I had a big pile of exhausted, rubble/soil from removing a raised bed that had contained a fruit tree.
So I piled it in a corner and slung in the half dozen awful little wizened Charlotte second earlies I couldn’t fit in my spud bed. Then I just left it – no earthing up. No weeding. [...]

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I’m posting for my best friend who lives in Somers Point, New Jersey (near Atlantic City). About a week ago, his mother called him and he could tell she was under the influence of something; talking jibberish, laughing one second, crying the next, etc. Five days [...]

I have an interview next week for a promotion at my current place of employment.
I work as a mental health case manager, and the dress code is VERY casual (jeans and t-shirts are fine). Obviously I plan to dress up for the interview, but I’m not sure what to wear… the job I am [...]

These were here when we moved in and the neighbor said they were poisonous. Anyone know what they are? (you can click on the pics for bigger ones)

I saw someone had a question about hornworms on tomatoes and I wanted to share how I deal with them. The most common hornworm encountered on tomatoes is actually the Tobacco Hornworm Manduca sexta and becomes the Carolina Sphinx. It has lines angled in one direction like the caterpillar in my icon. [...]