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There are several ways on growing herbs indoors your best bet is getting a growing cabinet or constructing one yourself. There are also smaller growers like http://www.mysecretpantry.com/departments.asp?dept=39
and believe it or not there are hundreds of tips and help from people who grow cannabis (legally) I would search around dutch websites(translated in English) they always seem to be on top of everything new and exciting when it comes to gardening. There are very simple ways of growing plants/herbs indoors just depends on your workspace and the amount of herbs you plan on growing a simple indoor window box would work. I would Just google for more information

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I grow tomatoes & herbs, have a patio garden (all in pots & hanging baskets). I start in the spring, when there is no chance of frost. In my area (SW Ontario, Canada), the rule of thumb is to plant at the end of May. My lettuce grows best when the days are warm & nights are cool (Spring & Fall). Some plants are sensitive. Also, the seed packs will have instructions on them. Most seeds should be started indoors in early spring. Some plants like squash, cucumbers, carrots, lettuce, corn & beans are best started in the garden.

Those are some ideas, just read labels & google lots!

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Contact Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention at the web site below and see if they can give you advice.

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Excellent question!!

Yes – shop/mechanics should be mandatory – at least to show every young man and woman to change a tire, and possible add fluids to the engine if nothing else. We are helpless on the road (for the most part) and that makes us dangerous. To know at least the basics of an engine would be helpful to all students economically, in the future, b/c we wouldn’t be such easy targets to get ripped off at the mechanics. P.S. Mechanics can and do make really good money.

Yes – American {or insert your country} Government should be taught and mastered at the basic level. Do you think Britney Spears or even your average H.S. Student is accurately aware of how our government works at the simplest level – NO. I don’t and I’m ashamed to say that.

English and it’s use, absolutely, goes without saying.

Math, absolutely, a must as well.

Home Economics – yes, maybe a must in middle school. Had it not been for Home Ec, I wouldn’t know how to sew up a hole in my socks or clothing. I must have missed the cooking lessons b/c today I’m still a pitiful cook :-(. But the healthy, helpful things, even from Driver’s Ed, that I learned 30+ years ago, I still use and remember.

Physical Ed – it should be stressed more and it should be made to be important for every student. Especially since most of us sit on our arses all day on computers. Not trying to lenghthen our mortality rate here, just trying to make the days we have more fit, happy and beautiful. It’s important.

Again, Fun question.

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Go to your local nursery or home depot or somethin and buy them – rosemary is nice too, it will eventually grow into a nice bush that smells wonderful in the summer
if you like or need a good groundcover, you could get some creeping thyme
but they will also have your basil and parsley, and it beats growing it from a seed

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There is already a great deal out there on this. Go to your library and for a book on making perfumes. I quick way if you already have something going is to buy cheap vodka and soak the herb in then strain through a coffee filter. I made some about 12 years ago using things like coffee, vanilla extract, and magnolia oil. Remember that good perfume always has a fouls smelling odor in dilute quanties to enhance the stuff that smells good. It is called an earth note. People have used everything from the scent glands of musk deer and civet cats to manure, I used garlic

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I suggest you look up the definition of a third world nation. The first world, the second world and the third world are terms that first came into use back in the 1960’s to distinguish between the capitalist western states like America, Britain, France etc (1st world), the socialist and communist states like Russia, China, Cuba etc (2nd world) and the poor, politically unimportant rest of the world like the various states of Africa and the Middle East (third world).

Nowadays of course, the first two terms have fallen into disuse, but the point is that America could never be called a third world nation. Please make sure to look up the correct terminology next time you decide to have an incoherent political rant.

Oh, and btw, WHEN a war breaks out in the Middle East? WHEN? You seriously need to turn on a news channel. Aside from Fox, that is. The whole reason America went to war in the Middle East was to steal the oil, and the next time a war breaks out you can bet your ass it will be over oil too. Fucking idiot.

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Big corrupted corporations who don’t want to pay taxes….

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Since I live in the US, I can’t give you the exact answer you are seeking, but here is a website for approved contractors in the UK, surely one of them can give you a quote

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Call up several contractors in your area and get some quotes. It really depends on your plans, your space, local contractor prices, local supply prices, but mostly your plans and your space. You may have to move pipe (probably will) so that will require a plumber. You may have to re-tile.

Call up several contractors. Check references (only relating to bathroom renovations). Call the references. Maybe go see a few of the references’ bathrooms. Don’t pick the guy that is “way” cheaper than the rest. Ask for estimates and get a final price in writing.

There is no way that anyone on this site can give you a good price for that work without seeing your plans and knowing where you live.

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“We Gotta Get Out of This Place” by The Animals

The taps drip, the fridge needs defrosting every three weeks or it doesn’t work, the doors don’t close, we can only run power from half the outlets in the house, there is mould on the walls, the bogong moths don’t seem too keen to continue their journey down to the mountains once they see our place and the upstairs neighbour plays car racing video games till 2am (that’s when he’s not playing “lets rearrange the furniture” or slamming his front door every half hour)
There must be a better life!

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Think of how many people there are in the world. I bet someone has captured this before.

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Hops is one of the easiest plants I have ever grown. It needs lots and lots of room to spread out and climb. Mine is planted on the west side of an old garage with southern and western sun exposure, none from the east. It has survived 3 winters of North Dakota sub zero winters and comes back beautiful. I don`t water it very much except during late spring and if the temps hit over 90 for more then a couple days in a row. Once growing season is over I will trim it up , and pile dead leaves around and over the base right before freeze up. You should have no problems with it.

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Please don’t think I’m being sarcastic here, but if the breweries waited for the above mentioned to come into season. Beer would not only be extremely expensive, but very difficult to find year-round. Anheuser-Busch (Budweiser) does have several contractural agreements with farmers to grow their ingredients. That’s a well knowned fact. However, grains, etc. Are processed and packaged and shipped all over the world to different breweries. A prime example, Great Lakes in Ohio gets some of their hops from England. So, as long as there is no breach in the ingredients that would compromise freshness, it doesn’t matter when the beer is made. I use to know the answer to your beechwood question, but it’s slipped away from me. However, if you go to their website, you can get this in detail. Same with Coors in regards to their stream. Contact them, or browse their website. There is an entire world of beer out there

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Agreed…and here’s why.
1. As anyone may know, its hard to grow “good” pot, especially in quantity, and its a pretty arduous process at that. The best pot is grown indoors which creates an extraordinary amount of logistical problems. You need irrigation, ventilation and most importantly, a steady source of light. Also, as anyone who knows will tell you, grow houses are usually operated by almost full time employees, constantly tending the plants…its not something you can really do casually, if you want the results to be good.

2. SMELL!. Weed in large quantities SMELLS! And it smells BAD. People might have a plant or two but any more than that and your basically going to have to live, along with the rest of your neighbors, with a horrendous stench 24/7. Most grow houses use some kind of insulation to block the smell from getting out, but even then, its pretty bad. Thats why most grow houses, despite what you’ve seen on “Weeds” are located in remote areas, so the smell doesn’t alert anyone. If you grow a lot the smell can even make you sick and nauseous. And your neighbors will hate you.

3. Weed outdoors is Like a Box of Chocolates. You never know what your going to get. The best pot is not grown from seeds, like jack and the beanstalk, it’s grown from a process called hybridization which is basically where you graft one type onto another type. Plant a seed of a Northern Lights, or your favorite “brand”, and what sprouts up isn’t going to be exactly what you bargained for. It might be completely different. It just doesn’t work that way.

4. Everybody loves Variety…or maybe not. There are literally tens of thousands of different kind of weed. People who grow one kind are going to have a lack of variety. Legalized pot shops however will have tons of variety available to purchase at any quantity from small to large. This, in my opinion, above all else, will eliminate everyone growing there own farm of reefer. People simply will want to sample all the different stands, just like wine afficionados.

5. You dont make everything now. Sure you can grow your own tomatoes, brew your own beer, etc. But you dont. You can make everything from food to computers by yourself, but this simply isn’t what people do anymore. People get paid to make things, and people buy those things. Its called civilization. When weed becomes legal, it will be no different.

So yes…basically, I believe that government taxation and regulation would work…and that people won’t simply grow there own. Give your homie best answer!

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Hrm that would be nice

perhaps than the canadian goverment won’t be so pressured by you crazy americans to make harsher penelties

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Yes.
Tomatoes, chillies, onions, green beans and leeks.
Rosemary, garlic chives, thyme, parsley and basil.
It is so nice to go and get your vegetables and herbs fresh from the garden.

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Heck no! I grow my own veggies and just bought red peppers to tide me over until I can harvest the ones on my plant. They were on sale for $1.99 a piece. I only paid $1.99 for each of the three plants I have and they each have about 8 peppers in various growth stages that I am waiting till maturity to harvest. Same goes for my tomato plants. I have romas, grape, beefeaters and Big Berthas. I don’t believe I paid over $3.00 for any of my plants but just paid $2.99 a pound for romas, 2 containers for $3 for grape tomatoes while I’m waiting for them to turn red. Even if I throw in the water and organic fertilizer growing my own veggies, citrus, avocado and herbs is saving me money. Besides nothing beats eating veggies right out of your own garden, sharing your harvest with friends and neighbors and controlling and knowing what chemicals, fertilizers and pesticides WEREN’T used on what you are eating.

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For the same reason it’s good for you to DO YOUR OWN HOMEWORK.

Go cheat somewhere else.

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If you make more than $400 I believe, then yes you need to pay taxes. If you take into consideration all the costs of growing, harvesting, and selling; and in the end only break even or lose money, you can call it a hobby and not a business.