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    The_whingnut's road to ........................

    We tried our marina sauce it was good :ya my pear tomatoes are ripening and my Cherokee purples will Be ready soon :ya
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    Revolutionary theory about stopping desertification

    Greening the desert by Geoff Lawton. Successfully reversed desert back to forest. permiculture is pretty good stuff.
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    Hurricane season is here

    One thing I have learned from hurricanes & the aftermath, keep a 96 hour kit on stand by (my camping kit) and cash couple hundred if you can. Some stores will open shortly after a store but only take cash.
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    Anyone else have a black thumb?!

    Check to see if any of the local colleges have a soil testing program. If they do use it may cost $5-15 per sample but it will nail down what you don't have or what you may have too much of. Our soil here was clay/rock and dead, I just started testing adding soil amendments like, compost, mulch...
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    Newbie here!

    Greetings Scott! :welcome
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    Flux-core wire weld beads

    Good point Joel! I forgot to say lock the wrist :(
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    Man Jailed For Collecting Rain Water

    i do understand that too. i heard one of the most frightening thing today from a fellow sailor " if something bad happens I'm coming to your house" this was not a good friend or a trusted co-worker.
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    We are looking for good wood soap molds what do you like to use?

    :D that or cheese cloth............. i just want to option of selling to all types without having to trim the edges so much. some just have to have clean edges.
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    Man Jailed For Collecting Rain Water

    If you dig into these articles more the guy was restricting tributaries. Its really easy to let the headlines put blinders on you. But if you are worried about your local water rights look them up.
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    Flux-core wire weld beads

    The "stack of dimes" is the cooled weld puddle. Should you see it? Yes and no. Your welds should have nice smooth edge on the toe of the weld with "c" shaped ridges from the puddle. If you manipulate the wire in a cursive "e" while pushing the puddle and maintaining a round puddle the welds...
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    Yellow Squash - what to do with it?

    You can make wine or beer. Can be pretty good stuff.
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    The_whingnut's road to ........................

    Thanks snapshot! I hope the work for trade with the stand will be mutually beneficial. I've been burnt in the past by other ppl on this kinda deal. I don't think it will turn sour here but........
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    We are looking for good wood soap molds what do you like to use?

    We are looking to upgrade to nicer heavy molds for loaf soap Hot and Cold process. What do you suggest for a set of working molds? 1-5 lbs non stick liner? What's your work horse? We have an opportunity to sale soap at a friend's store but our recycled molds ( half gallon and quart milk cartons)...
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    Making essential oils?

    Your oil extractor (steam) is a pot still with a raised tray. You add in clean water then the tray fill it with your plant matter snuggly and close it up. The steam will push through the plant taking oils with it then it will condense in the coil or worm and oil water will drip out you run it...
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    The_whingnut's road to ........................

    Sorry Joel_BC, No recent metal work. I will as I do so, but I haven't had the time. Hopefully I'll be able to finish my solar power station this summer. I'll post pics of it. Mostly been teaching and trying to finish my Master Trainer Specialist qual. Not a lot of...
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    The_whingnut's road to ........................

    here are our latest pics front yard :D back yard :D Marinara Sauce and canning it (all from our garden and our friends out in Plainfield CT) :celebrate Bear! :D Sorry had to edit a duplicate pic.
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    WHAT ARE YOU CANNING TODAY?

    I don't have a pressure canner yet. We don't know if we are going to can at all it a test run to see if we want to do it. The water bath set up was a freebie.
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    WHAT ARE YOU CANNING TODAY?

    I plan on doing a marinara sauce today do I need to fully cook it first or partial cook it before water bath canning. I do have citric acid and vinegar on hand.
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    The_whingnut's road to ........................

    As of today garden is doing good, I picked up some corn, early tomatoes, zucchini, greens, eggs and cukes. Spent the morning breaking down the greens and vacuum sealed them, dried some lemon thyme, and lemon balm. DM & DYS are flying in in 40 mins, looking forward to the visit. I'll post pics...
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