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And when you’re done with your coffee, take the spent grounds to your compost pile!

How to Make Compost Tea Fertilizer for Your Garden Plants:

Ingredients

3 to 4 gallons non-chlorinated water*
2 to 6 cups compost

Equipment/Tools

5 gallon bucket
Shovel
Strainer
Spray bottle

*Well water. If you don’t have a well, use collected rain water or put the needed gallons of ‘city water’ in a bucket and let it sit for a few days for chemicals to ‘perk out.’ Seriously, though? City water isn’t going to hurt anything in the long run.

https://www.treehugger.com/how-to-make-compost-tea-5207373

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Not much going on here. I’ve been a bit lazy this week. Only watered and weeded.

I also decided that broccolini plant just wasn’t worth the effort I was giving it. It needs more sun, more water, less water, different nutrients, or something. I pulled it out so I don’t have to stare at it wondering what to try next. That little experiment made me decide that the broccolini packages from Sam’s are just fine.

The only thing that’s going right in my garden are my herbs. I have more tarragon than I can possibly use, and the thyme and dill are very happy, too.

Those baby potatoes I planted have grown like crazy above ground. I will be surprised if anything develops underground, but maybe. I figure I have to wait until fall to harvest, correct?

Peaked at the garden when I got home from work yesterday. OMG I have a lot of shishitos to pick/eat. Just went out and filled a 1 1/2 qt tupperware full, about 50 of them, and could fill it again.

Got a hose clamp to put on the main drip line so I can turn everything off but the mushroom bed and water just that without the main line blowing off. btdt

Late July and not going to even hit 80 this weekend.

Bought new tires for the car a few weeks ago but can’t find my tire spoons so I bought a pair off ebay so I can get those put on today and cut my gasoline bill in half.

That and cut grass is my weekend.

Ordering wiggle wire and track this Tuesday am and it will be tight, but I think I can swing plastic next Tuesday, each about $300. Then it’s just another $300 after that - 7-8 more times. That and somehow fit $850 in for new tires for the truck before ice/snow weather.

Then next year, start all over by putting one of these old trucks together. Every spare dime, every month. At least that has a payday at the end when I sell it.

This past week was mostly dry here in Central Missouri. We got a few sprinkles over the weekend but not enough to curtail outdoor activities.

I spent the entire weekend working on Nephew’s Sprinter van. There are still a few convenience items that need attention but the important stuff (solar power) is done. I expect he’s on his way now to pick up his first load.

While I was working on the van Nephew took care of the weed whacking for me and Mrs. Augie mowed the grass. Her cucumber patch is starting to produce so it won’t be long til we’re swimming in fermented pickles. The tomato plants are coming along. I might get to have a BLT before August gets here. I gave the sweet corn patch a shot of urea on Saturday. The plants are about knee high now so should be ready to harvest well before the first frost.

With the van project complete it’s time for me to turn my attention to building fence. Last week I started spraying heinous chemicals on the multiflora rose/blackberries/poison ivy/etc. that are growing where I need to work. I noticed yesterday that the poison is doing its job so it won’t be long before I can hack that stuff down and get to work on the fence.