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I couldn't let this day end without wishing everyone a very
Merry Christmas!

Best to all...


FIDOGAZETTE Vol 13 No 51 Page 3 December 25, 2019


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On 25/12/2019 7:07 p.m., Janis Kracht : All wrote:

    I couldn't let this day end without wishing everyone a very
    Merry Christmas!

    Best to all...

...and back to you! Thank you for pushing out the gazette, the echo stats reports, and other content consistently.

Hope the New Year brings new wonders and blessings to you and yours!

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Hi August!

â â â I couldn't let this day end without wishing everyone a very
â â â Merry Christmas!

â â â Best to all...

...and back to you! Thank you for pushing out the gazette, the echo stats reports, and other content consistently.

You are very welcome, August, I'm glad you find it useful. :)

Hope the New Year brings new wonders and blessings to you and yours!

Thank you again and I hope the new year also sends blessings to you and yours!

Today I planted japenese eggplant and bok choy in my aerogarden "indoor farm"; it's insane to me that I can grow vegetables in my living room in the dead of winter <vbg>

Next up, I have two other aerogarden planters where that I'll plant tomatoes/peppers/lettuce. Silly things thrill me, I guess <grin>

Take care,
Janis

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Hello Janis!

** 26.12.19 - 20:15, Janis Kracht wrote to August Abolins:

Today I planted japenese eggplant and bok choy in my aerogarden "indoor
farm"; it's insane to me that I can grow vegetables in my living room in
the dead of winter <vbg>

I've never heard of the thing(s), yet I see a few utoob videos dated back
to 2015. Readily available a a couple of large department stores here
too.

In the past, my family quick-started a variety of plants indoors in the
early spring before planting every year. Then, we always seemed to have enough pickled or preserved food to last the winter months. We kept
potatoes in a very cool location, fresh or green tomatos in a dark
location covered with straw, and just picked some out when needed.

I guess the "appliance" approach with aerogarden speaks to the modern
urban folk.

I don't see why anyone couldn't duplicate the same idea with a few pans,
soil and lights overhead. No different than managing houseplants? But I
see the benefit of avoiding messy soil, weeds, aphids, and other things
that could affect the plants with the "natural" method.

Next up, I have two other aerogarden planters where that I'll plant
tomatoes/peppers/lettuce. Silly things thrill me, I guess <grin>

At least it provides fresh food for you! Myself, I've become really lazy
and just buy frozen vegs and microwave them to cook. I get my spices out
of a jar. :)



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Hello Janis!

Today I planted japenese eggplant and bok choy in my aerogarden "indoo
farm"; it's insane to me that I can grow vegetables in my living room

After I read your post a couple of weeks ago I had to go online and look up
the aerogarden stuff. Neat. Bought my wife one for christmas. She got around
to setting it up today so we'll see how well it works.

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Hi August,

** 26.12.19 - 20:15, Janis Kracht wrote to August Abolins:

Today I planted japenese eggplant and bok choy in my aerogarden "indoor
farm"; it's insane to me that I can grow vegetables in my living room in
the dead of winter <vbg>

I've never heard of the thing(s), yet I see a few utoob videos dated back
to 2015. Readily available a a couple of large department stores here
too.

Yes, I've had one here going for three years I think? The first one I planted with Beet Greens just wouldn't stop producing, it was insane.. we kept saying to each other "it has GOT to die soon!" Lol ... You can cook them like spinach or eat them uncooked, they are actually better for you than spinach if you can imagine that <grin>

In the past, my family quick-started a variety of plants indoors in the
early spring before planting every year. Then, we always seemed to have enough pickled or preserved food to last the winter months. We kept
potatoes in a very cool location, fresh or green tomatos in a dark
location covered with straw, and just picked some out when needed.

Sounds familiar <g> Every year I also grow fresh veggies in my garden outdoors... I have an "in-ground" traditional pumpkin patch, & green beans growing along side our fenced in dog yard (yes, the oinkers love stealing green
beans when they spurt out into their reach Lol). Then for my tomatoes and some
other plants I have a wooden raised bed kind of like this one, https://www.gardeners.com/buy/elevated-planter-box-2x4-stained/8596759.html?SC= XNET0236.. I skip canning. I did it one year, was a LOT of work hehe and decided freezing works best for me <g> I have a couple of those raised beds and grow Italian tomatoes for sauce and regular tomatoes for things like salads, etc..

I guess the "appliance" approach with aerogarden speaks to the modern
urban folk.

It's nice for addicts like me who can't get enough of "growing things" haha I always look at the price of this or that and say, GEEZ I can grow that for pennies <g>. Ok the startup cost for the aerogardens is steep but once you buy
the thing, you can really grow just about anything.

I don't see why anyone couldn't duplicate the same idea with a few pans,
soil and lights overhead. No different than managing houseplants? But I
see the benefit of avoiding messy soil, weeds, aphids, and other things
that could affect the plants with the "natural" method.

You could duplicate an aerogarden easily, and I have in the past. But it is much easier this way and with the genetically modified plants they have developed to grow _much_ faster than traditional vegetables, you can't lose.

Next up, I have two other aerogarden planters where that I'll plant
tomatoes/peppers/lettuce. Silly things thrill me, I guess <grin>

At least it provides fresh food for you! Myself, I've become really lazy
and just buy frozen vegs and microwave them to cook. I get my spices out
of a jar. :)

Hey, there are days when that dang microwave more than earns it's keep :) :)

Take care,
Janis

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Hi Richard,

Today I planted japenese eggplant and bok choy in my aerogarden "indoo
farm"; it's insane to me that I can grow vegetables in my living room

After I read your post a couple of weeks ago I had to go online and look up the aerogarden stuff. Neat. Bought my wife one for christmas. She got around to setting it up today so we'll see how well it works.

That is really neat! I hope your experience with it is as good as mine has been :)

Take care,
Janis

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On 26/12/2019 10:40 p.m., Janis Kracht : August Abolins wrote:

... The first
one I planted with Beet Greens just wouldn't stop producing..
... You can cook them like spinach or eat them
uncooked, they are actually better for you than spinach if you
can imagine that <grin>

What do they taste like?

Sounds familiar <g> Every year I also grow fresh veggies in my
garden outdoors... I have an "in-ground" traditional pumpkin
patch, & green beans growing along side our fenced in dog yard
(yes, the oinkers love stealing green beans when they spurt out
into their reach Lol).

When I was tending to the weeds in the garden (many many years ago) I had a dog
that just loved helping herself picking off green beans on the vine! She loved fresh corn on the cob too.

You could duplicate an aerogarden easily, and I have in the
past. But it is much easier this way and with the genetically
modified plants they have developed to grow _much_ faster than
traditional vegetables, you can't lose.

What a sec.. I thought the aerogarden product/seeds were advertised as non-GMO.
But you're saying that they *are* specially modified seeds?

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On 27 Dec 2019, August Abolins said the following...

What a sec.. I thought the aerogarden product/seeds were advertised as non-GMO. But you're saying that they *are* specially modified seeds?

The ones specifically marketed by aerogarden are non-GMO as I understand it, but you can buy your own seed pd sponges and plant whatever you like.

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Hi August,

... The first
one I planted with Beet Greens just wouldn't stop producing..
... You can cook them like spinach or eat them
uncooked, they are actually better for you than spinach if you
can imagine that <grin>

What do they taste like?

Hmmm... to me beet greens taste like spinach, but they are more like kale in texture. We love them sauteed in olive oil with garlic :)

Sounds familiar <g> Every year I also grow fresh veggies in my
garden outdoors... I have an "in-ground" traditional pumpkin
patch, & green beans growing along side our fenced in dog yard
(yes, the oinkers love stealing green beans when they spurt out
into their reach Lol).

When I was tending to the weeds in the garden (many many years ago) I had a >dog >that just loved helping herself picking off green beans on the vine!

Yeah, that sure sounds like my two silly dogs <grin> I think they held off grabbing them until they noticed me grab one to munch on... After that, I
had to make sure that the plants were out of their reach :)

She
loved > fresh corn on the cob too.

haha - I can picture that :) I've never grown corn though... I do love it though :)

You could duplicate an aerogarden easily, and I have in the
past. But it is much easier this way and with the genetically
modified plants they have developed to grow _much_ faster than
traditional vegetables, you can't lose.

What a sec.. I thought the aerogarden product/seeds were advertised as non-GMO
But you're saying that they *are* specially modified seeds?

Yeah, you are right, they _are_ non-GMO... IIRC, the way the company described it is first they select fast-growing varieties for some of their seed pod kits ... and when you grow them in water as opposed to dirt and you use the plant light they sell with the aerogardens and you give them the plant food provided,
the plants grow something like 5 times faster than normal. I've never tried the "grow anything" kits they sell in which you can plant any seeds you cared to... but I may at some point :)

Take care,
Janis

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Janis,

haha - I can picture that :) I've never grown corn though... I do love it JK>though :)

That's one food I can no longer eat, as it upsets my colon too
much...and I hate that.

Whether it was corn on the cob, cream corn, whole kernel corn, fried
corn, etc.., give me some butter with it, and I wouldn't bother you for
awhile. <G>

But, corn is like chewing gum...neither is digestible...and we'll
leave it at that. :P

Daryl


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Hi Daryl,

haha - I can picture that :) I've never grown corn though... I do love it >> though :)

That's one food I can no longer eat, as it upsets my colon too
much...and I hate that.

I understand, some in my family cannot digest it well either :(

Whether it was corn on the cob, cream corn, whole kernel corn, fried
corn, etc.., give me some butter with it, and I wouldn't bother you for awhile. <G>

But, corn is like chewing gum...neither is digestible...and we'll
leave it at that. :P

Yep :)

Take care,
Janis

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