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[WSMom]

Hi Sue:

I am not an expert, but here’s my method for growing massive quantities of tomatoes every year…

1) Place the plant in the sunniest spot you can find. With our mild climate, tomatos need as much direct sunlight as possible.

2) Water nearly every morning, unless we have significant rain, then you can skip a day, but pretty much I water the roots (not the plant) everyday.

3) Feed your soil with compost. Even folks in apartments can pretty easily have a worm bin, composted soil is amazing.

4) In mid-July or so, take your garden clippers and trim up your tomato plant to force the plant to use it’s energy to produce fruit not more leaves. I cut off the branches with no flowers on them. Here’s a link to show you what I’m talking about: http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/fruit_veg_diary/fruit_veg_mini_project_july_1b_tomato.asp

5) Grow at least one “Early Girl” variety of tomato plant. I’m a big believer in Early Girl’s because I know that I’ll have ripe fruit by August even if we have a cloudy rainy summer. It’s nice to plant other varietals for fun & flavor, but the Early Girls have won my heart by coming through year after year. Last year some folks complained that their tomatoes never ripened, I froze 25 gallons of tomatoes for use this winter (just used the last gallon a couple of weeks ago).

Talk to the people at West Seattle Nursery regarding containers, they have always steered me in the right direction.

I’m a believer in gardening to elevate my mood. Gardening forces me to be outside in whatever weather, it makes me feel good to know that I’m doing something that will benefit the health of not only my family, but in a small way, the earth by improving and enriching the soil. I’m a recent convert to gardening. I started out on Sept 12, 2001 planting a few lavender plants in my front yard while feeling very upset and worried about the state of our world. I remember digging and digging and pulling and pulling weed after weed while praying for the families in NYC and feeling so frustrated that we didn’t have a more reasonable administration to deal with this situation. Day after day, I ignored the laundry piling up and continued to pull up weeds and head to WS Nursery for cheap 4 inch pots of plants to go in place of the weeds. Slowly, I found I was feeling better, my yard was looking better, and that I actually didn’t have such a brown thumb after all. Honestly, if I can have a successful garden, anyone can.

[Anonymous]

*McCain backer Hagee said Hitler was fulfilling God’s will* *Hagee proposed the theory that “anti-Semitism, and thus the Holocaust, was the fault of Jews themselves*

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/21/mccain-backer-hagee-said_n_102892.html

[Huindekmi]

Nahhhh… He should choose Michael Bolton.

Maybe this topic should be moved to the West Seattle Jobs Offered forum.

[charlabob]

There’s been a spate of federal charges filed against various Democratic elected officials in the past few months. I’m NOT saying wrong-doing should not be charged and prosecuted. I am saying the timing is interesting, given that the FBI has so obviously been politicized.

Can you say the best defense is a good offense? When I have more time, I’ll compile a precise list.

When the 9 Republican US Prosecutors were fired for failing to prosecute political cases against Democrats, the cynical among us said, “Imagine what the ones who aren’t fired will be doing.” Now we know.

NB, this is an issue — doesn’t constitute a violation of my personal ban on political posts :-)

[Anonymous]

List of Republicans in politics/crimes against children.

http://www.armchairsubversive.org/

And yes, it is the hypocrisy. It has never been that democrats don’t commit these offenses as well. However, republicans make a practice of getting elected on a morally superior platform. Family values, traditional values, christian values.

[Anonymous]

Jiggers, did you see this? Sounds like more than 1 roomate but says it’s basement room w/private entrance. $550

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/roo/689253056.html

[Sue]

I am a would-be gardener who would like to start a small container vegetable garden. Not sure what I’d like to plant, other than tomatoes since my husband is obsessed with them. :) Are there resources that any of you would suggest for a novice on finding out about how to go about growing veggies in containers, what types/size containers to use, and what varieties of plants do well in containers? I’d rather not invest the money in this to go ahead and kill everything. :) I’ve never tried growing my own vegetables before.

[Ken]

Republican cleared of rape charges?

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/04/15/republican-sex-follies-we-have-some-good-news-and-some-bad-news/

The real crime is the hypocrisy. That is what the conservatives don’t get.

[Ken]

Let’s switch to republican domestic violence.

http://rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080520/NEWS18/80520068&OAS_sitepage=news.rgj.com%2Fbreakingnews

[Ken]

Oh Please, please, please, choose John Bolton as McCain’s running mate.

The commercials will be extremely entertaining.

:)

[JenV]

email me at vanmatrejennifer@gmail.com…

thanks! :)

[blue]

Between the Alaska and Admiral junctions.

[JenV]

celeste- congrats on paying off your car. I am going to use my stimulus check to make a few car payments too- although I am a loooong way from being paid off. Here is hoping the car karma gods shine upon you and nothing breaks now that it is paid off! :)

[JenV]

Blue- whereabouts do you live?

[blue]

Does anyone have any experience with a trustworthy and reliable dog walker? We will be on vacation and need someone to walk our two dogs twice a day, as well as feed them and give them some love. They will also need to check cat’s food occasionally and possibly water a plant or two if needed. No need to stay over in the house.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

[celeste17]

I used mine to pay off my car. I had one payment left and guess what the check came just in time for me to pay the car company for the right to own a car I have been driving for five years. But it came at a good time since I am now just getting back to work after 2 plus months being off. Now that the car is paid for I can now start paying off the credit cards. It is amazing how fast the balance goes up on the credit cards when you only use it for small purchases. So hopefully by this time next year I will be debt free. Of course there still are the property taxes to pay.

[celeste17]

My friend Roseanne (known her almost my whole life) is joining the Salon staff there. She has been cutting hair for about 20 years. Look her up if you get a chance.

[Ashex]

I’m probably going to drop mine in my savings. That or replace some of my furniture. I’m doubtful I’ll even get one due to some tax shuffling I had to do (Got a refund of 40 bucks!)

[Ashex]

I started a garden a couple weeks ago. So far it looks to be putting along. The most recent pictures I have are about 5 days old. I’m a little behind in taking pictures, I’m aiming to do pictures every 3 days and building a grow diary.

I haven’t gotten around to setting up the pages for the grow diary, so here are a couple pictures from the fifteenth:

http://chipnick.com/Bucket/Grow_Diary/5-15/5-15-2008-img_0305.jpg

http://chipnick.com/Bucket/Grow_Diary/5-15/5-15-2008-img_0307.jpg

I’ve since moved the basil out as it was getting scorched from the sun. It’s doing better now that it is in partial shade. I’m going to have to find some herbs to fill in the two spaces in the soda crate now.

[josie2006]

Good luck! Infant care can be so difficult to find, I went through major drama last year before finding LH. I hope you find what you are looking for!

[katiebee]

Thanks, Josie. Loving Hands has two toddler openings right now & I’ve been in contact with her to see if an infant spot will open soon. But I hadn’t heard of Bella Mente!

[josie2006]

I did not have a good experience at WS Optix. My exam was over in about 3 minutes, he changed my prescription, and they then filled my glasses with the wrong type of lens (after forgetting about me for a week). The whole time I was there I felt rushed and overlooked. A year later I had another exam which put me back in my old prescription. This was several years ago. They were pleasant and polite, but I will not go back.

[josie2006]

I tried All About Kids last year but they had a huge waiting list…that may have changed though. my neighbor uses Bella Mente behind Jefferson Square and loves it, in fact she works there now. My son goes to Loving Hands Childcare Preschool, 206-763-7047. I am not sure if she has any openings but I can ask (will post here if so). Our son has been going there since he was 8 weeks and loves it; she has a few sibling pairs there.

[josie2006]

I do not recommend Quality Painting and Restoration, sorry to say. They are WS-based, but both myself and my neighbors had a bad experience with them. Paint peeling off after less than one year. Sloppy work. There was more which I won’t go into. We got a quote at the same time from College Painters, and I am 100% sure they would have done a better job.

[inactive]

Hey jk

Phew! Just double-checkin’ that you weren’t trying to dump stolen property or anything. Thought maybe you just couldn’t take it one more day with the hoodlum neighbors and joined the “dark side”.

But, wait a second – that wouldn’t make sense. Didn’t I just see you at the Safety Partnership Meeting? ;)

I actually might know a couple of guys (they aren’t WS tho’ they are artisans). Not sure about prices but I’ve seen pictures of their deck and cabinetry work. They do fences as well.

Write me at westseattledood@Yahoo.com and I’ll send your their email.