Simple composting question!

yeah they have always been priority to us both and continue being just that. With the thirteen grandkids we have a dandy time on Holidays. Life is not a bed of roses and believe me I have wanted to throw in the towel a few times but then I think, I might miss out on what God has in store for me tomorrow.

I had a garden the first year after then got lung and other problems that prevent me from doing this kind of work. I miss it. I had the prettiest strawberries you ever saw the year before I was diagnosed. So now I do a little and rest but am thankful for the push on attitude I have.

Know what you mean, every day is a blessing unto itself. I just have five grands and they are all nearly grown. 24,19,19, 16 and 14.

I live in the country, its quiet and love listening to the different birds and crickets at night. I have a wood pecker that visits a lot and love to watch him. I've seen an albino turkey and have a buffelo farm right down the road that I love to see.

well six of my grandkids are biological but have 7 extended. I have two of each age and they are pistols for sure. Love them all

one of them I named porkchop, he never misses a meal lol

A person has to have determination. I have had 2 heart attacks, by-pass surgery twice, melanoma cancer surgery and am a diebetic. I am determined to live life on my terms. I push when everyone says slow down. I am the associate pastor at our church and do most of the hospital visits and a ton of community visits. I keep 76 senior citizens active. I am a fanatic about yard work and love raised bed gardening. Work a while and sit a while. Never quit and never give up is my motto. Might take me a little longer but I get it done. Hang in there and do what you can when you can as often as you can. I'm going to pray for you daily that your lungs will be strengthened.

Thanks Jim, I knew I liked you from the first post and felt like we could relate. Your wife sounds like a jewel too. If you are ever in NC look me up and I'll have a room ready for yall. Where did Venice go? did I run her off?

Kids are a marvel and so different. Never ceases to amaze me. Was helping my son work on a house he was fixing to rent. His daughter called (16) wanted him to come home and fix them something to eat. Sorry old momma was in bed a sleep. The boy (14) went in the kitchen and looked to see what they had on hand and hunted up a recipe book and cooked them some supper. What a difference in kids.

Got to go for tonight. It was a priviledge to talk to you.

well its getting late and have things to do tomorrow. Thanks for the chat and I promise not to bring my luggage the next time. Take care and God Bless

I went to bed earlier but couldn't get to sleep. I am watching the Discover channel. I like to see all the animals and environmental things of our planet.

is anyone still up?

by the way Jim, what is visqueen? We use particle board, plywood and salt treated lumber mostly in these here parts. I did have a cedar beam installed between living room and kitchen it really accents the two rooms.

House wrap...its under the siding and foam board on newer houses...the put the plywood up and the the visqueen to form a water tight barrier to protect the plywood underneath from moisture

Construction plastic, Flowers, kinda heavy and not easy to see through but let's the light in.

good to know, right up there with rolled burlap for landscape fabric. Somebody stick a fork in me "I"M Done". Tools of the day----shovel,hammer,hatchet and machette. Traded skills with neighbor, I cut his hair he dug up a hydrangea for me. He took half home to his wife and left me with what I thought an easy project. Seems I didn't have the umph to use shovel to separate root ball so wound up with hatchet drove with hammer and if that didn't work used machette. Whew! But wound up with 6 pots of hydrangea to distribute to family and friends. Oh----and you are the first to know,,,,,,I am the proud mamma of a hibiscus bloom. First one in two years. Go Flowers!!!

Oh too cool. What color is the bloom? Congratulations, Flowers.


Oh, by the way, be careful out there...don't want you hurting yourself.

you can't see me but I'm clapping for you flowers!

It is the prettiest bloom you have ever seen. Oh your talking about the hibiscus, sorry I'm tired lol. Its a soft pink and standing on top of that little bush like it owns the world. Don't worry bout me, I am an adapter from way back

thanks Trina, hope your dreams tonight are of happy gardeners planting your new plants

Is there a shortcut to get back to page or do you click on beg.gard.to get back like I do?

I'm working on that....although I like the jungle lok in my house...especially considering my husband and I both smoke...yes I know shame on us for being nasty smokers!

well the plants may give you the extra oxygen you both need lol

i gotta click alot of stuff...kinda annoying but worth it....did you see my evil puppy?

no, I'm guilty of reading the last few lines in a post sorry

if there is a new message, you will see the word Yes in red. You can either click on the link for the forum Beginner gardener forum, and click on the message, or to change forums click on Dave's garden link and it will take you to your homepage.

Did that help or did I confuse even more?

no, thats what I've been doing. I forget what conversation went where and get lost in the forems sometimes lol

Evil Puppy

I am easily lost

cute Trina, a chiwawah? My son has two Is that flowers in front of your house? I'm jeolous

Oh me too. Especially like today when we are carrying on three or four conversations...grin

moon I've been thinking about your witt. I have over 30 years in the workforce and have never come across anyone that was so intelligent on so many levels. You should have gotten a phd in all. Whats your iq 350?

yeah thats part of my front garden
...I can take a better pic if you want...yes evil chupacabra..blood thirsty!

beautiful!!! I think my problem is, even tho I have planted a lot, I have so much land that you don't notice it as well.

Oh no Ma'am. nothing even remotely that high...somewhere around 145 or so...but that was in school and i am sure in the 40 years since graduation it has slipped to just barely functional....grin

I use too...now I'm working on my ever evolving front garden

well thats a bummer mine must be 20 lol

figuring out what plants work and what don't waiting for the roses to get bigger

goes to show you, you can have a pretty yard regardless of the size if you have talent. I had a small one before we moved here in 2002. Brought most of my shrubs with me.

Flowers, I think knowledge is relative...I know a bunch of junk about a bunch of junk, but i would be dangerous with a hatchet and a machete...grin