Do it yourself

July 10th, 2019 at 6:05:39 PM permalink
petroglyph
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The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW
July 31st, 2019 at 7:10:29 AM permalink
Fleastiff
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My favorite part was right in Myth #1 - "You might have a whole lot more than 40 psf directly under your aquarium but that's okay because you didn't fill your entire room with aquariums either
fresno, CA: Foriestere underground gardens featured an aquarium that was also used as a skylight under which he would sit and read.
August 2nd, 2019 at 2:17:00 PM permalink
rxwine
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A $70 investment in a 600-square-foot garden can produce 300 pounds of fresh produce with a value of $600 in one season, reported US News & World Report. That’s a net savings of $530.
You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really?
August 2nd, 2019 at 3:46:43 PM permalink
Evenbob
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Quote: rxwine


That sounds great, but unless you
have an apartment building you're
feeding most of it will go to waste,
or you'll give it away. I've done it,
I went back to buying it at the store.
If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose.
August 3rd, 2019 at 2:19:09 AM permalink
odiousgambit
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It does sound to me like exaggeration, taking some kind of best case scenario. Certainly you have some waste, but you also have a plenty of cases of not so good production, unless you really are a whiz at it .

Neither is building garden boxes your only expense!

Here's what the deal is,

A Dutch proverb: "If you want to be happy for a day, get drunk. If you want to be happy for a year, get married. But if you want to be happy for a lifetime, be a gardener.
I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me]
August 3rd, 2019 at 7:06:18 AM permalink
Fleastiff
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Quote: odiousgambit
. But if you want to be happy for a lifetime, be a gardener.
Tried that long ago, but the slice of apple pie I planted in the fall never produced an apple pie tree. I tried to get 'raised beds' but only the weeds got to waist height.
August 14th, 2019 at 7:59:36 PM permalink
rxwine
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This guy was a marine, and airline pilot, and he's done Iron man competitions, but he said, even if you take all three and multiply by 100, mushroom farming is harder than that.

You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really?
August 14th, 2019 at 11:07:21 PM permalink
Fleastiff
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marketing the mushrooms may be difficult but that is why rural Oregon has mushroom brokers.
August 14th, 2019 at 11:54:22 PM permalink
rxwine
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Quote: Fleastiff
marketing the mushrooms may be difficult but that is why rural Oregon has mushroom brokers.


Apparently growing healthy mushrooms is a hell of a project according to this guy. Years work goes down the drain pretty often.
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September 22nd, 2019 at 12:24:00 PM permalink
rxwine
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A simple design change...

Used bathroom sink water is routed to the toilet reserve tank for second use.

It’s a design already in use, I didn’t think of it.

It’s a great idea to save water usage over the long run.

Might be a few hazards though.
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