Poker Alice
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Do some members of the west game like gardening this time of year? I don’t consider myself a gardener as I tend to just stick things into the ground and pray everything goes well. Like playing this western game I don’t wish to be an expert but simply enjoy the time I have on this earth. I have a very small garden growing a selection of flowers and some eatable planets.
It is always nice to grab a fresh tomato or cucumber out of the garden eat it there on the spot or place it in-between two pieces of bread. What gardening does for me besides allowing me to spend quality time outdoors in hobby mode is a little nature trekking.
This has lead me to consider just how important our topsoil is. There is really only a small layer of it that circles the globe and is unlike the planet Mars which contains higher acidic toxins of heavy metals in it. We are fortunate as a species to be able to get life giving nourishment right out of the ground.
I don’t want to step on anyone’s toes because I do see the value of having beautiful lawns around town. Some people will go to great lengths to maintain these beauties including spraying with dangerous chemicals. Just don’t eat the grass?
My lawn does have grasses but also a variety of other plants. Some of these plants have pretty little purple flowers many people call weeds. But are they weeds? The dandy lion for example could be argued to be weed because of its long root system. Generally, I think if a lawn is secure and thick with grasses the odd dandelion will not be an issue for it. They do like all plants tend to fight for their existence but as nature explains to us there is a place here for everyone. For one reason or another I just can’t bring myself to label dandelions as trolls in the greenery.
Cup of tea?
What I do sometimes consider is the list of plants which are being affected by global weather changes and how some people think the best course of action is to take very aggressive action such as artificial fertilization and genetic manipulation. How else will we feed the planet they ask! Well we won’t that is not out my tiny garden that’s for sure. Yet even though I am not botanist I can see plants get stressed. I read that some planets are getting a bad sunburn. (evil ultra violate sunrays perhaps) So do we need a sun shield or would the plant next to it provide some welcomed shade. It is formally called companion planting I think.
Like having a good bacteria or virus everything can benefit from the deal. They tell me the mary-de-wanta plant has the most tolerance to a changing climate but that’s another topic for another time. I just grow common plants and a few common weeds.
It is always nice to grab a fresh tomato or cucumber out of the garden eat it there on the spot or place it in-between two pieces of bread. What gardening does for me besides allowing me to spend quality time outdoors in hobby mode is a little nature trekking.
This has lead me to consider just how important our topsoil is. There is really only a small layer of it that circles the globe and is unlike the planet Mars which contains higher acidic toxins of heavy metals in it. We are fortunate as a species to be able to get life giving nourishment right out of the ground.
I don’t want to step on anyone’s toes because I do see the value of having beautiful lawns around town. Some people will go to great lengths to maintain these beauties including spraying with dangerous chemicals. Just don’t eat the grass?
My lawn does have grasses but also a variety of other plants. Some of these plants have pretty little purple flowers many people call weeds. But are they weeds? The dandy lion for example could be argued to be weed because of its long root system. Generally, I think if a lawn is secure and thick with grasses the odd dandelion will not be an issue for it. They do like all plants tend to fight for their existence but as nature explains to us there is a place here for everyone. For one reason or another I just can’t bring myself to label dandelions as trolls in the greenery.
Cup of tea?
What I do sometimes consider is the list of plants which are being affected by global weather changes and how some people think the best course of action is to take very aggressive action such as artificial fertilization and genetic manipulation. How else will we feed the planet they ask! Well we won’t that is not out my tiny garden that’s for sure. Yet even though I am not botanist I can see plants get stressed. I read that some planets are getting a bad sunburn. (evil ultra violate sunrays perhaps) So do we need a sun shield or would the plant next to it provide some welcomed shade. It is formally called companion planting I think.
Like having a good bacteria or virus everything can benefit from the deal. They tell me the mary-de-wanta plant has the most tolerance to a changing climate but that’s another topic for another time. I just grow common plants and a few common weeds.