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Unleash Your Child's Green Thumb With Grow Box Gardening

I know you use garden for our yard, but did not realize your yard meant a paved surface. I thought it was odd you used "yard" but now I know. I see container gardening as much more manageable. Have fun and happy growing!

dustytoes, 1 hour ago

Today in History: Death of Peter Francisco, Hercules of the Colonial Revolution of 1776

The computer crashed before I could correct my comment below. President Washington had a mature height of 6 feet 2 inches (1.879 meters). That's 4 inches (10.16 centimeters) less than the 6-foot-6-inch (1.98-meter) Peter Francisco. Might the ...

DerdriuMarriner, 3 hours ago

Unleash Your Child's Green Thumb With Grow Box Gardening

We in Britain use the word yard to identify a paved space. Garden is for a soil surface. I know that this is not the American usage. We are developing a container garden.

frankbeswick, 10 hours ago

Unleash Your Child's Green Thumb With Grow Box Gardening

Frank, in my small yard I plant both in the ground and in containers. I have no grandkids, but if I did, I'd be teaching them to grow food and flowers!

dustytoes, 13 hours ago

Unleash Your Child's Green Thumb With Grow Box Gardening

Maureen and I have recently reappraised our gardening activity. As we have a yard rather than a garden, we have realized that pots are quite desirable growing containers. A child can be trusted to safely handle a plastic container.

frankbeswick, 3 days ago

Pilgrimage. A review

Yes, you have a valid, credible and interesting opinion on this matter. Mary Magdalene as the first Christian pilgrim. This is believable.

frankbeswick, 3 days ago

Pilgrimage. A review

Thank you for your comment below, in answer to my previous observation and question. Might we consider Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb the first Christian pilgrimage?

DerdriuMarriner, 3 days ago

Today in History: Death of Peter Francisco, Hercules of the Colonial Revolution of 1776

Peter Francisco had a height 2 inches (10.16 centimeters) taller than tall U.S. President George Washington! Mightn't it be interesting if contemporary and family-history accounts mention the Francisco height for his ancestors and descendants?

DerdriuMarriner, 3 days ago

Unusual Music

Thank you for your comment below, in answer to my previous observation and question. That sci-fi sound that the theremin inspires through the Star Trek theme song is likeable! The second paragraph to the second subheading, Where might you have ...

DerdriuMarriner, 3 days ago

Unleash Your Child's Green Thumb With Grow Box Gardening

Mushroom growing is simple. The only mushroom that gave me difficulty was shiitake, but that was because I lacked a suitable warm spot on my property. Other mushrooms are no problem. I once taught boys in a school for mentally handicapped ...

frankbeswick, 7 days ago

Unleash Your Child's Green Thumb With Grow Box Gardening

I'm sorry to hear that, but the fact that you can still keep your hands in gardening in a few ways is nice. Have you enjoyed growing mushrooms? I always wondered how tough that would be.

dustytoes, 10 days ago

Unleash Your Child's Green Thumb With Grow Box Gardening

Sadly, Parkinsonism meant that I was no longer capable of keeping a plot. But I still garden in the back yard. I also help in the local park, where I give advice and occasionally take training sessions, this year I have grown peas, shallots ...

frankbeswick, 11 days ago

Pilgrimage. A review

There is no tradition that identifies the who, where and when of the first pilgrimage. But Christians were visiting the holy sites such as the tomb of Jesus from an early date.

frankbeswick, 11 days ago

Pilgrimage. A review

Thank you for your comment below, in answer to my previous observation and question. Is there a Christian tradition as to the first pilgrimage by what person or persons how, when, where and why?

DerdriuMarriner, 12 days ago

Unleash Your Child's Green Thumb With Grow Box Gardening

Hello Frank. I agree. Just find a space in the yard and begin growing. Some people might find that to be an easier option. Best vegetable grower? That is impressive. I hope you are doing well. Do you still have your plot going?

dustytoes, 14 days ago