This is a major accomplishment! This small piece of fruit symbolizes a transformation from a: user, consumer and a dependent to a grower, producer and independent. You are growing and learning as a person.

Multiple experiments, including my own, show that r/o water significantly produces healthier plants. Given your aptitude for attention to detail and high standards I’m betting that gardening (in your case bonsai) is going to become a very expensive pursuit for you 😆

Yes, my wife bought the beans but I gave her some suggestions based on reading your posts. Pretty sure she went premium as that’s the goal. Huge difference in bean prices between low quality and ultra premium.

Told my captain at the volunteer fire station that I would be out of town this weekend taking my 87 year old father fishing. His response almost made me cry. “I wish I could go fishing with my dad again.”

This is called chlorosis. It can be caused my many things. However, based on the observation that the yellowing is starting at the center of the leaf and the veins are still dark. Along with the fact that this is new growth points to an iron deficiency in your soil. Based on your previous posts and the high level of care you give I believe the soil could be depleted or water PH could be causing a nutrient lock up. You do tend to overwater a bit, but this coloration pattern doesn’t indicate overwatering unless it’s water leaching minerals from the soil. Aim for a water ph as close to neutral as possible, 7. It doesn’t have to be perfect. 6.8 to 7.2 is fine in soil. Stay away from adjusting the ph with chemicals or additives like lemon juice. Total hardness plays a factor and the water will appear to have adjusted for a brief period and go right back to where it was. This is called buffering. Reverse osmosis filtered water is best for this use. You can use an iron supplement like kelp extract. Go easy with it. Too much can make things worse. Some immediate help can come in the form of a foliar feed. Spray some highly diluted kelp juice or compost extract on the leaves once a week. Research this thoroughly. To strong of a mix will burn the leaves.

I guess it depends on the extract. I’m making some for Christmas presents this year. I used a very nice bourbon and some fancy bottles. I’d probably have to be in the $18-$20 range if I wanted to sell it retail and make a profit.

This started as a reply and developed into its own post. I did some anthropological research and it seems that evolution has designed humans to: walk or light activity for 8 hours a day, high activity in bursts for 0-2 hours a day, lazing around for 6 hours a day and sleeping the rest of the time. Imagine, living the prehistoric lifestyle. You wake up around sunrise, go find some water and start foraging and observing nature for signs. Signs of danger, signs of prey, keeping one eye and one ear tuned to your surroundings while you graze on wild edibles. Unthinkingly letting your surroundings wash over your senses. You notice signs from the heard of large ruminants you’ve been observing allow for a prime hunting opportunity. The chase, the kill, the harvest. A full belly requires rest and a nap in the shade of a tree. As the shadows lengthen, the kill is processed into manageable portions and a slow walk for another drink of water, observing and foraging along the way. As dark sets in the group gathers around the fire, reminiscing about the day, telling stories and planning for tomorrow. You drift into sleep without realizing you’re no longer part of the conversation. A twig snaps and you’re instantly awake, looking in the direction of the sound. A few minutes pass, there is no danger, you stoke the fire. Maybe lay quietly thinking, making love or doing a quiet perimeter search at the edge of the firelight to ensure danger has passed. As the sun rises you wake up not knowing when you feel back asleep. Your energy levels are high because you eat and sleep in natural rhythms. I believe that this is the natural rhythm in which humans were designed to exist. People think I’m strange or lazy because I follow this pattern. Wake up, tend the garden and animals, workout, eat, rest, office work, eat, garden, family time then sleep. I’m 52 and nurses are amazed that I’m not on any medications. My bloodwork is great and my stress level is low. Living a natural lifestyle is different and normies are brainwashed into thinking it’s weird. I think it’s weird to be hypersensitive, overweight, pre/diabetic and stressed. This is your daily reminder to touch grass, get some sun and observe what’s going on around you.

Interesting take. I observe that by issuing a fiat currency Lincoln’s proposal was to free the 100% slaves and turn us all into partial slaves. Thus directing more energy to the elite he supported. The only difference between President Lincoln and the Rothschilds was that Lincoln wanted the government to be in control instead of a family.

Put a cherry stem in my mouth, and tie it into a knot using my tongue and hand it to her.