Kind hearts are the garden.
Kind thoughts are the roots.
Kind words are the blossom.
Kind deeds are the fruit.
The Good News Network Channel ~ “A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.” (Tom Stoppard).
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Greenhouse 101
Yesterday I took advantage of the nice weather and did all the prep work for getting my greenhouse ready to plant for this season. Last year was my first year growing fruits and veggies and I was very happy with the results. I must have a little bit of a green thumb. This is all what I learned from last year......
1. Put down a weed blanket on the floor of the greenhouse to prevent grass and weeds from growing. If you can afford it, add river stone on top of your blanket for a nice greenhouse floor.
2. Bug intervention: Make a homemade soap red pepper cayenne spray.
3. Bug prevention: Grow garlic and marigolds too.
4. Bigger surface space is needed to grow bigger fruits and veggies.
4. Layer the dirt : stones, sand, and then good soil.
5. Veggies- Flowers grow after the veggies are picked
6. Fruit- Flowers grow first and that is how you know where your fruit will grow.
7. Water at lease every other day.
8. Apply plant food once a week. I use Jack's Classic All Purpose 20-20-20 with micronutrients water soluble plant food.
9. Purchased a rich blend of Potting Mix composed of composted cow manure, peat moss, aged pine bark and perlite....in hopes to provide more nutrients and prevent weeds from growing.
Last year I grew strawberries, tomatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, bell peppers, sweet banana peppers, spinach, lettuce, onions, oregano, cilantro, parsley, scallions, sweet basil, and cucumbers. This year I hope to try blueberries, raspberries, scallions, and garlic.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Spreading the Good Word
April 2, 2009, 2:01 pm
Spreading the Good Word
By Catherine Rampell Published in the Economy and the Economics of Everyday Life-Economix Blog- NYTimes.com
Attitude is (almost) everything.
That’s the message Paul Ganshert is mailing to hundreds of friends, family and business associates, inside an envelope containing the button pictured at left.
( I Choose Not To Participate in the Recession)
Mr. Ganshert owns a landscaping company in Madison, Wis. He said in a phone interview that he started the button campaign about two months ago because he was tired of hearing bad news all the time.
Given his positive nature, he said, he has chosen “not to participate” in the recession. For him, that means discounting the media’s barrage of negative economic news, working hard and being optimistic about his company’s future.
“You could pull all your money out of stock market, put what little’s left under your mattress, and cry, but that’s not going to do anybody any good,” he said. The current economic troubles are a crisis of confidence, he reasons, and he says he believes his “grass-root” efforts to bolster local optimism can help restore that confidence.
Members of a national landscaping group he belongs to have also been taking the message, and buttons, to their own communities. Marty Grunder in Dayton, Ohio, for example, has started a radio show called “Good News in Dayton.” The show’s goal is “to communicate the good things going on in and around the Dayton area that we may not have heard about,” according to its Web site. Mr. Ganshert is contemplating starting a similar show in Madison.
And in the meantime, his button has become quite the conversation piece. When he meets with clients, he said, they generally spend 10 to 30 minutes talking about their landscaping needs, and then another half-hour talking about his unusual pin. He says he has distributed “a couple hundred” buttons so far, and is hoping the next batch will total 500.
“You’ve got to start somewhere,” he said.
Spreading the Good Word
By Catherine Rampell Published in the Economy and the Economics of Everyday Life-Economix Blog- NYTimes.com
Attitude is (almost) everything.
That’s the message Paul Ganshert is mailing to hundreds of friends, family and business associates, inside an envelope containing the button pictured at left.
( I Choose Not To Participate in the Recession)
Mr. Ganshert owns a landscaping company in Madison, Wis. He said in a phone interview that he started the button campaign about two months ago because he was tired of hearing bad news all the time.
Given his positive nature, he said, he has chosen “not to participate” in the recession. For him, that means discounting the media’s barrage of negative economic news, working hard and being optimistic about his company’s future.
“You could pull all your money out of stock market, put what little’s left under your mattress, and cry, but that’s not going to do anybody any good,” he said. The current economic troubles are a crisis of confidence, he reasons, and he says he believes his “grass-root” efforts to bolster local optimism can help restore that confidence.
Members of a national landscaping group he belongs to have also been taking the message, and buttons, to their own communities. Marty Grunder in Dayton, Ohio, for example, has started a radio show called “Good News in Dayton.” The show’s goal is “to communicate the good things going on in and around the Dayton area that we may not have heard about,” according to its Web site. Mr. Ganshert is contemplating starting a similar show in Madison.
And in the meantime, his button has become quite the conversation piece. When he meets with clients, he said, they generally spend 10 to 30 minutes talking about their landscaping needs, and then another half-hour talking about his unusual pin. He says he has distributed “a couple hundred” buttons so far, and is hoping the next batch will total 500.
“You’ve got to start somewhere,” he said.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Hanging In There
I had a rough few weeks and now I am just beginning to get things done around the house and cook again. I miss my Grandpa already. It is going to be rough adjusting to life without my Grandpa because we were very close. The following Monday I go back to the doctor to get another x-ray to see how my foot is doing. I have been following the news a bit and can't believe 1/2 the stuff.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
I am going to miss you Grandpa
My Grandpa passed away around 3 am Monday morning. My broken foot turned out to be a blessing in disguise. He had a massive stroke last Saturday afternoon. He was a fighter. He fought for a whole week. If I didn't break my foot, I would be on a cruise and would not be able to say good bye to my Grandpa. I would rather be by my Grandpa's bedside than be on a cruise.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
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