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  Earth Boxes - Has Anyone Here Tried to Use Them to Grow Vegetables

  by RubaDub in

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  with some extra time on my hands (putting it mildly), i decided to try planting some vegetables using these things called earth boxes.

  they are basically rectangular tubs with the soil suspended a few inches from the bottom using a screen and you put water into the bottom and you just add water through a tube to the bottom and the plants get their water from beneath instead of adding water from the top.

  then you put a plastic covering around the plants so that weeds don't grow.

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  Magnum ...

  Yes, for many vegetables it is too hot. It's not the daytime temperatures, other places get into the low 90's regularly or occasionally 100F (think of Georgia or any other State in the South) but it's the night temperatures here.. Many nights it does not even drop below 80 down here in South Florida.

  The further you go north in Florida, the more variation you get. We have the Gulf Stream here only about a mile or so offshore and with the ocean breeze, it tends to moderate the temperature here much more than in other parts of the country, even in other parts of Florida. That's why it typically is about 90F here during the day and upper 70's to low 80's at night. Odd to many people, in the summer, it is typically much hotter the further north you go in Florida. It is not uncommon for temperatures to reach 100F or more in Central or North Florida.There is even a debate here as to whether it has EVER reached 100 degrees here in Miami (in 1942 or something when they were building the airport it was supposedly 100 degrees downtown and 98 degrees at the new airport where technically they were not taking the official temperature there until later in the month or something).

  In any case, the summers are more moderate here in the day but warmer here in the evenings (as an FYI, Key West, further south from here, has a max all-time temperature of 97 degrees). But again, it is very warm in the evenings.

  For whatever reason, many vegetables like it cooler in some part of the day. Plus, with food coming from other southeastern States in the summer, I guess the prices drop and there is no real financial incentive to plant things here in the summer.

  I just know that my basil goes to seed very quickly in the summers here.

  Rub a Dub
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  Earth Boxes - Has Anyone Here Tried to Use Them to Grow Vegetables

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  with some extra time on my hands (putting it mildly), i decided to try planting some vegetables using these things called earth boxes.

  they are basically rectangular tubs with the soil suspended a few inches from the bottom using a screen and you put water into the bottom and you just add water through a tube to the bottom and the plants get their water from beneath instead of adding water from the top.

  then you put a plastic covering around the plants so that weeds don't grow.

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  you never recuperate the cost. so: have fun.

  waton ...

  You are probably right. Sometimes with a garden, it is more about convenience and freshness.

  In some ways it is like fishing. Add the cost of boats, motors, fuel, ice, tackle, bait, boat storage, fishing licenses, boat and trailer registrations, maintenance, insurance, etc. etc. etc. If you think the fish you catch are a bargain you are wrong.
  
  Like you say, have fun.

  Rub a Dub
  
  
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  New scrolls

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
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  in 1985 a new phrase was added to our vocabulary, "new scrolls", complete with an explanation as to how they will benefit those who inhabit the new world.

  the following five references are the only quotations of this new 'teaching', but incredibly, these two words have been indelibly stamped on most people's minds by repetition from platform speakers, and in general conversation.. w85 6/15 p. 18 par.

  21 "during this thousand-year judgment period, jehovah evidently will give additional instructions, unknown to us at present, as new "scrolls" are opened.

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  • Revelation clearly does not portray the final state of the every end of ends

    JoenB75

    Are you trying to equate the "final state of the every end of ends" in the context of the unclean and hated bird in Rev. 18:2 ?

    I don't see what connection you are trying to make between the two.

    Rub a Dub

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  Earth Boxes - Has Anyone Here Tried to Use Them to Grow Vegetables

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  with some extra time on my hands (putting it mildly), i decided to try planting some vegetables using these things called earth boxes.

  they are basically rectangular tubs with the soil suspended a few inches from the bottom using a screen and you put water into the bottom and you just add water through a tube to the bottom and the plants get their water from beneath instead of adding water from the top.

  then you put a plastic covering around the plants so that weeds don't grow.

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  tomatoes work really well, but zucchini not so much

  sir82 ...

  Yes, zucchini can get rather "wide" when it grows. Probably only one plant for the entire box.
  

  I know one box, if not two, will be used for herbs. In the supermarkets here, there aren't many "bulk" type herbs meaning ones that you just pick them up and put them in a bag. The exceptions are things that people use a lot of here, such as cilantro, parsley, watercress and a couple of other things.

  Most herbs are in little packages (basil, thyme, oregano, chives, etc.) and we pay like $2.50 for a little package. It adds up really fast and in the end you end up wasting a lot instead of just picking what you need from the garden. It's not that you can't get stuff cheaper, but you end up driving all over place and driving to Italian store for oregano and basil, to a Jamaican/Haitian place for thyme, etc. You spend more in gas driving all over the place than just paying more for the little packages.

  I want my herbs!

  Rub a Dub
  
  
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  Earth Boxes - Has Anyone Here Tried to Use Them to Grow Vegetables

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  with some extra time on my hands (putting it mildly), i decided to try planting some vegetables using these things called earth boxes.

  they are basically rectangular tubs with the soil suspended a few inches from the bottom using a screen and you put water into the bottom and you just add water through a tube to the bottom and the plants get their water from beneath instead of adding water from the top.

  then you put a plastic covering around the plants so that weeds don't grow.

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  RubaDub

  With some extra time on my hands (putting it mildly), I decided to try planting some vegetables using these things called Earth Boxes. They are basically rectangular tubs with the soil suspended a few inches from the bottom using a screen and you put water into the bottom and you just add water through a tube to the bottom and the plants get their water from beneath instead of adding water from the top. Then you put a plastic covering around the plants so that weeds don't grow.

  I built about a 3' x 16' x 20" high raised garden in the front of the house where we had some flowers which were always a pain to keep looking good. I didn't buy "real" Earth Boxes since to me they were too expensive (like $40 each) but just went on You Tube and saw how to make my own for about $15 each. Really not much to it. The tubs (18" x 30" x 18" deep) were about $10 each. Then some screen, 8' of PVC pipe and a roll of plastic weed control stuff. A bag or so of potting mixture for each box, a little fertilizer and I am good to go.

  I was just wondering if anyone has had success using this method to grow stuff. This isn't the best time to start to grow things here (mid-April) since the typical growing season is coming to an end within the next few weeks but I will find something to grow.

  Has anyone else tried these Earth Box things?

  Rub a Dub
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  New Jobs Coming? Where Have You Worked at?

  by 1234 in

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  with many people's jobs been put and "on hold" and other people's jobs going away for good, i couldn't help but think about all the different jobs i've had over the years.

  i have been able to adapt and make do.

  maybe this will kick in again....or maybe not.

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  Lower pay ,fewer benefits, part time. Amazon has a reputation as a slave driver.
  

  road to nowhere ...

  Yes, I have never heard anything good about Amazon, except for the occasional manager on TV who says how great of a place it is to work. Seems like the rank and file see it in a much different light. It also wouldn't surprise me if some of the jobs offered are part time (under 32 hours per week here) so an not having to pay full benefits.

  I guess a lot of the hiring has to do with delivery people. Food stores, FedEx, US Postal Service, etc. And the home supply stores (Home Depot, Lowes, etc.) seem very busy every time I have driven by. I guess it's a good time to get projects done when you are out of work. I already built an above ground garden and have 5 of those Earth Box things in there (I made my own, the ones you buy are pretty expensive). I may start a thread and see if anyone else has tried them.

  Rub a Dub
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  New scrolls

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in 1985 a new phrase was added to our vocabulary, "new scrolls", complete with an explanation as to how they will benefit those who inhabit the new world.

  the following five references are the only quotations of this new 'teaching', but incredibly, these two words have been indelibly stamped on most people's minds by repetition from platform speakers, and in general conversation.. w85 6/15 p. 18 par.

  21 "during this thousand-year judgment period, jehovah evidently will give additional instructions, unknown to us at present, as new "scrolls" are opened.

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  What do we do with the old, used scrolls?

  Rub a Dub
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  Do You Feel Your Rights Are Being Trampled On By Government Regarding Coronavirus?

  by minimus in

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  i support local and state and federal government’s power to safeguard the public.

  i wonder is it getting to a point where we will be told we can’t go out anymore, can’t use your phone or computer anymore because of the viruses that we can get, etc.

  are we prolonging this virus at all ?

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  RubaDub

  The proposed cell phone tracking scares the shit out of me.

  hoser ...

  I am in no way an expert in this matter but I thought cell phones already track us. When someone gets lost, kidnapped or something, the companies can tell where you were based on your phone's "pinging" to the tower. If you are within range of two towers, I would expect they could pinpoint you to a very small radius.

  Some phones even ping when they are turned off. It used to be that you had to take the battery out to prevent that but newer phones don't have removable batteries (except I think LG phones still have removable batteries).

  Anyway, I think they already have the technology to do that.

  Rub a Dub
  
  
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  New Jobs Coming? Where Have You Worked at?

  by 1234 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  with many people's jobs been put and "on hold" and other people's jobs going away for good, i couldn't help but think about all the different jobs i've had over the years.

  i have been able to adapt and make do.

  maybe this will kick in again....or maybe not.

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  I don't know about other areas, but they keep showing on the local news here (South Florida) about all the jobs that are available such as:

  - US Postal Service

  - Home Depot

  - Lowes

  - Publix (major food chain)

  - Amazon (we have a huge warehouse down here)

  and about a dozen others.

  I guess you have to bring yourself to the fact that you may end up dead if you catch the virus but at least you died having a job.

  Rub a Dub
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  Disunited States of America?

  by jwleaks in

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  recognizing that their states have one integrated regional economy, delaware governor john carney, new york governor andrew m. cuomo, new jersey governor phil murphy, connecticut governor ned lamont, pennsylvania governor tom wolf, and rhode island governor gina raimondo today announced the creation of a multi-state council to restore the economy and get people back to work.

  this announcement builds on the states’ ongoing regional approach to combatting the covid-19 pandemic.. the coordinating group – comprised of one health expert, one economic development expert and the respective chief of staff from each state — will work together to develop a fully integrated regional framework to gradually lift the states’ stay at home orders while minimizing the risk of increased spread of the virus.. https://news.delaware.gov/2020/04/13/governor-carney-and-five-governors-announce-multi-state-council-to-get-people-back-to-work-and-restore-the-economy/.

  meanwhile on the west coast:.

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  jp1692 ...

  Ok, Ok, you caught me.

  I'm really not moving to the dark side. I was just trying to stick up for Trump and score some points here. I've been on the losing side lately.

  Rub a Dub