Soap & Garden

I'm right now staring at what I hope is a thunderstorm, creeping up the horizon.  I just finished planting a bunch of seeds in the garden, and a little rain would not be unwelcome!

GARDEN

We bought a grapevine!  I don't know what the grapes taste like, I don't drink wine (or alcohol period), but it seems like something that would grow pretty well unattended.  We also have two rhubarb plants that are gaining size pretty nicely.  They have been there for two years now, and I think I might plant more of them in time.  I really like rhubarb, and it grows really well, even out here on the prairies.
I tried an experiment with a 4 inch drainpipe, cutting holes in it, filling it with potting soil, and planting some strawberries in it.  At first, they seemed to wither and die, but they quickly recovered, and almost all of them are still alive!  It will still be important to water the tube regularly, but I don't think it will dry out as quickly as I imagined at first.  This might turn out to be a viable way to plant small, shallow rooted plants in a "vertical" manner.

SOAP

Ye Olde Fashioned Liquid Soap...is now for sale on Ebay!  By the time you read this, I will have bottled the first of the soap, printed the labels, and posted a nice photo.  For the first month, I am selling at a huge discount!  Most soap of this type would sell for $7.99 to $9.99 for a small 8-12 oz bottle, but I am going as low as $4.99 for the 250 ml, and $6.99 for the 500 ml bottle.  This soap is perfect for handwashing, shampoo, or body wash, and contains only olive oil, coconut oil, and canola oil, which when combined with Potassium Hydroxide (KOH), water, and heat, makes soap!  This is the way that soap has been made for 5,000 years, and it makes a superior, healthier soap.

Thanks for reading, and please think about trying my soap, I will ship anywhere in North America, plus I will totally combine shipping!