Posted Wed, Oct 8, 7:58 p.m.

RE: oses: I've heard that it does but haven't tried it. Ladybugs always take care of the aphids here.

Posted Wed, Oct 8, 7:57 p.m.

RE: Observations: Thank you. You are a veritable encyclopedia of ideas. I love gerlic too much to not plant it -- for now anyway Will look for the book, and if I find it, summarize what I can. It feels like irrigation is also becoming a luxury, even here in ...

Posted Thu, Oct 2, 8 a.m.

Right Action: Thank you for your comments, you two. One of the components of the Buddhist Eightfold Path is Right Action. It is about being clearheaded enough to see what a specific situation calls for. Every situation calls for something different. In this instance, kids, the dog, and visitors all ...

Posted Sat, Sep 27, 4 p.m.

RE: "There is no try, there is only do" -- Yoda: Today I am up to my elbows in rotting food, preparing compost to spread over a patch of former yard that will soon be home to garlic bulbs. Tomatoes are drying in the sun. Basil is drying next to ...

Posted Thu, Sep 25, 3:26 p.m.

RE: Think It Over...: Fly in the ointment: what are you doing I wonder? I will think my views over, thanks to your thoughtful, cranky, early morning response. I will look for Overshoot to read. And, until I know better, I'll plant trees.

Posted Sun, Sep 14, 1:08 p.m.

RE: Camellia sinensis: I've ordered four plants for next spring -- from Territorial Seeds down in Cottage Grove, Oregon. The folks down there told me it would be good to order early because they sell out. (A tea plant business could be a great business to start here. I'd be ...

Posted Sun, Sep 14, 1:05 p.m.

RE: fun: Done. I spent the day looking for a small stevia plant I could grow to get some sweetener ready for those first cups

Posted Sat, Sep 6, 5:27 p.m.

RE: nquiry: I don't know. I saw him quite a bit until I headed west two years ago. He was usually in a pretty drunken state. That part of Detroit was a tough place to live. That he survived as long as he did - as drunk as he was ...

Posted Fri, Aug 29, 7:36 a.m.

RE: City Birds: When I lived in inner city Detroit we used to have a hawk that would sit on the fence behind the abbey and eat up the river rats, pigeons, and mice that caught his eye through the afternoon. We loved his company until we started to raise ...

Posted Mon, Aug 25, 5:15 p.m.

Being There is on my short list: You are the fourth person in the last month to suggest that movie to me. There must be something in the air. I'm headed to the library tomorrow to see if I can find it. I remember loving it but that's about all. ...

Posted Thu, Aug 14, 6:28 p.m.

Nightmares and such: You can grow large bamboo in the northwest (I know because I've tried to get rid of it) but I don't know how large. Ian Connor seems to know everything about bamboo and particularly what can and does grow in the northwest. Here is his website: www.connorbamboo.com

Posted Thu, Aug 14, 6:25 p.m.

RE: Bamboozled: I love the idea of bamboo floors as a solution to dust mites! I've seen bamboo countertops in Seattle and they were breathtaking. They were in one of the ecology friendly condo buildings on the north side of Lake Washington. I think of bamboo as the grass that ...

Posted Wed, Aug 6, 6:28 p.m.

RE: Hmmm.: You know, I think some of those stings were wasps (especially the ones on the mouth when I was slurping down popsicles), but mostly we stepped on honeybees. Actually we ran, pounced and stomped. It wasn't that we didn't deserve the stings, its more that I miss the ...

Posted Thu, Jul 24, 7:38 p.m.

RE: Good puddin': A herbed baguette?! You are very brave. I've actually used pepper bread and bread with basil in it and the pudding has still been better than okay (although just barely) This weekend I'm headed out to buy a load of Walla Walla onions ---will pick raspberries while ...

Posted Tue, Jul 22, 6:20 p.m.

RE: Blue berries: I've never had a huckleberry! Vestigial city kid karma. I'll priint-out the Washington Hiking Association's list of huckleberry hikes and watch for a chance to try them out. Thanks!

Posted Tue, Jul 22, 6:16 p.m.

RE: Tacoma's Blueberry Park: Hilarious. I'll track down the Tacoma park when I next drive north. Thanks, Doug. I've already used up the ten pounds I picked a week and a half ago.....without the pudding! Happily the weekend is only days away so the freezer can get refilled.

Posted Tue, Jul 15, 7:21 p.m.

RE: bhuddist are re-born as tadpoles: I love it! And all this time I thought I'd end up trading places with my dog.

Posted Thu, Jul 10, 7:22 a.m.

RE: Thanks: Smart! I wish I was heading there as well. In Eugene this is the weekend of the country fair and I'm told it is great fun....so far the web site promises a wildly entertaining time. At least.

Posted Fri, Jun 27, 10:43 a.m.

RE: Kudzo: Unexpected consequences. Wow. I've never seen kudzo close up, or at least I don't remember seeing it. I do have an image in my head of a photograph of a house that was completely overtaken by it but then again, I've also worked on houses in the northwest ...

Posted Fri, Jun 27, 10:38 a.m.

RE: Better a guerrilla than a pirate: First, hilarious about your dog. I named mine Bodhi, knowing he would find every place holy and sure enough, he does. It would be ok if he would keep this spiritual practice of his outside; he is young yet. Grrrrrr about the theft. ...

Posted Fri, Jun 27, 10:28 a.m.

RE: Yay for you: You make me homesick for Detroit. I agree with you about the Seattle comparison. Detroit is a hotbed of art and music, especially techno. Our bigggest annual event at Still Point temple was a weekend art show. The caliber of the art and the energy always ...

Posted Wed, Jun 25, 4:46 p.m.

Oh no, not kudzo: For me, kudzo makes bindweed childsplay......oh the karma. I couldn't do it. I've never considered the potential evil side of guerilla gardening I've been so caught in the beautification aspect. It will be interesting to see if anyone else has an opinion, or better yet an ...

Posted Wed, Jun 25, 8:22 a.m.

Many guerillas do return in the night: to maintain the plantings. Some even negotiate with owners for watering privileges. I don't know of a Seattle directory, given the sort of, kind of, legal aspect of many of the projects. Maybe a Crosscut reader will know more. In the mean time ...

Posted Mon, Jun 23, 6:05 p.m.

Not to beat a dead slug but this is brilliant: I just read about dryer lint: that one can collect some lint, "weave it into a little rope" and wrap the rope loosely around the bottom of plants you want to protect from slugs. Worth trying. Cheaper than beer.

Posted Fri, Jun 20, 11:09 a.m.

Yup, wrong person.: Yup.

Posted Fri, Jun 20, 11:08 a.m.

Copper is next on my list: After the beer is gone. Thanks for the clear instructions. Friends have raved about using copper.

Posted Wed, Jun 18, 8:13 p.m.

RE: Corry's Slug & Snail Death: Molluscicide. Perfect. I actually did try to find and hand carry slugs to a new home by the river but I couldn't keep up with them. Also I got lazy.

Posted Wed, Jun 18, 8:09 p.m.

RE: which Sam Adams did you drink?: Hi Yazmin, Same bottle, but not the beer in the slug bowl. It works. Sluggo also works and is supposed to be ok around kids and plants, but, sigh, I'd be careful.

Posted Sun, Jun 1, 12:29 p.m.

RE: Plant Seed, Pull Weed or Go to Work, Cut Deal: When I genuinely pay attention to what I'm doing insights always happen. They seem to flow more freely when I'm, brace for it, weeding. Geri

Posted Sun, Jun 1, 12:26 p.m.

RE: Japanese Maples of Seattle University: I love your story. A fun book/article would be tracing the not so obvious impacts Ciscoe has had on all of our gardens. Geri