The
Gardening corner: If you have not planted your peas
yet, now is the time. This month you can
also plant lettuce, radishes, broccoli, kohlrabi and later in the month, plant
carrots and beets. If you want to make
your old wooden grow boxes deeper, that is an easy fix.
1) Buy more of the same lumber as the
original boxes. Also have exterior wood
screws, brackets and tie plates on hand.
Build new boxes using the wood screws and brackets.
2) Place the new box on top of the old one. On
the inside of the box use tie plates in several places to attach the new one to
the old one.
3) If you have a sprinkler in the center
of the box you will need to buy a PVC riser and coupler to make it taller. This takes less than a minute per box. Remove old sprinkler head attachment, screw
in the riser and coupler and reattach the sprinkler head.
4) Fill your deeper box with your choice
of soil.
5) To make your boxes look better as
well as last longer, use a water-proofing deck stain on the outside of your
boxes in the spring when it is warm and dry and the plants are small.
My Garden Soil Recipe This is not an exact thing. Just what I ADD to the FREE CLAY TOPSOIL that
I already had. To each 4’x8’ box that
was ½ full of top soil I added…3 bags of composted steer manure, ½-1 bag of
sphagnum peat moss and several pounds of play sand. Mix well and then plant. Then each spring I add 2 new bags of manure. As time goes on you can add material from
your compost bin, grass clippings and even some saw dust or bagged pine
shavings bought in bulk.
Dark garden
soil has more organic nutrients in it and absorbs heat faster and is therefore
warmer than a light colored soil.
Info-4-life/vial
of life kits
These two (very
similar), programs are designed to provide local safety agencies and medical
response teams with pertinent and timely information during an emergency
call. This would be especially vitally
important if you or an elderly parent lives alone or is unresponsive or incoherent
in a medical emergency. Every home should have one of these kits. These
programs would work for your family or family member no matter what part of the
country they live in. It is just a
quick, easy way to access your emergency medical information.
How much
does the kit cost? How do I get one? These FREE kits are
available at your local Kroger Pharmacy if you ask for one. You can also read more about it and print
your kit out for free online at www.info-4-life.org or www.vialoflife.com
If using the
info-4-life program click on the “forms” button on the left-side of your
computer screen and follow the directions to print out your forms. Store the forms in a clear bag that has been
taped to the fridge in a prominent place.
If you get the kit from the pharmacy, there is a magnetic pouch in the
kit for this purpose. The kit also
includes a sticker for the front door AND a small card to be placed in your
wallet.
The Vial of
Life project is very similar and is also sponsored by Smith’s Food and Drug and
the Salt Lake Valley Health Department.
Another idea to store the paper work instead of a baggie could be a
water-tight container or a large pill bottle kept on the top shelf of the
refrigerator on the right side. For more
information see their website.
One of these websites allows you to store the
information on-line so you can go back and update it electronically and then
print out a new copy.
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