Artie Scott

Just cut my Christmas tree out in the woods. No, not a Douglas Fir or Scotch Pine, this one is even better.

It was free!  I did no work whatsoever! I didn’t plant it, didn’t water it, and didn’t have to pay $50 for it!  

Sure, some might think it is homely, even a Charlie Brown Christmas tree. But I love it!  And it was fun tromping around and picking it out and cutting it.

What a lucky bunch of Permies!  

I was lucky enough to enjoy this sunset. Believe it or not, this is the sky to the North rather than the West - was quite striking that particular Summer evening.

We are lucky indeed, Thomas!

Your sunset looks like this!

Hang in there Travis, you can shake it off.

Wow, nice work Johnny!  Thanks for the updates - love seeing a project take shape over time, especially a big one like this!  Will definitely try to catch the videos as well. I hope you keep the updates coming!

Congratulations, Toby, and welcome aboard!

Anyone have thoughts/experience on best uses for wood/paper ash?  A couple of questions have arisen in my mind on this topic:

Is it better to add ash directly to the soil, as in top dressing, or better to add to compost pile?

Does the ash likely contain any toxic gick?  For example, if I burn the junk mail which includes glossy paper and catalogs and such, does the ash still contain residues, or is it ok to use in compost?

If I recall, ash tends to neutralize acidic soils - so presumably too much would not be a good thing. Is that true?

Thanks in advance for any input/feedback!

Mick, that was my initial thought as well - hate to punch a hole in a perfectly good roof (unless it is leaky anyway, which might be the case in a dark old shed).  I suppose you could tack/roofers adhesive a plastic cover over it, say the bottom of a 2 liter bottle turned upside down?