Greetings from southern New Hampshire. Well, our swayback hoop house survived the ice and snow storm. I went out a couple of times to knock the snow and ice loose from the inside, and it slide merrily off…I could hear tiny little “WEE” sounds.
We have a couple of bare root Honey Crisp apple trees now planted in pots, downstairs in the garden launching pad. Right now, it is over run with coleus. I have to get the plumbing finished down there.
Bad news. It looks like my pellet stove in the shop has committed suicide. I have to call Englander service on Monday. Apparently, the auger jammed and the fire went up the pellets in it, charring the chute and melting the nylon gasket at the top. A local service guy said that the whole stove is shot. I just put in new glass in the door and a new blower. I am going to the horse’s mouth. I am wondering if this guy is just trying to sell me a new stove.
We will be sitting down to list seeds we need for the garden. I noticed at Lowe’s that the seeds are out and selection is great. I remember driving all over, looking for pole bean seeds, last summer. We had a terrific harvest in the fall. We had 21 lbs of beans that Barb put by in the freezer. Still enjoying them.
I would scrub that stove out and see if the gasket could be replaced with that rope stuff that’s used on the doors of woodstoves. But why did the auger jam? That might be the bigger issue.
(Ignore this if doing your own repairs would violate an agreement or void a warranty that you don’t want to void.)
“I noticed at Lowe’s that the seeds are out and selection is great.”
I’m going to start making my rounds in the coming weeks. My local Walmart is gearing up for SPRING - so my Farm & Fleet and Tractor Supply won’t be far behind!
I got my leaking Transmission Fluid line replaced in my Escape, so I feel safer venturing further ‘out among the English’ these days. ;)
Now, to avoid getting ‘Chicken Fever’ this spring. Those little fuzzballs are so dang CUTE! :)