Posted on 07/02/2010 5:03:50 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232
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Mid-nineties here in New England today...I live among those who would rule America; the elite geniuses who look down from their ivory towers over the rest of the ignorant masses. Of course; these are the same brainaics would neglected to build their homes with central air for some unknown reason. Great on days like this...the little window units will be earning their keep today.
Did they use mechanical pickers that rips up the bush to harvest the peas? I have seen mechanical harvesting of tomatoes (green) and dumped in big trailers for transport to the cannery. Our weather has been fantastic although the wind blows 15 to 30 mph in the afternoons but I take that over the fog that would settle in otherwise.
SiL is still painting our post and rail fence that has taken 6 gallons of Glidden Gripper primer so far. He’ll start on the top coat today...
Yes, they used mechanical pickers. And they did so in WA State when I lived there too. In WA State they brought freezer trucks right into the fields, picked the peas, and froze them right there. I think they belonged to Birdseye. It never occurred to me before how they washed the peas before the froze them. Hmmmmm?
The field (former field) next door to me is only 60 acres, so whatever crop they were harvesting was picked, gone, and plowed under in the blink of an eye. The year they decided to spray from an airplane was a little unnerving.
Good luck with the watermelon!
I found this site:
http://www.heirloomtomatoes.net/Hotweth.html
I would recommend and have also grown Aunt Ruby’s German Green and Stupice.
I think the main problem with hot-climate tomatoes is the timing of the bloom because it’s really hard for them to set fruit in ungodly hot weather!
What is it with painting that you are either one quart short or in our case the fence took 5 gallons and 1 pint out of the 6th gallon? I should have taken the time to run downtown and purchased a quart but had I done that it would have taken 2 quarts which are more expensive than a gallon. I think my SiL is milking this gravy train. I had to install drip tubing down the potato rows today with the aid of my garden assistant because the tops are so tall. I should do video to show y’all just how crafty I am.
I have a question for all you lady gardeners on how to trap a predator sneaking into the Blueberry patch and raiding the crop in broad daylight. I need a method that is mild enough to not trigger attorneys and divorce court...
They know you can calculate exactly how much paint you need for a job. So the paint mfg. design paints that are thinner when you first open them and the brush mfg. design brushes that soak up a lot of paint at first. Looks good going on.
As you keep painting the paint gets thicker and the brush picks up less, this is all in the design of both. Thicker and less paint on the brush does not cover very well so now you use more and run out before you finish and have to buy more. Problem is the color you are using only comes in gallons when all you need is another brush full of paint.
Now when they have you conditioned to this you always buy more than you need for a smaller job. Left overs are always saved for years but never used again.
Thanks. Our neighbor has tomatoes that are still producing like crazy and I will find out what she is planting.
“I need a method that is mild enough to not trigger attorneys and divorce court...”
Sorry. I have a very skilled Lady Lawyer. She constantly tells me to ‘suck it up’ because we’re going in for the kill, LOL!
So, I can’t help you on either count. My weaons of choice are Hav-a-Heart traps and then follow up with a heavier weight .22 bullet.
(Oh, if it were only that easy to solve my problems these days, LOL!)
I have a question for all you lady gardeners on how to trap a predator sneaking into the Blueberry patch and raiding the crop in broad daylight. I need a method that is mild enough to not trigger attorneys and divorce court...
I happen to be married to this thief and for some reason she thinks 1/2 of those berries are hers but is willing to let me do 98.6% of the work to grow them.
Well, if you ever said anything to this predator in the past such as "I don't really like uncooked peas right off the vine", as my husband announced last night when I gifted him with the only pea pod that I had allowed to develop into real peas, she's entitled to take all the blueberries and other treats she wants. It's over around here. No longer will Mr. AFTR get to taste the first produce! If there is only one ripe cherry tomato hanging there waiting to be plucked, guess who gets it?
Interesting story and photos. Thanks.
Suck it up Mr. Bender. You live in a Community Property State!
Oh, you betcha there’s cash to be made in that! I continually ran out of cilantro, tomatillos and chinese cabbage and pak choy this season. Gotta up my numbers for next spring.
(And it’s Asians, Latinos and Whites buying that stuff from me in pretty much equal numbers.)
Yep. I waived my Magic Wand from Wisconsin and all was well, LOL!
No, you’re not the only one who can’t grow it. There’s at least one more. I have killed both squash and zucchini this year. I used to grow plenty of squash, but it’s been about 10 years since I have had the slightest bit of luck with them! And I don’t really know what the problem is. Darn. I really love squash!
Well it doesn’t make me glad to hear that, but I don’t feel so alone. The lady at the garden store thought that perhaps I planted the seeds too shallow, since I could find no trace of them after digging into the hill.
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