‘Summer Dance Cucumber’ has been in my rotation for ages. However, since I’m up to my elbows in PICKLES this year, I will NOT be planting cukes next season!
You got a LOT accomplished this week! I’m coming up behind you on the apple processing. They need about a week yet - I sampled a few yesterday.
Do you have a homemade cider press, or did you buy one? I would REALLY like to get one for Beau because he keeps ‘talking’ about it, but then nothing materializes! Also, he’s always gone bear hunting when the apples are ready for cider, so guess WHO will be doing the bulk of that work too?
Anyhow, any cider press advice would be appreciated!
And, we need a ‘Howard Update!’ :)
I bought a $150 Ninja juicer from Amazon. It does a good job on apples but it's slow.
This week's Howard Report is post #898 on the August thread. Copied here so you don't have to run it down:
Howard had a rough day yesterday. He got stung on the right hind foot by a red wasp as I was letting him off the deck. The dang things built a nest under the steps and I stirred them up as I was opening the gate. He yipped and yiped and hopped around on three legs for bit after that.
Later in the day he got into the electric fence around my tomato patch with one of his front legs while I was moving the soaker hose. I heard the arc snap from 50' away. He was mad at me for a little while afterwards. I tried to explain to him that he did that all by himself but he wasn't having it. He got over it eventually but I'm pretty sure he still blames me. lol
Aside from that he had a great week. He's 100% settled in to the daily routine now and is making steady progress with learning the boundaries. We've been working on learning which fences are ok to cross and which fences are FENCES. I think we've gone two weeks now without having to go to the neighbor's house to retrieve him. He still wants to go but he's figured out that it's best to come back when he's called.
Mrs. Augie still isn't thrilled at the idea of having another dog, but Howard loves her and she can't resist his big brown eyes so I think it's going to work out ok.