sale at least once. They were sold as sewing needle holders, I think. Anyway, that is what I use them for. I've had them for a couple of decades; far longer than I've been gardening.

I could probably make some. That might be fun to try. Someday.

Practically, I think seed tapes make the most sense. I'll try either or both the white glue and the flour paste versions for some of the seeds.

And maybe play around with coffee filters and straws also.

I have some mint tins (and tea tins of the same type) that need a use. I think they would work well to hold the new "packets."

Actually, tea bags might work well too.

 

[Sueby]

The lady said that he is border Collie and McNabb mix but I don't see it. Also thank you. He's a sweetie but he loves to chew .

Yea, I'm not sure about that mix either, but sometimes it's hard to tell when they're little. But MAN is he adorable!

I'm systematically minimizing the use of plastic as much as I reasonably can.

My siblings and I have been cleaning up our parents' farm/businesses for about ten years so far. Several 40'x100' or larger barns, stuffed full. And lots of stuff outside. They loved plastic.

I've spent unbelievable amount of hours picking plastic shards out of straw, sawdust, dirt, ect.

I know what happens to plastic when it goes - it shatters. The shards shatter. The shattered shards shatter. They don't decompose.

So, I believe the warnings about microplastics.

I'm less sure about the other warnings.

Finding alternatives also gives me something to think about - better than the state of the world these days.

And, yes, the glass vials can be frozen. You just need to cushion them and be careful of thermal shock (don't let them touch water until they warm up enough, and such). I could do that but I'll use something I already have. I haven't gotten to it yet.

I have been trying to get rid of plastics in my life for the last few years - it's hard! We bought a sodastream to stop using plastic bottles or cans & be a little healthier by making our own seltzer - but the flavorings we use come in little plastic jars. I can't even believe the plastic bits I've found in one batch of raised bed mix I bought. That one makes me mad, I don't want plastic in my garden.

We have our water pipe replaced !! So glad to have flushing toilets and running water !!
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@WthrLady I believe that they are required to bury the pipes 10’ deep but I was told that a lot of plumbers go deeper than that. Often 12ft deep

YAY!

I was having a nice burn-off of cardboard and old tree trimmings / palm fronds until it started raining steadily. I also mowed the chook yard and threw out a few pot plants. Living things must come first, so I'm determined to rehome as many ornamentals as I can, especially the potted ones. They get too heavy and hard to repot.

I have cut down all my plants to only things that I can eat or have a use. Except for Dahlia's, they bring me joy, lol. I'd rather put my efforts into something that feeds us these days.

Seems like we might have some snow on the way.

 

[Molpet]

I too grew up eating out of butter and cool whip tubs....way before they found out the plastic they used leached chemicals.
https://www.ewg.org/research/timeline-bpa-invention-phase-out

I remember my mom's towels from flour....and the cups and towels in the soap to get people buy that brand.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I remember the little glasses that Welch’s grape jam used to come in. Those were our juice glasses for years.

 

[Molpet]

I remember the little glasses that Welch’s grape jam used to come in. Those were our juice glasses for years.

Still have some Flintstone ones

 

[saysfaa]

Yep. Our juice glasses were these. When we had dried beef gravy - over potatoes and with vegetables - one jar was the meat for the supper for our family of six.

Jam was nearly always homemade at our house. Both grandmas would come to help make it several times in the summer as the strawberries were ripe, then the cherries, then the raspberries, then the peaches and plumbs, then the grapes. Sometimes the neighbor lady would come too. Everyone would tell stories as we worked.

 

[Smokerbill]

Yep. Our juice glasses were these. When we had dried beef gravy - over potatoes and with vegetables - one jar was the meat for the supper for our family of six.

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We had that dried beef gravy too, but over toast. My dad was fed the same thing when he was in the army, where they called it SOS... S#!t On a Shingle. LOL

I buy Nancy's Organic Yogurt sometimes, and the plastic tubs have a printed section that encourages reuse. There'e even a place provided where you can write down whatever you've refilled it with.

 

[saysfaa]

Yes, we had it over toast instead of potatoes sometimes too. It is better over toast unless you mix enough canned corn into it to make some texture besides paste.