Posted on 05/01/2021 6:36:52 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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Sped up. Saw another one and traffic was zipping across the screen in about a tenth of a second.
My wife plays on my "thrifty" nature - if I can get away with not buying something new, I'm a happy man....
I’m thinking of using that for something permanent, like the trees and bushes. But for things that are likely to change every year, I’m hesitant to spend that kind of money on metal labels. Especially given the sheer number of labels that I need!
But since ink and pencil don’t seem to survive more than a month on my land, I need something a little stronger. That was my logic in choosing pyrography this year.
A New Rosemary Plant may cost $4.00.
Back Surgery or a New Living Room Carpet (both are possibilities when schlepping a large plant in and out of the Living Room twice a year) are considerably more expensive!
Just sayin’, Dear Brother.
My Dad died on Memorial Day last year. I couldn’t be with him due to CovidBS-19, but he did have a Hospice person with him and had talked to a Hospice Pastor not long before passing.
Dad now has a BEAUTIFUL view of my pasture, a blooming apple tree to keep him company and a pretty wind chime to listen to. ;)
Socialists ruin everything - but only if we LET them. ;)
Fun sign! :)
Yesterday was horribly windy here - gusts up to 40 mph. I was going to plant some stuff in the garden, but decided not to since we have some “better” days coming up.
Did you ever get your mower knob fixed?
The fields were knee high in buttercups. Between last night (yard, front field) and this afternoon (1:00 - 7:30), the rest got done. The last 45 minutes or so, I had to pause to get a fleece shirt & a windbreaker. It was really chilly once the sun got low (I was mowing in a tank top most of the time).
AND I did it again - got the mower stuck. The one thing I didn’t want to do, but I pushed my luck too far. I actually got off the mower and walked most of the ground that tends to be soft before I ventured in with the mower, but there was this one little patch of grass that I wanted to get .... one patch of grass too many - getting greedy will get you every time. I pulled the mower out myself with an assist from the pickup truck & 2 tow straps; however, the truck was spinning wheels in soft ground, so I had to also get a long chain(heavy sucker!) from the tractor to get enough length to be on more solid ground so I could pull.
Thursday, I built the largest bird perch in the neighborhood. Actually, it’s a trellis to hold wire panels for cukes, cherry tomatoes, etc. I can move it, even with the wire on it. Since I have raised beds and try to rotate crops, something moveable is what I needed. It is sturdy enough that I expect to see the crows lined up on the top one of these mornings - if that happens, I’ll have to figure out a ‘deterrent’ to put along the top bar. I don’t have a good pic, but will post one soon - the idea came from something I saw in a magazine. I recycled some old wood which is something I really like to do - only cost me for the bolts/washers/nuts - about $7.00 total. So far, I love it - every year, it’s been a hassle to rig something for the ‘climbers’ to climb on - this should last a good long time.
Rats with hooves!
Good ol’ Asparagus. After I eat some, you wouldn’t want to be in the bathroom after I peed.
It was also windy here on the shores of Humboldt Bay today but I rode my little medical scooter out there and made do. My son is going to look into a small used glass bus stop shelter. Grandson moved some strawberry cages to the back of the garden as we have cut back on plants. None of the newly planted potatoes had showed any signs yet but there are 12 or 14 volunteers that are healthy and happy
Thanks. Creeping Phlox Planting Instructions: Tips For Growing Creeping Phlox By: Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist
Thanks! :-)
“Did you ever get your mower knob fixed?”
Beau fixed it. I picked up the part the other day and of course had to take razzing from the shop owner and his crew. Later, they told me it happens more often than you’d imagine and they keep that part in stock at all times. :)
Looks like I need to mow again today, but having company today and rain tonight and tomorrow, so it waits. I’ll just say I’m doing it ‘for the bees.’ ;)
As an added bonus, they dumped 30,000 pounds of manure on the fields all around us - and we had those same winds yesterday plus 85 degrees.
It’s just feckin’ lovely. LOVELY. However, on the bright side, it’s cow manure and NOT pig! :)
I know what you mean, but it doesn’t effect me like that anymore. Maybe it’s an age thing? *SHRUG*
At least it doesn’t hurt when you pee, LOL! I hear that’s, ‘A Bad Thing, Martha!’ ;)
Awesome! You are a complete blessing!
I’ve got a stupid question.
I say turnip greens grow out of a turnip. My sis says they are two separate plants.
We have planted some turnip seeds and want to know what to expect.
thx
Super glad your mower knob was a fairly ‘easy’ fix (minus the razzing LOL)!
Of all the manures, I think pig is the worst. Someone on the road to our county dump had pigs & I always had to roll up the truck windows & hold my breath when I drove by (no joke). Chicken houses, when cleaned out, are pretty nasty too. Cow is next (wind/heat/rain - yuck) & since I had horses, their manure ‘offends’ my nose the least. I wish I had some ‘aged’ cow manure right now - my SIL bought a couple of bags of the Black Kow stuff for her garden the other day (her dog was VERY interested) ... I think I’m good without it this year.
Back to the mowers - the throttle & choke on my little garden tractor mower are sticking. If the choke is stuck, it won’t start. I leave the throttle all the way up - that way I stay in “rabbit” not “turtle” (pics on throttle .... for those who can’t read, I guess). My bro is going to look at it - I think the throttle (which was the only thing sticking earlier, choke came later) is fairly easy to fix .... says the person for whom “nothing” every turns out to be ‘easy’!! :-)
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