Re: [CH] New Year's Resolution (Way, Way OT)
The NorthEast ChileMan (thenortheastchileman@attbi.com)
Fri, 3 Jan 2003 00:03:01 -0500
Hi George,
The fact you can remain so optimistic in your circumstances lifts my spirit
at this time of year to say "Wishing you & yours a better '03 than the
previous year!"
My only advice on your "accident" is that your insurance company is bound
by law to protect you from frivolous lawsuits, even if they "drop" you. Do
not give up on your rights to due process, especially if your in the right.
As far as your garden goes, Congrats on the new digs! I have to agree with
Scott that you shouldn't bite off more than you can chew. If you have a
goodly amount of experience, go for it. If your a newbie or have only grown
small plots, err on the side of small & manageable. You didn't write if
there was any garden previously, only Snip:
Now that I have moved, I have a huge yard, so a massive garden is not out of
the question, but I am not sure that is the answer and the yard is not
fenced in.
So I would assume not. I do not have any experience growing a large garden,
But I do very well by using three different methods in the past & am trying
a new one this spring which was suppose to be my fall bed for garlic & I
didn't finish in time so it will be my spring bed (Hint: bit off more than I
could chew).
1. Conventional gardening.
Buy, borrow, rent or hire someone to rototill the area you feel you can
manage, add amendments as necessary during rototilling (compost, shredded
leaves, grass clippings, peat moss, well rotted cow or horse manure, etc.)
You can do rows or square foot at this point.
2. Raised bed.
I know there are different methods for this, but I use the following.
Get a copious quantity of supports like bricks or landscaping tiles.
Lay out a 3' wide row by length you have available with string.
Measure 3' down row, dig out loam to gravel & move this to end of row.
Put supports up along strings.
Dig the next 3' section of loam out & mix it with amendments mentioned above
so that you fill the first 3' section to top of supports.
Continue to end of row.
Use first 3' section of loam removed to fill last removed section.
The reason for 3' wide rows is weed barriers come in 3' wide rolls, great
stuff!
3. 5 Gallon Pails
Know you have a big yard but this method has a few advantages to above.
Moving pail into sun during fall's reduced sun.
Growing long season types by moving indoors after frost.
Adding water soluble nutrients to rectify soil deficiencies.
The new to me method is Lasagna Gardening, try this URL:
http://www.lasagnagardening.com/heck.html
As I assembled a bed late last year I will have experience with this method
at end of this year.
Have lots of seeds to send you for just your snail mail addy. Please do not
offer me anything except a report that you have a better year because you
bowed at the altar of El Grande & he shined his benevolence on you.
Paul
Oh by the way, I know there are many faiths, denominations, atheists,
Witches, et all on this list & I mean to offend none. I'm Roman Catholic by
birth & continue with my faith for my reasons. What I wanted to say George
was I found your words of faith uplifting & I hope no one minds your
posting an occasional respite of faith that almost all can sometimes use in
today's world.
----- Original Message -----
From: "George & Anna Goslowsky" <goslowsky4@earthlink.com>
Sent: Thursday, 02 January, 2003 3:42 AM
Subject: [CH] New Year's Resolution (Way, Way OT)
> Anywho, I am open to any and all serious suggestions and hope that y'all
> can help me as I am at a loss. Which for this year has not been unusual.
>
> George J. Goslowsky
>
> Monk of the TCS
> Holder of Fire
> Tattered and Gored
> Bleeding and Torn
>
> PS - May the Peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you ChileHeads
> for your unfailing support and kindness this past year. Despite puling
and
> maundering about our troubles this past year, just now, I have felt your
> strength and good will, and have felt blest and so very grateful for it.
> Just saying thank you seems so pitifully inadequate, but it is all that I
> have, so there it is. Thank you very much. And God bless you and yours
in
> the New Year.