Gord Hannah (1:17/23.1) wrote to Steven Horn at 11:37 on 05 Sep 2004:

 GH> That would leave lots of black up there and not very good for the
 GH> ecosystem, it does take a long time to grow trees up there.

We'll have to see what happens. :-(

 GH> North of the Peace there seems to be better soil than we have here.

You may have a point.

 GH> There are compost starters out there that help, in your case you
 GH> might want to ensure the composter is Black in colour and in front
 GH> of a metal garden shed, also facing south.  We had one in such a
 GH> type of location that was steaming in the winter, at -40 even.  We
 GH> have two composters here one is a square black plastic one that we
 GH> use in the winter to put our stuff in there so there is not a long
 GH> walk to the one in the back which is a windshield crate.

The way my yard is configured I doubt that I could put it in front of a
metal garden shed or any shed for that matter.  But you've given me an idea
about something I can do with relective shields.  

 GH> Most people say that about chickweed, but you can eat that stuff,
 GH> we like pigweed here, better than spinach and Swiss chard put
 GH> together.

My wife says she has recipes for it but I still don't like the stuff. 

 GH> I like Godetia, and some other annuals.  So annuals are my
 GH> department when I feel like doing them.

Interesting plant.  They sound like they would do well here.

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven.horn{at}gmail.com)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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