Holistic Health & Wellness with Tamara Jo

08/15/2024

Shadow work is a process that involves exploring the unconscious mind to uncover parts of yourself that you may have repressed or ignored. This can include trauma, limiting beliefs, unhealthy mindsets, or parts of your personality that you may subconsciously consider undesirable. The goal is to understand the reasons behind your feelings or behaviors, especially uncomfortable emotions that seem out of character or beyond your control.

Journaling is a great way to explore this. Try using this journal prompt today to get started.

05/21/2024

01/25/2024

ALL FAMILIES CAN GROW IN CONTAINERS

It's January 18th, and cold and snowy out there in many states. If you thought you didn't have enough space to grow vegetables, or it's too cold out, you should know that everyone can grow in containers, even if you live in an apartment or condo. You can also start some vegetables in containers indoors now, and have vegetables for salads or as additions to your meals doring the Winter months.

There are several types of containers that can be used for growing vegetables including polyethylene plastic bags, clay pots, plastic pots, metallic pots, milk jugs, ice cream containers, bushel baskets, barrels, and planter boxes. It is important to use containers that can accommodate roots of the vegetables you want to grow as the vegetables vary in sizes and rooting depths.

The container needs to have good drainage, and should not contain chemicals that are toxic to plants and human beings. Most vegetables grown in backyard gardens can be grown in containers, although a container's diameter and depth needs to be considered when selecting what vegetables to grow. The plant density (number of vegetable plants per container) depends on individual plant space requirements, and rooting depth.

It's best to use one of the potting mixes in vegetable container gardening as they are light, disease-free, w**d seed-free, and have good drainage. Some potting mixes have pre-mixed plant nutrients, so read the information on the label about how long the pre-mix will feed your plants before you start applying fertilizers. You can also make your own two bushels of potting mix using the following recipe: Shredded sphagnum peat moss (1 bushel), Vermiculite (1 bushel), Ground limestone (1¼ cups), Phosphate fertilizer either 0-20-0 (½ cup) or 0-45-0 (¼ cup), Slow release granular fertilizer such as 5-10-5 (1 cup).

Container-grown plants require more frequent fertilization than field-grown plants because of the limited space within the container for drawing nutrients. Fertilizers can be mixed with the soil mix before filling the container and can also be applied as a nutrient solution. Nutrient solutions can be made by dissolving soluble fertilizer such as 10-20-10, 12-24-12 or 8-16-8 in water following label directions. The nutrient solution is applied once a day when the plants are watered. How often you water may vary with vegetables, but once a day is adequate.

Leach the unused fertilizer nutrients from the potting mix once a week by applying tap water only. It is also very important to water occasionally with a nutrient solution containing micro nutrients such as copper, zinc, boron, manganese, and iron and follow label directions in order to give plants the right amounts.

Plants grown outdoors in containers need frequent watering as the containers dry fast. Watering on a daily basis is necessary to provide adequate moisture for plant growth. Apply enough water to reach the bottom of the container. Allow the excess to drain out through drainage holes. Avoid wetting the leaves when watering as this will encourage development of foliar disease. Try not to allow the containers to dry out completely between watering as this will lead to flower and fruit drop. Now if you grow vegetables in containers indoors, you don't need to water everyday, as there is no sun drying them out.

The size of the containers needed will depend a lot on the vegetable or herbs you are planting. Most Herbs can be planted in 1/2 - 1 gallon containers. Cabbages, Cucumbers, Green Beans, Leaf Lettuce, Spinach, Swiss Chard, and Cherry Tomatoes can be planted in 1 gallon containers. Beets, Carrots, Eggplants, Peppers and Radishes need 2 gallon containers. Your regular tomatoes will need 3 gallon containers. (great info from the University of Illinois Extension)

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01/11/2024

Remember you're healing a hurt, not running a sprint
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01/10/2024

These are great recipes to start with. For customized blends, call or stop by the office!

01/09/2024

Regularly detoxing should become a part of your seasonal schedule. There are many ways to do so. Pay attention to your surroundings and what you are consuming.

01/08/2024

As the old slogan says, just do it! Procrastination is making it worse. As in the Book of James, You must be doers of the word and not only hearers who mislead themselves. You can get used to that relieved feeling when something you've been putting off is finally done.

01/06/2024

01/06/2024

Exercise your brain!

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