On Monday, June 14, 2021 at 6:56:01 PM UTC-4, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:12:35 -0600, US Janet >
> wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 15:02:15 -0500, "cshenk"
> > wrote:
> >
> >>US Janet wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 12:51:13 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 01:52:49 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> >>> > wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > > On Sunday, June 13, 2021 at 7:48:57 PM UTC-4,
> >>> > > wrote:
> >>> >>> Baked chicken thighs (brushed with melted butter and rolled in
> >>> seasoned >>> breadcrumbs), wild rice cooked in chicken broth and
> >>> green beans. >>>
> >>> >>> You?
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Still working on the kitchen remodel, so another in a long line
> >>> > > of very simple dinners. Grilled chicken on a salad, dressed with
> >>> > > balsamic vinaigrette, slice of bread drizzled with olive oil and
> >>> > > sprinkled with salt.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Recent lunches are a little more noteworthy, although not cooked
> >>> > > by me. Saturday was take-out from a local German restaurant. I
> >>> > > had mettwurst, vinaigrette potato salad, and the vegetable of the
> >>> > > day (roasted zucchini). He had bratwurst, spatzen, and cucumber
> >>> > > salad. I still have some mettwurst and potatoes available for
> >>> > > another meal.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Sunday was a sub from Jersey Mike's. Not my favorite, but my
> >>> > > husband likes it and we were tired out from installing the new
> >>> > > ceiling light fixture in the kitchen.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > After lunch I mowed my ENTIRE lawn.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Cindy Hamilton
> >>> >
> >>> > Should have called Kootchie, he's a pro at ENTIRE lawns.
> >>> > We got lucky, the sun came out for two days and dried the lawn good
> >>> > enough to mow, we mowed it entirely yesterday, ten acres of grass.
> >>> > Barely finished and began to rain again, rained last night and still
> >>> > drizzling... only 63ºF. My young trees like this weather, they're
> >>> > getting a deep watering.
> >>>
> >>> I got my tomato plants in a couple of days ago. The beans aren't up
> >>> yet. The cucmber plants are doing fine. I'll put the acorn squash in
> >>> tomorrow if my back is willing.
> >>> Janet US
> >>
> >>I've not tried growing Acorn squash. Seems to me it wouldn't like
> >>container setups?
> >
> >depends on the container. Search 'Bush Acorn Squash.' As an aside,
> >I've seen a corn seed advertised as container plant!
> >Ask Boron, Boron does all kinds of plants in pots.
> >Janet US
> I've grown acorn in tubs. I do not see any reason why corn won't grow
> in a tub, with the only limit being that you'd probably need 2 tubs
> near each other so that cross pollination can occur more easily..

I once talked with a guy who emptied porto-potty waste in a field back in the 50's or 60's and by the 1990's tomatoes grew like mad over there.