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To: MomwithHope

I got my Mrs. Wages mixes in the mail, today. More Bread & Butter and Dill Chips later in the week. Beau is proud of me that I’m taking this windfall and filling up the pantry.

Still wish it was tomatoes, though. *SOB*

Need more vinegar and sugar. Grocery & Gasoline* Run on Thursday, I’m thinking. I’m normally better prepared going into the canning season, but this Cucumber Crisis has left me flat footed. ;)

*No pickles will be made with the gasoline; that’s for the mower, NOT a new recipe! :)


813 posted on 07/29/2025 7:35:28 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
Still wish it was tomatoes, though. *SOB*

My (supposedly) Golden Jubilees from Menards and the Cherry Falls have at least partially recovered from all OUR rains. The plants look good now, but the fruits are smallish. The 2 Sweet Cherry tomato plants seem pretty normal. Ditto for the Romas. Everything else (tomatoes) still seems to be catching up & not yet flowering.

The two Ichibahn eggplants are doing great, except they only produce one (really nice and big) fruit at a time, so far.

The struggling but still 15 ft.(?) long Opo cranked out one smallish fruit - smallish meaning about 18" long. That's small for an Opo, but, it's useable. It stopped getting bigger, so, I harvested it. The other Opo plant is only ~ 5 ft. long and is just barely hanging on -- I may try routing the vine back through some Miracle Grow garden soil.

819 posted on 07/30/2025 12:55:13 AM PDT by Paul R. (Old Viking saying: "Never be more than 3 steps away from your weapon ... or a Uriah Heep song!" ;-))
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Oy - Air quality really bad for us - https://gispub.epa.gov/airnow/?xmin=-12361961.182430897&xmax=-5948588.761193175&ymin=3615106.825089298&ymax=6305690.220726787&tab=loops


851 posted on 07/30/2025 3:11:24 PM PDT by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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