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  • Viewer Mail, English, and Aquaponics : GF Radio

    We read a nice note from Alice and reflect on what is GardenFork?

    And a big thank you to Christina of FelineDesignInc.com , check out her site if you need web and graphic design work.

    Kevin takes us to task for mispronouncing words like Propolis, for Rick, english is a second language.

    Gardening for the fall season, what vegetables do you plant to harvest in the fall? Kale, spinach, lettuces, mesclun, radishes. Rick brings up a few gardening apps, Mother Earth News has a few good ones for gardening.

    Rick tells us about grafting tomatoes. neat. And the importance of providing water for your honeybees.

    Rick also tells us about a black light flashlight that he uses to find tomato hornworms on his tomato plants.

    Then we talk about olive oil, is it adulterated? Rick tells us a few olive oils that were recommended by a consumer magazine.

    Related to the olive oil talk, we talk about how to make your own balsamic vinegar dressing in this video and if you want to make your own balsamic vinegar reduction, or the balsamic vinegar hack, watch the video here.

    For the salad dressing recipe, its not necessary to use a metal bowl, i just like to use a metal bowl.

    And finally, Rick liked Eric’s Porchetta Recipe Video, watch it here.

     

  • Cardboard Bikes, Plywood Boats, and Pork Chops GF Radio

    Cardboard Bikes, Plywood Boats, and Pork Chops GF Radio

    Mike and Eric talk more about cycling, with Mike’s first group ride with a bunch of people older and healthier than he is. If you wnat to find a cycling group in your area, we suggest a web search for ‘cycling club’ in  your area. Keep in mind that we all start from somewhere, so go join a club and get riding. Then tell us about it.

    We talk about the Cardboard Bike Mike read about, here is the link

    We cannot overstate the importance of wearing a helmet when riding a bike. Bike helmets might look weird at first, but they can save your brain and your ears, the same ears that you use to listen to this fine program, GardenFork Radio.

    Mike’s new recipe is for Pork Chops with Savory Apple / Carrot saute , getting his daughter to eat carrots, which is a rare event, we are told.

    Plywood Boat Plans and how to build a plywood boat: Eric responds to questions people have asked about how to build a plywood boat, what kind of paint to use, how thick the plywood should be, etc.

    Eric’s latest video, how to make a balsamic vinegar dressing, is discussed, Mike tries to poke fun but it doesn’t quite work, but that’s ok. Our goal is to get people to stop buying poorly made salad dressing and go make their own. The balsamic vinegar reduction hack video is here.

    Loft bed plans – Eric posted photos and plans for a loft bed for kids, and mike has some suggestions. Eric then talks about why you should not use drywall screws when assembling this loft bed.

     

    photo by alvimann