[AG-EQ] Garden book

Jewel jewelblanch at kinect.co.nz
Sat May 23 01:55:25 UTC 2020 

I tried hydroponics but with a spectacular lack of success.  Nothing that I put in the growing 
gutter grew as much, or as little, as a millimetre!  while other people grew all manner of 
vegetables to mammoth sizes:  tomato plants 6 feet high with pounds and pounds of toms;  cucumbers 
that were 3 feet long:  BLAH  BLAH  BLAH and etc etc etc!    I was green with * envy, and not from 
digitally examining my wonder plants;  no!  So what's new?  keeping my lack of success with regular 
gardening in mind , should I have expected anything else?
The meter that recorded the strength of the nutrient solution had a visible readout, but for me, and 
many others on this lists, that was as useful as tits on a bull! and this being an agricultural 
list, you will appreciate just how apt that expression is!

           Jewel



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From: "Tracy Carcione via AG-EQ" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2020 2:16 AM
To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
Subject: Re: [AG-EQ] Garden book

Hi Susan.
Cool!
Now I hear there's a newish thing called aquaponics, where you have fish
underneath a hydroponics setup.  I think the fish are often tilapia.  So the
fish poop fertilizes the plants, and then you can eat the fish. Fred who
used to be on this list was practicing it, as I recall.

I'm interested in hydroponics, too, but it always seemed like there was lots
of testing and adding stuff to keep it in balance, and it sounded
complicated for a blind person.  I'd be real interested to hear how it
actually works, if your husband decides to try it.  Maybe it's not as
complicated as it sounds.

Exciting that your goats are coming next week.
Tracy


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Subject: Re: [AG-EQ] Garden book

Tracy,

Since my household is also a sighted household, we have loads of
printed materials for Lord knows how many topics related to gardening,
farming, livestock and everything falling under the heading
"homesteading".

We like the "Country Side" and the "Hobby Farms" magazines.  There are
several that Matt just picks up at the magazine racks.  He is starting
to get interested in hydroponics and hopefully, we will be getting our
two Nigerian dwarf dairy goats early next week.  He has already been
obtaining books and on-line sites reference the small dairy goats.

We are frameing things around here as homesteading and taking things
step by step.  I am really not planning on living off the "grid",
however, when you lose power in all kinds of weather for up to two
weeks, you learn just how important it is to do things without
electricity for a period of time.  There is nothing wrong with
homestead skills, but I don't think I would like living in such remote
locations that you couldn't get supplies more often than every 3 to 6
months if you are lucky.  LOL

Susan
dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com

On 5/21/20, Tracy Carcione via AG-EQ <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Susan.
> I know the NJ state NLS folks are working from home, so probably your guys
> are, too.
> While I'm recommending garden books from NLS, I enjoy the Horticulture
> magazine, which seems to come out every 2 months or so.  They have
articles
> on different plants, insects, soil, public gardens, all sorts of garden
> things.  I rev up the speed a little when I'm listening.  I always find it
> interesting.  I'll have to find out if I can get a notification or
> something
> when it comes out, so I don't have to remember to go look for it.
> Tracy
>
>
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via
> AG-EQ
> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2020 7:00 AM
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> Subject: Re: [AG-EQ] Garden book
>
> Tracy,
>
> I don't know about the staffing at our local NLS for the Blind is
> these days, but I will check into signing up for bard.  We are such
> avid readers and are constantly ordering books to read, some we keep,
> others we turn into our favorite used book store for book credit.  My
> husband and I always have an audio book going in the kitchen and he
> also has an audio book going in his truck.  I set aside my NLS books
> that I know he is interested in so we can read them together.  We have
> found many new authors to read via the NLS books.
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com
>
> On 5/20/20, Tracy Carcione via AG-EQ <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi Susan.
>> I forgot about the flash drive option on the player.  You probably could
>> put
>> NLS books on that, too; just unzip them to the flash drive.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: AG-EQ [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of dogwood farm
> via
>> AG-EQ
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 8:20 AM
>> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
>> Cc: dogwood farm
>> Subject: Re: [AG-EQ] Garden book
>>
>> Tracy,
>>
>> My husband has taken mp3 cd books and put them on a thumb drive and
>> then I listen to them on the NLS player.  He can also play the thumb
>> drive in his truck.  He listens to books to and from work.
>>
>> Susan
>> dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com
>>
>> On 5/20/20, Tracy Carcione via AG-EQ <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> I hardly ever use BARD on my iPhone.  I go on my PC, download my book,
>>> and
>>> copy it to my Victor Stream.  I've also copied books to a blank NLS-type
>>> cartridge for my sister-in-law to play on her library player.  I'm much
>>> more
>>> comfortable with real buttons than the touch-screen kinds.  "Now where's
>>> that darn pause button again?"
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: AG-EQ [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of dogwood farm
>> via
>>> AG-EQ
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 7:07 AM
>>> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
>>> Cc: dogwood farm
>>> Subject: Re: [AG-EQ] Garden book
>>>
>>> Hi Tracy,
>>>
>>> I will take note of that book.  I am not hooked up with bard yet.  I
>>> have only had my iPhone since January and I am still learning my way
>>> around, lol.
>>>
>>> Susan
>>> dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com
>>>
>>> On 5/19/20, Tracy Carcione via AG-EQ <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> I'm listening to a fun book that's available on BARD.  Niki Jabbour's
>>>> Veggie
>>>> Garden Remix, DB91304.  The format is, if you like X, try these .  So,
>>>> if
>>>> you like summer squash, she suggests lots of kinds you might never have
>>>> heard of, or known were edible, like snake gourds or young luffa.  How
>>>> about
>>>> that?  Eat it when it's little, and, if you forget about one, grow a
>>>> sponge.
>>>>
>>>> It doesn't sound exciting, but I'm enjoying it.  As always, I want one
>>>> of
>>>> those and one of those and oh yeah that other one too.  I'm hoping she
>>>> has
>>>> a
>>>> seed source section at the end.
>>>>
>>>> Tracy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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