I'm guessing it was taken in India because it's first in Tigers. And apparently only there are folks crazy enough to go tooling around in a monster beast's habitat, two to a Moped, far from a level 1 trauma center, haha!
Posted on 04/29/2023 7:01:57 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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Not the only place, they have a lot of Milwaukee and other tools and farm equipment.
What kind of cat is this It almost looks like it has some tiger stripes? Also, where is it?
Greetings from southern New Hampshire!
Yesterday was definitely a “ball buster”! I sanded the top of the footings for the raised bed in our Plata Sungrow 26’ greenhouse and added 3” of sand to the base this past week. Yesterday, Barb did a superb job of laying the three 48’ heating cables. The bed is 18’ by 2’.
Yesterday, I moved and placed about 72 8” by 8” by 16” cement blocks, with 36 capstones. Today, I am sifting and moving 5-gallon buckets of compost to file to the bottom of the capstones. Barb has wonderful plants started and is ready to populate the raised bed. I have plenty of other projects.
Our 14 new chickens (12 hens and 2 accidental roosters) have moved to the new chicken coop and run, separated from the two hens and one accidental rooster from last year. That rooster was named “Satchmo”, but after giving me two large dueling wounds on my right cheek (Don’t ask!) is now named “Satan”. He is going to be re-homed or I may kick his ass across the “Rainbow Bridge”!
Once the raised bed is done, I will need to get our garden watering system pressurized and repair it. Then there is the garden fence expansion.
Oh, Lord! Please wait, I have too much to do on Earth!
I had ‘Henry Ford’ many years ago at our house in Sun Prairie that I later bought from my Dad. There was a perfect spot for roses; sunny for a good chunk of the day, white gravel as a ‘ground cover’ against tall glass picture windows.
Usually up here we need to fuss a lot and protect any tea-type roses, but with that set-up, anything I put there just thrived.
Perennial Herbs and/or Lavender would’ve loved that spot, too. :)
Have you tried ‘David Austin’ for cabbage-like roses?
https://www.davidaustinroses.com/collections/yellow-roses
Tiger. I’m assuming India.
So the sun came out ... BRIGHT sun, no clouds, blue sky. “Nervous Nelly” here is afraid the newly planted tomatoes, squash & peppers are going to sunburn. They have mostly been hanging out on the porch day & night although I did put them in a shed for 3 nights when the temps dropped to 38-40 ish. They have been put out for morning sun, been in some fairly good breezes and I’ve set them out an hour or two in the afternoons.
Anyway, I have been out just now and covered them with my newly made garden “cloches” that I also turned into sun shades by adding some thin row cover.
I have always wanted some kind of ‘cage’ I could wrap with row cover for shades. Also, I had no idea what a “cloche” was until I ran across the term in an article the other day. While looking it up, I came across this great idea & I was off to the Dollar Store ....
DIY Dollar Tree Garden Cloche | Two Dollar Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG69yS54BZ8
I bought 10 of the wire trash cans (wish they were bigger, but they’ll do). I cut out row cover that was enough to make a cylinder (seamed with duct tape) & gather at the top so I could tie it closed with a string. The tube just slides over the wire trash can, then I tie it on.
These are working beautifully - for the peppers that are staked (stakes a little higher than the plant), the cloche sun shade just sits on the stake. Breezes are ok - bigger winds would be problematic. Everything is now shaded ... will take them off when the sun is not so overhead and hot so they can get a little more direct sun this afternoon.
Note: I did not buy the grease screens - didn’t need knobs.
I'm guessing it was taken in India because it's first in Tigers. And apparently only there are folks crazy enough to go tooling around in a monster beast's habitat, two to a Moped, far from a level 1 trauma center, haha!
I’ve bene gradually getting the veggies in.
Been planting lots of onions (very popular with the family) some Brussel Sprouts, Romaine lettuce, carrots, potatoes, beans, dill, and started some herbs in trays.
My garlic is at least 8-9 “ tall already! I don’t ever recall seeing it that tall so soon. I also side dressed them with fertilizer this year, something I don’t always do. I am excited about seeing how the crop turns out.
I’m not sure. ‘Softened’ water is processed through salt and some sort of filters to get the minerals out of it. Usually when you have ‘hard water’ it’s got a lot of lime and calcium and rust in it. We don’t have the rust problem, thank goodness, but my other farm did, so I had softened water there as well as another system for the rust.
Rainwater for houseplants would be best. At a minimum, for houseplants, I would leave a gallon or two uncapped so some of the ‘stuff’ from indoor softened water perks/evaporates out.
Has anyone ever mentioned to you that such a tool rack is an indication of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
Does anyone know how to get rid if bamboo permanently? I have a 20 by 60 foot sloped yard. we are getting to old to cut it every year. Partner has cut it all down using my Saws All of all things. Got tired of bending with the clippers. He wants to spray with poison, but I want to plant fruit and nut trees so don’t want poison. Will chopping all the new sprouts as they come up do the job. Any other ideas? Each grown stem is about 10 feet tall with an inch diameter stem.
Bamboo is a tough problem .... here are some methods you might want to look over and maybe one will be a workable solution for you:
5 Ways To Kill Bamboo Permanently
https://bambooplantshq.com/kill-bamboo-permanently/
Your comment on dad's golf cart just reminded me, I need something to carry tools on the little tractor. Ryobi & Milwaukee both have mounting systems but the Craftsman Versastack I got doesn't. The hood of the tractor is the big area for mounting something to but the hood tilts up vertical for engine access.
Well this thing sits nicely on there. Nice and small so it won't be too much weight to open the hood with it mounted. I can probably utilize those four slots in each side of the hood to mount it without drilling holes in the top of the hood. Might strap it down for the time being.
The way the feet stick down, it's the very first thing I've set there that doesn't rock back and forth on the crown/bend in the hood. Just need to mount that sucker. Then if I need to tote more stuff, clip a bigger box or the tool bag to it. The boxes are IP54 rated with silicone rubber seals for the lids so a little rain won't get in them.
We've got one of those those plastic garden carts and I've towed it behind the tractor too. I also built an actual trailer for it and it's the same width as the tractor, 42 inches, so both will go most anywhere.
Tell you what's been the biggest back & leg saver though. Forks I made for the back of the tractor and free pallets. Also have a rig I made with a 2x6 that turns the tractor into a riding mower tow truck. Just back under the front end, pick up and go. (I've got 4 non-running riding mower that are projects)
The Craftsman Versastack isn't the quality that Milwaukee probably is but it's not bad. Drawers have ball bearing sliders and open and close really nice with a little catch when they close like a nice mechanic's box has. I did get the bottom of one to sag and scrape the top of the next drawer down. I turned tools front to back and took a few things out to cure it.
Also got a smallish metal 3 drawer mechanic's top box with flip open top and I'm keeping the old black and yellow junkers. I'll be rearranging for a while. Rarely used stuff in the old boxes and the bottom box(es) of the new stuff so I'm not unclipping/unstacking all the time, light stuff in the rest of the new plastic system and wrenches/sockets and other small heavy/mechanic's items in the metal box.
Might even be able to do some separation by project type. Plumbing box, electrical box, fence box, paint/drywall/tile tools etc. Need to clear a spot in the shed for all these boxes. Its critter proof and right next to the open air shop/barn. Everything's in the foyer right now. Looks like I'm playing with my toys for the rest of the day.
First of three days off and my feet hurt so I sat in this morning. After four months being employed again, coming off a divorce, it's nice to be able to buy things instead of playing catch up. Doesn't help that I bought the ex-wife's car. LOL Owe her $100 for it and will be getting it in my name Monday. 30mpg compared to 15mpg for the truck, will pay for itself before the end of the year. Then it can start buying me more tools and boxes for them. I haven't been able to upgrade since we had kids 21 years ago.
Going to Tractor Supply next week to get a roll of 4 foot tall fence for around the front yard garden area and will do wood corner posts instead of t-posts so I can get it tight. Might stick a hot wire up top too. Not dealing with goats wrecking my mater plants again this year. Tractor Supply is almost up to where St Louis Compost is so I may as well grab a truck bed full of compost for the front yard garden.
Taking it easy today and will be windy tomorrow so no welding getting done on the high tunnel frame. I'm not in a hurry. As long as it goes up and gets closed in by Fall. If I'm out there welding them up on a hot windless day in July, that'll be fine. BTDT.
I've started way less plants than last year. I'm still learning/practicing and the seedlings are much better than last year so that's progress.
I started greens and lettuces but they're pretty tiny. Will get some baby salad greens at least. Started them late. I'm not going by JohhnysSeeds timeline anymore. Wouldn't apply to the tunnel anyway.
I think I'm doing beans this year. I've got several varieties of pole/string beans and didn't do any last year. Got some sweet corn and small watermelon too. Could do a three sisters planting.
Yes, we have a lot of lime and calcium. Rust is somewhat there but not as bad as other places in Indiana. I have a friend who can’t get rid of it at her house about an hour or so away.
I don’t use the softened water on the houseplants, just the spigot water. They have managed to grow fairly well, but the plants I bring in for overwintering rarely make it to the next spring. I guess I think of them as experiments, and if they make it, it’s one less plant I need to replace the following Spring.
Hey, does anyone know if this would be a good time for me to plant shallot bulbs that I bought commercially late last year? It was around Thanksgiving when I spotted them while visiting our kids in California. I couldn’t help myself. If I can get shallots to grow here, I’d love to. I use them in cooking frequently.
The Master Gardener show was fun. I didn’t see a soul with Virginia bluebells. There were lots of pretty flowers but I don’t have extra money right now. I DID find French tarragon which looks to be in beautiful shape. The lady there said I need to get those in the ground instead of a deep pot. She said they should be able to come up every year if I find the right location. Also she said to keep the mulch away from them, as it will cause rot. So anyway, I have a start for my herb garden this year. Maybe if I find the right spot, the HOA here won’t know I’m growing a “garden”. I hate living by someone else’s rules. I get the point, but sometimes they are overbearing about the silliest things. Power really goes to some people’s heads.
When I went to buy steel toed sneakers for work, I saw a BIG Harbor Freight and BIG Northern Tool right off I-55. I prefer not to shop China but there are a lot of things that either aren't Made in the USA or are 5-10 times the price because it's industrial quality.
Williams Tools are nice and Made in the USA, lifetime warranty. The mining supply place near me sells them and I had to buy a big wrench for a special purpose and needed it now. A 1 7/16" wrench cost me $50 and I've used it once. It hangs on the wall in the house. LOL Only industrial supply houses sell them but the mine supply place does sell to the public. Good selection of v-belts too.
Wow that’s a lot of color. Nice!
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