Went to a baby shower yesterday and gave a ride to an elderly Sis-n-Law. She spoke of a great nephew having HBP, another having heart palpitations and on a monitor and a neighbor also having HBP. All three are kids under the age of 14. I told her about my 40yo nephew getting a pace maker last week.
No, it doesn't cause any issues. It is important to feed your soil. We do it organically. We have what we call a worm bed where we throw our organic waste. Every thing from the kitchen and yard goes in it and is broken down over time, creating a rich compst that we put on the bed. Plus the straw decomposes in place. Every once in a while we add manure and bone meal. Really we should do that more often. As for bugs you have them no matter what you do. I swear there is a hot line telling all the bugs with in miles. You have to deal with them with anything you grow.
Last year maybe 10x15? This year we expanded to about 15x20? Idk exactly but this year it was about 180 plants I planted in rows 1 ft apart. Basically I just stick a shovel in the ground like I'm going to dig a hole, drop the potatie section in and remove the shovel, letting the soil fall back in place. I step on it as I move to the next hole. Once they are up and the lower leaves are about 6-8 inches above the soil I mound straw around the plant. I kinda pack it down so no light gets to the soil. I keep an eye throughout the season and add more straw if needed. The straw feeds the soil, keeps the ground moist and makes them easy to dig. If and when the potatoes get beetles I dust with an organic deterrent. I also add bone meal a couple times a season.
Last year we got over 200 lbs of potatoes from our garden. Haven't harvested yet this year but we doubled the size of the patch so I expect big things. Potatoes are a very nutritious and versatile food. I plan on helping family survive and offering them to others that show up at our door hungry. Have even purchased small paper bags with that idea in mind. I may not have TP but I won't starve.
We live less than a hour away from this plant. I've driven passed the grounds and watched with horror and disgust as quality farmerland disapears, ugly fences rise out of the ground and the animals that once lived there are forced into the city. The visceral feeling seeing our governor tear apart the I94 strip and fill it with solar panels that do the same, makes the citizens ill. The construction of these eyesores does nothing for the production of our electricity (we dont have enough sunny days and I understand if they do get power it will be shipped out of state) and the panel farms are actually built to last very few years. I personally own some farmland not far away and have been approached twice to sell it at less than market value by land grabbing companies. I assume because it is on 14 acres and is considered small. Why are they buying up parcels of land? My brother owns several homes in the area and he has been offer LOTS to sell again by companies not individuals. Who will be living in those homes if he sells? I know no one that supports these projects. My question is how do we clean up the environmental impact once our LEADERS are done with their political games?IE: The glass from broken solar panels, the abandoned fences and the chemicals released into our air and soil from the plant. My family has lived in this area since the 1830s and I'm mad!!! And rural Michigan did not vote Democrat!
In my family the "normies" dont ignore anything. They constantly try to stir up anything they can. For example making my Dad change his Trump hat before going out in public. Removing the Trump bumper sticker off Dads Gater. Of course they don't dare confront any of the patriots that can defends themselves.
Seriously? My bony 87yo Parkinson suffering dad takes blood thinners. He falls about 5 times a day and hasn't had an serious event yet. BTW we do try to stop him from taking risks but he refuses, Ambulance and police have been involved many times and even they can't stop him until he has been declared incompetent. Appts for evaluations are almost impossible to get. We currently have a Dr driven rush and its still been 6 months. Point is he is probably safe to ride. My dad just won't give up what he wants to do. He doesn't live in fear.
And I'm really spit balling here but who is it that may need office space soon?