Timothy Norton

I use a chopstick to tease apart seedlings when I start seeds. It allows a gentle touch and a higher level of transplant survival for me.

I am a fan of staking up my tomato plants to avoid issues with soil contact. I have a collection of cages but also have utilized fencing, bamboo, and suspended wire to keep my tomato plants upright. It also is more ergonomic for my family to pick tomatoes when they are upright instead of stooping down to find them.

The last advantage for me is that I can more easily clean up dropped tomatoes quicker to feed to my chickens and prevent unwanted future volunteers.

I am not a picky person when it comes to the building that I call home but sometimes the 'basics' are just so freaking important.

My house was originally built in the 1850s. There is not a lick of storage to the house to speak of! I yearn for closets and a pantry.

When I first got the gardening itch, I ended up utilizing some fresh sawn 2" pine to create a number of beds in various sizes. These have held up well over the last three-four years with the failure points generally being around where the fasteners were installed. All of the beds are still standing in decent condition.



Now adays, I just create raised beds by piling materials up without anything delineating the sides. I woodchip around these spaces to keep the grass out and I have had great luck so far growing in them.

I do not apply it direct to the garden but rather think it is an excellent addition to the compost pile to help fire up hot compost. Urine has roughly 10 grams of urea per liter and can help out a pile when sources of green material are harder to come by such as the fall/winter time. I don't sweat the salt content when I do this as the pile has time to 'flush' with rain and other liquid additions.

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I do not have anything to contribute directly to this thread but I am aware of a area of research called "Ecological Anthropology" which examines the relationship between a group of people and their environment.

This might help find more specific information for those who want to go down a rabbit hole.

I have to admit, I wash rice because that is how I was taught growing up. I'm on the fence if it is needed but washed rice tastes right to me if that makes sense?

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Do you wash your rice before cooking it?

Why or why not?

Do you have particular feelings on floor pelts instead of a rug?

I've seen some multi-sheepskin pelts that cover quite a bit of space on the ground.