What did you do in the garden today?

[Sally PB]

I was watching something on PBS about Drs not knowing about nutrition and supplements. They claimed the average DR is taught about those for 3 hrs. I guess we need to go to a nutritionist or holistic DR for that advice.

And that is just... wrong, to me. Doctors should, SHOULD! learn about nutrition, IMO. Not to a specialty level, but an intro level would be a good start.

I keep hearing people say that they look into a supplement as a therapy for something, and when they mention it to their doc, he/she says it won't work. And if the person tries it, finds it does help them, tells the doc, the doc is not at all interested.

If I were a doctor, and someone said, "Hey, I took vitamin xyz, and it's really making my abc feel better," I'd be all over that!

I'm doing my best to let food be my medicine. So far, it's working very well.

 

[Sally PB]

In garden news...

We had frost damage last night in the downhill garden. I covered the bean plants, and they were fine; the zucchini plants are dead. No frost damage uphill last night at all.

Tonight, they're saying possible freeze alert here.

I put two layers of sheets over the beans, and a garbage bag over the sheet on the habanero plant.

Que sera, sera...

 

[TJAnonymous]

we're creeping up on week 8 of no rain.

We had .2 inches on 9/28 but no meaningful rain since 9/13 - 9/16. This time of the year is typically very wet so this abnormal dryness doesn't bode well...

 

[Smokerbill]

I looked at my garden today, starting to make decisions on how it's going to be layed out next year. I have everything I need for installing a drip irrigation system (that I didn't install this year) and want to locate the plants with efficient placement of the drip lines and irrigator heads in mind. I guess I have a few months to figure things out.

 

[cj2024]

I just bought a tiny foldable electric bike off amazon. It's the only one that can ship to my location. I think shipping was about $76 and the bike cost $599. All I needed was a bike I could fold and carry in my jeep, so when I change my tires, I can ride my bike home instead of suffering in the waiting room. They usually take all day. Ebikes in my area run from $1500 to $5,000.

 

[Minanora]

we're creeping up on week 8 of no rain.

We got one random inch of rain in one cloud in September. Not enough to make anything even sprout. We haven't had any actual rain since late April. That is how it is here most every year. It makes for interesting changes in the city water as the tanks get filled from deeper wells in the late summer. I can watch the hardness and pH change every few weeks.

My thoughts are with everyone suffering from the impacts of the hurricanes. And the pets, and gardens.

 

[chickengr]

And that is just... wrong, to me. Doctors should, SHOULD! learn about nutrition, IMO. Not to a specialty level, but an intro level would be a good start.

I keep hearing people say that they look into a supplement as a therapy for something, and when they mention it to their doc, he/she says it won't work. And if the person tries it, finds it does help them, tells the doc, the doc is not at all interested.

If I were a doctor, and someone said, "Hey, I took vitamin xyz, and it's really making my abc feel better," I'd be all over that!

I'm doing my best to let food be my medicine. So far, it's working very well.

if we all were healthy doctors would have no job.

 

[chickengr]

no rain, summer heat. just preparing space between trees to plant winter crops. waiting for sheep manure from a friend.

 

[cj2024]

I just bought a tiny foldable electric bike off amazon. It's the only one that can ship to my location. I think shipping was about $76 and the bike cost $599. All I needed was a bike I could fold and carry in my jeep, so when I change my tires, I can ride my bike home instead of suffering in the waiting room. They usually take all day. Ebikes in my area run from $1500 to $5,000.

I just thought of something, now I can park my car far away from my brother and sisters house when we have gatherings and free up a parking space. Parking is limited in residential areas, especially during Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's.

 

[PopoMyers]

Fresh off the evening news. Lol!

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This is in my county. DH told me about this. I hope my one friend saw this and stops feeding them.