tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post115085434089732187..comments2023-09-01T05:13:19.649-04:00Comments on the Contrary Goddess: Around the FarmCGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04542303804886924280noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1151119060774391412006-06-23T23:17:00.000-04:002006-06-23T23:17:00.000-04:00Wow, what a cat, she looks very cuddly.Your photos...Wow, what a cat, she looks very cuddly.<BR/>Your photos make me want to dissappear into the mountains and get away from all this heat and mess in Alamogordo.Echohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466468984748143382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1151114119754354532006-06-23T21:55:00.000-04:002006-06-23T21:55:00.000-04:00you never know what might turnip on your blog.you never know what might turnip on your blog.Joe Tornatorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000422283219331593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1150975970945260632006-06-22T07:32:00.000-04:002006-06-22T07:32:00.000-04:00in thinking about it more, I'm thinking that the p...in thinking about it more, I'm thinking that the prevention of evaporative water loss by thick vegetation way outweighs the use of water by that vegetation. It also flat improves the construction of the soil (roots, worms, creepy crawlies, bacteria on all and assorted) which in turn improves its ability to hold water, etc. <BR/><BR/>Using a thick layer of mulch provides most of the same CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542303804886924280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1150940679425936772006-06-21T21:44:00.000-04:002006-06-21T21:44:00.000-04:00Thanks!Thanks!arcolaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448256908335690710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1150925154489224922006-06-21T17:25:00.000-04:002006-06-21T17:25:00.000-04:00aaaah, I wouldn't really equate tilling as bad, al...aaaah, I wouldn't really equate tilling as bad, always, there is always room for various practices in various circumstances. I think digging can be done without . . . but using it can speed things up as far as development of soil, etc.<BR/><BR/>I have no clue on your climate, but we've found deep beds hold moisture, as does thicker planting and leaf cover. But water is a big thing. <BR/><BR/>CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542303804886924280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1150908771872259792006-06-21T12:52:00.000-04:002006-06-21T12:52:00.000-04:00... and Happy Solstice to you and yours, too!... and Happy Solstice to you and yours, too!arcolaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448256908335690710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1150908488209852682006-06-21T12:48:00.000-04:002006-06-21T12:48:00.000-04:00Tilling = bad; what about deep digging? I tried t...Tilling = bad; what about deep digging? I tried to keep the tiller out of the garden this spring, but I got so far behind on the digging, I decided that getting it seeded in time had to take precedence over treating the soil just right. Next year I won't be delaying things by amusing myself moving sod around... we hope...<BR/><BR/>I've been wondering about thicker planting, too, as I look arcolaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448256908335690710noreply@blogger.com