The PROPER WAY AND BEING SUCESSFUL IN How To...

Posted : 22 Mar, 2011 12:37 PM

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Directives/Instructions on How To be successful Gardening, Fishing, and Witnessing AS A SEED PLANTER, FISHERMAN, AND witness for the Kingdom of God: JUST AS THERE ARE PRINCIPLES, RULES, AND INSTRUCTIONS IN GARDENING, and FISHING, THERE are ALSO INSTRUCTIONS IN KNOWING HOW TO BE SUCCESSUFL AS A WITNESS FOR JESUS CHIRST.

Gardening

Growing plants from seed is one of the most economical ways to add plants to your garden. And while growing indoors under lights is a very popular method, there is an even simpler way to grow from seed. Direct sowing is the method of growing your plants from seed sown right in the garden. There is no special equipment, and there are no little pots and flats to mess with. You don't have to worry about transplanting (and the related risk of transplant shock) or hardening your plants off.

That's not to say that direct sowing is fool-proof, or even the right method for every plant. Plants that require a long growing season won't perform well when direct-sown in cool-weather regions. These include tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants. Plants that require very specific germination conditions are best started indoors.

But the majority seeds for vegetables, herbs, annuals, and perennials can be sown directly in the garden. It's an uncertain art, subjected to the whims of weather and local wildlife, but there are a few things you can do to ensure success when you direct sow seeds in your garden.

Start with loose, weed-free, level soil. Take some time to prep the area first by removing all weeds, rocks, sticks, and large clumps of dirt. Loosen the soil with a garden fork, add soil amendments if you have them available, and rake into an even, level surface.

Follow seed packet instructions for planting depth and spacing. Some seeds require light to germinate, and prefer to be sown directly on top of the soil. Others need to be buried. The general rule for planting seeds is that they should be planted three times as deep as the diameter of the seed. But there's no need to get out the tape measure; seeds aren't all that picky, and will often germinate regardless of soil depth.

Keep the soil evenly moist. If you do only one of the things on this list, it needs to be this. Nothing hampers germination more than letting your soil dry out. You do need to be a bit careful about how you water, though. A strong blast from the hose will either wash your seeds completely out of the bed or mess up the spacing if you surface-sowed them. Use a "shower" setting on a hose wand, or a "rose" fitting on a watering can to get a gentle flow of water for your seeds.

Mark where you planted your seeds. This is important whether you plant new annual or perennial seeds in an established bed or sowed a few different veggie seeds in your edible garden. Marking where you planted what does two important things: it prevents you from mistakenly pulling what you thought were weeds but, in truth, were your seedlings, and it lets you keep close tabs on how things are coming along.

Know what your seedlings will look like. After they've germinated, it's often hard to tell a weed from say, a tomato. There are websites you can reference to see what certain seedlings look like, and some seed packets have photos or drawings on them as well. Knowing what your seedlings look like will not only prevent you from pulling them by mistake, but will also allow you to get rid of weed seedlings that will compete with your seedlings for water and nutrients.

Direct sowing is economical and easy. And now, you have a few more proven methods to ensure success in your garden.

Fishing:

Bait fishing is one of the easiest ways to catch fish. The approaches to catching fish are many--fly fishing, spinner fishing, jig fishing, trolling, and snagging to name a few�bait fishing is a good method for the beginning fisherman or fisherwoman. Bait fishing offers both simplicity and effectiveness for anglers. It is simple in that one only has to bait up a hook and throw the line in the water, and it is effective because the presence of live bait is a temptation that no fish can resist!

It is said that if you give a man a fish you feed him for a day. If you teach him how to fish you'll feed him for a lifetime. This article can help you feed your self fish for years to come!

Steps1 Choose a location. Make sure to fish in water that actually has fish in it. If there aren�t any fish, you aren�t going to catch anything. Many newspapers have local fishing reports that will list locations and tell you what fish, if any, are biting and what they�re biting on. You can also ask around at angling shops, marinas and camping supply stores in the area. You can also check by throwing in food scraps and waiting a few minutes.

2 Choose your bait, and your hooks. Once you have some idea of what fish you�re looking to catch and what they�re eating, you can pick the right bait. You need hooks that will FIT INTO the fish's mouth. #1 hooks work well for many things, but size 8 to 5/0 will work well for some fish. Ask your local tackle shop about the hook sizing system (i.e. 6,4,2,1,1/0, 2/0). The smaller the hook the better the chance of a bite, also a very thin line will result in more bites because its not obvious. Making a hook knot is difficult with small hooks. Ask a tackleshop owner or another fisherman to teach you.

Because fish eat insects and aquatic life, there are literally millions of effective baits to choose from. The old standards are tough to beat, though. Consider using worms, salmon eggs, grasshoppers, shrimp, liver,bacon , or synthetic baits--Power Bait, for example--that are made to resemble and smell like live bait. You can either purchase live bait at the local angling shop, or you can gather your own. Many anglers gather worms in a lawn after a rain or late at night with a flashlight. You can find grasshoppers along the banks of a stream.If bait is plenty start feeding some bait around the place where you want to fish. Repeat this regularly especially in swift streams.

3 Choose the appropriate bait fishing method:

If the water is quite swift--a small river or stream--it is probably best to attach weights to your line about 12" above your bait. By weighting down your line you will keep your bait in place about an inch above the floor of the water�right where fish are likely to be hunting.If the water is not moving rapidly, as in a lake or a large, slow river, consider using a bobber. A bobber is generally a brightly colored plastic device that floats on the surface of the water. The bobber will attach easily to your line, and you should place your bait below the bobber. Adjust the distance between the bobber and your bait to accommodate the depth of the body of water. You want your bait located where the fish are, so consider shortening and lengthening the distance between bait and bobber, or even adding small weights (also called split shot) to keep your bait perfectly suspended under water.

4 Cast your line and wait for a bite. You can tell if a fish is biting by touch, by watching a loose line or a bobber, or by attaching a bell to the end of your rod. Make sure with a slow movement of the rod that there is no more slack in the line when you try to hook the fish. Waiting for a bite can take a lot of patience, but that�s what fishing�s all about. Using light tackle combined with feeding around your bait will produce bites much quicker. When you catch a fish feed a little extra, because fish often live in smaller or larger groups that you want to stay around.

5 Wait. That said, if you�re waiting for 10-15 minutes and you still haven�t gotten a bite, try casting somewhere else and wait again.

6 Hook that fish. Once you feel a tug on the line you will want to "set" your hook. To do this, simply give your fishing rod (and consequently the fishing line) a quick jerk backward and up. If you have a fish on line, it will fight back and your line will follow the movements of the fish. It can sometimes be difficult to tell if you have a bite or if you�re just feeling the current or a fish bumping into the bait. Only practice can help you get a feel for it.

7 Pull the fish in by pumping and lifting the rod vertically while simultaneously reeling. Don't use the reel to pull in the fish, except for very small fish. Keep the line tight. More fish are lost to loose lines than anything else. A loose line provides an opportunity for your fish to "throw the hook" right out of it's mouth. By keeping tension on the line you will ensure that the hook remains in the mouth of the fish. All modern reels have an adjustable drag but nylon lines drag can be adjusted by pulling with the hand. If you feel the nylon stretching, the drag should begin to work. Even very big fish get tired when pulling against a constant line pressure. Try to use the rod to steer the fish to open water.

8 Grab hold of the fish. Using a net for this purpose is very effective. Keep the fish in the water if you plan on releasing it. If you plan on eating the fish, get the fish out of the water as quickly as possible and take the hook out away from the water. You will find fish to be quite slippery and fast, and more than one fish has been lost by dropping to the ground and rapidly returning to the water.

9 Remove the hook. Again, if you are planning on releasing the fish, try to take the hook out inflicting as little trauma as possible to the fish - don't rip the hook from its lip, gently BACK it out, so that it comes out the way it came in. There are special tools designed for taking hooks out, although needle nosed pliers work quite effectively. You can also use the needle nosed pliers to crush the barb on your hook, to make it easier to remove the hook. Some professionals recommend doing this before casting your line out (especially when fishing for catfish), to make it easier to release your catch. It truly works best with circle/octopus circle type hooks. These hooks make it easier to set the hook in the lip/corner of the fish's mouth; without much effort on your part.

10 Decide if you are catching and releasing or keeping the fish. If you are going to cook the fish, you may want to consider

Witnessing To The Lost For The Kingdom of God:

Question: "How can I be an effective witness for Christ in a lost world?"

Answer: A �witness� is someone who attests to a fact, so in order to be an effective witness for Christ, one must have first-hand knowledge of Him. John the Apostle speaks of this in 1 John 1:1-3, when he says, �That . . . which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at, and our hands have touched�this we proclaim concerning the Word of Life.� Today, we who have experienced new life in Christ give an account of His love and forgiveness, both verbally and in the way we live our lives. This is witnessing. To be effective in our witness, we should remember several basic things:

1) the THEME of our witness is Jesus Christ. Paul defined the gospel as the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15:1-4). If we aren�t explaining the sacrifice of Christ, then we�re not really sharing the gospel. (See also 1 Corinthians 2:2 and Romans 10:9-10.) An important part of this theme is the fact that Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation, not just one of many ways. �I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me� (John 14:6, emphasis added).

2) the POWER of our witness is the Holy Spirit. It is the Spirit who transforms a life (Titus 3:5), and a transformed life is evident to all. As we witness, we should spend much time in prayer, appropriating the Spirit�s power so that we are enabled to let our light shine in such a way that others will recognize the power of God in us (Matthew 5:16).

3) the VALIDITY of our witness will be shown in how we live our lives. Philippians 2:15 sets this goal for us: �that ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.� The effective Christian witness will live his/her life above reproach in the power of the Holy Spirit, whose fruit we exhibit when we remain in Christ (John 15:1-8; Galatians 5:22-23).

Perhaps most importantly, we must be familiar enough with the Scriptures to be able to accurately and coherently present the gospel to others. �Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have� (1 Peter 3:15). Always being prepared means diligent Bible study, memorizing Scripture, and praying for �divine appointments��God-given opportunities to share with those whose hearts have been prepared by the Lord to hear His message of salvation.

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