Growing Your Own Lettuce

Posted on July 21, 2023 by doyouknowmyfather

Put potting soil or compost in a sour cream container that has holes in the bottom. Water the soil and then sprinkle your lettuce seeds over top. Sprinkle soil about 1/8” over the seeds. Water daily, making sure you don’t water too much or the seeds will wash down and won’t sprout.

Once your lettuce is 1-2” tall, transplant them individually into a small cell tray. Once they’ve reached 4-5” tall, it’s time to plant them outside.

Plant them about 8” apart in rows. We put manure and water in the holes before planting. Water everyday until they’re established.

We lightly mulch around ours to keep mud from splattering on the lettuce when it rains.

Our Beets and Lettuce growing side by side in our garden

Once they are ready to pick, pick only the outside leaves working from the bottom up, leaving the smaller ones in the middle. Remove any yellow leaves and put them on the compost pile, or feed it to your sheep or goats.

When you notice your plants starting to grow slower, you will need to put manure around them to help feed the soil.

Doing it this way, you will get more lettuce from your plants, the lettuce stays clean and they will produce longer.

“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.”

Gen. 1:29

Weekly News Brief; 7/19/23

Posted on July 19, 2023 by doyouknowmyfather

North Korea Detains US Soldier

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Russia Attacks Ukraine Ports After Ending Grain Deal (Worthy News Radio)

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Podcast 5 Questions About God and the Bible Series

Posted on July 18, 2023 by doyouknowmyfather

In today’s podcast, we will give the Biblical answers to 5 more popular questions people have about God and the Bible, including:

What does the Bible say about inter-racial marriage?

Do animals go to heaven when they die?

What does the Bible say about homosexuality?

What does the Bible say about tattoos?

Is sex outside marriage a sin?

Listen here:

See the mentioned teaching on Homosexuality below: Homosexuality

Weekly News Brief 7/12/23

Posted on July 12, 2023 by doyouknowmyfather

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Weekly News Brief: 7/7/23

Posted on July 7, 2023 by doyouknowmyfather

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China: Four Christians imprisoned without charge following raid on church

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Weekly News Brief 6/28/23

Posted on June 28, 2023 by doyouknowmyfather

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The following news is taken in whole or part from Worthy News Ministries.

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Breaking Israel News

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Latest Christian News Headlines

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Weekly News Brief 6/21/23

Posted on June 21, 2023 by doyouknowmyfather

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Latest World News Headlines

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Latest Israel News Headlines

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Breaking U.S. News

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Breaking Christian News

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Freed US Missionary ‘In Hell’ During Captivity

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Christian Teaching Assistant Wins Appeal Against Sacking Over Transgender Views

A Christian teaching assistant who lost her job in England after publicly opposing transgender books in primary schools has won an appeal in a case seen as crucial for “freedom of belief and freedom of expression,” her advocates told Worthy News.

Latest Christian News Headlines

Indonesian Mayor Opens His Office For Church After Muslim Protests – June 18, 2023

Islamists Kill Dozens of Students In Uganda – June 18, 2023

Indonesia: Muslim protesters prevent church from holding services in rented room – June 15, 2023

Nigeria: Fulani terrorists murder 21 people, including a pastor, in coordinated attacks in Plateau state – June 13, 2023

Manipur, India: Hindu extremists are committing “genocide” against Christians in tribal conflict, Christian leader says – June 13, 2023

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6 Questions About God and the Bible Podcast

Posted on June 20, 2023 by doyouknowmyfather

In today’s podcast, we will give the Biblical answers to 6 popular questions people have about God and the Bible, including:

Why does God allow bad things to happen?

Does God hear the prayers of unbelievers?

Why was the Virgin birth so important?

Do we each have our own guardian angels?

What’s the origin of different races? (See mentioned link here)

How can we recognize the voice of God?

Listen below!

Weekly News Brief: 6/16/23

Posted on June 16, 2023 by doyouknowmyfather

Breaking World News

The following news is taken in whole or part from Worthy News Ministries.

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Latest World News Headlines

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England: National Health Service to stop most puberty blocking treatments for minors, cites insufficient evidence that it’s best course – June 15, 2023

Egypt submits application to join BRICS, says Russian envoy to Cairo – June 15, 2023

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Breaking Israel News

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Latest Israel News Headlines

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Breaking U.S. News

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Latest U.S. News Headlines

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Breaking Christian News

Indonesia: Muslim protesters prevent church from holding services in rented room

Following a large protest by members of the Indonesian Muslim Alliance (AUI), a church in Medan, Indonesia has been prevented from holding worship services in a room it rented at a shopping mall for this purpose, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Nigeria: Fulani terrorists murder 21 people, including a pastor, in coordinated attacks in Plateau state

Fulani jihadists in Nigeria murdered 21 people in Plateau state on Sunday in coordinated attacks on the Rim, Jol, and Kwi communities of Riyom and the Gana-Ropp community in the Barkin Ladi local government area, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Manipur, India: Hindu extremists are committing “genocide” against Christians in tribal conflict, Christian leader says

Amid the ongoing deadly and destructive tribal conflict in India’s Manipur state, a local Christian leader has pleaded for help saying Hindu extremist members of the Meitei tribe are committing “ethnic cleansing” and “genocide” against Christians from the Kuki and Zo tribes, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.