Posted on 12/04/2015 3:42:18 PM PST by greeneyes
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Hi, sent you a Freepmail.
The ground at my place is still to wet to get any plowing done, but if we make it to the weekend without rain I think it will be possible.
I picked up a load of firewood at the mill and dumped it off at Dad’s on Saturday. I need to get ahead of his pile now because I know I’m going to be busy next summer and fall.
I bought plexiglass for the two cold frame windows that were broken in the wind storm a couple weeks ago, installed it, caulked around the edges with silicon sealer and reinstalled them on the frame.
Planted a dozen cells of green salad and put them in the heated bathroom in my workshop. I’ll transfer them to the cold frame after the plants are up a couple inches. It’s really been nice having fresh lettuce this time of year. I’m actually thinking that I might build another one for additional capacity.
Yesterday Dad came over and we got five strands of barb wire stretched on one section of the new pasture fence. Between that and the firewood I’m feeling it today. After sitting on my biscuits in the office all week I should be good to go again next weekend.
Stone pines should produce both cones and pollen, but I can’t find whether or not they’ll self-pollinate. Some plants won’t produce if the pollinator is genetically too similar, it may need another tree.
Thanks, I had not considered that- I am in an area that is sparse in pines, anthough there are a few Jap Black pines, I think a few Afghan pines, and maybe an Austrian (pinus nigra). I know of no other Italian Stone pines.
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