Broccoli Risen From The Compost Grave...

"Imagine pitchforking down two and one half feet deep into an old compost pile and finding three organic store bought broccoli stems that were growing roots. "

Buried deep under heavy sod, dirt and old weeds we found three old broccoli stems. Most of the plants around them had composted down to an unrecognizable state of brown. What stood out was bright green with a circle of white roots coming out. The roots were coming out of the bottom of each of the large stems along the green outer skin. We decided to plant them and see what happens. The image is of them fresh out of their compost grave and just planted. Thinking back, we remembered that they got moldy in the fridge and we composted them.

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Solstice / Equinox

Vernal Equinox: 2011 Mar 20, 23:21 UTC
Summer Solstice: 2011 June 21, 17:16 UTC
Autumnal Equinox: 2011 Sept 23, 09:04 UTC
Winter Solstice: 2011 Dec 22, 5:30 UTC
Vernal Equinox: 2012 Mar 20, 05:14 UTC
Summer Solstice: 2012 June 20, 23:09 UTC
Autumnal Equinox: 2012 Sept 22, 14:49 UTC
Winter Solstice: 2012 Dec 21, 11:12 UTC
Oregon Time: -08:00 UTC

Lowest Tides

SEP 28, 2011: 08:34PM LDT -1.0
SEP 29, 2011: 09:23PM LDT -1.1
SEP 30, 2011: 10:14PM LDT -1.0
OCT 26, 2011: 07:31PM LDT -1.2
OCT 27, 2011: 08:19PM LDT -1.4
OCT 28, 2011: 09:07PM LDT -1.4
OCT 29, 2011: 09:56PM LDT -1.3
NOV 23, 2011: 05:30PM LST -1.0
NOV 24, 2011: 06:18PM LST -1.4
NOV 25, 2011: 07:06PM LST -1.6
NOV 26, 2011: 07:53PM LST -1.5
NOV 27, 2011: 08:40PM LST -1.2
DEC 23, 2011: 06:08PM LST -1.2
DEC 24, 2011: 06:54PM LST -1.4
DEC 25, 2011: 07:38PM LST -1.3
DEC 26, 2011: 08:21PM LST -1.0
Times: All times are listed in Local Standard Time(LST) or, Local Daylight Time (LDT) (when applicable). All heights are in feet referenced to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) predicted for Florence.
Current Tides Newport Oregon

Full Moon Oregon

JUL 14, 2011: 23:40 DST
AUG 13, 2011: 11:57 DST
SEP 12, 2011: 02:57 DST
OCT 11, 2011: 19:06 DST
NOV 10, 2011: 13:16 DST
DEC 10, 2011: 06:36 PST (*)
JAN 08, 2012: 23:30 PST
FEB 07, 2012: 13:54 PST
MAR 08, 2012: 01:39 PST
APR 06, 2012: 12:19 DST
MAY 05, 2012: 20:35 DST
JUN 04, 2012: 04:12 DST (*)
Lunar Eclipse: *
Oregon Time: -08:00 UTC (-7:00 During Daylight Savings Time)