Re: gardenwriters Digest, Vol 63, Issue 32

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>   1. Re: silica spray/biodynamic gdng (Ellen Zachos)
>   2. Re: silica spray/biodynamic gdng (Miranda Smith)
>   3. Re: Earth Day - Freecycle (Daryl)
>   4. Re: Earth Day - Freecycle (margaret lauterbach)
>   5. Re: Earth Day - Freecycle (Daryl)
>   6. Re: Earth Day - Freecycle (Lynn Jenkins)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:33:09 -0400
> From: Ellen Zachos <ez@acmeplant.com>
> Subject: Re: [GWL] silica spray/biodynamic gdng
> To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum
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> Which equisetum?  Equisetum hymenale, the species most commonly used
> in the garden around here, (NYC/PA) doesn't have leaves.
>
> Ellen Zachos
>
> On Apr 24, 2008, at 5:39 AM, Miranda Smith wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have used home-made horsetail spray for disease prevention in
>> greenhouse
>> crops. It works beautifully. I'm sure you could spray it on the
>> soil, too.
>> If you can't find any wild, you can buy it from almost any good herb
>> supplier.
>>
>> If you make it, crumble the leaves into small pieces and wrap them in
>> several layers of cheesecloth--like a giant bouquet garni. Then put
>> it in a
>> pickle crock filled with water. Cover the crock and let it sit in a
>> warm
>> spot for at least five days and preferably a couple of weeks. Strain
>> it
>> through a coffee filter before diluting it and putting it into a
>> sprayer so
>> it doesn't clog the nozzle. (Cleaning nozzles is a major pain.) It
>> should
>> look like weak tea when you use it.
>>
>> For a faster brew, you can bring it to a light boil, preferably in a
>> stainless steel or ceramic pot--not aluminum or non-stick--and hold
>> it just
>> under boiling for about 5 minutes. Again, strain, dilute, and fill  
>> the
>> sprayer.
>>
>> Traditionally, there is a way of stirring these materials--first one
>> way and
>> then the other, to create a vortex and bring in particular energies.
>> It's
>> tedious--so much so that many BD farmers have mechanized it. I
>> confess to
>> having stinted on this step--my arm gets tired. It still worked well.
>>
>> Miranda
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 12:06 AM, MARY FRAN MCQUADE <mfmcq@sympatico.ca
>>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Margaret--
>>>
>>> I don't know about commercially available silica spray, but I
>>> remember
>>> horsetail (equisetum) is supposed to be full of silica. Some
>>> herbalists
>>> recommend horsetail tea for use on for hair and nails (as well as
>>> internally, tho I don't think I'd want to try that).
>>>
>>>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:07:27 -0400
> From: "Miranda Smith" <mirandaconstance@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [GWL] silica spray/biodynamic gdng
> To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum"
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> I think of the bits that stick out from the main stem as "leaves."  
> Saying
> "crumble the plants" is more accurate.
>
> Miranda
>
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 5:39 AM, Miranda Smith <mirandaconstance@gmail.com 
> >
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have used home-made horsetail spray for disease prevention in  
>> greenhouse
>> crops. It works beautifully. I'm sure you could spray it on the  
>> soil, too.
>> If you can't find any wild, you can buy it from almost any good herb
>> supplier.
>>
>> If you make it, crumble the leaves into small pieces and wrap them in
>> several layers of cheesecloth--like a giant bouquet garni. Then put  
>> it in a
>> pickle crock filled with water. Cover the crock and let it sit in a  
>> warm
>> spot for at least five days and preferably a couple of weeks.  
>> Strain it
>> through a coffee filter before diluting it and putting it into a  
>> sprayer so
>> it doesn't clog the nozzle. (Cleaning nozzles is a major pain.) It  
>> should
>> look like weak tea when you use it.
>>
>> For a faster brew, you can bring it to a light boil, preferably in a
>> stainless steel or ceramic pot--not aluminum or non-stick--and hold  
>> it just
>> under boiling for about 5 minutes. Again, strain, dilute, and fill  
>> the
>> sprayer.
>>
>> Traditionally, there is a way of stirring these materials--first  
>> one way
>> and then the other, to create a vortex and bring in particular  
>> energies.
>> It's tedious--so much so that many BD farmers have mechanized it. I  
>> confess
>> to having stinted on this step--my arm gets tired. It still worked  
>> well.
>>
>> Miranda
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 12:06 AM, MARY FRAN MCQUADE <mfmcq@sympatico.ca 
>> >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Margaret--
>>>
>>> I don't know about commercially available silica spray, but I  
>>> remember
>>> horsetail (equisetum) is supposed to be full of silica. Some  
>>> herbalists
>>> recommend horsetail tea for use on for hair and nails (as well as
>>> internally, tho I don't think I'd want to try that).
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:03:58 -0400
> From: "Daryl" <dp2413@comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [GWL] Earth Day - Freecycle
> To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum"
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>
> Generally, yes. Once in a while, if an object is lightweight, the  
> offerer
> might drop them in the mail. I got a ticket to the zoo that way.
>
> We encourage members to post in a format that includes their major
> intersection, so that a person who might want the item knows how far  
> they'd
> have to travel. For example, one of my recent posts was Offer: Legal  
> Sized
> Paper - McFarland 400 area.
>
> Someone who's going past my intersection on their way to the office  
> can
> readily stop by, while someone who lived on the other side of town  
> wouldn't
> find it worth the gas to drive that far for 3 packs of paper. On the  
> other
> hand, when I got rid of my chest freezer, I had people answering  
> from about
> 20 miles away.
>
> It's a great way to declutter, and keeps tons of stuff from ending  
> up in the
> landfill.
>
> d
>
>
>
>
>
>>
>> Are the goods picked up by the person who wants them?
>>
>> Fran
>>
>>> Just in case some of you don't know about Freecycle (tm)
>>> (www.Freecycle.org) . I'd like to let you know about one of the  
>>> fastest
>>> growing international recycling organizations .
>>>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:23:43 -0600
> From: margaret lauterbach <melauter@earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [GWL] Earth Day - Freecycle
> To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum
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> The problem I have with freecycle is that many items that are given
> away could have been sold by a nonprofit that needs the
> money.  However, freecycle's giving people partial cans of paint and
> other items that would just clog the landfill and the thrift stores
> won't carry make it a valuable resource.  I used to advertise some
> items on freecycle, but about 50% of the people who said they wanted
> an item never showed up.  Margaret Lauterbach
>
>> Generally, yes. Once in a while, if an object is lightweight, the  
>> offerer
>> might drop them in the mail. I got a ticket to the zoo that way.
>>
>> We encourage members to post in a format that includes their major
>> intersection, so that a person who might want the item knows how  
>> far they'd
>> have to travel. For example, one of my recent posts was Offer:  
>> Legal Sized
>> Paper - McFarland 400 area.
>>
>> Someone who's going past my intersection on their way to the office  
>> can
>> readily stop by, while someone who lived on the other side of town  
>> wouldn't
>> find it worth the gas to drive that far for 3 packs of paper. On  
>> the other
>> hand, when I got rid of my chest freezer, I had people answering  
>> from about
>> 20 miles away.
>>
>> It's a great way to declutter, and keeps tons of stuff from ending  
>> up in the
>> landfill.
>>
>> d
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:54:11 -0400
> From: "Daryl" <dp2413@comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [GWL] Earth Day - Freecycle
> To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum"
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>
> Margaret,
>
> I rarely have a problem with no-shows, but I don't always gift the  
> item to
> the first person who asks for it.
>
> And as for things that could have been sold by a non-profit, our local
> Goodwill has been known (more than once!) to dump brand new boxes of  
> china,
> brand new sheets and pillowcases, and very gently used, serviceable
> furniture.
>
> I prefer to give my rocking chair to a new mother that can't afford  
> one, my
> steam cleaner to a family that adopted a puppy from the pound, and the
> gardening books to a new gardener. I provide plenty of plants to the  
> Master
> Gardener plant sale, but I also help new homeowners add beauty to  
> their
> gardens by digging and dividing plants for themselves. That last  
> also saves
> my aching back!
>
> In return, I've met some great people and gotten enough leftover  
> stone to
> make a front walk. I also received several old bedspreads to use for  
> my
> elderly dog with weak kidneys, and portable steps for a weak kitten.
>
> d
>
>
>> The problem I have with freecycle is that many items that are given
>> away could have been sold by a nonprofit that needs the
>> money.  However, freecycle's giving people partial cans of paint and
>> other items that would just clog the landfill and the thrift stores
>> won't carry make it a valuable resource.  I used to advertise some
>> items on freecycle, but about 50% of the people who said they wanted
>> an item never showed up.  Margaret Lauterbach
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:57:45 -0400
> From: Lynn Jenkins <ljenks@tds.net>
> Subject: Re: [GWL] Earth Day - Freecycle
> To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum
>    <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20080424125550.0440ac80@tds.net>
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>
> I just did a story on FreeCycle...as a way to cut back when the town
> does their Heavy Trash Pick ups...I used the term "Eco-chic"...hoping
> maybe people won't think of it sin terms of  "scrounging."
>
> At 12:23 PM 4/24/2008, you wrote:
>> The problem I have with freecycle is that many items that are given
>> away could have been sold by a nonprofit that needs the
>> money.  However, freecycle's giving people partial cans of paint and
>> other items that would just clog the landfill and the thrift stores
>> won't carry make it a valuable resource.  I used to advertise some
>> items on freecycle, but about 50% of the people who said they wanted
>> an item never showed up.  Margaret Lauterbach
>>
>>> Generally, yes. Once in a while, if an object is lightweight, the  
>>> offerer
>>> might drop them in the mail. I got a ticket to the zoo that way.
>>>
>>> We encourage members to post in a format that includes their major
>>> intersection, so that a person who might want the item knows how  
>>> far they'd
>>> have to travel. For example, one of my recent posts was Offer:  
>>> Legal Sized
>>> Paper - McFarland 400 area.
>>>
>>> Someone who's going past my intersection on their way to the  
>>> office can
>>> readily stop by, while someone who lived on the other side of town  
>>> wouldn't
>>> find it worth the gas to drive that far for 3 packs of paper. On  
>>> the other
>>> hand, when I got rid of my chest freezer, I had people answering  
>>> from about
>>> 20 miles away.
>>>
>>> It's a great way to declutter, and keeps tons of stuff from ending  
>>> up in the
>>> landfill.
>>>
>>> d
>>
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>
> "We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us.
> When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to
> use it with love and respect."
>
> Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac (1949)
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