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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on May 18, 2019 13:12:37 GMT -5
maybe even a missing sock Aha! Now we know that socks like to hide in ears, besides hiding in pants legs!
reuben, sounds like what you experienced was a step up from the squirt and remove basic routine. Lying on your side is part of the VA recommended home treatment.
I'm beginning to think that there are a series of removal methods, gradually escalating in complexity.
Did some quick checking; I think what the VA used is a digital otoscope with a camera. I found a few YouTube videos on the process, but it's not a particularly pleasant procedure to watch.
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Post by martywny on May 18, 2019 17:43:54 GMT -5
I now have five tomato plants in the garden! I put down fabric, enlarged the planting holes a bit, stuck cages in the ground and set the plants out. Another one from the greenhouse is now living on the back patio which is appropriate because it's a patio tomato. Well, a cherry tomato but we'll see how it does. Spent about an hour behind the push mower cutting areas too wet for the tractor. The orchard is all in bloom except for the plum tree, no issues that I can see. The white blooms are pear and the others are apple.
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Post by lisaann on May 18, 2019 19:49:32 GMT -5
but lightning bugs were flashing above me. Hadn't notice them this season because I am not out much at night. Gee Tom, you sure get lightning bugs earlier than me...........I'll see them around June 15th. When do you see your first squash bugs down there. I see them when the lightening bugs show up. I think? You mentioned that and now I must watch for that incident and see it that is how it is here. Drumming my fingers. If that is true, I'm trying to think of why I never made that connection? Oh my goodness ,I LOVE this stuff!
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Post by tom 🕊 on May 18, 2019 20:08:40 GMT -5
When do you see your first squash bugs down there. I'm not sure. I think it is usually after the first flowers on the squash. Today butternut squash has two or more true leaves. The zucchini has just one.
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Post by lisaann on May 18, 2019 20:32:04 GMT -5
tom 🕊, Well watch and document and I'll do the same.......... My zukes have NO flowers yet, and most years I must use a Q tip to pollinate in the beginning because of the lack of bees here. The bees finally show up but not like 50 years ago. Back then you couldn't go barefoot or you would get stung. These days you could walk through an acre of melons and only stir up a bee or 2. Shaking my head in sadness.
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Post by ahntjudy on May 18, 2019 20:56:34 GMT -5
My tomato seedlings had their first hardening off day today...
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Post by pepperhead212 on May 18, 2019 21:15:40 GMT -5
I'm probably going to be short on bees and other pollinators this year, since I dug up that alyssum patch, which was always attracting bees. I just planted a bunch of seeds today, about a tsp of mixed white and pink alyssum. I'll see how much of them germinate.
The only thing that I planted today, or rather, re-planted, was the clump of chives that I had in a pot, that was a solid mass of roots! I separated about 1/5 of them, and planted them in the herb bed, and the rest behind the shed.
I also cut the Agribon pieces, to cover those 3 Earthboxes; this is the way I now plant the varieties prone to pepper maggots, instead of the large hoop house I used to set up. As soon as they flower, I will cover them, and watch for the peppers forming under the fabric.
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Post by Mumsey on May 19, 2019 5:05:56 GMT -5
I've done ear cleanings many times. Debrox drops to soften things up over a course of 3-5 days, then flush. It is amazing what comes out. And people who don't/can't chew (i.e. those with feeding tubes) always have more ear wax. Something about chewing helps keep the wax moving. Our last dog, Coco, was not a chewer. Her ears were always awful. Princess chews a lot and has cleaner ears than most people. This explains it all: www.silverstatehearing.com/8-odd-details-really-learn-earwax/So I guess my suggestion is: chew more dog toys.
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Post by desertwoman on May 19, 2019 8:59:33 GMT -5
Your trees are looking good martywny,. Is this third year you've had them in? woof! ( that is fascinating info- about chewing)
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Post by tom 🕊 on May 19, 2019 9:08:13 GMT -5
woof! ( that is fascinating info- about chewing) Yes, it is. I had considered taking up chewing gum but dislike the idea, having stepped in gum too many times. I suspect that vibration from an electric massager would cause earwax to move out of the ear. Going to experiment.
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Post by martywny on May 19, 2019 9:19:55 GMT -5
Is this third year you've had them in? Hey Desertwoman, third year for the apples, pears, and plum; second year for peaches. I lost my first two peach and one plum tree, I believe it was due to too much groundwater and the trees not being as tolerant as other varieties. I did buy a Juliet bush cherry that is hanging out in the greenhouse until I decide where to plant it.
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Post by tom 🕊 on May 19, 2019 10:16:40 GMT -5
I lost my first two peach and one plum tree, I believe it was due to too much groundwater Could drainage be improved by ditching or by installing drainage tile? An uncle installed a small drainage system here that I think was entirely unnecessary, but perhaps it would work in some situations. It consists of a grate over a pit. Water enters the pit and leaves the pit through plastic pipe. The pipe leads the water downhill from the pit and connects to another pit, which eventually connects to a ditch. He had done something similar in a field near his house. Drainage tile is now installed by machinery, but you may not have the slope for it.
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Post by James on May 19, 2019 10:59:10 GMT -5
I have always said, "Give a plant its own space and enough space." Quote: "The companion planting chart says that the cukes like nasties." Plant a row of cukes. plant 3 to 5 varieties. Put one seed each foot in the row. You know, the vines tend to grow out to 4 or 5 feet long so give this planting some room. The reason for the many varieties is to see which ones do well in your garden and which ones you may actually like. Have fun!
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on May 19, 2019 11:15:14 GMT -5
And people who don't/can't chew (i.e. those with feeding tubes) always have more ear wax. Something about chewing helps keep the wax moving. Fascinating! I never knew that. And that might explain my father's situation; he was dysphagic in 2003 - mid 2004, and again the last few years of his life. So I'm going to add some chewing exercises to my daily routine. I do nibble on raisins and nuts (it's an Armenian tradition to offer those to guests; I just become my own guest.) I can pretend I'm chewing while watching TV. Chomp, chomp!
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Post by binnylou on May 19, 2019 12:09:33 GMT -5
I plant the cukes in a raised bed, and they will be on a trellis. This worked really well for me last year.
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