Posts by gottaknit

My husband is like this. He doesn't enjoy anything, he just goes through the motions of life and wants to be left alone. I asked him once to name something he thinks is fun- anything. And he couldn't think of a single thing. Three days...

I had the same problem with them both times I used them. They would nickel and dime me - saying I was a few diapers short each week, until the end I was supposedly dozens in the hole. WHERE were all these missing diapers going?! Yes, I...

What I would do: 1. Find the closest AlAnon group and start going. 2. Start saving money, even if it's just a few dollars at a time. Put it in the bank, your name only, arrange for no statements/notices by mail. 3. Formulate a...

Also.... It will be cold and windy on the coast. May even need a hat. Consider yourself warned. This is not LA.

If the forecast is for rain, it will be sunny. What I'm wearing every day: jeans or capris, T-shirt, thongs (footwear!), and a zippered hoodie if I need it. No umbrella. But if you have the kind of hair that is "styled" you...

Corvallis is a very open, tolerant, welcoming town. Very lefty, environmentalist, PC, etc. : As far as racial diversity goes, it is mainly white, though there has been a huge growth in the hispanic population in the last 10 years. There...

I rank them: 1.Corvallis 2.Portland 3.Seattle Living in Corvallis, the only thing I miss about our years in Portland (besides my friends) are the restaurants! Otherwise, Corvallis is perfect. The public schools are sooo much...

Quote: Originally Posted by Owen'nZoe When you plant them that close together, the plants just aren't as robust as they would be if you planted them further apart. They stay much smaller. Then what's the...

I would direct-seed. Broccoli prefers cool soils and will do fine this time of year. Those peat pots dry out really fast, which is probably what happened.

Thank you so much for posting this. I keep saying the same thing any time someone asks me about raised beds (I'm a botanist), and it's like talking to a brick wall. The soil only needs to be "raised" about 2 or 3 inches...