The Very-Many-Questions-Not-Worth-Their-Own-Thread Thread XLI

[Bamspeedy]

I know nothing of marine band, CB was channel 9 for distress, 19 was the 'trucker' channel, beyond that locals and business would each pick their own channel.

Googling seems to say either 9 or 16, but other places says 15-22 (which includes 16) you need a license. And since it is 'marine', I don't know if it's mainly/only intended for boaters. Signals can get out easier on open waters than in the woods. If you already have the walkie talkie it might be good to test what kind of range you get with it first before expecting to use it in an emergency. Some comments on forums say a walkie talkie in the woods is practically useless, especially going in the woods more than a mile or two.

You in Connecticut? Site says Channel 9
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Boating/Safety/Marine-VHF-Radio--The-Basics


http://technologyplusinc.com/walkie...t=Channels 15 to 22 are,only channels 1 to 15.

 

[Birdjaguar]

@Samson why not a more permanent plant screen?

 

[Samson]

Hrm. Sweet corn isn't always super tall, but you could plant staggered. Usually you want several rows or hills planted at the same time that it will pollinate. Sorghum may work too, but you would want to look up the maturity height and timeframes there as well. Are there the equivalent of Extension Services Master Gardeners? They'd be much slicker on local conditions and dates.

I shall look into it.

@Samson why not a more permanent plant screen?

I expect I will, I am thinking about hops, but I thought I could plant maise for this summer. I expect the soil will be too thin though.

 

[Farm Boy]

Is the chalk to hard to work up? If you mix in poo and fertilizer it should grow corn in chalky soil maybe. I know it does not likebut can maybe tolerate some alkaline. But that's an investment too far maybe for a one year cover crop(manure, spreader, rototiller, fertilizer, or a lot of excercise!). It can be a challenge to grow tall where things don't do so naturally.

 

[Samson]

Is the chalk to hard to work up? If you mix in poo and fertilizer it should grow corn in chalky soil maybe. I know it does not likebut can maybe tolerate some alkaline. But that's an investment too far maybe for a one year cover crop. It can be a challenge to grow tall where things don't do so naturally.

Chalk is very hard to work, but not impossible. I think digging holes and filling them with poo could be a solution for an orchard, but as you say a lot of work for a crop of maise.

 

[Farm Boy]

I'm being slow. You could plant in "hills" of three or four plants, which is the old school pre 1950 way of doing things. Lots of exercise for 3 4ths of an acre. Good sun tho!

 

[Farm Boy]

Sorry for double post, just thinking back to some gardening fiascos of my own. Beware the bunnies. I had to fence my(small) patch of corn and replant after rabbits ate 100% of my shoots last year. Depending on regulation and diet, tho, free range bunny is pretty ethical and pretty tasty. I have no particular appetite for cleaning/cooking them though. Raccoons and crows are more a problem for the actual crop, but rabbits will eat the fresh greens.

 

[Samson]

Sorry for double post, just thinking back to some gardening fiascos of my own. Beware the bunnies. I had to fence my(small) patch of corn and replant after rabbits ate 100% of my shoots last year. Depending on regulation and diet, tho, free range bunny is pretty ethical and pretty tasty. I have no particular appetite for cleaning/cooking them though. Raccoons and crows are more a problem for the actual crop, but rabbits will eat the fresh greens.

Yeah, I like rabbit and have no problem preparing them. You are really limited on what you can use to catch them though, I think it would only be snares and traps.

 

[Farm Boy]

Traps would probably work. Have enough of people's cats around here I can't use kill traps around the garden.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Japanese timber bamboo makes a nice dense evergreen hedge P. Vivax is hardy and easy. Bamboo is shallow rooted too so you can top dress. The challenge is containment and your spot has a lot of running footage. I grow it in a desert but it likes lots of water.

 

[GinandTonic]

Spreads like a bugger though.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Spreads like a bugger though.

Yes and containment is necessary. I have a barrier in place around mine .

 

[Samson]

Japanese timber bamboo makes a nice dense evergreen hedge P. Vivax is hardy and easy. Bamboo is shallow rooted too so you can top dress. The challenge is containment and your spot has a lot of running footage. I grow it in a desert but it likes lots of water.

Interesting. It does seem like control is critical. Do you just use a trench, or plastic? Do you know if you can get rid of it with chemicals (eg. roundup) if you want to?

 

[Farm Boy]

Bamboo is a pain in the ass to kill, I thought. Will roundup even get the roots? I wouldn't plant that crap where it can get loose.

 

[GinandTonic]

Cut it down, soak the roots in diesel, burn it. Don't eat anything from the soil for a while.

Make sure to get the side shoots.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Interesting. It does seem like control is critical. Do you just use a trench, or plastic? Do you know if you can get rid of it with chemicals (eg. roundup) if you want to?

I have a 24" heavy gauge plastic barrier buried around it. But my patch is about 10' x 25' and up against a wall. In NM it only gets about 20' tall even though the potential is 50-70' in better climates. it is winter hardy to below zero F.

I would not use chemicals to get rid of it if that was necessary. It is shallow rooted so I would just dig it out and check back annually for new shoots. Mine shoots above ground in late May or June. The new shoots are easy to spot because they grow quickly and reach full height in less than a month.

Our yard has been chemical (herbicide, pesticide and non organic fertilizer) free for 30 years and I would not start now.

 

[GinandTonic]

I have a 24" heavy gauge plastic barrier buried around it. But my patch is about 10' x 25' and up against a wall. In NM it only gets about 20' tall even though the potential is 50-70' in better climates. it is winter hardy to below zero F.

I would not use chemicals to get rid of it if that was necessary. It is shallow rooted so I would just dig it out and check back annually for new shoots. Mine shoots above ground in late May or June. The new shoots are easy to spot because they grow quickly and reach full height in less than a month.

Our yard has been chemical (herbicide, pesticide and non organic fertilizer) free for 30 years and I would not start now.

Whoever planted it in my garden was not so considerate. I didn't execute napalm strike on the bamboo, but the next owner was a retired royal marine and I had some sympathy for his intentions.

 

[Kyriakos]

Anyone know of large/lucrative ($$$) online hosts for seminars in English?
Because at some point it would not hurt me to create a small such seminar about Kafka.

 

[really]

Onlynovelists.com

 

[thetrooper]

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