The Good Banter Thread

[j.w]

Sissy you always find all the good deals! Have fun w/ your friend and finding some good stuff!

 

[sissy]

not really finding the good deals at times just fall into them .Great to have good friends too .great friends

 

[koiguy1969]

look close....

 

[addy1]

look close....

How neat! it does look like a mad bunny

 

[sissy]

crazy bunny to me 'I would not want to run into an angry bunny in my garden

 

[j.w]

Okayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?

 

[sissy]

florida hill nursery has a really cold cold hardy elephant ear called pink china good to zones 6 to 10 .The stems are great and when you buy one plant you get free shipping on 3 more and this plant like most are 5.99.they also have a purple shamrock plant and red stemmed elephant ear and several kinds of mini elephant ears

 

[j.w]

Wow zones 6 -10 that's a good one to have and would work here. Just need a place to put it. Might have to try that one! I'm sticking to the ones that are hardy here and that I don't have to dig up and move inside in the winter.

 

[Catfishnut]

Since this thread is the OPEN chat (non-specific/non-pond area) I figure this is the best place to discuss this. This might sound like a bit of a "myth-buster" item, so please bare with me.

I read someone's post here inquiring about using H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) for their pond for "this or that" purpose. I don't think that I can buy into that, but I have always known that using just a light spritz or quick rinse with 3% H2O2 will deter heads of lettuce from wilting or potatoes from decaying in storage or sliced apples from turning brown. It is also good to use in the shower, after you have showered, to spray the walls and deter mildew.

Now, here is the MYTH part. Some people claim that if you take a soaking bath with 2-3 cups of 35% food grade H2O2 that it will "invigorate" you.

Knowing that H2O2 is a great oxidizer, I ordered two gallons of 35% food grade peroxide for sterilizing purposes (for my home beer brewing stuff) and other items. Since I had it, I thought I would test the validity of the bath "myth". So I poured myself a warm bath and added four cups of 35% H2O2 and tried it out.

People, I think that this may actually work. Sincerely, I do feel more awake and energetic. Granted, some of this could be psychological, but there is a definite sensation that is beyond that. I will have to test this more scientifically to ensure that I am not just hyping myself up on it, but even if I am wrong on that part, one thing is for certain... It is doing a great job cleaning the lime scale from my sink basin! I feared to use an acid like Muriatic as it may etch the basin and take away the polish and any metal plating on the fixtures. The peroxide is much slower at removing the lime, but it is definitely doing the job and it seems to be doing a more proper job at that.

Must forewarn you, it is one hell of a bleaching agent. I swirled my fingers around in the sink and within minutes they turned white like eggshells. Looks like I have been white-washing the fence with Tom Sawyer! Of course, that was non-diluted 35% H2O2.

Has anyone here ever investigated this? It's weird, I feel like I just drank a whole pot of coffee, but I am not jittery and my heart is not racing like it does when I do drink a lot of coffee. I just feel very awake.

Gordy

 

[sissy]

Thats been something that purist have claimed for years .I learned that growing up as a quick fix for poison ivy as I am highly alergic to it ,but you have to remember that to long in it makes your skin sting and can open pores in your skin that why they put it in pimple meds for teens .I use it on all my showers and toilets to get rid of the red clay stains I get ,even with the filter system i have it still manages to get in the house during heavy rains and a lot of water use at one time .I know it is great for chrome on bumpers as long as it is diluted and wiped off right away and is good to get water spots off windows and tons more .I would think it would dry out your skin after awhile just like epsom salts does .I know epsom salt is great for garden soil and grass .I guess soft grass and soft tomatoes already salted too .I use it in my veggie garden just like my father did .He used to use it on his manure piles as it broke it down faster for use and kept the smell down .He was an organic farmer long before it was in ,I called him the organic Amish hippie .peroxide high

 

[Catfishnut]

Thats been something that purist have claimed for years .I learned that growing up as a quick fix for poison ivy as I am highly alergic to it ,but you have to remember that to long in it makes your skin sting and can open pores in your skin that why they put it in pimple meds for teens .I use it on all my showers and toilets to get rid of the red clay stains I get ,even with the filter system i have it still manages to get in the house during heavy rains and a lot of water use at one time .I know it is great for chrome on bumpers as long as it is diluted and wiped off right away and is good to get water spots off windows and tons more .I would think it would dry out your skin after awhile just like epsom salts does .I know epsom salt is great for garden soil and grass .I guess soft grass and soft tomatoes already salted too .I use it in my veggie garden just like my father did .He used to use it on his manure piles as it broke it down faster for use and kept the smell down .He was an organic farmer long before it was in ,I called him the organic Amish hippie .peroxide high

Sissy,

Hey, I had not thought about that... An accelerator for composting. That is a very novel idea and probably a very good one. Don't know how economical that is, but it sure ought to work. Have you ever used it to keep your lettuce from browning and wilting? I often put a cap full of peroxide in the lettuce bowl in the fridge or spritz the head before storing it and it lasts a few days longer. Since it is just me here in the house, I don't eat up a whole head of lettuce (or cabbage or any other veggie) very quickly. Long ago I got frustrated over tossing out unused veggies and started using peroxide to extend their shelf life. I know that this works. I just never tried bathing in the stuff myself until now. Just had to try the "myth-buster" thing out and satisfy my curiosity.

LOL I am game for anything, at least once. I have to admit, it does seem to work to an extent. It has been a few hours and I feel pretty good. "Spry" if you will call it that. Maybe these jokers on the "health kick" circuit aren't so mythical after all. I feel a sort of "high", but not like a drug induced high, more like a really great night of sleep type of high. You know, like when you have slept out in the fresh air and woke up with the sunshine in the country air. Yeah, that is how I feel. I almost expect to hear robins singing outside my bedroom window or something signalling spring. Fresh air! Sunshine! I feel GOOD!

Someone else has to try this, even if you think I am nuts. It's worth it to check it out! I cannot believe it. This works, it really does work and I only spent 15 minutes in a tub with it. I haven't felt this alive in a long time. This is rather a welcome feeling.

Last time I felt this well was when a doctor prescribed me a hormone to get over a bout with pneumonia. Whatever that hormone was, it made my pants want to get up and dance. I feel the same way now, but not as hungry and no headache.

This is good stuff! Gotta go tell my Brother who suffers from fibromyalgia.

Gordy

 

[sissy]

LMAO and no have never thought of it for lettuce but wonder if it works on romaine as i like that mixed with spinach .I am a vegetarian and have been all of my life .It does not take a lot mixed in with compost to break it down because if you used to much you would break down the micro organisms .I know with anything like that you may have to watch how they are absorbed into the body . Just like with epsom salts can raise your blood pressure .My dad was big on organic farming from the time I was a little kid until mom and dad died when I was 30 .I grew up that way when I was out picking veggies I would eat them and by dinner I was full .I guess I learned at a young age .I grow most of my veggies .I guess I'm my fathers daughter . Geeze heard of a drug high but you may end up with a new high for drug addicts if they read this :trampolin:

 

[addy1]

good info, going to try that on my lettuce, hate how quick it can go bad.

 

[addy1]

The frogs like the heated pool! 3 of them hanging out on the skimmer ledge in the nice warm water. The temperature (air) was 57 at the time.

 

[j.w]

Those lucky bum Florida frogs! Guess the chlorine doesn't bother them or is the pool treated w/salt stuff?