bwframe; My experience with raised beds is that you have to water them daily during dry spells. One reason why I no longer have them.[/QUOTE said:Yes. Raised beds do not hold water very well. Ours is a raised bed and it requires daily watering.
bwframe; My experience with raised beds is that you have to water them daily during dry spells. One reason why I no longer have them.[/QUOTE said:Yes. Raised beds do not hold water very well. Ours is a raised bed and it requires daily watering.
Just the pine needles. I believe water is also a big issue in the blueberry growth. Hindsight 20/20, besides the deer frequently pruning the bushes, I think they struggled for water. Now with the pine needle mulch under the strawberry plants in a low/damp part of the garden they seem to thrive.
My experience with raised beds is that you have to water them daily during dry spells. One reason why I no longer have them.
So . . . about that strawberry surplus? churchmouse and I are ready to help you!
Yes. Raised beds do not hold water very well. Ours is a raised bed and it requires daily watering.
We'll see where we are in a few days. When I can bend over again.
I likely should avoid unnecessary contact with folks until next week.
Strawberries have a lot of vitamin C! Consume at will!
Got the garden in and growing, picking the first batches of strawberries. We've got in eggplant, cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini, butternut squash, lettuce and more asparagus. Keeping the blueberries, gooseberries, currants, cherries, aronia berries, apples, peaches, pears, and paw paws watered.
Ok...new to me... never heard of pickled strawberries! What are those like?
Ok...new to me... never heard of pickled strawberries! What are those like?
Picked up some StopsBleeding pouches for the First Aid kits. I know they have been working on these with injectors for the military to stop major bleeding from war wounds but hadn't seen them in civilian use yet. They can be used on all serious wounds including arterial.
Got them in the camping section at wally world for 4.88/2 pouches. I didn't realize what it was at first because it's got a picture of Lou Ferigno on the front.
You just pour it in the wound and apply pressure/bandage. It acts like a natural scab to stop the bleeding and can be left in the wound. Some folks used tampons for this but they continue to absorb blood until they are saturated, this doesn't work that way and keeps more fluid in the body. Better than a tourniquet because it doesn't stop blood flow to the rest of the limb...and can be applied places a tourniquet can't, like your noggin.
StopsBleeding? - A Must Have for People on Blood Thinners