Gardening • FARMING • Agriculture & Education Walking With Naked Feet by Kimberly Childers • kimberlychilders@att.net


eye protection, such as goggles, when applying any sprays. Safety is imperative.


Santa Rsa, CA. ~ It’s January and the still garden is quiet, comfort- ably folded in on itself.


Plump


bulbs and tubers are under the Earth, buds starting to swell, sweet imaginings, gardens that are wait- ing for the ‘root children’ to wake up. It’s divine! Earthworms wrig- gle. Slow, hungry, slimy snails, de- vour in the dark, disappear in the day. It’s a different blue winter sky, different angle of the Earth toward the sun. Time to yes, have a cup of


soothing, organic, stimulating tea and begin sort- ing things out for 2018. BREATHE


DEEPER and WALK WITH NAKED FEET on bare ground more often. Connect with the earth’s core, electromagnetic fi eld lines. We are of the Earth. One of the


fi rst projects to do this month is to take inven- tory of tools, seed fl ats, soil amendments, twine and other


supplies such as dibbers for bulb planting. Sharpen blades and se- cateurs, storing them on tool racks and stand them up in buckets of sand swirled with mineral oil to keep them at their best. Stock up on aged chicken manure, horticul- tural grit, bone meal, potash, fi sh emulsion and seaweed products. It’s time to prune your orchard, roses and more! Obtain a new or used book all about pruning with detailed examples or ask a friend to assist or hire a licensed profes- sional who specializes in pruning. And there is the Smart Phone . . .Gasp! After pruning you’ll want to spray an organic dormant oil product on the leafl ess trees and shrubs. Most nurseries carry cop- per sprays for the organic garden to help with peach leaf curl, black spot and the myriad of other hun- gry pests and diseases we attempt to repel in our beloved gardens. Horticultural mineral oil should be used to suppress the fungus among us, right?! It’s important to wear


Bulbs are in stock everywhere so get adventurous and plant 50, or 100, 1000 or simple pots fi lled with a few of your favor- ites.


This year discover


new plants, fl owers, herbs and fall in love with some- thing wonderful. You’ll be hooked for life and please teach your kids about gar- dening too. You decide. . . Check out Harmony Farms, a plethora of ‘gar- den everything’ and look through their outstanding collections of tools and around town as well; there are tools for


ev- ery gar-


den and every discerning taste. When select- ing shovels and spades an im- portant consid- eration


is their


solid construc- tion, especially since these tools will be your workhorses.


Your best bet is the solid strap design. This simply that


the


means socket


and the head (or blade) of


the shovel, fork, or spade are cre- ated from one piece of solid steel, which translates into superior


you choose be a headache and give you a backache as well!


According to most experts the spading fork is made for loosening the dirt.


conscious of weight.


As far as spades go, be The square


border spade, the longer bladed and slightly rounded Irish dig- ging spade and the wider bladed garden spade have an array of purposes. There are smaller, pos- sibly more comfortable versions of these spades too, which might be more suitable for your gardening projects. They are lighter as well, which is an important factor to consider. The more gardening you do, the more perfectly pleasurable you want your forks, spades and shovels to be! You want a tool that is comfortable and versatile to use for those passionate hours on end.


This Is Probably Not A Good Time To Start Thinking About A Will!


strength. The hollow back design is much weaker and cheaper to produce. This is a fi ve or six step process compared to the multitude of steps required to forge the solid steel implement. Don’t let the tool


Consider aluminum hand trowels and cultivating forks. These tough little hand tools will be around for a long time and are a joy to use, never rusting or depositing thin slivers of old wood into your skin. If forgotten in the rain, no worries, it makes them shine! Be sure and make it a habit of wash- ing your tools before you put them away help- ing them to last longer. . .forever. . .


Surround yourself with rich reds and yel- lows of Species tu- lips, Rembrandt tulips, blooming primroses, ev- er-fragrant freesias and scatter whimsical pansy blossoms on your winter salads.


Their colorful fl owers are deliciously edible.


To quote Antoine de Saint-Exu- bery in the Little Prince, “If some- one loves a fl ower, of which just one single blossom grows in all the millions and millions of stars, it is enough to make him happy.”


UPBEAT TIMES, INC. • January 2018 • 7 Weird Facts & Trivia - 2


Balanophagy is the practice of eating acorns.


According to Greek legend, acorns were a staple food of the Golden Age. They were used as an inferior coffee substitute during the Ameri- can Civil War. Today they are used mostly to fatten hogs.


When KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) fi rst translated its advertising slogan “fi nger lickin’ good” into Chinese, it came out as “eat your fi ngers off.”


In it’s 1897 catalog, Sears Roebuck & Co. advertised a celery nerve tonic for sale.


Heinz was a marketing and advertising pioneer. His com- pany had the largest com- mercial exhibit at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, and in 1900 erected the fi rst electric sign in New York, a 40 foot pickle!


Fiori’s Buns & Burgers Re-opens January 4th 2018! Same Great Burgers & More!


(formerly Big Boys Buns & Burgers)


Are you interested in a free consultation about ways to protect your property now?


WILLS & TRUSTS


Michael C. Fallon Jr. ~ fallonmc@fallonlaw.net 707-546-6770


“When life takes away, something of greater value is always given in return.” ~ Michael J. Fox


New! Char-Broiled Burgers!


New buns from Costeaux French Bakery and same awesome buns from Franco American Bakery.


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