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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Thanks for your garden report!

In my garden, the first radishes were harvested this morning - yay!

Tomatoes need tying up (Celebrities) & indeterminate cherry will get a cage.

Spaghetti squash finally looks like it’s ‘taken hold’ after transplanting & is starting to grow.

Ordered a new groundhog size (works for raccoons too, but they are not my issue!) trap today - had a large one out last night baited with cantaloupe - it had no bait in it this morning & was sprung, so somebody got away with a sweet treat. This is an old trap I had to do some ‘rigging’ on so it would sort of work. It will be replaced with the new trap that arrives Thursday that will be easier to set, should reduce ‘misses’, & won’t let anything out once caught.

A smaller trap, that does work properly, was also set last night. There was a very unhappy opossum in it this morning - it was much happier when I released it in the woods. I had no idea ‘possum poop was so stinky - trap needed a major washing out.

Did some mowing the last 2 hours or so - needed paths to stay out of long grass in the fields & out of tick territory (I picked up a tick yesterday) plus mowed the front of the property. T-storms forecast for this afternoon, some could be severe ... fingers crossed those miss us.


118 posted on 05/16/2023 12:40:04 PM PDT by Qiviut (I'm not out of control, I'm just not in their control. $hot $hills: Sod Off)
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To: Qiviut

I miss my mower. :(

I can’t SLEEP knowing she is alone and cold, scared and torn apart in the repair shop! ;)


124 posted on 05/16/2023 7:05:21 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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