Hi from the Pacific Northwest

Discussion in 'New Member Introductions' started by Seepalaces, Oct 5, 2015.


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  1. Seepalaces

    Seepalaces Monkey+++

    I'm mostly a lurker. I'm an avid canner and gardener. Guns scare the snot out of me, but I'll fight to the death for you to keep yours. I can't think of anything else you'd want to know about me. I'm quite boring.
     
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  2. stg58

    stg58 Monkey+++ Founding Member

    [welcomeLG][welcomeLG][welcomeLG]
     
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  3. 3M-TA3

    3M-TA3 Cold Wet Monkey

    Welcome to the tree of the knowledge of preparation and survival.
     
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  4. Motomom34

    Motomom34 Monkey+++

    Nope @Seepalaces
    You don't sound boring at all. Sounds like you will fit in real well with many of us. So how did your garden turn out this year? Mine was horrible
     
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  5. Seepalaces

    Seepalaces Monkey+++

    Mine was good, but I'm thinking I should start growing tomatoes in alternate years. The hubby and kids don't like them raw, so I spend hours in August canning them. At some point I hope to have it down to a science, and at that point, I'm sure the boys will move away with their wives... What happened with your garden? We got endless sun this year. And that's quite weird down our way...
     
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  6. Motomom34

    Motomom34 Monkey+++

    First- tomatoes. We really don't eat them but we love salsa. My tomatoes always get attacked by some black rot.

    We had lots of rain this spring into the beginning of the summer which slowed/stunted everything then it went super hot. I added fertilizer and Epsom salt to my planter boxes but nothing was real productive. My strawberries were happy and lettuce but then it doesn't take much to grow lettuce. Surprisingly my zucchini was low yield. Unsure if it was the weather or old seeds.
     
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  7. Ganado

    Ganado Monkey+++

    Welcome! We need another gardener !! yeah !!
     
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  8. Dunerunner

    Dunerunner Brewery Monkey Moderator

    Welcome to the Monkey. Criminals, Bears, and Zombies used to scare me to death....
     
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  9. kellory

    kellory An unemployed Jester, is nobody's fool. Banned

    Welcome. You will find many gardeners and canners here, so you are in good company.
    As for being scared of guns? OK. But remember, a gun is only a tool, made to do a job, and they are much safer than guns made in the old fashion.
    The best tool against fear is knowledge. Ask any questions you have, and we will be happy to assist you. Some here are experts in many fields.:cool:
     
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  10. Yard Dart

    Yard Dart Vigilant Monkey Moderator

    Welcome to the Monkey!!
     
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  11. kellory

    kellory An unemployed Jester, is nobody's fool. Banned

    More fun than a barrow full of monkeys....:rolleyes:
     
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  12. Seepalaces

    Seepalaces Monkey+++

    I vote for weather. I suspect that if the seeds were bad you would have just had bad gestation. And, I am clearly an expert, because I have the internet...so take that with an entire tablespoon of salt. Are you getting black rot on your tomatoes or blossom end rot? I have a crazy(ish) suggestion that I think has gotten rid of my ber. Don't underestimate the value of being able to grow lettuce!! I lost an entire box of lettuce last year. It looked beautiful, but it must have gotten too hot because it was too bitter to eat (and coming from me, that's massive, I like to eat).

    I soooo agree. Hubby has guns and so he has educated me and I've taken the basic safety class. Hubby is very old school, and so is serious about gun safety. Problem is: I'm a serious butterfingers, I pick the darn thing up and my hands shake as I picture me accidentally shooting the dog or the neighbor (was it really an accident?). Better I should gather and he should hunt.
     
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  13. kellory

    kellory An unemployed Jester, is nobody's fool. Banned

    And if he were injured and could not hunt, what then? I would suggest you use an unloaded gun, and learn how it works. On the inside. What happens as the parts move, it will remove alot of the heebee-geebees. But do as you see fit, and welcome to the monkey tree.
     
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  14. Altoidfishfins

    Altoidfishfins Monkey+++ Site Supporter+

    Welcome.

    Lots of good info and good people here. Look around.
     
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  15. Sapper John

    Sapper John Analog Monkey in a Digital World

    Welcome!
     
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  16. T. Riley

    T. Riley Monkey+++

    Welcome. You have lots here to learn grasshopper. So get to reading, make new friends and hangout.
     
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  17. Dont

    Dont Just another old gray Jarhead Monkey

    Welcome @Seepalaces , Glad to see you have moved out from the shadow world of the lurker and have started to make friends.. Now, learn "BACONNNNN" and you will have everyone on your side!!
     
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  18. Seepalaces

    Seepalaces Monkey+++

    Amusingly, this week I'm canning sausage links. Next month is baconnnnn...
     
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  19. GOG

    GOG Free American Monkey

    Welcome here from the Great State of Jefferson.
     
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  20. BlueDuck

    BlueDuck Monkey+++

    Welcome from north Idaho...
     
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