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<p class="MsoNormal">Would like to buy some veggies from you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> NFBF-Tampa <nfbf-tampa-bounces@nfbnet.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Marion Gwizdala via NFBF-Tampa<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 8, 2024 4:51 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'NFB of Florida Tampa Chapter List' <nfbf-tampa@nfbnet.org>; 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List' <nfbf-l@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> marion.gwizdala@verizon.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NFBF-Tampa] Blind Gardening Hack<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Some of you may know Merry and I are urban gardeners. We have recently begun xeriscaping our front yard and planted fifty-four Asiatic Jasmine over ten yards of potting soil. Unfortunately, grass has begun poking up through
the soil and the Jasmine are not yet able to choke out the grass.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in">I contacted the University of Florida’s Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) which has offices around Florida and spoke to their master gardener. Not knowing I was blind, he shared a gardening hack
his father taught him and it is a great adaptation for those of us who are blind! Here is the hack.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Mix Roundup in a bucket as you would normally do so (1/2 cup of Roundup to 1 gallon water)
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Put a rubber glove on one hand and cover it with a cotton gardening or other work glove;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Touch the plant you want to avoid with the Roundup with the ungloved hand;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Dip your hand in the solution and rub the product on the ground over the grass being careful to not get the product on the leaves of the plant;<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in">Roundup is absorbed through the leaves of the plant and it will not harm the plant roots but you want to avoid getting too close to the stem of the plant.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"> BTW, we are also growing hibiscus, gardenia, spearmint, sweet mint, lavender, thyme, Frangiapani, and rosemary. In our vegetable garden, I just harvested our fourth yellow squash. We also
are growing butternut squash, acorn squash, canteloup, garlic, onion, Florida peaches, ruby red grapefruit, Bearss lemons, tangerines, and pineapple. We get our meat from the store! (smile)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"> If anyone would like to chat gardening, please write to me off-list at<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"><a href="mailto:Marion.Gwizdala@verizon.net">Marion.Gwizdala@verizon.net</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in">Fraternally yours,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in">Marion<o:p></o:p></p>
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