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LOL, forced Auxano...growth from within..Jokin..hehe

Alot of schools will do a end of year reviews geared towards Seniors.They will pick out the articuate and some of the most giving kids and recignize them in thier achievements, My daughter was featured on the front page of our local newspaper. She decided to go into the Air Force. They took her to the local base and put her in a cockpit of a plane. the camera man has to be lifted up by a crane to take the photo. she had her graduation cap on....we lived in a white color area and we lived on a blue color budget..I think this girl is doing well. I would be proud of her accomplishments. Keep in mind she is being raised to live leadership lifestyles...promoting good is good.

I have had 3 months of flowering bulbs...it so cherry and fun to watch these grow and open during dreary winter days. I also have grown bulbs in water and a bed of rocks. Narcicuss is great and pretty. I also planted 2 Amarylus bulbs I think its called "Hydro Planting"...RHino...help!! If anyone else has ideas about blooming indoors, I would love to hear you ideas. The opportunity of having a whole glorious season of flowering daffodils, tulips, and hyacinths indoors during winter is a reality. A bright floral display and fragrant aroma is always welcome when snow is on the ground and bundling up to keep warm outside is a must. Little (minor) bulbs, such as snowdrops, scilla, muscari, chionodoxa, and crocus force equally well as the large (major) bulbs, daffodils, tulips, and hyacinth. Both the major and minor bulbs are handled in the same way, although the forcing period may vary slightly. Some cultivars (early cultivars and those that do not grow too tall) are better suited for forcing than others. Catalogs will usually identify forcing varieties. The term forcing refers to inducing a plant to produce its shoot, leaf, and flower ahead of its natural schedule and out of its natural environment. To force hardy bulbs you need to mimic and compress the process the plant would undergo outdoors in the garden. The type of pot (plastic versus clay) is a personal preference. Plastic pots do not dry out as rapidly as clay, are easier to clean and lighter in weight, as well as less expensive. Clay pots have aesthetic qualities in and of themselves and don’t necessarily need a basket or covering to be attractive. Bulbs will grow equally well in either. The pots should be scrubbed clean before use and clay pots soaked for several hours to saturate pores. When buying bulbs for forcing, always choose first-rate, top-size varieties. Mail-order bulbs by August or earlier to ensure adequate time to receive the bulbs by the first part of October. If you buy from the local garden center, scrutinize them the way you would produce at the grocery store; don’t buy bulbs that are soft or sprouting. High-quality bulbs are necessary because the bulb contains the food required to produce a flowering plant. Since bulbs need moisture and perfect drainage, a mixture of equal parts peat moss, potting soil, sand and vermiculite or perlite is best. Mix thoroughly and moisten with enough water to a damp consistency. If you anticipate planting bulbs outdoors after forcing, add 1 teaspoon of 5–10–5 dry fertilizer to every quart of soil mix to give the bulbs an extra boost after flowering. Hyacinths, crocus, and narcissi can be grown in pebbles and water—with no additional nutrients, however, they are usually completely exhausted and should be disposed of after blooming. The next step in planting is to place a few pieces of broken crockery over the drainage holes, to prevent the soil from running out initially and clogging later. Fill your pot half-full of soil mix, then adjust the soil level until the tops of the bulbs reach the rim of the container. Plant bulbs with the pointed ends up, as close together as possible, without letting them touch. Tulip and other bulbs with a flat side should be planted with the flat side facing the edge of the container. This will allow the first leaves to form a border around the edge of the pot. Add enough soil mix to fill the pot, and water the bulbs thoroughly from the top or immerse in a tub of water - this will settle the soil around the bulbs. Label each pot with the name of the cultivar, date of planting and date to bring out of cold storage. Daffodils, narcissi, crocus, muscari and other bulbs look great in groups of three, five, or more. Hyacinths look quite handsome when planted singly, or in groups. Dense plantings are recommended for minor bulbs. After planting, place the pots in a cool, dark place, such as a cellar or refrigerator to initiate root and shoot growth. Other suitable environments include an insulated cold frame, under a porch, or an unheated garage. Cold storage is a critical step in the forcing process. Ideally, temperatures should be 35° to 48°F. If necessary, set boxes, pots or black garbage bags over your potted bulbs to keep them dark during the cooling period. The medium should be kept moist through the rooting and cooling period. After five or six weeks, the roots should emerge out of the bottom of the containers of the large hardy bulbs. Forcing will take about 12 weeks for the early blooming bulbs (snowdrop, crocus, daffodil) and about 16 weeks for the tulips. Longer cold storage will result in taller flowers, while storage time shorter than 13 weeks will result in smaller plants and sometimes aborted flowers. A good rule of thumb: when you see the shoots 2 to 3 inches above the soil and fine white roots emerging from the drainage holes, it’s time to bring the pots out of cold storage. At this stage of development, move the bulbs to a cool location, such as an unheated entryway or closed off back bedroom, where the temperatures are in the ’50s. Bulbs should be placed in indirect lighting and should not be allowed to dry out. Feed weekly with a half-strength solution of houseplant fertilizer. Turning the pots every day or so keeps the flower stems straight and strong. In a week or two, the stems will elongate and the buds will become plump. When the foliage and buds are well developed, move the pots to a bright, sunny window in the house, where temperatures are near 65°F. Once the flowers begin to open, take the plants out of direct sunlight to prolong the bloom.

Tom and Arlene live in Springfield,Va. They work with Bruce Mahone, not CFF

The last ROA I was at (95') there was a huge black silhouette cut out of a cowboy (stood about 7ft) leanning up agaisnt the piller of the rear entrance into the Big Top. Wonder if this guy was packing one. I remember thinking it looked awfully intimidating. So it had a purpose,eh . this is the entrance where all the speakers would enter, like the MOG and Joyful Noise,etc. If some of you were there you may remember this..

Ive got that shock & Awe creepy feeling all over again.. you dont have to answer this..but is this freaking 4 real.. :unsure: :unsure: flippin Guns..... :unsure:

thanks Moony, I will look for it..I like the way it sounds..

I found GSC by accident. It has lead me to some very interesting answers to questions I had on the back burner for so long. It answered my questions about the 'Faithful Remnant' and what realy happened to folks that where MIA from the 80's I knew from the mid 70's. I was not around in mid 80's so GSC has filled that GAP. The shock value is waring off from when I first starting comming here. I didnt know how to discern everything I was reading here.

Moony I dont remember that show...What is the Merge show? I have never seen that one. what time/channel please:) Sounds interesting.

How cool Rascal to have a team in the background cheering you on.. I had home birth too with my oldest, 26 rs ago...I had a sick midwife who couldnt make it and a Dr. who got lost cause the street signs where covered with snow and als the Dr. gave my husband emergency delivery nstructions over the phone. So my husband was a wreck. all I had the whole time was ice chips..total natural delivery...I drank Red Rasberry leaf tea in my third trimester and delivered from onset to delivery 4hrs.My youngest daughter total of 3 hrs in labor.....so Belle, when it's your time...Red Raspberry Leaf Tea....:) she is beautiful:)

It feels so good to feel the sum actualy warm my skin....besides make shadows :)

Hey ya all- plenty of projects going on. I thinked im hooked on improving.... I realy like the results to hard work. I will be moving so I am not starting anything at the moment. But when I get to the point of buying...watch out.. for us women there is something very strong tied to making a home a home:)

I cannot get into live chat at all. I have tryed to download Java, whatever..it just wont work. Flash is great when my words typed are not slurred cause of slow reaction time...now its given I will have a glass of wine when chattin....but that has nothing nothing to do with reaction timing..I prefer flash cause its the only one I can get into..I appreciate the simple fun stuff to get into chatting about....as long as I stay away from doctrinal....im as free a BIRD!!!!!! I appreciate the kindness the genuine people that represent themselves honestly without barriers(so to speak) It help to be with people who understand hurt and void in life.

Jl. what an awesome picture.. I cannot imagine living 2 miles from a glacier. what a picture to look at everyday right out your door.:) Well, we never got the 3 inches of snow..It was so funny. I had the weather channel on for updates and at the bottom of the screen was an update that they were canceling the hazard weather watch while above the Weather channel still had the warning on:)hand not talking to the foot..ha

LH I checked the fablist.They look New Agish. You can construct a home with blocks. I can why you would like it if you like symetrical lines. How cool a designer. I am good with color and grouping but I cannot do an arrangement of pictures on the wall that look good.. www.yankeebarnhomes.com these come in kits too.

Do you have a favorite home decorating program? I like Candace--the Canadian designer and others..I have seen so many cool things on tv and try to make mental notes but there are so many things to do. Have you found any projects to work... THis is a little fetched...but I would love you find a good solid barn and turn it into a home. They are realy cool. I like the open air rustic type of design and decorating.. what have you all been up to or what has the wifey been nagging about..:)

D That is a beautiful place:)

they need privacy ya know..they have rights too.ha

Forgot this one...maybe this is a good sign. I was engaged to guy who lived in Iowa...ya know, the one I could only visit every three weeks. We had counseling with his fellowship co ord, which was the LC's too. They were so delighted and happy for us. They were going to do a fellowship announcement that Sunday of our engagement, and was going to take a special picture of us to display on a table for all the believers in the fellowship to see which would of included the dates,etc.....I loved those folks. I got booted out and that was it...my BC told us our spiritual commitment was void...this was 99.

Hey Rhino- you can actualy divide those Forsynthias. They are very hardy,altho, I wouldnt try unless theyre very thick and bushy.otherwise, they look to airy.I had the most fun in the spring transplanting and starting new areas in my yard.. I knew every square inch of my yard and what was coming up where and when..It very enjoyable getting dirty:) Now they are saying up to 3 inches of snow here tomorrow..we will see. The mountains have a big impact on weather here...they usualy are wrong..haha

thanks exie- I thought it would be nice if he was lurking to find me:) he is still in and I have his address and phone. when I posted this it was after i left in 2000..

Nano- I had a very simple Way ceremony in a garden setting..It was wonderful. The female ordained clergy, my fiance and I had a shot of JD before the service it decided to be a little chilly that day. Im talking in 77, so things were alot more lovin...to say the least..:) My mom fell asleep 3 years ago. I had a exway Clergy do the services..His whole heart was to console the hurt and dispair with the Word. After the service he even attend the luncheon for our friends and family...he wanted to be there incase peope needed helpp or someone to talk to..Is that a loving serving heart.... I even requested a special song to be played before the service started..It was a special country gospel song my mom loved...How wonderful was that to honor her and to have those blessings during a service of a person who so loved her family and cared for so many..I am so thankful...... you wrote is so way like...Im sure those two were planning to be married eventualy. It is the more responsible thing to do is to get married and not live together...Its the forced AUXANO..that bothers me..Please...performance testing..ha! They should of approached them earlier......its that forced auxano that bothers me..or the performance testing....geesh to be out.

It was a battle between men and men...... no one won.....both sides got badly brused.. I had no clue who CG was or any details of meetings. what I have learned here has been eye opening..plus.. God is God in my book..

Sorry, you northerners.....Its around the corner..blame the Canadians and the Noreasters..ha

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATHY!