[Diana in Wisconsin]

[left that other site]

I am in “prep mode.”

[daniel1212]

Not even close to any surplus but after a July with only about sunny 7 days and an August with frequent rain then including a hurricane, then with warmth and sun the plants have started to rarely grow, praise God. Only about 150 tomatoes (almost all cherry) so far, and the butternut squash has taken over! Bullies! Thank God for the space and what we can do with it in a city of about 20,000 souls per mile.

[greeneyes]

Thanks for the ping. Not much going on here. Got a few herbs still going. Very poor harvest this year. Leaves on trees are turning yellow and falling off the trees.

Persimmons should be ripe soon. Time to get the beds ready for the Wheat, rye, and cover crops. And garlic when it arrives.

[Redleg Duke]

Greetings from Charleston, WV! I am in the middle of that road trip. I have delivered my son’s wood shop equipment to their new home outside of Atlanta, GA and did a couple of errands, using my now empty box trailer. I am half way to my sister’s in Punxsutawney, PA. I have to make a stop there to do a few things, like changing storm doors, etc, and then on Tuesday, I will drive home, to get caught up on all of the Johnny-Dos that I didn’t get done.

Household Six bought me another John Deere 318 with some attachments, including a 3-PT hitch. This will give me a machine with the loader and another with rear PTO, 3-PT hitch and clear to run grass cutting and snow removal. Also with the 3-PT, I can get a 2” hitch adaptor and a sleeve hitch adaptor to use the sleeve hitch implements from our long in the tooth Craftsman garden tractor.

Of course, I am already planning a cattle panel hoop house for this equipment!