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@jal333 I will weigh in on the mask issue. All evidence coming out of the recent protests in Minneapolis & St Paul, with extensive followup testing of thousands of protestors, seems to indicate that risk of transmission after brief exposure to people OUTDOORS is minimal. Overall, less than 2% of protesters tested 2-3 weeks after exposure were positive, and most of those had other risks such as workplace. This was after being in the crowds, not socially distanced, and often with people shouting, etc for periods as long as many hours over several days. This is reinforced by the fact that our hospital & ICUbeds occupied continue to fall in the Twin Cities as well.
Contrast this with dozens of new infections in one small county less than 2 weeks after bars reopened for indoor occupancy - mostly 20-somethings, all of whom had gone to more than one bar with friends on opening weekend. What's really scary - many work in either daycare or healthcare and had mild or no symptoms, so they are bracing for a wave of secondary infection from community spread...
My policy - and I walk every day - is to have my mask in case I stop to visit along the way, but I don't wear it outdoors unless at a well-populated park where I am constantly passing/being passed by other people in close proximity. But I don't bother on my usual walks where I encounter a couple dozen other walkers and bikers...
Keep in mind - increased risk of infection is a factor of increased exposure to virus-infected droplets - more droplets, in closer proximity, over an extended period of time. This discussion is from an epidemiologist I trust: https://www.bluezones.com/2020/06/covid-19-straight-answers-from-top-epidemiologist-who-predicted-the-pandemic/
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Hello Sue, hope your thumb is getting better.
I have a question. I bought 2 Indian Hawthorne 1 gallon plants at Home Depot 2 years ago. They have hardly grown in the two years. Yesterday I noticed a near by house had 8 planted one year ago, and they have really taken off.
Gus the landscaper said Home Depot sells 2nd class plants with not great root systems, while the near by house probably had a landscaper get their plants at a regular wholesale nursery. Could this be true?
My Gardner turns the soil every few weeks where the Indian Hawthorne plants are. I lightly fertilize about every 6-8 weeks.
Just wondering if you know why big box store plants grow slower?
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