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POETRY…A GLIMPSE WITHIN
WriterArtist…Thank you! I am pleased you enjoyed my poems. I love words and writing is the best way to express myself.
SidewalkPhilosopher, on 06/15/2022
POETRY…A GLIMPSE WITHIN
Beautiful poetry. You are speaking from the heart.
WriterArtist, on 06/15/2022
Genealogical Hobbies: Sample Searches of Joseph Lockard Martin Jr
Dear DerdriuMarriner - I hadn't heard of genealogical hobby before reading your article. It is interesting that it is on the top listed hobbies and second only to gardening. Joseph Lockard looks awesome as Gort. You have put some of his rare ...
WriterArtist, on 06/15/2022
Guido Brunetti Gardens: Derivative Donna Leon Gardens for Fathers Day
Dear DerdriuMarriner, No-one considers giving flowers for Father's Day. However; I think it is a good idea. Dads all over the world will welcome flowers as gifts.
WriterArtist, on 06/15/2022
Caring for your soil
The thickness depends on how much mulch is available. I don't put it touching tree trunks.
frankbeswick, on 06/15/2022
The living soil: encouraging soil fungi
I was only talking about this subject with a friend yesterday, and what you said about holly came up then. I said that it was best shredded and put into a hot composted. I agree on ericaceous leaves.
frankbeswick, on 06/15/2022
Caring for your soil
In particular, I appreciate all the options that you offer for mulching.
How thick and how wide do you tend to pile your mulch? And what is the distance that you tend to observe between where mulch ends and where tree bases begin?
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/14/2022
The living soil: encouraging soil fungi
Re-reading your wizzley with this re-visit brought to mind what I'd meant to ask previously.
In your comment below, you consider leafmold.
The article How to Make Leafmold - Gardener's Gold, by Benedict Vanheems Oct. 7, 2011, for GrowVeg ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/14/2022
Saving the Soil
It's disappointing to read what your write...but...BIG ENORMOUS HUGE laugh all day long over your word choices ;-D.
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/14/2022
How To Sell Foods at Farmers Markets
It's logically not at all surprising -- and also disappointingly sad -- that the last two years could have such effects.
Will hand-shelled lima beans be available only in exclusive specialty stores or online? Would this be something temporary ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/13/2022
A Visit to the Giant's Causeway
Coŕrect again, the lichens signify cleanliness and a polĺution free environment.
frankbeswick, on 06/13/2022
A Visit to the Giant's Causeway
You are correct,it is a picture of the Causeway.
frankbeswick, on 06/13/2022
Saving the Soil
We don't have any public service like the one that you describe. If we did the duplicitous jackasses who misrule the U.k would make a mess of it.
frankbeswick, on 06/13/2022
A Woman Alone: Decades Living in a Ruined Village
The beach is Portland Bill,which is a pebble beach down the coast from Hallsands. Hallsands beach was substantially destroyed,so I had to find an image to show what it would have looked like.
frankbeswick, on 06/13/2022
To Dig or Not to Dig; That Is the Question
A garden claw is useful for tussocks,but a good spade or fork will be useful.
frankbeswick, on 06/13/2022