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Thanks that is good info. We are in Nj not too far from Pennsauken where it seems they ship from. We have a very large drive way which might be able t...

I e-mailed him and got a quick responds. Less than a day. I just wish there was a list I could use so I know what information he needs to really give ...

No no I said I used lime here in NJ to save my squash. I don't know if it would work down there. I don't know the soil PH on the island to make such a...

I don't know about STT and St John but STX should have something coming with the resort and casino in planing. Iris

I was told to add more lime to the soil to get rid of that core eating bug. Have you tried that? We have one which does this to our squash. Iris

Has anyone tried solar cooking. It seems easy enough to do. A solar power cook off. How cool would that be. Iris

Have you researched if the UVI offers the classes you need to compleate your education? I would contact them and see what assistance they might provid...

Lol Dan. He is not the jellous type. He just takes on too much and then is not much help to me. I hope island live will help with that. He is an avid ...

I wonder if Steffan would be nice enough to chair his experience here on the board. I would love to get in touch with him. Does anyone know him in per...

Will do thank you. Why would there be someone against solar power? I seen public housing has it on STX. The government would not do this if it was not...

Can I barter you for my husband lol 😉 I just came in from cutting the grass and weeding. I do pretty much everything around here. This was his job bu...

Maybe a greenhouse? Has anyone done that ? Iris

I will make a note and when the day comes give it a shoot. It does sound duable. Now would the soap used in a dishwasher not be too strong for gardeni...

I am making notes for future use of all the tips I am getting here. I have read up a bid on grey water use. One source said it was not worth the troub...

You have a good point. We would most likely plan on a larger cistern to comensate for our gardening or have a second cistern just for that purpose. We...

Thanks so much Dan and Alexandra. I might have to research some ethnic cooking if I where to go back to cooking. But it is a possibility. People do se...

Wow that sound way out of hand. I am not sure how many here are aware that TV's and other appliances still drain energy when they are off. The only wa...

Great story. I gather books don't fetch a lot of money on the black market in a mostly spanish speaking area. Iris

Thanks when the time comes I might come back to pick your brain if that is alright. I will see what is on our lot naturally and start there. Iris

Off course I will go first with all the tropical. But I know I will miss my apple pie 🙂 I thought perhaps thers is an apple which does better in the ...

I started with pastel. Last month I moved to oil as my teacher wants me to try out a new media. I gather after that I will get into watercolor. I am a...