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To: Pollard

You’re doing great, and making great strides. I’ve been at this 30+ years and still learn something new every year.

This year, it’s how to properly prune my Brussels Sprouts for optimum yield.

https://www.almanac.com/plant/brussels-sprouts


73 posted on 06/20/2023 9:05:55 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
I’ve been at this 30+ years and still learn something new every year.

I knew you were going to say that:) I almost added (Summary: year 2032, 10 years, still learning)

Speaking of learning or figuring things out; I wanted to fertilize just a few plants and they're all on one leg of the drip system. Tank Sprayer pump inlet is just a 3/8" barbed hose fitting so I stole a couple of feet of the 15 foot hose for the sprayer wand and stuck one end in a 1 gallon jug of fish fertilizer mix. I turned off the shut-off valves to rest of the drip system and am fertilizing those few plants as I type.

I can pretty much hook the pump inlet hose to any size container/tank of water or liquid fertilizer. So far it's been 220 gal via hose garden spigot, 15 gal & 1 gal via 3/8" hose. The drip lines hold volume so when the 1 gallon jug is finished, I'll swap to the big tank of water and push the rest of the fertilizer mix out and water it in a little.


Not doing as much gardening as I'd like because life and a job get in the way. Worked on the truck day before yesterday. Set of four shocks and anti-sway bar bushings. Spent half a day cooking ahead using the new air fryer. I've been buying stuff out of the vending machines at work, including $3 to $6.50 sandwiches. Downloaded 30 days of bank/debit transactions and it came up to $155 I fed those machines. I work seven 12 hr days every 2 weeks so it's basically been a little over $10 per day for lunch, snacks and a soda. The past two days I brought leftovers and a soda which probably totaled up to $3/day.

I'm liking the little round air fryer for meat and potatoes but the pork steaks were a tight fit and I had to do them one at a time. So I bought a microwave sized convection oven which is basically the same cooking technique, heat plus fan. It also has a rotisserie built in. Limit is about a 4lb chicken but that's what I tend to buy anyway. ("Toast, Bake, Roast, Broil, Pizza, Reheat, Warm, Rotisserie, Dehydrate") Now I need a Sam's Club Rotisserie Chicken copy cat recipe. Did I mention it has a Rotisserie?

I need a 20 foot counter for all my small kitchen appliances.

80 posted on 06/20/2023 10:47:16 AM PDT by Pollard ( >>> The Great Rest is already underway! <<<)
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