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zippyt · 03-24-2007, 09:31 PM

We had to have some septic work done ( Fucking Whiney ass Neibors that call the Health dept instedd of Talking to some body !!!!)

Annnny How !!! Our side yard was TOTALY dug up so we could have 450 ft of leech line installed ,
as in TOTALY !!!!!!

So I am working it ,

and working it ,

And I will keep you all posted , we have 3 raised gardens 8x16 planned with a possible seperate zuke garden planned !!!

Elspode · 03-24-2007, 11:14 PM

Would the whiney ass neighbors be upset if you put in about a thousand pot plants now?

zippyt · 03-24-2007, 11:49 PM

Probley especialy since the county sherif lives JUST down the road

wolf · 03-25-2007, 01:01 PM

Just plant roses around the perimeter. Nobody will notice the weed. Honest.

BigV · 03-26-2007, 10:00 AM

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Smelly South African herb so valuable thieves are after it

• Smells like cat urine, but used in soft drinks, perfume, health supplements
• "Buchu" once wild, now so profitable it's a cash crop, easily poached
• Growing markets for buchu in France, Germany, Britain, Switzerland, U.S.
• Khoi tribe introduced it to Dutch in 17th century as medicine

CITRUSDAL, South Africa (Reuters) -- Soft-drink companies use it by the ton, natural health devotees swear by it and it forms part of secret recipes for French perfume despite having a bouquet similar to cat's urine.

Or, you could try buchu. Maybe the "cat urine" trait would throw them off the scent, so to speak.

Spexxvet · 03-26-2007, 11:57 AM

Plant dandelions, and share them with the whole neighborhood!

Sundae · 03-26-2007, 12:00 PM

Looking forward to seeing more- I do love a work in progress (when I'm feeling blue I sometimes stop by UT's Garden thread and reread it).

Just one question - are those pictures current?
It's March for goodneess sakes - I thought I was the only person to consider March weather, t-shirt weather?! And even I would balk at shorts...

monster · 03-26-2007, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Looking forward to seeing more- I do love a work in progress (when I'm feeling blue I sometimes stop by UT's Garden thread and reread it).

Just one question - are those pictures current?
It's March for goodneess sakes - I thought I was the only person to consider March weather, t-shirt weather?! And even I would balk at shorts...

Ziipy's in Arkansas. Here's the 10 day weather forecast.

Here in Michigan, we can still expect more snow this year, but today the temps are in the 70s and we are all in shorts. Personally, I consider 15 Centigrade and above shorts weather. Some Michigandans consider anything above freezing shorts weather. It's all relative, you know. The Californians living up here are still in long trousers when the temps hit the 80s.

/yes, I like to mix and match my currencies

Sundae · 03-26-2007, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

Ziipy's in Arkansas. Here's the 10 day weather forecast.

25 degrees!
Blimey - that's the same temp as my ridiculously overheated office. Damn, if I was doing anything even vaguely energetic I'd be in shorts too.

I do realise it gets hotter in America than the UK.... but... it's MARCH?! Can't get over that.

footfootfoot · 03-26-2007, 01:07 PM

you gotta remember it's only called the united states. Arkansas is about the same latitude as sicily.

(I am making that up, it is probably the same latitude as Barcelona)

glatt · 03-26-2007, 01:22 PM

I'm no septic system expert, since our house is on the city sewer lines, but don't you want to plant just grass over a leach field to keep roots of larger plants from growing down into the pipes and clogging them?

monster · 03-26-2007, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

you gotta remember it's only called the united states. Arkansas is about the same latitude as sicily.

(I am making that up, it is probably the same latitude as Barcelona)

Move down into Africa and you're getting there. 34 degrees is about the same as Morocco and Tunisia.

Here in Ann Arbor, Michigan we're on a similar latitude to Barcelona. Here, where temps regularly go below -20 centigrade in the winter and above 30 in the summer. Britain is so temperate it's very hard to believe that weather elsewhere can be so varied.

/I love my Michigan climate

monster · 03-26-2007, 01:34 PM

(tis 29 centigrade here right now

)

oh, and that's an impressive project, zippy. sorry for the hijack.

wolf · 03-26-2007, 01:54 PM

The difference in climate is more related to the landmass than latitude.

monster · 03-26-2007, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

The difference in climate is more related to the landmass than latitude.

But it's more fun to compare by latitude

Over here, the climate is also affected by the jet streams and the proximity of the lakes. We get huge thundestorms, tornados, lots of snow, lots of sun (to my mind anyway -apparently we're still one of the cloudiest states), lots of everything and a beautiful autumn to boot

Days like today are weird, though -hot, sunny and not a bud on any tree. If it had been a weekend, we'd've had the paddling pool out.

03-24-2007, 09:31 PM	#1
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	A blank slate We had to have some septic work done ( Fucking Whiney ass Neibors that call the Health dept instedd of Talking to some body !!!!) Annnny How !!! Our side yard was TOTALY dug up so we could have 450 ft of leech line installed , as in TOTALY !!!!!! So I am working it , and working it , And I will keep you all posted , we have 3 raised gardens 8x16 planned with a possible seperate zuke garden planned !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

03-24-2007, 11:14 PM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Would the whiney ass neighbors be upset if you put in about a thousand pot plants now? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

03-24-2007, 11:49 PM	#3
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Probley especialy since the county sherif lives JUST down the road __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

03-25-2007, 01:01 PM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Just plant roses around the perimeter. Nobody will notice the weed. Honest. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-26-2007, 11:57 AM	#6
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Plant dandelions, and share them with the whole neighborhood! __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

03-26-2007, 12:00 PM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Looking forward to seeing more- I do love a work in progress (when I'm feeling blue I sometimes stop by UT's Garden thread and reread it). Just one question - are those pictures current? It's March for goodneess sakes - I thought I was the only person to consider March weather, t-shirt weather?! And even I would balk at shorts... __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

03-26-2007, 01:07 PM	#10
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	you gotta remember it's only called the united states. Arkansas is about the same latitude as sicily. (I am making that up, it is probably the same latitude as Barcelona) __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-26-2007, 01:22 PM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I'm no septic system expert, since our house is on the city sewer lines, but don't you want to plant just grass over a leach field to keep roots of larger plants from growing down into the pipes and clogging them?

03-26-2007, 01:34 PM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	(tis 29 centigrade here right now ) oh, and that's an impressive project, zippy. sorry for the hijack. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-26-2007, 01:54 PM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The difference in climate is more related to the landmass than latitude. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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