Concrete - wall - whatcha building? Maybe I missed it.
No worries. I had already talked about buying a third unit to open/close that seed room window so now I have one and will buy the other two as planned. That and I have something to practice with while costing me less than one of the original brand. Still a win.
Now I have vehicle woes. Blew a freeze plug out on the truck. It's a $5 part but it's in the back of the cylinder head which means pulling the head off. Full day project.
They closed down my short way out of here to replace the a bridge. The slightly longer way is rougher with lots of rocks, washboard etc. Looked at the tires on the car, ugh. That needs to be my next expenditure, at least two. I knew I'd need them soon, just not as soon. That 500 miles a week takes it's toll. Won't push back the completion of the tunnel. I already knew I'd need tires for both it and the truck before Winter. Will just push back any immediate work.
Need to pull back my shade cloth a little on the front yard garden. I kind of slung it up the easy button method but I don't think that maters are getting enough sun. I didn't have them when I put the cloth up.
Pulled a Bok Choy this morning because I saw tiny buds. Got two more I'll pull Thursday morning and give to the guy at work, along with Tatsoi and maybe a head of Salanova.
Doing a little experiment, as usual. I mulched one of each type of plant with crushed goat manure and not years old manure. Will be interesting to see how they each respond. If something responds good to this free resource I have, cool. Tonight's rain will water it in some. Goat manure is super mild and considered pre-composted and ready to use.
We used just goat manure for 25 years, mixed with their oat straw bedding. It was usually a year old. Our barn has a concrete floor with a drain so when the pen was cleaned out it had some urine. We started our garden on a sand bed and one load of top soil. That manure built it up. It is like black cake flour with terrific drainage. Seriously, makes me want to bake a cake. I miss not having the manure. But not livestock. We use our compost pile now and Chicken Soup for the Soil. Its terrific.
“We are getting set to poor more concrete tomorrow - it’s just one 12’ length of wall, so it should go quick.”
Our barn burned down in the 50’s. When they rebuilt it, they did a p*ss-poor job of it, so the foundation has been crumbling in places. The concrete was first for the flooring - we filled in all the gutters - it had a milking parlor on the lower level. That’s where he built the new chicken coop and the new puppy/birthing pen. He also upgraded the stall accommodations for ‘the steer of the year.’ Once all the old stanchions are out and sold for scrap, he’s going to use the largest space for a workshop down the center of what WAS the milking parlor.
Last year he re-poured most of the north facing foundation, which meant taking apart some of the barn flooring above, and now we are working on the little last piece that’s needed to finish and that happens at 11am, TODAY!
Next project has to do with pulleys and come-alongs to stabilize the actual BARN because through the years it has shifted about 8” to the south.
He’s doing a great job - I’m just Clean Up and General Labor - we also have LIGHTS in the barn now, though one section has been on the fritz since an electrical storm a few weeks ago. It’s always something! ;)